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Small Soldiers (1998)

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Reviews Counted:40

Fresh:19

Rotten:21

Average Rating:6.2/10

Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: A toy company believes it is onto something when it employs the latest government military technology in a series of action figures, enabling them to talk. They underestimate the power of the... A toy company believes it is onto something when it employs the latest government military technology in a series of action figures, enabling them to talk. They underestimate the power of the special micro chips they've employed, however, as the two opposing sides of the toy line start thinking for themselves and engaging in real combat. The Commando Elite (belligerent war toys) vow to wipe out the Gorgonites (kindhearted misfit fantasy creature figures) in a suburban neighborhood. A young boy, with the help of the kind Gorgonites, must protect his home and family from the Commandos. Listen for the voices of Spinal Tap (Mike McKean, Chris Guest, and Harry Shearer) as Gorgonite Voices as well as Sarah Michelle Gellar and Christina Ricci (as the voices of evil, mutated Barbie dolls). [More]

Starring: Kirsten Dunst, Phil Hartman, Gregory Edward Smith, Jay Mohr

Starring: Kirsten Dunst, Phil Hartman, Gregory Edward Smith, Jay Mohr, Denis Leary, Kevin Dunn, Ann Magnuson, David Cross, Dick Miller, Tommy Lee Jones, Frank Langella, Ernest Borgnine, Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer, Jim Brown, Bruce Dern, George Kennedy, Clint Walker, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Christina Ricci

Director: Joe Dante

Director: Joe Dante
Screenwriter: Gavin Scott, Adam Rifkin, Terry Rossio, Ted Elliott
Producer: Michael Finnell, Colin Wilson
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith

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Reviews for Small Soldiers

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...for all its shortcomings, the end result is quite entertaining.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
01/01/00
Caroline Westbrook
Caroline Westbrook
Empire Magazine
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06/24/06
Derek Adams
Derek Adams
Time Out
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G.I. Joe goes ballistic in Dante's smart, witty hybrid of Toy Story and his own Gremlins.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
01/01/00
E! Online

This live-action, animated feature has all the charm of the entirely animated Toy Story plus an audacity all of its own.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
01/01/00
Bob Graham
Bob Graham
San Francisco Chronicle

The animation is excellent, and the voice cast alone is worth the price of admission...

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
06/05/02
Christine James
Christine James
Boxoffice Magazine

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01/01/00
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

Smart satirical action-comedy about talking action toys.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
04/07/07
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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01/01/00
Edward Johnson-Ott
Edward Johnson-Ott
NUVO Newsweekly

As absurd as the premise might seem, Small Soldiers works for two primary reasons: the visual effects ... are entirely convincing and the script ... never takes its tongue out of its cheek.

Full Review Source: ReelViews | comment Comment
01/01/00
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews

Typical of Dante's films, Small Soldiers is an unbroken string of pop culture in-jokes.

Full Review Source: Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL) | comment Comment
06/12/03
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

...deliciously perverse...

Full Review Source: Sacramento Bee | comment Comment
01/01/00
Joe Baltake
Joe Baltake
Sacramento Bee

The fantasy violence is fast and furious (dolls exploding, people cut and shot) however isn't depicted in a gory or graphic nature.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
01/01/00
John Paul Powell
John Paul Powell
Jam! Movies

I can't think of a Hollywood entertainment I've enjoyed as much all year, and both audiences I saw the movie with seemed delighted as well.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
01/01/00
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader

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01/01/00
Madeleine Williams
Madeleine Williams
Cinematter

...an entertaining romp...

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10/15/02
Margaret A. McGurk
Margaret A. McGurk
Cincinnati Enquirer

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01/01/00
Scott Renshaw
Scott Renshaw
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Fortunately, it's possible to ignore the morals entirely and simply enjoy the filmmakers' skill at creating carefully contained mayhem in a microcosm.

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01/01/00
Scott Rosenberg
Scott Rosenberg
Salon.com

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01/01/00
Steve Rhodes
Steve Rhodes
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...wildly entertaining...

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01/01/00
Susan Stark
Susan Stark
Detroit News

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01/01/00
Ted Prigge
Ted Prigge
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