Runtime:
92 minutes
Directed
by: Mark Jones
Starring:
Warwick Davis, Jennifer Aniston (lol), Ken Olandt, Mark Holton,
Robert Golman
From:
Trimark Pictures
Yes,
I am on point tonight with what I watched. This and wearing a green
shirt was about as extensive as my St. Patrick's Day celebrations
got. This was a movie I saw more than once as a kid but I hadn't seen
it in full in a number of years. I found a copy to watch (no I did
not watch it on the SyFy channel tonight, as I wanted to watch it
unedited) and what a way to spend a Sunday night. I mean that in a
good way; I knew all along it was a crappy horror film but I
remembered more mayhem than just the great pogo stick death, which I
took to be a good thing.
The
plot is not exactly complex: a dude goes to Ireland and finds the
leprechaun and by doing so has his pot of gold. He brings back the
gold to his farm but the wee little creature is pissed so he goes
there to raise hell. Before dying the dude traps Warwick Davis in a
box. Ten years later the main part of the story starts, with Jennifer
Aniston, her dad, and the people who will paint the old farmhouse.
The youngster and his mentally handicapped adult friend find the
gold, shortly after the leprechaun escapes, and that's when the
mayhem begins.
It's
still hilarious that Aniston starred in this shortly before being
cast in Friends and becoming a huge celebrity. Other famous faces
have appeared in these sorts of films before becoming big stars, from
George Clooney to Tom Hanks and even Leo DiCaprio. It's paying your
dues.
As
for this film, it definitely is dopey and stupid. You should shut off
your brain, for sure. However, it doesn't mean it is not entertaining
and fun to watch. There's plenty of comedy, even if some of it is
extremely silly. If you enjoy cheesy and wacky horror/comedies then
you should watch it if you never have before. Ater all, you get many
goofy one-liners and such sights as the leprechaun riding down a
hallway on a skateboard then a wheelchair. That should say a lot
right there as to what sort of motion picture this is.
Oh,
and while it was obviously shot in California judging by the scenery,
at least it was interesting in that it was set in North Dakota, as
aside from the obvious Fargo, I can't think of too many movies (or
any at all) that were set in the Peace Garden State.
I have only seen one of the many sequels, which was Leprechaun in the Hood, just because of its title, concept, and it having Ice-T. I don't really remember it, though. And bully to WWE Films for wanting to remake this and actually have it be more serious. I don't think it's gonna work even if they are able to get it off the ground.
I'll be back Tuesday night.
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