Very cool trailer. New, but nostalgic at the same time. Attention to detail is amazing, from the background set pieces, to the way the characters move like real action figures come to life. A lot of variety in the figures too, my personal favourite is the winged Necronite with the glowing claw and little minion creatures. Toys didn't seem this cool when I was a child, lol. And it's impressive how much emotion is brought out of "plastic" faces. I could tell there was some serious history between the two main characters on the first watch. And THEN I paused and read the back of the packaging in the box. Serious kudos to the team behind this. Excellent work. Comadran Studios seems to be a games company, so no movie, but will be interesting to see what style of game this turns out to be.

I am so glad people haven’t forgotten Small Soldiers. It still remains one of my favorite childhood movies

That ninja that came out of the cop car was insane. The idea of the sword sheath turning into a gun is amazing

I really do hope this gets a greenlight. This new style and motion would do the original justice.

The sadness in his eyes when she refuses to see him as someone equal!!! The emotion conveyed in just a tilt of the head!!!! This is just incredible 🤩!!!

That moment when the necronite leader placed his hand on the soldier's, just to be attacked through the glass and the Necronite leader gave her a sad look, almost like saying "I'm sorry it has to be this way". Its amazing what can be expressed with so little facial expressions.

I love how you guys kept the idea of the monsters/"bad guys" being ironically more human than the "good guys". That's one of the things i loved a lot about Small Soldiers

The one small soldier with the katana was smooth af with the transition

Would love to see this turned into a Small Soldiers sequel! Maybe even do some call backs to some of the original cast and creatures from the 1st!

Makes me want a Small Soldiers 2 movie more than a game.

ngl, they could make an entire toy franchise off these guys, and I as a grown man, would absolutely buy them.

"Are you scared?... we're all scared..... you'd have to be CRAZY not to be scared." 🔥🙏

Small Soldiers is so underrated and it’s so amazing to see this concept being honourable to the original yet unique to itself. But also, Ooooh there some tension between the Nekron leader and Ray that I am alll here for, I really want to see that explored in detail.

The one Nekronite that spread their wings and then little dudes came out as sort of shields was dope as hell.

I'm glad to see the "bloodthirsty military industrial complex war criminal psychopaths vs misunderstood emotionally complex monsters" dichotomy be faithfully preserved in this reboot

Whatever this is: TV Series, movie, game, shorts, TOY LINE; as a fan of the original, I'm there, and bringing my kids.

Not a single word spoken and it's ten times more intense and interesting than everything Star Wars has put out since 2015 COMBINED.

I freaking love that they move like barnaby dixon puppets than like stop motion. Its so "lifelike" and just wonderfully believable

The way they actually move like toys is incredible. I can tell that was no easy feat, the rigging is honestly impressive.

I like the small touches in this proof of concept trailer. Like on the box for the main Necronite guy says that he is Ray’s brother (Ray is the pov toy in the trailer) and kinda explains what happened to him.

The animation, the lighting, design, everything looks absolutely incredible!! This is amazing

You've made all of us old chaps that loved Small Soldiers as kids, and grew up with it in the back of our memories like a forgotten box of beloved toys in the attic, *_very_* happy with this! The sheer love and animation skill involved to make it feel exactly in the spirit of the original movie... dear god. "Proof of concept" and it's already a work of art.

I like how the Necrons design looks generally more opposing like these guys could be seen as a threat over their cuddly forefathers. And the leader has a cool stoic vibe to him

How am i just now finding this!??. Im a fan of the original film and i am LOVING everything about this. The same menacing monster "villains" being more in need of running and the soldier "heroes" being the aggressors. The motion is so good and yet still feels like toys moving. Im keeping this in my feed

Holy crap that looks AMAZING! I love how the movement looks so realistically toy-like. The overall look too, almost vhs style. Absolutely fantastic!

I was thoroughly convinced that this was stop motion animation! I’m absolutely blown away by the detail and subtlety in the animation!!!

3:05 I felt SO relieved to see a moment like this. The Small Soldiers movie was a favorite of mine as a kid, and one of the coolest things about it was the way it subverted the old trope of “humans versus monsters.” The “monsters” were intelligent creatures with depth who just wanted to live in peace, while the “heroic soldiers” were villains hellbent on destroying them just for being different. I was worried this new entry was going to forget/ignore those roots and go with the much more cliched “humans and monsters fight each other, waaaaghh!” I’m glad to see the people making this haven’t forgotten the nuance that made the original great.

I loved this, and I love the small callbacks to the originals.

If Deadpool became a reality with a leak this iteration of Small Soldiers 2 can become a reality. This is by far one of the most amazing fan made trailers I’ve ever seen. Post it everywhere, get as much demand behind it. I need to see this in theaters!

Feels like an honest sequel for a new generation. 100% worthy of Small Soldiers

This is astonishing. I never expected Small Soldiers to come back or to look this good.

Yes fabulous, but that sword holster rifle third arm is the chef's kiss of this for me.

I can't help but hope to see them in toy stores！

The closest I've ever seen CGI look like stop motion. The weight and jerkiness of the movements is really well done.

I LOVE the small bit of lore we got on the back of his box, knowing that he is ray's brother makes that moment so much more impactful

Absolutely amazing. I would actually buy these if they were made and honestly either a film or series needs to be made now. I loved watching the film as a kid and still do. I used to own archer and major chip hazard. This franchise could definitely be remade with todays technology and havig the real fans direct it. It would make a fortune and merchandising would be insane.

I'm 23 and I want all these as action figures. Makes me so nostalgic about the OG movie. I hope this gets funded and made into a long-form project

I'm honestly surprised to see Small Soldiers make a return I never thought to see that I'm at a lost for words.

this is so well done. The Nick Nitro homage was 10/10

Small Soldiers was one of those films from my childhood that i first fell in love with and still holds a special place in my heart. I had all the figures and every piece of merchandise they put out, sadly the film didn't do too well when it first came out and it has been forgotten by many. Your production is amazing and makes me what to see more. I like how you incorporate science fiction into the characters; before it was classic military versus medieval monsters. Now it's space soldiers versus aliens. I would imagine the female leader of the commando elite is somehow related to Chip hazard. She inherited his love for violence, destruction, and eliminating any enemy "scum." The leader of the aliens, who was supposed to be the villain of the series, doesn't want to fight and has something of a pacifist mentality. Towards the end, I believe he has feelings for her, which he has learned thanks to the new chips that are in all of them. He doesn't want to fight her but when she fires her toy gun at him, you can see the disappointment and heartbreak on his face.

4:47 I love that you can see spiritual references to the original Commando Elite Starting Far left it looks like theres references to; Link Static, Brick Bazooka with the heavy armored form. Butch Meathook with the sniper, Nick Nitro to the Right of him and to the far right the face bears resemblance or inspiration to Kip Killigan. With the obvious Chip Hazard reference in the leader. You can tell the designs were inspired by the original characters but still distinct and creative on their own.

I just want to say, this is one of the best ways I've seen an old concept rebooted to breathe new life into it and utilize modern affordabilities and technology without it being lazy nostalgia bait or disrespectful to its source material. The designs of all the characters are all great, you can look at them all and instantly tell them apart individually and which side they're on and it feels as if a bit if their personalities all show through in how theyre presented as well. Props to the animators for really bringing them to life and getting that accross as well, they look alive while still feeling plastic and somewhat stiff in movement for their lack of joints. If someone told me a short trailer for a game based off a fondly remembered yet mostly forgotten cult classic movie I saw when I was eight, would drop in 2023 that would not only completely recaptivate my interest, but actually got me excited for the future of the franchise, I'd have called you crazy. Bravo.

Oh man, the nostalgia The thing I love about this most is that it seems to have kept the spirit of the original in tact

If all toy commercials were this good I would buy them ALL!! It's actually kind of a shame that you don't see more commercials with this quality, we KNOW they have the money.

The fact that I can't tell if this is stop motion or computer animation shows just how much of a good job you did on this. Holy hell, subscribed!

The thing that made the Commando Elite so terrifying and deadly in the first movie, was their inventiveness. 🛠 All who have seen the movie will remember the scenes of their vehicles with nail guns and flamethrowers made from household hardware and chemicals. Not to mention Chip Hazard’s helicopter. And easily most terrifying of all, them figuring out how to make copies of their own X-1000 chips in order to implant them into an army of Frankenstein Barbie dolls. I hope that we get to see some of this inventiveness in this new movie. It looks great from this proof of concept. 🎥

I love the switch towards the end of seeing the necronites as the good guys just trying to escape and the ruthless pursuit by the commander lady. Also the hint of a lost kinship that these two factions once had.

The movement animation is spot on. Like actual toys. Absolutely perfect.

If this ever gets a Kickstarter I, and I can bet a lot of other people, would go all in on funding this so it can be real.

I think the major difference between Toy Story and Small Soldiers is that in Toy Story, the toys know they're toys and their identity is in their relationship to each other and to their owners. What makes Small Soldiers special is that the toys are born with a narrative that they follow, despite being toys. The earnestness, in spite of the silliness, is what makes Small Soldiers compelling.

Small Soldiers was a childhood favorite of mine. It is unreal to see a sequel after 25 years! You guys have already done an amazing job just with this proof of concept.

I want this as a full film so bad. Absolutely an amazing job.

i felt like a kid again, i love this man cant wait to see more!

I’m actually super impressed and happy that they kept the spirit of the movie alive for this, the monsterous toys were originally planned for being a peaceful race by the toys creator, but the company wanted a generic “humans good monsters evil” toy line and made the human army side who relentlessly hunts them down

Haven't heard anything about Small Soldiers in almost 20 years-good to see this franchise getting some fan love again.

Imagine playing with your bionicle and the thing came to life and start fighting each other

I still remember the old Small Soldiers movie. I love what you are doing here!

As an animator and 3D artist, this literally blows me away. Incredibly well done, shot, animated, rendered. Everything is film quality. Great job! Would definitely pay for the whole family to see this one. Would love to see a deep dive into how y'all did this, what rig your used, what rendering engine was used. FANTASTIC!

This was really incredible. So much emotion without any dialogue at all and some genuinely great character design. I'm not sure what comes of this, but I'm a fan already.

I hope they intertwine this with the small soldiers trading cards and bring those back also !

Props to them for managing to capture the way they move almost perfectly

Love how the neceonites are given a more “human” portrayal, especially in how he held his hand up to the glass to the female warrior. Excited to see how this turns out.

As someone born in the 90's that grew up watching Small Soldiers, this was an awesome production you made. The nostalgia is real. I love the spin off modern take. Would love to see a full film!

I remember Small Soldiers back when I was a kid, it was a really fun movie.

This is so good. I re-watch it every couple of months

At 1:42, the Necronite box says: Khadenn Emissary of the Necronites; Leader of the Necron Army. Formerly known as Caden Cannon, a proud member of the Empire, he fought against the Necronites alongside his sister Ray. After receiving a fatal wound...his sister saved his life in the Necron pits, even though this meant he would be reborn as a Necronite and become her sworn enemy. Touched by the ungraspable knowledge of the Necron mind, and with a...experience in battle, Khadenn was chosen as a leader o the army and...determined to end this war against the Empire and his sister. The only way to stop the war is... TO WIN!

Crazy how so much emotion is conveyed without having any dialogue, also this whole scene 3:40 is just too badass.

If this is the proof i concept I really hope there's gonna be more cuz OMFG IS THIS AMAZING! The way the character look and move like real toys, how we get to see bits of their backstories without any words. It's just amazing and an amazing homage to the original

1.7 million views in a month is nothing to scoff at, because I can see this thriving on its own even if it was separate from the original film. That's how persuasive this is. A Stellar work of art.

I always loved Small Solders, this concept is freaking amazing, I love how the toys are animated like actuals with each of their movement affecting the physics in the small plastic body, I hope this can get greenlit someway

OMG you absolutely MUST make this into a feature length. The team behind this is INSANELY talented, you can just tell and instantly understand how much effort was put into this. What do we need to do to get more of this? Tell us and we'll make it happen! ❤❤❤❤❤

Man this takes me back to the original movie from the 90s, I saw small soldiers on cable a lot growing up and this put me in a super nostalgic mood to watch it again

I would watch a full version of this. The motion of the toys is flawless, very well done. Great work you guys!

Whoever designed these characters, your not payin them enough! The design is so intricate, every character is full of life, unique, and just by looking, i can already imagine the voices they would have, their personalities, you have shown us an entire backstorys worth in 5 minutes with no speech. Keep pushing this, its such a fantastic idea.

im rewatching small soldiers this instant, this movie gave me sooo much childhood memories and sparked my passion to start collecting things as a hobby and the reason why i came to love warhammer 40k

As someone who is unfamiliar with Small Soldiers, this is a masterpiece. Really love the soundtrack and character designs.

The style is absolutely perfect. Its smooth yet still has a realistic "choppy charm" like from Small Soldiers.

This is incredible. Love everything about this. The "toys" starting to go against each other as soon as human left the area, the designs of the Necronites and the Star Elites and the vibe it gives with the Necronites being somewhat sympathetic and the Star Elites being hard-wired to see them as nothing but enemies.

Very cool, really enjoyed how you still managed to keep them as "toys" . The look n feel of the movement and plastic fittings was great!

Small soldiers was my favourite movie, they look exacltly like the comando Elite, same lighting even, amazing!!!!!!!

This is CRAZY good. Thank you all so much for this. Everyone involved understood the assignment. In art school I learned: As an artist, your job isn't truly complete until the individual interacting with your art forgets your existence. Your art should live on it's own. This felt thoughtful and thoroughly fleshed out beyond it's runtime. What a grand illusion you've created here. Thank you again.

To whomever made this. Please, make an entire film. This is, by far, one of the most beautiful videos for Small Soldiers, I've seen. The details, how they still believe their weapons are real, even though they are toys. How the Necronites seem more human in nature. It's vividly epic. Made me wanna rewatch the original Small Soldiers. Love it. Keep it up. 😁

I love the ideas. It makes me want to buy those toy even if i'm not a kid anymore.

Dude the toys little movements literally replicate what it was like to play with your action figure as a kid and I can see that with the way she jumped up onto the box. It’s like everything she’s pulling out was literally made for her like this is good even the knife popping out is like it was even there already even though I didn’t see it.

This is absolutely mind blowing. The characters movements capture the way the puppets moved in the original movie perfectly. In the original film, you could always tell when it switched from real prop to CGI, but this is all CGI and looks like the live action puppets did. Really fantastic, cannot wait to see more.

The sword gun at 4:26 is probably one of the coolest things I've ever seen.

Nice to see someone realises the original concept still had potential.

this looks like a toy ad but a good one wish ads were this good i might actually tolerate then

Small soldiers was my favorite movie as a kid. This short film had me smiling the entire time. It’s so well made and the animation is amazing. Fantastic work! Hit me right in the nostalgia.

Small Soldiers was a staple of my childhood. Even though this looks modern and visually stunning, it still feels true to the original!

One of my favorite movies as a kid, this is amazing to see.

This is really good, you should make this into a movie as soon as you can.

This brought me back. I instantly recognised who these new soldiers are based on such as Nick and Brick. Just hit me right in the memory box

this is immaculate, I have watched this 5 times now I'm just in awe at how well designed this all is already. Bravo

Dude that's one epic, badass character designs. Loved it !!

I LOVE IT!!! I hope you guys do a full length video!? I for one would LOVE to watch it!

"There will be NO MERCY" That was awesome, I got goosebumps

This works on so many levels! It can be a proof-of-concept animation, or just a one-off original work. It can be a remake of the original movie or a new tv series trailer, which I would personally be all for either. It can be a commercial for a new toy line, which I find I would totally buy some of these figures.

This looks AMAZING! I really hope this turns in to a full length movie, looks so cool.

This is insanely good. Even the small fibers on the dolls...incredible.