It's time! Cannon Cruisers finally covers the one Joe Dante movie we never got around to before, due to the time span we limited ourselves to, but we finally tackle it today.
What makes Small Soldiers interesting is that it's a movie very much of its time in every way that means. It is a victim of '90s PG ratings, it is very much the end of the analog era, and it feels a bit like a struggle between studio interference and the director's original vision. Those aren't the only reasons to see it today, but they do help make it a time capsule of its time.
That said, as a movie, it does hold up better than you would think and is worth watching if you're a fan of the director and yet haven't seen it in ages. It was one of the last VHS releases everyone seemed to own back in the day, and now it's obscure. Though that was perhaps unavoidable. Check out today's episode to learn why that might be!
Randy's Score: 4/5
JD' Score: 4/5
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