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Small Soldiers
1998
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Positive Reviews
11
Negative reviews
4
Average Rating
2.9
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2.8
The title characters are a platoon of spunky robot action figuresjut jawed, rivet jointed Commando Elite warriors who strut like post punk G.I. Joes o ..
EW
3.1
What bothered me most about Small Soldiers is that it didnt tell me where to stand what attitude to adopt.
Rogerebert
2.5
Stan Winstons miniature and CGI effects are wonderful, but they cant conceal an obviously weak script in what is unfortunately a footnote to Dantes be ..
3.8
This live action, animated feature has all the charm of the entirely animated Toy Story plus an audacity all of its own.
San Francisco Chronicle
3.8
As absurd as the premise might seem, Small Soldiers works for two primary reasons: the visual effects ... are entirely convincing and the script ... n ..
ReelViews
4.4
The movie wants you to have fun, but also wants you to think about why youre having fun.
Combust Ible Celluloid
1.5
A charmless and often mean spirited kids movie that no kid under eight should be taken to see.
Film Journal International ..
2.5
Of course, thats not to say that Small Soldiers doesnt have its moments.
Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
1.5
Note to Joe Dante: Even Spielberg isnt doing anything this Spielberg anymore.)
1.5
Works as an adventure film and another fine Joe Dante creature feature...
Cinema Crazed
4.0
Fortunately, its possible to ignore the morals entirely and simply enjoy the filmmakers skill at creating carefully contained mayhem in a microcosm.
Salon
2.0
It looks like the movie was edited down from a much meaner version, to our loss.
Flim Threet
3.1
Lorna is never more sorely missed than in the climax; although Butters is an amusing character, he doesnt click nearly as well as the third partner be ..
Mr Brown Movies
3.0
Though it starts promisingly, the picture ends as a standoff between the affection Dante and company bring to the project and its increasingly freneti ..
Calendar Live
3.0
The animation is excellent, and the voice cast alone is worth the price of admission...
Boxoffice Magazine
3.8
G.I. Joe goes ballistic in Dantes smart, witty hybrid of Toy Story and his own Gremlins.
E Online
2.5
Think Gremlins and Toy Story but aim lower and youve got the idea.
Rochester Goes Out
3.0
...for all its shortcomings, the end result is quite entertaining.
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