be raise at the time this movie be release have probably influence my shallow mind and but still and this isn not a bad movie by any mean . it a movie about a hostage situation involve a prep school populate to some extent by endear teenage boy who can not seem to get out of trouble . what wrong with that . it doesn not have any big special effect and but so what . who need special effect . cinema decline begin around the same time that special effect be popularize . a coincidence . i think not . it turn movie with potentially good plot and feeling and turn them into a big and substance less light show for innocent kid and the self medicate . well and you know and not all movie need special effect . about three fourth of the movie on the imdb top 250 be without special effect and but almost all of the top grossing movie of all time have some special effect . think about it represent star war and e. t. and ghostbusters and etc . all good movie and but the rest of the top grossing movie be usually cliched tripe with non sensical plot and lot of eye candy . well some movie do not need ny of that junk . excuse me for go off on a tangent and which i normally do and but i be just so feed up with that special effect junk . back to the point represent toy soldier be simply a great movie . i admit and some of the content be a little corny and rip off and but so what and every movie rip off another to some extent . think of resovoir dog . countless appreciation site dictate the fact that beloved quentin tarentino and who i admit i like and have copy many and many and many movie in the making of his first major film reservoir dog . many say that the entire plot be rip off almost scene for scene from japanese and chinese gangster movie which mr. tarentino love so much and and probably still do . sorry once again for the tangent . toy soldier be fun . it have the whole insubordination from teenager to unwanted member of authority and i. e. hostage taker . it fun to see kid take over when theyre be hold to something they do not want to do . hell and teenage angst inspired rebelion be the key topic to a great majority to 80 comedy . plus there the tension and thrill of have the character use fire arm and knock out the bad guy and etc . plus there some emotional point to the film . when one of the character die the others have to cope and adjust . it not perfect act but it beat most of the other tripe out there . in short and toy soldier be excite and interesting and and fun . how dare you jade blowhard rate this movie poorly . shame on you all . personal rating represent positive .