Leprechaun (DVD)

Yes, I know this film was probably meant to be serious but when I watched this it was the most hilarious thing i had ever seen. This is no nice Leprechaun and you probably shouldn't watch it if you don't like films with lots of death and excessive amounts of blood. Even though it isn't too great a film the actors including Warwick Davis and Jennifer Aniston managed to hold the film together. There are three other Leprechaun which I haven't got round to watching yet unfortunately. One of the entertainment factors is the Leprechauns use of vehicles which are tricicles, conviniently small cars, skateboards, wheelchairs and more. If you like a good laugh or if you like to ...  Read the complete review

I just watched 'Leprechaun' again last night, and was reminded of just what a great film this is. The Lep is a true hero, and one of the most endearing characters to come out of the horror genre in the 1990s. For sure, unless you are a kid, then this film probably leans more towards humour than horror, but I have found it to be both imaginative and irresistable. The film begins with a flashback, with an Irishman called O'Grady returning to his wife in America, with a load of gold and a wild tale of how he won the loot from 'one of the wee folk'. Sadly for the couple, the Lep has followed in search of his beloved gold. Though he manages to ...  Read the complete review

Leprechaun is an interesting movie, although I never could work out exactly where the film makers were coming from with it. It seemed to be billed as a horror movie, interviews with the cast at the time described as being a horror movie and yet when I watched it, I thought it was the funniest movie I had seen all year. I suppose there wasn't that much chance of a movie about a murderous leprechaun being particularly scary so one wonders why it was billed as such. Basically then, its not a horror movie, but rather a horror comedy, with the emphasis on comedy. As a comedy its also extremely dumb, but I kinda like it, so I'm going to recommend it to you anyway... ...  Read the complete review