Small Soldiers (1998)
Directed by Joe Dante
When missile technology is used to enhance toy action figures, the toys soon begin to take their battle programming too seriously.
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What critics compared Small Soldiers to
In Karl Holt’s feature debut, Benny Loves You, a pleasing fusion of black comedy and slasher horror offers up a bloody, homespun nightmare that is outwardly familiar but wonderfully absurd, taking inspiration from Child’s Play, Small Soldiers, and even Toy Story in that there is a toy revolution of sorts that unfolds in Benny Loves You.
…the retro vibe is alive beyond the Buzz Lightyear army, evoking Small Soldiers.
In the inanimate-objects-brought-to-life-for-rousing-family-adventure subgenre, Small Soldiers took a hearty swing at summer audiences in 1998, kicking off DreamWorks' slate but playing to middling box office, at $50-plus million.
She also keeps her audience on their toes, playing with film speeds and stocks and even throwing in a hilarious animated sequence that wouldn't look out of place in Small Soldiers, or the much-maligned Welcome to Marwen .
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It’s got plenty of violence, but not a sense of any real pain being attached to all of the shooting (the hard R version of Small Soldiers).