Leprechaun

Leprechaun (1993)
Seen on DVD 27th July 2008

Part of the Leprechaun Box Set - (Leprechaun 1, 2 & 3)

Well, i can't believe that THIS is one of the movies set to be remade in the coming year.

STORY: 4/7 - (Try as they will, and try as they might, who steals me gold won't live through the night)
So basically, Mr O'Grady catches a leprechaun, and therefore gets to steal his gold! Only the leprechaun isn't that willing to let go of his gold. O'Grady manages to trap the leprechaun before it can kill him.

cut to - ten years later. Jennifer Aniston and her father are moving into the old O'Grady place and what's this... a crate in the basement with a four-leaf clover on it. Hmmmm... i wonder how this is gonna turn out.

ACTING: 2/7 - (You only got away because me powers are weak! I NEED ME GOLD!)
This movie is really quite funny. Warwick Davis (probably best known for his roles in "Willow" and the Harry Potter series) plays an over-the-top leprechaun who relies on make-up and campness to carry the role and Jennifer Aniston is, well, Jennifer Aniston.

CINEMATOGRAPHY / VISUAL EFFECTS: 3/7
The Leprechaun himself looks pretty cool. However the green "magic" that comes out of his fingers is just laughable.

SCORE / SOUND: 4/7
Pretty memorable theme. Quite evil and brooding.

SONGS: N/A

GORE RATING: 3/7
A nice policeman's night-stick-in-the-eye scene.



OVERALL: 3/7
(What do I look like, me lad? See the hat? The buckles on me shoes? Why, I'm a Leprechaun!)



Interesting Facts -
- Jennifer Aniston's first movie
- First movie released in 1993