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!!)

Where all the monsters hang out

It’s no secret that Comedy Central is constantly trying to come up with an original series that will come close to the success of South Park. And in some of these attempts, they try to reach out to the soft spoken crowd in hopes to spark up something big (does anybody remember Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire… this was an attempt to reach out to those Dungeons & Dragons folk).

Well, they are at it again. This time, they are reaching to the Horror Film Fans. And like Kröd Mändoon, it doesn’t look like it will be hilariously funny, but it will prove to be weird… weird enough to get me to watch it… at least for a while.

Good afternoon. Are you in need of any assistance today, sir?

“By tying thousands of balloon to his home, 78-year-old Carl Fredricksen sets out to fulfill his lifelong dream to see the wilds of South America. Right after lifting off, however, he learns he isn’t alone on his journey, since Russell, a wilderness explorer 70 years his junior, has inadvertently become a stowaway on the trip.”

Pixar’s latest looks awesome. And, as always, it will be a sure win. These guys know how to write a good story, and I just love the 3D graphics (makes for good eye-candy).

There’s something wrong with Esther.

“After their unborn baby dies, Kate and John Coleman decide to adopt a child as a hopeful way to bring some joy and normalcy into their lives. Enter the seemingly perfect Esther, who’s angelic facade might mask sinister intentions.”

Oh, yeah…. creepy.

Come with me if you want to live…

I will not be seeing this tonight, at the midnight showing, as originally planned. A shame… I recall seeing T2 at a midnight showing. First time I ever did that.

Never-the-less, I found a cool 4 minute trailer that has kept my interest peeked, regardless of the 37% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Good thing is, I’m not really expecting “ground breaking” story telling here. I’m just looking forward to seeing those T-800′s in action.

We just want to go home…

Oh yeah, this one is going to be awesome…

“An extraterrestrial race forced to live in slum-like conditions on Earth suddenly find a kindred spirit in a government agent that is exposed to their biotechnology.”

Oh, and this trailer has subtitles and no blur during the alien interrogation (not initially seen when first presented before Wolverine).

Well, Watson, we seem to have fallen upon evil days

“It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts.”

I don’t know how much this film falls under the “Fictum Scientia” catagory, but judging from the trailer… there seems to be some supernatural elements. And it looks like there is some kind of “ruling the world” type of villain, so it might just qualify.

“Detective Sherlock Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson engage in a battle of wits and brawn with a nemesis whose plot is a threat to all of England.”

Transformers 2 Trailer

I wasn’t a huge fan of the first one, but this looks like it could have a bid more actions (and Transformers) than the original. Yep, I’m looking forward to it.

“The battle for Earth has ended but the battle for the universe has just begun. After returning to Cybertron, Starscream assumes command of the Decepticons, and has decided to return to Earth with force. The Autobots believing that peace was possible finds out that Megatron’s dead body has been stolen from the US Military by Skorpinox and revives him using his own spark. Now Megatron is back seeking revenge and with Starscream and more Decepticon reinforcements on the way, the Autobots with reinforcements of their own, may have more to deal with then meets the eye.”

Sam Raimi is back to old school

Most people who know Sam Raimi know him from the Spiderman films. Those of you that know him from the old Evil Dead days will be happy to know that he will returning to horror with his latest: Drag Me to Hell.

It kind of reminds me of Thinner (a Stephen King adaptation), but looks to be more intense (not mention the demons and all).

“A loan officer ordered to evict an old woman from her home finds herself the recipient of a supernatural curse, which turns her life into a living hell. Desperate, she turns to a seer to try and save her soul, while evil forces work to push her to a breaking point.”