Happy St. Patty’s Day… and watch out for that Leprechaun

I lift my beer up to Warwick Davis for his relentless portrayal of the little evil critter, The Leprechaun.
And what I mean relentless, I mean 6 movies, including the last two Leprechaun in the Hood and Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood.

Here’s a trailer from the first one… check out Jennifer Aniston from her pre-Friends era. She probably should have stuck with being a B-Movie vixen, they have a whole lot less paparazzi.

When a single father, his daughter, and three painters discover a pot of gold hidden near a house that the family is moving into, a vengefully violent leprechaun stalks them and uses his magical powers to frighten them into returning his gold. Although they are more than willing to meet his desires, one of the painters, while biting it to determine its authenticity, accidentally swallows it, complicating matters and leading to a night of terror.

Coincidently… Syfy is playing a block (in reverse order?) of the first four. You can catch this first classic at 4:00pm (how lame… I wish Syfy would go back to their old style of programming and drop the Wrestling and the reality show… we want more movies!!! and not just on weekends!!)

Daybreakers (2009)

Directed by Michael Spierig and Peter Spierig

Starring Ethan Hawke, Sam Neill, Willem Dafoe, Claudia Karvan, and Isabel Lucas

Finally, a movie that goes back to the basic concept of vampires being bad! It’s a bit refreshing to the recent releases of movies and TV show that make cool to be a vampire. HELLO! Vampires are evil. They feed off human blood! How can that be good? Nothing good can come of it. And that’s where this movie goes.

It’s the future, and vampires have basically taken over the world. They control the media, the politicians, and the private sector. Normal humans have become the commodity (the food). And the supply is running dry… but the demand is still rising. There is hope however, and it all lies in a vampire that, somehow, managed to turn himself back into a human again. And that’s were the story starts to fail. Read the rest of this entry »

Legion (2010)

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Directed by Scott Stewart.

With Paul Bettany, Lucas Black, Dennis Quaid, and Kevin Durand.

Who knew Angels could be so bad ass. I mean, really. And the Angels in this movie were the bad guys… or the good guys? I know, it’s confusing.

God loses faith in man. One Angel, Micheal, does not. Another Angel, Gabriel, follows orders and takes his army of angels to kill the one unborn child which is humankind’s only hope. You know how the movie is going to end, so you are watching just for the thrill ride.

Actually, it was less thrilling, and more hilarious than anything else. Read the rest of this entry »