Leprechaun (1993)

quite simply the best moment of Jen Aniston's career, a near perfect horror-comedy, far funnier than anything 'friends' can offer, if only the little fella could be let loose on that set with his pogo stick!. as for the mention by another viewer about certain spiders not being resident to the area, consider it an escaped pet and quite being pedantic!, strange you should point that out yet accept Leprechauns for real!?! . . . . ............. ................. ........... ............. ..................... ....................i've said all i have to say................... ............. ......... ......... .....................ten lines minimum......... .................. ........... ....... .......what a dumb ass idea

Fmovies: Say what you will about the absurd low budget "Leprechaun": the concept has been durable enough to create a series that has kept actor Warwick Davis gainfully employed. It's extremely ridiculous stuff, and is certain to have people rolling their eyes at all times. That said, writer / director Mark Jones *knows* his film is daft, and refrains from ever taking it all that seriously. That can only be a good thing. Davis is a total hoot in the title role, a demented, ugly little Irish beast who is swindled out of his gold and locked inside a crate for 10 years. After that time, he's unleashed and causes all sorts of trouble for a limited number of people. There's Tory (a dues paying Jennifer Aniston, pre-"Friends"), a spoiled and stuck up California gal who moves with her father to North Dakota, and a trio of locals - Nathan (Ken Olandt), his younger brother Alex (Robert Hy Gorman), and their simple minded friend Ozzie (Mark Holton) who has the incredible misfortune to accidentally swallow one of the Leprechauns' prized gold pieces. The diminutive little creep kills a few people along the way, but the body count remains low; this isn't that much of a horror film, but does work if one accepts it as a very dark comedy. There is a certain appeal in watching the enthusiastic Davis appear to have a lot of fun, as he fires off some zingers and takes delight in terrorizing the unwary. Aniston is good in her role, and gives us plenty of eye candy shots of her gorgeous gams. Olandt, Gorman, and Holton are all likable enough. The special effects are agreeably cheesy, and Gabe Bartalos's makeup for the Leprechaun is impressive. All in all, this is definitely good for some laughs and silly touches (death by pogo stick!); the movie has the feel of a cartoon at times. Some genre fans might dig it. Five out of 10.

I'm a fan. I'm a horror fan, and all the negative crap I heard about this tempted me. The special effects are cheap but adequate. The acting is silly but appropriate. The plot line is simple but effective.

I don't think movies should always be about deep emotional plot points. I don't think movies should always be about explosions and $200 million dollar budgets. The problem I find with comedies is that they try to wrap things up to some feel good ending. The problem with horror movies is that they don't admit how ridiculous the villains are. This avoids both issues and flies under the radar for a good 90 odd minutes of fun.

The movie was fun. It combines silly limericks, blood, and a few pretty faces. It's a recommend to any comedy/horror fans.

Leprechaun fmovies. Great movie made me laugh. I also like see Jennifer Aniston back in her glory days.

Leprechaun is actually, in my opinion, a fun horror movie with great comedy and some spooky scares. I know that this movie is beyond silly, but I think sometimes you need a villain that doesn't take himself too seriously, this movie made fun of leprechauns along with making it into an interesting horror movie. Come on, you have got to admit that that little leprechaun was one scary looking creature! Warwick Davis is just so awesome, I don't get how you could not love him, or be scared of him as the Leprechaun.

Leprechaun is about a daughter and a father move into an old house where the previous owner has gone insane and trapped a leprechaun in the house they moved into. The one thing that is keeping the leprechaun in the box is a four leaf clover. Jennifer Anniston in one of her earliest roles is a prissy Beverly Hills girl who meets Nathan, a hunky carpenter who is helping them out with the house, and his two friends Ozzie, a mentally challenged man and his little brother, Alex. When Ozzie goes down to the basement, he accidentally knocks the clover off the create, the leprechaun escapes! He also wants his pot of gold that Ozzie and Alex found and will kill to get it!

I know there are some major cheesy scenes, but they are just so laughable, you know, like the so bad it's good type of thing? I think that's why Leprechaun is a cult classic and a guilty pleasure for most. You just need to have fun and not take it so seriously as a horror movie. Warwick Davis is just a great leprechaun and he made it into a fun franchise!

7/10

I love the first Leprechaun which came out and was directed by Mark Jones. I think it is the best in the series and along with the first two that came after it, all three of them deserve praise. Especially this one however as it doesn't try to be a good film. Its wacky, mildly cartoonish in violence, funny death scenes and an excellent music score. All of these things with weird plot holes is what makes Leprechaun so great.

Getting off topic for a moment, I was mentioning how these elements worked to make the film work right? Well by Leprechaun 4 in Space, and then the two films where he goes to the hood don't work. Of course like the first one they're silly, but they never knew their limits and they failed to really provide comedy or horror. They just never worked. On another note, the 2nd and 3rd Leps in the series were able to work perfectly.

Anyway back onto Leprechaun 1, it is a classy, cheesy popcorn horror film which will fill you heart with laughter. It knows it's limits and Warwick Davis as the Leprechaun is a joy to watch in action. It also marks some of the best quotes from the Leprechaun. The music score is also the best here as it combines and contrasts absurdness and creepiness together.

Anyway, like many of Slasher Horror franchises like "Halloween", "Child's Play", "TCM" and "SCREAM", the first is always best to stick wit.

It deserves 8 four-leaf clovers out of 10.