Small Soldiers
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Movie Reviews of Small Soldiers
Movie Review: Toys on The Loose
Summary: 3 Stars
This is a nice change from the usual killer-toy story. Most of the others give occult or supernatural explanations for the animation of the toy. This time we get to see just science and technology (even if it doesn't make sense). The basic premise is that a new line of high-tech action figures have been equipped with military computer chips.
In a small town one set of the toys is activated before the shelf date. The toys come in two forms, the Commando Elite and the peaceful Gorgonites. Gorgonites hide and commandos hunt them down. The problem is their chips allow them to be much to good. Soon a teenager, his family and the girl he likes are all embroiled in a growing war between the two types of toys.
The plot development was very well handled with things progressing as they would if the premise were true. The technical flaws are not great as they are just the background. Handling them more believably would have added a lot of slow footage to the film and ruined the effect. A superb cast of live and voice actors also helps to pull the film together into something that really works. While fun and aimed at younger audiences, there is lots of violence and some very weighty issues. Check it out.
Movie Review: At least it kept me entertained
Summary: 3 Stars
I did like some things about this movie. The special effects were spectacular. Tommy Lee Jones as a toy soldier was particularly amusing. Jay Mohr, David Cross, and the late Phil Hartman really steal the show. And best of all, it wasn't very PC throughout the movie. But everything else was really bad. The characters Alan and Christy were very annoying, Archer wasn't very interesting (I was actually rooting more for the human action figures), the script was pretty bad, and the Gorgonites were very very very VERY goofy and horrible to look at. It would have been a better family film if the script had some improvements going for it. But overall, I was entertained, and I find it to be a very average film.
Grade: C+
Movie Review: Nice effects, but lacking everywhere else
Summary: 2 Stars
As an adult, I found the movie to be watchable and mostly enjoyable. However, the movie is severly lacking in many areas such that it can't hold a torch to movies such as Toy Story or any of the other animated movies out there. This is a 'see once' movie. Borrow it from the local video store, but I wouldn't waste my money buying it. And despite the stars of the movies being toys, this movie certainly portrays toys and violence in a slightly disturbing manner and it isn't a movie I would recommend to kids.Movie Review: What a waste of Phil Hartman
Summary: 1 Stars
What an embarressing end to the tragically short career of Phil Hartman - not to mention that this is yet another movie that emasculates Dennis Leary's wry humor. This mishmash of syrup and special effect is nearly unwatchable. What pushed it beyond silly drivel over into the objectionable category was its transparent Left Coast agenda. Lets see - the military is bad, the group of mutant freaks are the real heroes ... yeah, sounds like Hollywood.Movie Review: Dissapointing, all special effects, no movie.
Summary: 1 Stars
How sad, good performances, but this seems indicative of most movies of late- "lets spend all the money on special effects and for about the human actors". I was so saddened that this was the late great Phil Hartmans last movie. Cute idea, but the (countless) explotions just don't carry this (you thought Gremlins had violence for violence sake??)