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MAT A hostage situation, some prep-school pranks, Sean Astin; totally unrelated? Then you haven't seen Toy Soldiers. After some wacky phone-sex antics, Sean Astin has to round up some mouth wash, with liquor in it, to the head of the school. As punishment, he must go to the prep-school until he graduates. As revenge they [sean astin and his cronies] move the dean's office outside. Shortly afterwards, some terrorists take over the school. Sean gets revenge by getting information and spitting on their sandwiches. The military fails to intervene with the situation, but Sean Astin has what it takes. Several gunfights later, Sean Astin gets the other students to safety as a SWAT team kills more terrorists. At the end, this movie delivers very little action, an OK plot, and a mediocre performance by Sean Astin. Why the hell is this called Toy Soldier? Rating: 3 out of 5 GREG Let's be honest: we all liked Rudy. With Sean Astin's impeccible charm, no one could help rooting for Rudy. So now we venture to see if this charm and wit can spill over into an action movie. Movie start: Promising. Sean Astin plays a renegade no-goodnick. There's a big afro-american guard, should be good. Conflict established. I was a bit let down by the "big epic prank", but rocket launchers are a plus. Apparently, Sean Astin and his group of friends are going to try to stop terrorists holding their school hostage. Sean Astin's character is the man! He is my idol. [editor's note. this was before we started watching any movie's that had either Corey Haim or Corey Feldman.] Now the action is heating up. It's a non-stop rollercoaster ride of action. This movie is not to be missed by any Sean Astin fan, (and we all know that you are one.) Final Conclusion: the deaths pile on, the action heats up, astin panders to the crowd. Overall, a fine action movie and a good start to any 24-hour movie marathon. Rating: 4 movie rating units (MRU's) out of 5 1 Feldman out of 5 ZACK [editor's note- due to the fact that I had already seen a number of the movies that we watched, many of my "reviews" consisted of observations, rather than criticism.] The campus cop is worthless. Sean Astin is cool because he had a lineman's handset. I liked when the payphones where destroyed. Though he is no Corey Felman, Sean Astin is very cool. It's only been an hour and 15 minutes, and I alread think Mat is an idiot. This movie rocks. I don't like the speciall effects of the movie. The guns don't sound loud enough, and the squibs are not large enough. The part where the guy is shot in the head, and blood pours, is cool. Rating: 4 out of 5