Alicia I love this movie so much

Comwayon A Disappointing Continuation

Dynamixor The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

Nayan Gough A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

stonedraim **** May contain strong spoilers ****This is a review made by StoneDraim... and that means that if you want to read a probably different kind of review, keep reading....This is my personal experience, my personal point of view/perspective and my personal opinion... and my opinion is just one of like 7 billions in this world.It is 2016. Toy Soldiers were made 1991. So... in almost every way, there has been a great development and evolution in the movie industry. With that said, I watch this good old movie with that kind of goggles on me.Remember watching this as a kid, though I should have watched it years later, as it is rated age 15. Especially one thing made the story get a grip of me and make the whole movie stand out; watch 1 minute and 16 minutes. How often did you (or do you) see a main character go off...? Remember myself shouting right out "NO! NO! NO! He will survive...he will survive!!!" and tears pouring down my cheeks. Now, 2016... yes, it still brings tears to my eyes... along with that similar "Indiana Jones" tune solemnly embracing the situation.And...here we go again... everybodys' name is Jack, Michael Champion.A really nice thriller flick surrounding a nostalgic trip that has some flaws here and there. All in all, I highly recommend Toy Soldiers.Over to the movie as a product: - The production : An amazing soundtrack! That tune has been a dear friend of mine through the years from the first time I saw Toy Soldiers. Otherwise, great production being 1991. Cheesy in some way, yes. Hits me kind of hard how authentic the blood and the wounds is, and how it is conveyed, as it is still 1991. Some awful editing also here and there... examples; the high tones within the dramatic music "Regis School" at the same time as the fire alarm goes off is confusing..... the terrorist leader is in full zoom and does the same thing with his fingers and words as seconds later in a full room shot.....at 1:32, Billy move out from the desk, and the next cut of editing he is still under it; bad editing. - The actors : Sean Astin, the leader in Goonies and leader in Toy Soldiers. Nice to see him making it upfront in this motion picture. I see some similarity between him and Cuba Gooding Jr.; same type of "forced and still authentic" acting. Pushes themselves to act in a reality sense, and gets away with it. Wil Wheaton acts amazing... sorry, Sheldon... he IS good! - Entertainment : Oh, yes! And, again, keep in mind this is a fair and square action thriller with a group of youth teenagers making their manners count, all made back in 1991. If you compare this to "The Silence Of The Lambs" (also 1991), then you will understand why the rating is different. And at the same time, as written before in reviews of this motion picture; Toy Soldiers is underrated on IMDb. - Age : 158,0 out of 10. (The final rate is based most on my own entertainment of the movie. Short elucidation of the rating: 8 Excellent movie and a solid production 7 Well made movie. Proper entertainment.)

SnoopyStyle Colombian terrorist Luis Cali is ruthless in trying to rescue his drug lord father Enrique Cali but he's been secretly sent to America. His group infiltrates into the US to take over The Regis School for boys run by the Headmaster (Denholm Elliott). One of the kids is the son of the judge presiding over Cali's trial but he's been taken into protective custody. However the terrorists find other sons of powerful men. One of them is mobster's son Joey Trotta (Wil Wheaton). Dean Parker (Louis Gossett Jr.) is outside with the police. Billy Tepper (Sean Astin) is the lead delinquent in a school full of delinquents.The terrorists release all the staff except the headmaster. Also they give the kids just enough freedom. All of it is aim to jerry-rig the situation where the kids make a plan to overcome the terrorists. I don't think any terrorist would just let their hostages walk around. It's a kiddie John McClane with a lot of unlikely twists and turns. The plot is unrealistic but it's still a watchable thriller.

mrsamliu18 I think that for the most part this was a great movie. This movie had a whole lot of really well portrayed drama and quite a bit of comedy here and there. This showed how It really did portray what terrorism was like and it was showing how the students and people outside of the school had remained strong especially out of the hostage situation. It was funny in some ways when the students were on the way of fighting back with the terrorists. It was like the terrorists thought they had everything under control until the Billy Tepper and the gang fought back and laid out their plans very well. The background Music was a good match and very well fit for the movie as well as sounding perfect. It was all well played and well acted by people. This movie definitely should deserve better ratings than this.

satchriani didn't sound like it was from a fantasy film. The film is dark, with dark overtones. The soundtrack way too uplifting to the point it intruded on the visuals. I'm sure they were aiming for something militant, but it just didn't work. The scene when Astin is attempting to escape is a perfect example. Why does it sound like the Goonies? There is no comedy, there is no brightness to this!! The idea of the movie is great, and the acting is very good as well. I enjoyed everyone's performances. It's available on Netflix's online viewing. Definitely worth a viewing, but write your own soundtrack!!