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Summary: Be Aware Friends
Review: OK, I'll be the first to admit that I have a soft spot in my heart for this flick. It is by no means a masterpiece, and it will never be confused with art, but it is one of those enjoyable, popcorn eating, junk flix that suck you in every time you flip past it on TBS. It is a guilty pleasure of mine that I rate up there with ROAD HOUSE, NEXT OF KIN, and VICTORY.That being said, I was thrilled when I saw that this was available on DVD! Without reading the description carefully, I quickly ordered and anxiously awaited the delivery person, popcorn in hand. Caution should have been displayed, and perhaps the description should have been read by me. Folks, this DVD is NOT IN WIDESCREEN. I have no one to blame but myself, because it is clearly listed as a full screen disc. But seriously... in this era of movie-friendliness, why oh why even bother with full screen releases anymore? Columbia/Tristar usually does an admirable job with their DVD packages, and for the most part provides a widescreen transfer. A lot of their discs offer both presentations, which is fine, but if you are going to choose one, full screen is the wrong way to go. So my rant here folks is not at the seller, or the content. It is at the studio for not bothering to give us the original aspect ratio of this cool little movie. That is why it gets only two stars. In all honesty, with something like The Godfather getting five stars and a Finding Nemo getting four, you can't give this movie more than three. But it would have been a solid three in widescreen. Note to all studios... release your movies in their OAR. I doubt something like Toy Soldiers will ever get another release, so do it right the first time.
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Summary: classic teen wanna be in it movie
Review: the best movie made involving a teen hero. its every boys dream to play a roll in a movie like this. it doesn't go over the edge in reality but its amazing what they let happen in it. its not one of those sassy action movies that censor all the great action scenes, and it doesn't lack any humour either especially between the group of friends who all play their own individual part in it. an all round great movie involving great friendships, action scenes and comedy and it constantly keeps you on your toes.
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Summary: Jam Packed with Action!
Review: The critics may not have liked Toy Soldiers but I actually think it's a pretty good movie and I really enjoyed watching it. This movie has a great cast including Sean Astin and Wil Wheaton and Louis Gossett Jr. and this movie is jam packed with a lot of action and is a very entertaining movie! Highly recommend to fans of action movies!
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Summary: Not bad, but don't stay home to watch this one!
Review: The film starts with the terrorists holding up a Columbian courthouse, demanding the release of a drug trafficker that was arrested and extradited back to the U.S. This drug trafficker is the father of one of the terrorists. When this hold-up does not result in the release of the criminal, the terrorists look for a better way to get to the U.S. government. That better way is to go after the son of the federal judge hearing the case. This son is removed from the prep school, just in case something like this should happen. However, the terrorists do not know that and attack it anyways. Louis Gossett Jr. does a good job as a warden... I mean, school headmaster. Sean Astin did a pretty good job of acting, and seems to get a little better looking each year... even though the decent scripts don't seem to be heading his direction. Nevertheless, the movie was one big massive hole... none of it was realistic, or made any sense. But if you are looking for a brainless action movie, without thinking of the impossible possibilities, you may enjoy this one.
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Summary: Excellent movie
Review: This is a good movie to watch and prepare your self
incase terrorists were to take over your son or daughter's
school.There's not a whole lot of action in this but it's
got some very good drama performance's buy Sean Astin.
Sean is one of my favorite actor's and this is one of his
best starring role's.I have not gotten this on dvd yet nor
do I own the vhs.But it's been on the movie channel's alot.
If your a Sean Astin fan you'll love this movie.It's an
under rated film but it also has some great actor's in it.
I suggest for every Sean Astin fan to own this on dvd or vhs.
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Summary: Sean Astin ROCKS!
Review: This is a terrific movie that I would recommend to anyone, unless you're offended by tons of cursing and graphic violence. Sean Astin does not seem the type to be a bad guy, but he is SO amazing in this movie. I was afraid I wouldn't like this movie, but I watched it because Sean Astin is my favorite actor. And I'm super glad I did! You will not regret watching this movie! :)
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Summary: BEST MOVIE EVER MADE!!!
Review: This is absolutely the best film in history. Don't pay any attention to what the editorial reviewer said. It isn't nonsense at all. It was well constructed, well written, well thought out, and realistic. Sean Astin is an awesome actor. Did he get an Oscar for this? I hope he did because he deserved it as well as the rest of the cast, Keith Coogan, Wil Wheaton, and Louis Gassett. I remember watching this on tv years ago. I finally bought it on DVD at the mall. That was the only place I could find it. It was 20 bucks but well worth it. I bought it 3 days ago and I already watched it four times. It's intense, dramatic, sad, touching, thrilling, entertaining, funny, scary, unpredictable, and realistic. The reason why it was so realistic is because the military helped out in the making of this film. And in the movie nothing went perfect. I don't want to give it away for those who havent seen it. If you havent seen it you're really missing out. I highly recommend picking it up. It doesnt seem like it was made it 91. It's one of the best actions films ever made. It's intelligent and one of a kind. I don't think they have it for rent anymore. I hate when good movies aren't appreciated or remembered. This film is truly unforgettable and my movie collection is nothing without it.
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Summary: THIS MOVIE SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON DVD YAERS AGO!!!!!!!!
Review: This is one movie that absolutely deserves to be transfered to dvd. Why it hasn't yet, I don't understand! I remember when Toy Soldiers first came out, I must have seen it three or four times in the thearters alone. Then when it was released on vhs, I watched it another fifty or so, over the years. The film never got the recognition it deserved, and because of that, it kind of just fell to the waste side. In my opinion, this is one of the best films of the last decade. The story, acting, and fx were all excellent. The film is about a prep school for boys that gets taken over by terrorists. The Regis school is where the country's best families send the world's worst students. Although, the students are not really all that bad, they do get into trouble quite often. The films centers on one particular group of friends at the school. Sean Astin(("Rudy")as Billy Tepper) is the star of the film, but the other's do as good a job. Others in the group include Wil Wheaton(("Stand By Me")as Joey Trotta) and Keith Coogan(("Don't Tell Mom The Babysitters Dead")as Jonathan Bradberry). They are all on the school's scoccer team and also room together. The U.S. takes the head terrorist's father into custody and that's where everything begins. The terrorists, led by Luis Cali(Andrew Divoff(Fuast-Love Of The Dammed)), first take over the courthouse where the judge that put his father away is. They demand that the judge tell them where they took Luis's father and want him released immediately. But when the judge won't say anything, they force him into a chopper, take off from the courthouse roof, and toss him out. When Luis Cali learns that the judge's son is living at the Regis School, he figures they can use him as a trade off for his father. Not suspecting anything, but just to be safe, the FBI takes the judge's son out of the school and into protective custody. The boy's at the Regis School are in the middle of lunch in the cafateria, when Luis and his gang get there. They walk right in and shoot a round from a machine gun into the ceiling of the cafateria, causing all the boys to drop to the floor. They seal off all the enterances and exits, and wire the entire building with explosives. They have check points at all corners of the roof, two guys at each with sub-machine guns and rocket launchers. When Luis Cali learns that the judge's son has left the school, he has his people look through the school files to see who else he can use as a trade-off for his father. He decides that there are enough important families, who will cause problems for the government if they don't adhere to his demands, who have there kid at the Regis school. Billy and his friends agree that they have to do something to help the police and military that are now surrounding the school. They create a plan that will get Billy to the other side to tell everyone where each of the terrorists are positioned and what type of weapons they have. The plan works fine and everything seems to be working out, until one of the boys in their group is shot and killed. Billy decides that helping the authorities isn't the best idea because somebody else might get killed. But his friends tell him that he can't back out now, that everyone is counting on them to do what they said they would. So everything is back on, and the military, along with the help of Billy and co., set out to bring the terrorists down. I almost forgot to mention Louis Gossett Jr, who plays Dean Parker in the film. He, as everyone else, does a fantastic job. I don't want to go into anymore detail because you have to see this movie for yourself. There isn't a boring or slow part in any of the film. You definitely won't be disappointed with this one. Buy it while you can, since there doesn't seem to be any signs that this is comming to dvd anytime soon. NEVER FORGET 9/11/01!!!!!!
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Summary: Sean Astin at his best
Review: This is one of my favorite movies of all time. Sean Astin does his best acting in this movie along with stars that have now made more films. Watch and you will not be dissapointed.
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Summary: Toy Soldiers due to inept bad guys
Review: This movie begs many questions of the viewer. First, how exactly does building airplanes equate to building bombs? Second, How do you expect to blow up a school with a garage door opener strapped to your wrist? Third, How do vertical lashings equate to horizontal scars? I could go on but I'll spare you the trouble. I think you get the point by now. This movie gets one star for each Reebok pump sneaker that appears, but it is terrible...
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