You Could Build Your Own Small Soldier In 2020 (But I Can't)

[@theversusverses]

Eric this doesn't seem safe

[@ChaosLierLen]

Good lord I want this to be a meme.

[@islandboy4445]

That sounds like a line directly from David Cross in the movie

[@DeerPrince]

But profits

[@junothelazywolf6346]

But profits

[@f.palmero5010]

But profits

[@puckchang8691]

when he said “I'm sure people in real life would be a lot more responsible with what they do with the technology” I expected a cut away to the Thomas the tank engine robot with flamethrower

[@adamofblastworks1517]

What is unreasonable about that? The man wants a Thomas the Tank Engine RC walking robot with a flamethrower, let him have one.

[@redhood7650]

@@adamofblastworks1517 isn't that already a thing

[@adamofblastworks1517]

@@redhood7650 yes it is, that's the joke

[@redhood7650]

@@adamofblastworks1517 oh sorry didn't know

[@adamofblastworks1517]

@@redhood7650 it's fine

[@okuno54]

Fun fact: that computer in Jurassic Park actually _was_ a Unix system!

[@devforfun5618]

one would think many of the nerds on the movies would point out that line didn't make sense and replace with "its *not* a unix system"

[@JurassicJordan]

It was an SGI workstation, which runs on unix! Hurray for unix!

[@Jason0binladen]

Should have used Lenox instead, then maybe a fat greasey I.T. man and a 12 year old girl wouldn't have been able to 'hack' it

[@thegasmaskguy2302]

@@Jason0binladen I don’t think Linux had really caught on yet in that time period (1993), but it was around.

[@fedos]

@@thegasmaskguy2302 Filming on Jurassic Park started 11 months after the first release of Linux was publicly available.

[@ShockedLogic]

"Eric this doesn't seem safe" "But profits" Life imitates art

[@SMunro]

I was expecting you to cut chip hazard off at the waist and mount him on two wheels so he can move.

[@kermitgotthesickkicks4265]

Kinda like that one toy from toy story

[@Ice_Trey87]

Content Creator: I can actually make my own Major Chip Hazard! Me: DID YOU NOT WATCH THE MOVIE??????????????\

[@therubbermeep7456]

Some of you may die but that's a sacrifice I'm willing to make. To get a real Chip Hazard that is.

[@matthew-ph6xo]

Farquaad

[@BooksInTheVoid]

"Pun for here." Is my favourite line

[@psyberklown3434]

Ikr I really felt that one.

[@biosonic417]

"As!"

[@morganstiefvater2019]

I don't know about all of you, but I'm definitely using "pun for here" in my daily life going forward.

[@Thecatdrums3]

the phenomenal score by Jerry goldsmith and the banger of a soundtrack is why I’m a musician today. I’ve had this movie since this film came out and it was so ahead of its time. Joe Dante the director has been making satires of the American society since his first film. Jerry is the guy who made that arrangement you liked. He was a legend rip

[@ariusscorpius7705]

As a kid I always wished this franchise became a bigger thing. I had literally all the action figures. Even the one you see in the movie, but never comes to life. He was a beast that had some magic flatulence or some shit. But this video is amazingly nostalgic for me.

[@caitlinjones5984]

After taking over 100 pics of the figurine = weird pixilated nothing You: NAILED IT Me: 😂😂😂

[@Saganth]

You, sir. When you taped the home assistant to the case for the raspberry pi, I had to pause the video, because I have been laughing for the past 5 minutes. I am in pain, and you are to blame. "The only way to add X to this monstrosity that I'm technically capable of doing." FUCKING MOOD. Pure gold!

[@thatman5484]

I WAS EXPECTING ANIMORPHS THIS WILL DO FOR NOW

[@LordRavenscraft]

I'll make it worth the wait

[@AceOfBlackjack]

@@LordRavenscraft Animorphs, do it actually the books are surprisingly dark. The final book has genocide and literal murder of main characters in cold blood just to kill more. Then there’s the Nickelodeon series that I can’t find anything except commercials and stickers advertising the series. It’s very good.

[@Kahadi]

The only part of Small Soldiers that is completely impossible was shown in this video and just entirely glossed over: As shown in the movie, the toys were *printed out as fully formed figurines*. So... No, they wouldn't have been able to move on their own at all. Even ignoring that and looking at what the original idea was for them, posable limbs alone isn't enough to make them move, they need internal parts to act as muscles to make them move. Otherwise, no matter how advanced a computer chip inside of them, they won't be able to move on their own. The main toys were not designed capable of automatic movement, its the equivalent of placing a computer chip in a Barbie. If designed properly, then yes, toys that are printed out and are capable of walking, talking, and kicking ass on their own are entirely possible. Well, to an extent, of course. Even now, AI isn't advanced enough for the kind of precise movements they can manage in the movies, nor the levels of intelligence some were shown to have (the Commando Elites were just copying their TV counterparts for their motivations, but the Gorgonites were far more intelligent and free thinking). So not *quite* as advanced as in the movie, but yeah, not too far off. Just enough that the whole "kids toys terrorizing the neighbourhood with their own war and nearly killing innocent people" part wouldn't happen, unless they were specifically design to do that (hopefully not the case for a toy)

[@markthecruel1055]

The fully formed figures we see originally in this vid are the prototypes. Just after in the movie we see the internal mechanisms being made which is exactly the way the puppets are made for the movie. Also take a look at the Boston dynamics vids

[@makairidah8354]

Kinda funny you say that since the commandos actually did put chips on barbies and yer for some reason they moved on their own Those dolls cant even stand on their own, the fact that someone thought that they should walk and jump in the movie still baffles me to this day

[@makairidah8354]

Also something that is also a design flaw its the gorgonites themselves The guy played by that actor from arrested development designed them as peaceful but the toyline redesigned them as the bad guys..so why its their programming making them docile and friendly? By design alone they should be programmed to be more violent and agresive than the commandos so how is it that the commandos follow their intented purpose yet somebody progamed the gorgonite chips to follow their original concept?

[@Generalphoenix8438]

I think that's what made the x1000 quite interesting. An ai that can only learn through the boundaries of its PRIMARY PROGRAMMING. So if we programmed a an ai with this chip to be peaceful and wanting to learn how to co exist with humans. That robot would then follow that and perhaps create things to be accepted. It makes you wonder if that's how we should programme some ai to simply build and live with humans incase they do become sentient somehow but still follow that programme.

[@corvididaecorax2991]

@@Generalphoenix8438 The problem turns out to be just how complex and nuanced 'peaceful and wanting to co-exist with humans' actually is. It may be able to be done, but it isn't simple and is quite easy to screw up. If you get it 99% right but forget something small with a sufficiently powerful AI it can turn out far worse than just all of us dying.

[@WisdomThumbs]

A Practrommed to Leprochil sounds like an alien intelligence’s classification for your personality and thought pattern.

[@koakoala2183]

I had a ton of fun watching this video. Great addition to the video essays and honestly at a certain level its just fun to watch you have some fun!

[@LordRavenscraft]

Haha, thank you! I'm glad you've enjoyed watching!

[@ShifterChaos]

Look. I knew you were rad after binging all your videos, this is literally the last one I am watching. I found you after a random recommendation for the Liars Dice Scene, because, why yes algorithm, you know I love movie scene breakdowns, pirates, and dice games. But you just drop in The System Is Down like it aint no thang... yeah, okay, I hope you go far. Your content has been amazing so far. Thanks for the work, the effort really shows. Also your summary of Linux is spot on. Very in depth, covers basically the whole topic. Exactly my feelings on the matter.

[@AmiriTV1]

I love how he use the lines from the movie as the steps XD "What if these toy can talk" "What if these toys can walk" "What If these toy can actually kick ass"

[@TriadAgone]

My dad got me this move on VHS and a nerf gatling gun when I was a kid, my mom hated both of them because it was too violent, but I'd watch it with my dad and fight back with my nerf gun to help Archer. Was sick as fuck. Then I joined the army.

[@mr.nicolson2908]

That single cut of you slamming into the wall was my favorite part.

[@joshuacollins385]

Hey Lord Ravenscraft, the step shown in the movie likely isn't an alcohol bath and is just the initial curing, as there really are laser based resin printers. The machine in the movie works insanely quickly, but maybe they're just using better resin that the $45/kg Amazon stuff that we use in our DLP machines. There's also a process called SLS (Selective Laser Sintering) where you use lasers to melt powder (either plastic or metal) into the shape you want, although this isn't that.

[@talion4033]

Huge respect for committing to this despite how quickly it fell apart

[@ShadowDrakken]

Not an alcohol bath actually. Early SLA resin printers pulled a perforated platform down into clear resin and ran a laser along the surface; this kept the vat at a consistent volume through the entire print. Then the finished print raises up out of the resin to be removed from the build platform and cleaned.

[@davidleonardflanagan]

I can't believe I just found this channel. It's like you custom chose your content specifically to appeal to me 🤣

[@mikaeluhl]

This was too random and too perfect to not be an ad, i was surprised to see no links in the description lol

[@DenethorDurrandir]

I just have to say, I love Dennis Leary, he's excellent in anything I've seen him play and I love his humor

[@RenSugiura]

"I can do this, i can do this, I can do this" He couldn't do it xD

[@joeywalsh1949]

You got my sub as soon as I heard Homestar Runner music. Loved the vid.

[@goldilocksguy5170]

Man I haven't seen Small Soldiers in forever.

[@dk709SGT]

I wonder if Michael Reeves would take on this task...

[@niczaz58]

This feels like if sid from toy story had a higher budget for his plastic war crimes

[@Brainmutant]

In the book Small Soldiers Top Secret Dossier: From the Files of Irwin Wayfair, you find out that CEO Gil Mars actually has the checks canceled at the end of the film and uses the money to fund the new program in South America. Lots of fun tidbits in that book. With that said, great video! Hopefully in another 10 years it becomes even easier to make Small Soldiers-esque toys, because I'd sure be down for some Gorgonites.

[@bakamono2630]

I think I saw a glimpse of scenes in this movie back then and wanted to watch it. Eyyyy I can now since I finally stumbled upon it again.

[@st4rm4st3r]

19:30 what the hell was in that Google Home, the condensed essence of Taco Bell Diablo sauce? I'm crying...

[@dingykhan1]

The line "There will be no mercy" sent shivers down my spine.

[@gogogoup]

god loved this movie. the ending scene where the gorgonites sailed to their home, made me wanna do it to my toys.

[@wraith55]

This is such insanely good content with a criminal shortage of views. Wow. Absolutely loved this video

[@koos42]

So much bonus points for light-switch rave music.

[@johannmueller9660]

Love the explosion at 19:34... it was funny

[@endritDevYellowHatGames]

I loved the movie when I was a kid , haven't watched it in ages

[@Apophis150]

Patreon, where?! Amazing content!

[@LordRavenscraft]

Soon, actually. 👀 Next video.

[@Apophis150]

@@LordRavenscraft don’t mind me, just going through all the content and commenting to get more attention to this channel 👀 yay algorithms!

[@Anon-qp3kt]

The explosion at the end was cool

[@mrmeglomania]

I think your episode is also a beautiful metaphor for what it's like trying to make anything of worth in a world were corporations own everything.

[@Jabberkong]

Loved the Galaxy Quest joke. Well Screw that with the overdub

[@luissantiago5163]

So damn good. Awesome vid! 4:13 Classic! Loving this channel already

[@megabudubudu]

yo what song is that?

[@luissantiago5163]

@@megabudubudu look up HomeStarRunner. Don't remember the bit but a fond memory

[@asdedoxd]

JSKSJSKSJSKSJSKSJSKSJSK, THAT FINAL FIGHT WAS WORTH ALL THE WAIT XD

[@sirdrakey]

Technically you could take a course from the Stan Winston School.

[@YungReg88]

I didn't know Stan Winston was involved in "Dr. Black & Mr. Hyde." Great movie! 2 thumbs up!

[@LowellMorgan]

You got so caught-up with wether or not you could, you didn’t stop to think if you should.

[@Khandrake]

Small soldiers had some weirdly terrifying moments

[@MySqueezingArm]

I recently found this channel. Thank you so much for reminding me how old I am and giving me some warm nostalgia berries.

[@Professor_Walnut]

Feels a lot like an Answer In Progress video I like it!

[@DraconicDuelist]

Love Small Soldiers! One of my favorite movies as a kid.

[@midit20]

Small soldiers 2 coming soon

[@FrostDrive]

This was such an awesome video! I love the angle you took bout the movie and technology. Really eye opening. Great video!

[@Thecopperleadthread]

This is how the bots in Tf2 Mann Vs Machine were made

[@gigaflynn_]

This was beautiful, thank you XD

[@Deception975]

17:09 I half joked to myself earlier that you should just tape a cell phone to it.

[@cookies23z]

hahaha, after the new mutants video end made me tear up, seeing you tape a really expensive device to the bootleg "action" figure made me burst out in laughter, so thanks for that... after today, I really needed that boost a few minutes before midnight.

[@jolt06]

Military grade is made by the lowest bidder

[@Rupert3434]

Oh my God I just realized it's The Doctor from Voyager and Tobias Funke in one movie. I need to see this.

[@Gadgetman1989]

I find it glorious that Tommy Lee Jones (who voices Maj. Chip Hazard) says the line "best of the best" which was also a line in MIB 1 said by Will Smith

[@psychedashell]

Why glorious? Because it was the best of the best of the best. SIR!

[@Gadgetman1989]

@@psychedashell with honors!!

[@psychedashell]

@@Gadgetman1989 Too damn long since I watched that!

[@Gadgetman1989]

@@psychedashell damn good movie imo

[@psychedashell]

@@Gadgetman1989 No argument from me. Jones and Smith just owned that movie.

[@possumlodge5368]

It still surprises me to see how many films Phil Hartman was apart of that I loved as a kid. Such a shame about what happened to him.

[@cadethumann8605]

He may be dead, but he'll always be remembered.

[@loglorn]

i have been thoroughly surprised and fully entertained several videos in s row now. Keep on the good work man in whichever form im here for it lol

[@jackzter04]

Thank you I've had a figure of one of them for years the one with the flat grey hair and never knew what if was from thank you

[@poliblank]

I loved the little tigatron reference

[@sirbobdesign]

I think "Baby Yoda" is what a team can pull off these days. They have a few off screen animators.

[@gabesumner1236]

They kicked my ass straight to the floor woth laughter

[@captain_dsz6049]

small soldier okay you earned a sub

[@Annikai]

This was probably mentioned but Chip's speech in Small Soldiers is a bastardization of a speech by General Patton.

[@OGdadpool]

Love the Galaxy Quest joke

[@haltestelle793]

11:00 made my day!

[@ArtMarchAnimation]

Damn, never thought I'd ever see & catch a Galaxy Quest reference. 11/10 video!

[@politenonparticipant4859]

I'm suddenly a lot more reassured the computers aren't going to overthrow us for at least a few more years

[@coreykix]

This needs more views

[@manoflego123]

This is good content; combining an obscure movie I am fond of with a bunch of cool technologies I like learning about.

[@thatoneguyricardo]

17:09 oh it matches the color nice

[@jrtrack837]

you are criminally undersubbed

[@terabitez3374]

Still pist that reboot got cancelled what’s even more sad is the films name was called Toymagedon and it we didn’t find out it was a reboot or had anything to do with SS until after it was cancelled

[@hyfryd6677]

Raven you might want to try out Lychee, it's dethroned Chitubox recently with its features and quality of auto supports.

[@Neyebureturns]

This wasn’t what I expected… It was better 😂

[@bravomobil]

Stan Winston had no involvement with ALIEN but with ALIENS

[@andr0oS]

This video is a delight.

[@casa5080]

Thank you for this GOLD!!!!!!

[@JoeElJalapeno1810]

So we are almost there ...almost

[@trstmeimadctr]

This feels like how my projects go

[@aldenmartin623]

THIS IS AWESOME, WHY DESERVES MANY VIEWS!

[@Caitlinsculpts]

You've probably been told this by now, but the ELegoo Mars isn't SLA printing. Its DLP. You can still get home SLA printers which do actually use lasers eg Formlabs printers. But the REAL printers they used in the film are most likely from EnvisionTEC which do actually used a tank of resin and a platform that raises out of the tank...but thats after the model is built. Imagine the moving platform on your elegoo printer but instead of rising up after each layer these printers drop down into the tank after each layer then having the print rising out of the tank (like the film) once the print is complete.....and they need less build (like the film) because theres no pull force on the model while printing (like your elegoo)

[@ajaxrao6042]

Can believe this is not April Fools video.

[@theotakux5959]

Obligatory "that last story scene was better than Rise of Skywalker" joke.

[@MERLINnecrofan]

This was one of my favorite movies as a kid. Watched it ALL the time lol

[@stupidmovies85]

I have that Archer and the Chip Hazard. I could take pictures of the Chip if you’d like dude.

[@JustTouchCards]

Hello, longshot and like 3 years later but... Do you still have the stl for the print? And did you find out if you legally can post it? Would love to make one, you were the final push i needed to pick up a resin printer

[@darkmetal2412]

In so glad people still remember this movie

[@segfault-berlin]

Dude "its a unix system" wasn't technobabble. Unix is a class of operating system, and the computer they used in that scene was actually one of the IRIX workstations used for the CG rendering of the movie, which indeed was a unix system. *Drops mic*

[@HobGungan]

I want a movie-accurate Occula please. P.S. the Galaxy Quest reference at around the 18-min mark was platinum

[@kimweel]

I forgot about this film, but as a kid it was pretty awesome

[@dexdrako]

that scene at 4 minutes in is not an alcohol bath that was in fact the working build chamber. this model of 3d printer (saw it on a tech show around the same time) used a top mounted laser that to harden the top of the bath. this has the disadvantage of needing a more resin but you didn't need to pull it off the flim the lasers you see are CGI but that was in fact how the parts were made

[@lukerabon7925]

I don't think I ever realized Robert Picardo is in Small Soldiers

[@AndrewRGross]

This is great, especially the commentary. I'm surprised how little a lot of great makers & hackers on KZbin talk about the risks of militarized AI and subservience capitalism.