"Small Soldiers" is a decent enough '90s family film. My only complaint is that the movie felt a bit long, but I mostly liked it otherwise. Phil Hartman was a great addition - sadly, it was his last film. I still love watching old SNL episodes from his run. This film has a creative plot, great visuals for the time, some humour, great film references - from 2001 to Apocalypse Now - and was an altogether entertaining film.

I consider this movie to be just okay and it's mostly because it's really hard for me to find anything good or bad about it. It's not like other mediocre movies where there's a lot of good and a lot of bad stuff in it. It just is what it is. This movie features toys being created that come to life and fight each other. The movie is mostly just boring. The thing is, it's pretty clichéd and it's basically nothing but "Toy Story" meets "Gremlins". This was an early film by DreamWorks and around the same time they were accused of ripping off Disney films.I guess this was meant to be an adult version of "Toy Story" but it really didn't seem adult at all and feels like it could have been rated PG. I remember when the film first came out and for some reason I thought it was about toys trying to take over the world. The main character and the romantic subplot are pretty clichéd and predictable. It actually does get kind of interesting at the end with the final battle. If you really wanted to see "Gremlins" with toys, then you should just watch "Krampus". Now that earns its PG-13 rating. This is by no means awful, it's just forgettable. **1/2

Excellent story line, true it kind of stole the whole 'toys come to life' thing from toy story but since when did toy story ever have these kind of toys?! The acting was great, effects were good, had characters you cared about, the story wasn't too complicated topped off with a very good soundtrack that fitted the moment perfectly, this film has the full package. I first saw the film when I was about 7 and have loved it ever since. The characters are memorable and all have different things to bring to the film. I would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a fun action/adventure film to watch with children, just make sure they are okay with watching the kind of stuff in it!

GloboTech Industries is a giant defense industry and consumer conglomerate which acquires the little Heartland toy company. Irwin Wayfair (David Cross) and Larry Benson (Jay Mohr) are two designers who come up with two new lines of toys called Commando Elite and Gorgonites. GloboTech CEO Gil Mars (Denis Leary) wants to make the most advanced toys ever and Larry uses an overly powerful government military microchip. Alan Abernathy (Gregory Smith) is new in town working at the family toy store after getting kicked out of two schools. They get a delivery of the new GloboTech toys. Christy Fimple (Kirsten Dunst) is his next door neighbor with a little brother Timmy (Jacob Smith). Gorgonite emissary Archer befriends Alan. Commando Elite Chip Hazard leads his squad to destroy the Gorgonites.The idea is great. It doesn't need the exposition of the military-corporate conglomerate. It just needs the toys, the kids, and havoc in a small town. The toy company is a waste of time. It just needs the military showing up at the end to clean things up. Cross and Mohr add nothing to this. It would be even better if they concentrated solely on the kids fighting the toys.