Leprechaun 2

Just to think, a year after the monstrosity that was "Leprechaun," they made "Leprechaun 2" in 1994.

Leonard Kladly started his review out by saying, "There’s no lucky charm, or charm of any kind, to “Leprechaun 2.” This malevolent little horror item is a nasty piece of business that revels in chicanery and gore. For the die-hard fan, this may be just the sort of pot o’gold that’s eluded him. Otherwise, be forewarned, there’s more bile than blarney in this bit of Irish folklore. Commercial prospects for the genre outing are down and dirty. This is strict programmer fare for a niche audience and straight on to video and cable. It should do respectable, if fleeting, business in its limited theatrical run."

Despite that the character's the same, the sequel only has little reference to the first movie. The story starts a thousand years prior in Ireland with the Leprechaun looking for a wife.

According to his people's legend, he can marry any girl he wants who sneezes three times. Kladly mentioned, "This hitherto unknown bit of the archaic, of course, is spurred more by convenience than logic."

When the Leprechaun is just going to marry the girl (Shevonne Durkin), his slave who also happens to be her father (James Lancaster) ruins his plan. However, the Leprechaun swears that a thousand years later he will marry his descendant to looks just like his daughter.

Kladly is right when he says, "It’s a mighty slim device for even the most Pyrrhic victory." However, a thousand years later he arrives in California. His eyes are targeted on Bridget (Durkin), and this time her boyfriend is Cody (Charlie Heath).

Three sneezes later, Bridget is captured but just barely. This should be the end, only Cody manages to get his hands on the Leprechaun's gold. As we all know, the Leprechaun goes insane when someone takes at least one peice of gold from his pot.

The creaters of this mess at least don't insert anything really serious and have a little fun while inserting the kills. Kladly said, "The accent is cruel and darkly ironic, and brevity rather than wit allows them to skip through the pastiche plot."

Davis brings charm to this role even though he has to sit through hours of makeup. There's also a comic relief of Sandy Baron as Charlie's street smart, alcoholic uncle who is quite the gambler. The remaining cast is really forgettable.

Kladly ended his review by saying, "“Leprechaun 2” is a reasonably well-made, idle diversion. It may just, but only just, have the pluck to raise its head again slightly sooner than 2994."

Like I stated before, there is no need to see the "Leprechaun franchise." Each movie is bad right from the start. There was no need to make any sequels. Why did they do it, I cannot say.

Only way to get through all of this is just to sit back and try to take in this horrific experience is just to take it one day at a time, even though it will be painful. Look out tomorrow for the next installment of the "Leprechaun franchise."