"March of the Mercenaries: Small Soldiers Storms Back in 4K – Your Inner Child’s Nostalgia is Calling!"
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Ah, “Small Soldiers”… Remember when we all thought it was just another movie about toys? But let’s dig a little deeper, shall we? Imagine the toys coming alive and—well, let’s just say if the stars had aligned differently, maybe these little soldiers would’ve taken over the neighborhood, or worse, the world! Could the summer of ’98 be a setup for a high-tech toy revolution under the guise of a 4K Blu-ray release? Forget the toy story, this is a star-spangled, battle-tested toy saga, now in crystal-clear 4K glory!
Now, this whole movie coming to 4K Blu-ray… what’s the astrological angle, you ask? Well, with Mercury Retrograde historically messing with electronics— it’s like the universe is giving us the all-clear to enjoy this hi-tech toy war in high definition, without any snafus. But here’s a thought, given the current celestial chaos with Venus causing emotional turmoil, maybe watching a film where military grade action figures come to life is just the wake-up call we need during these ‘retrogrades’ to remember when we thought the challenges were smaller… and had microchips!
This film has sticks with you and now you can [re] live the chaos again when the Commando Elite and the Gorgonites duke it out in your living room. Was it a portent of future technological rebellions or just a fun flick where all-star casts like Tommy Lee Jones, Sarah Michelle Gellar, and Christina Ricci lent their voices to kids’ playsets?
And let’s not overlook the master behind the mayhem, Joe Dante. Here he is, caught in “stasis” on a remake of “Little Shop of Horrors”, just like the universe is hitting pause on all us stargazers during this cosmic stand-still.
So mark your calenders for July 22nd, prepare for the ultimate battle of the decades and a potentially, the stars aligning for a movie night you won’t soon forget! LEARN MORE
Commandos! Get ready for a new crisp 4K Blu-ray release of the under-appreciated Joe Dante film Small Soldiers. The 1998 movie can be seen as a spiritual successor of sorts to Dante’s Gremlins series — as little sentient beings run amok on an unsuspecting group of people in a small town and it takes a plucky young hero, with his own little ally, to try to contain and destroy them. Blu-ray.com has reported that Paramount Home Media Distribution is set to release this new 4K remaster alongside a limited edition Steelbook Blu-ray on July 22.
The movie includes an all-star cast with Kirsten Dunst, Gregory Smith, Jay Mohr, Phil Hartman, Kevin Dunn, David Cross and Denis Leary. Meanwhile, the voice cast includes Tommy Lee Jones, Jim Brown, George Kennedy, Frank Langella, Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, Ernest Borgnine, Harry Shearer, Bruce Dern, Clint Walker, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Christina Ricci.
The description reads,
“When teenager Alan (Gregory Smith) buys a set of Commando Elite action figures, he’s unaware that they have been programmed with military technology. The toys, including leader Chip (Tommy Lee Jones), spring to life and start taking their directives seriously, beginning by “killing” their enemies, the toy Gorgonites. But Archer (Frank Langella) and the Gorgonites won’t go down without a fight. Alan gets caught in the middle of the war, as does his neighbor and crush, Christy (Kirsten Dunst).”
There is no word on what will be included as special features as of yet, but you can take a look at the tech specs below,
Video
Codec: HEVC / H.265
Resolution: 4K (2160p)
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
Audio
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
Subtitles
English, English SDH
Discs
4K Ultra HD
Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set (1 BD-50)
Digital
Digital copy included
Packaging
SteelBook, Inner print
Playback
4K Blu-ray: Region free
2K Blu-ray: Region A (B, C untested)
Joe Dante was announced to be helming a Little Shop of Horrors remake, but the filmmaker has updated that the project hit a major snag as of late. Dante commented with The Direct on the project’s status, or lack thereof, saying, “The word is ‘stasis,’ not status. At the moment, like so many things in town, nothing’s happening, and we always hope that will change, but it’s not the greatest time right now to [get] projects off the ground.”
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