Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day!
A loopback/review at Leprechaun, with Warwick Davis (currently starring in Jack the Giant Killer).
Directed by Mark Jones
It is a holiday and you know what that means!
Ethan digs up some awful horror film that just so happens to be linked to the holiday.
And in this case, Ethan has dug up one of the worst horror franchises in film history.Leprechaun.
As you begin watching this film, note that it stars a young pre-Friends Jennifer Aniston.
The only unfortunate part is that she isnt killed off immediately because she is just awful in this role.
And her character is, just, really unlikable.
Throughout the film you may find yourselves praying that theLeprechaunjust gnaws her legs off or something similarly awful.
We get pretty close to seeing this happen but no cigar.
What is so bad about this movie, you may ask.
But it isnt really bad enough to be campy either.
It ends up in the awkward middle area where it is just a bad movie.
And thats not an area you want to end up in, as a horror film.
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The plot revolves around a very angry Leprechaun looking for his gold.
He is weak because he has been locked away for so long.
There is some rainbow chasing that ends in two of the painters getting a bag of the Leprechauns gold.
And one of them decides to test the gold to see if it is real.
Just like in the movies.
Of course this ends badly when he swallows it.
So the Leprechaun begins to terrorize the family to make it get his gold back.
And they think theyve got him at bay.
hes missing a piece of gold that is currently floating around in the painters stomach.
There ends up being an epic chase and a four leaf clover murder scene.
We told you there were five more of these movies, so dont weep.
There is more of this little, green bastard to go around.
If you cant tell, we thought this film was pretty awful.
It has a little element of camp, but not enough to make it enjoyable.
And the costume isnt that scary.
It looks like Chucky went to a St. Patricks Day parade.
And with the size of this guy you have to wonder why they dont just…kick him.
The acting is on par or worse than most Sy-Fy originals.
The only really enjoyable part is getting to see Jennifer Aniston bit by a Leprechaun.
Thats not a sentence we ever thought wed be writing, but there it is.
We have heard that the series gets scarier as it goes on.
Because this movie barely got any jumps out of us at all.
It was more silly and boring than funny and scary.
And the backstory wasnt very well done.
Thats right, we have no love for theLeprechaun.
But dont get your hopes up.
