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| LEPRECHAUN 4: IN SPACE D+ |
Here is my history with the LEPRECHAUN films. I own and occasionally sit down and watch the first three films in the franchise. I checked out LEPRECHAUN: ORIGINS and hated it. It was awful. Then being a fan of Mark Holton & wanting to see him in something again, I checked out LEPRECHAUN RETURNS. I liked that.
I never took the time to check out LEPRECHAUN 4: In Space or LEPRECHAUN 5: In the Hood or LEPRECHAUN 6: Back to the Hood, because I thought they looked stupid.
Still haven't seen 5 or 6, but I can say that I was correct about part 4....It was stupid.
For one, there is zero exposition or explanation. How did Leprechaun end up in space? Why is he there? We don't get answers to these questions. He's just there. No explanation.
Secondly, the three previous films established that the leprechaun can only be hurt/stopped with the power of a four leaf clover. This movie NEVER establishes that. In fact, they "kill" the Leprechaun THREE different times & of course he keeps coming back. Yet instead of realizing that they can't kill him, not only do they continue to try and kill him, they continue to try and kill him the same way that didn't work three times before!!!
I have seen worse acting, but not much. I know the character Gary Siner was playing was meant to be over the top, but this was way too much. His performance made the film feel like one of those cheap late night science shows you find on public access channels at 3 in the morning.
This film had little plot & the special effects had "low budget" written all over them in capital letters.
The only saving grace of this entire film of course was Warwick Davis' performance.
I never took the time to check out LEPRECHAUN 4: In Space or LEPRECHAUN 5: In the Hood or LEPRECHAUN 6: Back to the Hood, because I thought they looked stupid.
Still haven't seen 5 or 6, but I can say that I was correct about part 4....It was stupid.
For one, there is zero exposition or explanation. How did Leprechaun end up in space? Why is he there? We don't get answers to these questions. He's just there. No explanation.
Secondly, the three previous films established that the leprechaun can only be hurt/stopped with the power of a four leaf clover. This movie NEVER establishes that. In fact, they "kill" the Leprechaun THREE different times & of course he keeps coming back. Yet instead of realizing that they can't kill him, not only do they continue to try and kill him, they continue to try and kill him the same way that didn't work three times before!!!
I have seen worse acting, but not much. I know the character Gary Siner was playing was meant to be over the top, but this was way too much. His performance made the film feel like one of those cheap late night science shows you find on public access channels at 3 in the morning.
This film had little plot & the special effects had "low budget" written all over them in capital letters.
The only saving grace of this entire film of course was Warwick Davis' performance.
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