Small Soldiers

Small Soldiers comes across as a toy shop, rather than pet shop, version of Gremlins, and one with a great premise...

...all of the special effects are top drawer, seamlessly combining live action, models and animation.

...fairly entertaining popcorn-fodder, awash with a riot of OTT action, including explosions, CD-firing toasters and go-karts mounted with chainsaws.

...crammed with homage-heavy dialogue and lethal mini-military hardware imaginatively fashioned from household items...