LEPRECHAUN (1993)

LEPRECHAUN (1993)

Tagline: Your Luck Just Ran Out.

(Horror, Comedy, Gold) [R]

Just because the 80s were over, it didn’t mean we had the end of some of the goofiest villains in horror history. The LEPRECHAUN in this is just really really pissed that he was locked in a crate for 10 years (yeah, a crate) and that someone took his gold. Tory Reding (who is just flat-out unimportant) stumbles across this house with her dad, and the crate is accidentally opened unleashing green fury (which may have actually been a more catchy title for this whole series). Taking a break from her busy complaining schedule Tory is now faced with a relentless wisecracking leprechaun that just kills everyone he can.

The score is just okay, but the practical effects are pretty good. There are several Leprechaun movies out there now and this one probably looks the best of them all. The pacing is pretty decent as well, but by today's standards Jennifer Aniston would be the biggest draw, but she plays one of the most annoying characters imaginable that isn't a dude in this one. 

One weird power the Leprechaun has is that he can mimic anyone's voice. This works in this movie pretty well and does add slightly to the creepy factor. This movie also has its share of creativity in spite of what some critics say. They even threw in a scene where merely throwing shoes at the Leprechaun slows him down because he has some sort of compulsive trait that forces him to try and clean each shoe.  

In spite of all of its problems, LEPRECHAUN still haunts us to this day as a classic low-budget horror comedy that gained such a huge following that the latest installment (more of a reboot) was made just this year. Yes, that means 21 years of green fury (with years of a rumored CHUCKY VS LEPRECHAUN movie at some point) this is just more solid proof that horror sometimes does not know when to call it quits. In spite of a decent performance from Jennifer Aniston (who plays Tory) and actually Warwick Davis (who plays the Leprechaun) there is just about nothing that can save this flick from being any more than a novelty. While I can’t recommend it for your horror movie marathon, what I can do is recommend it if you need to finish that Jennifer Aniston marathon at your friend's house.  

I give this a 3 out of 7, just for nostalgia. It does have its moments and some of the gore is pretty intense for a film that is largely pretty cheesy. 

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