There once was a movie so crappy, that watching it made you unhappy. But you soldiered through it, determined to view it, and et cetera. In Sin City, the luck of the Irish will make your dreams come true, and your nightmares. What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. But if it happens on what is obviously a cheap film set in Los Angeles, doesn't count.
A generic, weaselly, early 90s guy meets a bad actress as he passes through Las Vegas on his way to college. Simultaneously, a cartoonish Indian stereotype resurrects a cartoonish Irish stereotype and steals a piece of his gold. Hilarity ensues as the characters take turns chasing down this gold shilling for its wish-granting powers, only to meet gruesome and ironic deaths at the hands of Leprechaun 3. The unlikable early 90s guy gets bitten and starts to become a were-leprechaun or something. It's pretty good. Eventually these characters you don't like are triumphant.
Often hailed as the best of the series, Leprechaun 3 is no Citizen Cane. Nor is it Gattaca or Captain Ron. Different movie. Production is like a live-action Nickelodeon TV show. It's the most violent children's film I've ever seen. The acting and dialogue are at times laughably bad, but not often enough. The kills are surreal and entertaining- two of them so weird, it's almost worth watching. And Warwick Davis deserves an Oscar for his commitment to the role. If you're like me and remember feeling deeply disturbed by these movies as a kid, go ahead and try your luck.
~90 minutes I give it 4/10 shillelagh shamrock potatoes and other broadly recognizable Irish things that can be incorporated into killing you ridiculously.
A generic, weaselly, early 90s guy meets a bad actress as he passes through Las Vegas on his way to college. Simultaneously, a cartoonish Indian stereotype resurrects a cartoonish Irish stereotype and steals a piece of his gold. Hilarity ensues as the characters take turns chasing down this gold shilling for its wish-granting powers, only to meet gruesome and ironic deaths at the hands of Leprechaun 3. The unlikable early 90s guy gets bitten and starts to become a were-leprechaun or something. It's pretty good. Eventually these characters you don't like are triumphant.
Often hailed as the best of the series, Leprechaun 3 is no Citizen Cane. Nor is it Gattaca or Captain Ron. Different movie. Production is like a live-action Nickelodeon TV show. It's the most violent children's film I've ever seen. The acting and dialogue are at times laughably bad, but not often enough. The kills are surreal and entertaining- two of them so weird, it's almost worth watching. And Warwick Davis deserves an Oscar for his commitment to the role. If you're like me and remember feeling deeply disturbed by these movies as a kid, go ahead and try your luck.
~90 minutes I give it 4/10 shillelagh shamrock potatoes and other broadly recognizable Irish things that can be incorporated into killing you ridiculously.