Review of Leprechaun: Origins (2014) by Everett J — 25 Aug 2014

I love the slasher/monster genre of horror. It's usually so fun and gory, it's a blast to watch. In the 90's the Leprechaun series was kind of a light hearted take on this genre that got very cheesy really quick(Leprechaun in Space, in Vegas, and even "In the Hood").

But as bad is got, they were all still entertaining. So now they have this reboot out, and I figured "Sweet! should be fun!" Especially with WWE's Hornswoggle cast as the Leprechaun in this origin story.

But, unfortunately, this is nothing like the original franchise. Other than deaths and being in Ireland, this has NOTHING in common with Leprechaun the series, or leprechauns in general. The story is so generic it writes itself.

4 young adults(2 guys and 2 girls) stay in a dark cabin while vacationing in Ireland, and are attacked by the Leprechaun. Only instead of an evil Lucky Charms salesman, we get some cheap looking vampire/monster mix that just growls and grunts.

This could have been called any generic horror movie name and it wouldn't have mattered. Somehow they figured people would watch by calling it "Leprechaun Origins". But, there is NO actual Leprechauns and this ISN'T an ORIGIN story!! False advertising.

Hornswoggle is completely wasted as that role could have been played by anyone or even cgi, since he never speaks and is wearing a cheap looking mask you would buy from Deans Party Mania. Now, there is some really good gore and a couple awesome death scenes.

So for that, this is definitely worth a watch if you're a horror fan. But if you're a "Leprechaun" series fan, just forget all about the series and try to enjoy it for what it is, a monster movie.