“Small Soldiers” was going to be the next big thing… or that’s what Burger King thought when they decided to do a big product tie-in with this humans vs. action figures comedy adventure. It was supposed to be “Gremlins” for the next generation, and they even hired Joe Dante to direct just to make sure that happened.
It didn’t happen. “Small Soldiers” is randomly violent but far too silly to be entertaining for adults. Tommy Lee Jones barks military cliches as a surly GI Joe-wannabe, Phil Hartman dodges power tools and Kirsten Dunst just can’t wait for it to be 2002 so “Spider-Man” can rescue her from child-actor purgatory.
Tyler and Angela discuss this forgotten wannabe blockbuster, and they also dive into a spoiler-filled discussion on the year’s biggest movie, “Avengers: Endgame.”
“Avengers: Endgame” discussion begins at the 57-minute mark (Warning – Spoilers!).
Also discussed in this episode:
- Iron Man 2 (2010)
- Iron Man 3 (2013)
- Thor (2011)
- Thor: The Dark World (2013)
- Rebel Without a Cause (1955) and The Room (2003)
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