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Siskel & Ebert gave it Two Thumbs Down. Roger Ebert gave the film 2.5 out of 4 stars, saying: "The toys are presented as individuals who can think for themselves, and there are believable heroes and villains among them. For smaller children, this could be a terrifying experience."[8] Caroline Westbrook of Empire gave the film 3 out of 5 stars and said: "It's Gremlins with toy soldiers, except not quite as dark or funny."[9]
TL;DR: capitalism is negligent, the military-industrial complex will destroy the world, third-worlders are human, soldiers aren't human, smash the patriarchy (okay, like one scene has this), money is a corrupting opiate, don't trust the media (ehhhhhh kinda), and the internet is good.
Back in February of 2022, anyone who knew anything thought the War in Ukraine would be over in a few weeks. Russia simply had more bodies to fight with and more steel to kill with.
Fast-forward to today, however, and the war is anything but over. Ukraine has held and regained territory with shocking resilience. Stranger still, a small, cheap gadget that up until now was little more than a toy, has been central to their success.
Today on Radiolab, we track the deployment of this weapon and wonder what happens when you have to look your enemy in the eye before you pull the trigger.
Special thanks to Anna Kaliusna and her team for her footage from the frontline, Yulia Tarisuk for her help with all things Ukrainian language related. And Hanna Rose Shell for her helping us understand the history of camouflage.
A desecration of hollow, toothless American values. Joe Dante is as sharp as ever in this mix of militarized corporate absurdity and cartoon seige picture. He has such a knack for small-scale mayhem, and the effects are top-tier: you hardly see the seams.
As the title suggests, you will witness a grand fight between different kinds of toy soldiers and monsters. So far, there is not much known about the project as it is seemingly in the early stages of development.
Just like the film it's based on, the trailer follows one of the small soldiers following the trail of a group of Necronites, before encountering and losing them after being hopelessly outnumbered. The soldier then calls for backup, with additional toys bursting out of their plastic boxes, each with their own unique designs.
In General"All Gorgonite scum must die!"
- All Men Are Perverts: When the Commando Elite discover Christy's Gwendy doll collection, they're all immediately whistling and lusting after them. The only exception is Major Hazard who sees the dolls as potential soldiers.
- Armies Are Evil: This time, the military are the bad guys.
- Bullying a Dragon: As it turns out, with the exception of Chip, none of them can actually stand up to the Gorgonites when they fight back.
- Casting Gag: Butch, Brick, Kip and Nick are all played by actors from The Dirty Dozen, another film about soldiers with questionable morals.
- Corrupted Character Copy: They are a hostile counterpart to GI Joe and deconstuct the war-themed hero archetype.
- Deconstructed Character Archetype: Of the "Elite Special Force's" team, prevalent in toylines. Unlike the Gorgonites whose toy concept was caringly made, the Commando Elite were just slapped together to serve as the "cool army guys" who kill the "monsters". While marketed as the "heroes", the actual result is a group of Sociopathic Soldier's with a irrational hatred of the Gorgons, who cannot be reasoned with, because they were literally made with no other characterization beyond a single-minded desire to fight an enemy and win.
- Designated Hero: In-Universe, within the context of the toyline. They're soldiers trying to fight off the "dangerous" aliens, the Gorgonites. They don't realize that the AI controlling the Gorgonites is nonviolent, so their aggressive stance makes them the real villains.
- Equal-Opportunity Evil: They have a black man among their ranks and have no issue working with the Gwendie dolls and treating them as equals.
- Even Evil Has Loved Ones: For all their evil, they are extremely loyal and caring towards one another, being genuinely saddened by Nick Nitro's death.
- Evil Virtues: Villainous Valor is in play, since they're effectively fighting both the Gorgonites and humans (which, on sheer size and durability alone, are akin to gods compared to the Gorgonites), and they still fight the good fight despite that.
- For all their evil, they are also extremely loyal to one another and seem to have a genuine bond, being sincerely saddened by Nick Nitro's death.
- Fantastic Racism: Their programming to fight the Gorgonites ends up at its logical conclusion.Chip Hazard: You've got a lot of guts, let's see what they look like! *stabs Archer*Archer: *Looking at the wound* They're wires and metal, the same as yours.Chip: We're nothing alike. You. Are programmed. TO LOSE!
- Genius Bruiser: Their machismo does not mean they're stupid. They show exceptional tactical skills and tech savvy, able to hack phone lines and gathering information from Alan's phone calls to Christy and using it strategically and managing to turn average garage tools into lethal weapons and even using their own technology to create more soldiers.
- Hero Antagonist: Deconstructed, they are a toyline of supposedly heroic soldiers fighting against off-world evil and The Leader is voiced by an actor who had experience playing this type of character, but they are really the villains.
- Heroic Build: They're all designed to have ripped, muscular builds.
- Homemade Inventions: They make quite a bit of deadly military gear from what they find lying around.
- Lantern Jaw of Justice: They all have this with Chip's being the most notable.
- Manly Tears/Inelegant Blubbering: The Commandos, save for Chip, react this way to Nick Nitro's death.
- Nice Character, Mean Actor: Heroes in the toyline, villains when alive.
- Obliviously Evil: They are incapable of thinking of themselves as anything but heroes out to destroy an enemy.
- Obviously Evil: One has to wonder what Larry was thinking when he designed these characters because their odd facial proportions and slimy expressions make them look less like action heroes and more like cartoon villains typical heroes would fight...which is what the Commando Elite end up becoming.
- Oh, Crap!: When they realize the Gorgonites are going to fight back, they immediately panic.
- Politically Correct Villain: For all their macho attitudes, they are not sexist in the slightest as they work with the Gwendie dolls and are never less than chivalrous and respectful towards them, treating them as equals and fellow soldiers. Chip even chastises Christy's boyfriend for fighting them, saying "an officer and a gentleman does not strike a lady".
- With that said, Chip does use a Gendered Insult on his men shortly after they've awaken and told him their names and roles/ranks, saying All right, ladies, now listen good. Our mission: Destroy the Gorgonite enemy. Defeat him!
- Sociopathic Soldier: If they've decided you're in league with the Gorgonites, they'll add you to their hit list.
- Tautological Templar: They assume that they're the heroes and the Gorgonites are the villains because that's how their creator sells them.
- Testosterone Poisoning: They're essentially G.I. Joe or Action Man figures on steroids, with a bit of Army Men thrown in.
The leader of the Commando Elite.
- Big Bad: He's the main antagonist of the film.
- Corrupted Character Copy: His role seems to make him one to Duke as the military toy mascot.
- The Determinator: Chip will NEVER give up or back down from his goal, no matter the obstacles he faces.Chip: We have lost the battle. We will not lose the war.
- Even Evil Has Standards: He's only programmed to destroy the Gorgonites, neither he or his squad attack any humans with lethal intent unless they are allied with said Gorgonites. When Alan first confronts him, he orders a retreat rather than directly attacking him despite the advantage in numbers. The exception being Nick Nitro, who stayed behind to try and stop Alan from freeing Archer.
- Evil Sounds Deep: He's a militant, borderline sociopathic villain with the imposing voice of Tommy Lee Jones.
- Fake Ultimate Hero: He turns out to be this.
- A Father to His Men: A rare villainous example. He does care for his troops, vowing to leave no man behind and later showing sadness at Nick Nitro's death.
- General Ripper: While all the Commandos are warmongering and blame it on the enemy, as the chief Chip fits even more.
- High-Voltage Death: Alan shoves him between two electrical transformers, shocking the hell out of him for over two minutes.
- Lantern Jaw of Justice: One to make Arnold Schwarzenegger proud.
- The Leader: He is the leader of the Commando Elite.
- Majorly Awesome: The rank certainly aimed for this.
- Meaningful Name: Is filled with dangerous, artificially intelligent microchips. A Chip Hazard, you might say, and a major one at that.
- Politically Correct Villain: While their method of recruitment was rather Frankensteinian, he does willingly draft women into the Commando Elite, treat them like equals, and allow them to fight on the front lines. Only way he treats them differently is when Christy's boyfriend at the time was fighting them off, and he says "an officer, and a gentleman, does not strike a lady," and, even then, it shows a chivalrous side of him.
- Punch-Clock Villain: He's just following his programming rather than being genuinely malicious. For the record, he thinks he's a hero. But let's be abundantly clear: MAJOR HAZARD IS NO HERO!
- Shout-Out: His design is likely a reference to Lee Marvin since the Commando Elite are played by the cast of The Dirty Dozen in which Marvin played a role similar to Hazard.
- Southern-Fried Genius: He's an exceptionally smart tactician and technical expert with Tommy Lee Jones' trademark Texas accent.
- There Can Only Be One: When he hijacks the truck of Commando Elite figures, he doesn't seem to bother activating any other Chip Hazards.
- Villainous Valour: To his credit, Chip is undeterred by any enemy or obstacle in his path, even when he's fighting against humans who are much bigger and stronger than him or any of his soldiers.
- White Hair, Black Heart: He has white hair in a perfect flat top cut and is the main villain.