Leprechaun: Origins

"A horror icon is reborn."

2014 1h 30m EN

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4.4

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★4.4TMDB · 279

Horror

Synopsis

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Two young couples backpacking through Ireland discover that one of Ireland's most famous legends is a terrifying reality.

“A horror icon is reborn.”

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Cast

Stephanie Bennett
Sophie
Andrew Dunbar
Ben
Melissa Roxburgh
Jeni
Brendan Fletcher
David
Garry Chalk
Hamish
Teach Grant
Sean
Dylan Postl
The Leprechaun
Bruce Blain
Ian

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Zach Lipovsky
Writers: Harris Wilkinson
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Zach Lipovsky, shot by Mahlon Todd Williams. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jeff Tymoschuk. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Mark Stevens shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Stephanie Bennett and Andrew Dunbar and Melissa Roxburgh carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A horror icon is reborn.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2345613 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Zach Lipovsky directs. Mahlon Todd Williams behind the camera. Jeff Tymoschuk scores. Mark Stevens cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 12 years ago.
3Directed by Zach Lipovsky, shot by Mahlon Todd Williams. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Jeff Tymoschuk. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Mark Stevens shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Stephanie Bennett and Andrew Dunbar and Melissa Roxburgh carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "A horror icon is reborn.".
8IMDB entry: tt2345613 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Mahlon Todd Williams
Original score: Jeff Tymoschuk
Editing: Mark Stevens
Production design: Troy Hansen
Makeup / hair: Julia Bors
VFX supervisor: Lee Wilson
Sound: Tim Hoogenakker
Stunt coordinator: Kimani Ray Smith
Runtime: 90 min · 1h 30m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Leprechaun: Origins (2014)

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slayrrr6662017-03-17
★ 7/10
Hiking through the Irish countryside, a group of tourists encounter a group of demented locals living in a remote village offering sacrifices to a deadly leprechaun intending them to be next and must find a way to fight off the villagers as well as the deadly creature. This one isn't nearly as bad as it's reputation. One of the strongest aspects of this one is the fact that there's a lot of work done here to enhance the historical connection of their trip with the folklore of the area. The film features some rather enjoyable work about the story of the Celtic origins of the area, from their stories about the past settlers and it's connection to the different monuments around the woods to the different measures of protecting them from the creature as it sets out to hunt them one-by-one all manage to readily make this one quite nice in that regard. As well, there's plenty of incredibly fun action to be had throughout here which carries this one along quite fast and frantic, with the opening stalking of the couple lost in the woods, the later scene of the group getting chased through the woods into the secondary cabin where not only do they come face-to-face with the true intentions behind the arrival there and a pretty enjoyable brawl in the woods where they're captured and prepared for the sacrifice. The ensuing fight with the creature when it appears is rather decent as well, and the final lead-up to the brawl in the cabin where it tracks them down for it's final big fight is a big highlight, yet none of this is possible without the glorious high-impact action with them trapped in the cabin unaware of the creature stalking them outside. Discovering their trapped inside, the first hints that something is inside with them and the different means of barricading themselves away and it breaking through which really enhances the suspense of the situation and gives this one a ton of action along the way. The finale does come close to the impact of this one, with the scenes of them inside the truck and escaping into the woods with the creature right on them and leading into the house ambush which is rather tense and gives this some solid action to finish this off on a high-note. Along with the fine gory kills, these here hold this one up over it's few flaws as it did have a few troubling issues. The film's biggest problem is the fact that the creature never really seems consistent in it's motivations. Initially it seems to be after them for encroaching on it's territory, then it goes after the franchises' storyline of the desire for gold and then it becomes apart of the sacrificial storyline which doesn't make any sense and contradicts most of the other issues here as it never relly seems to be consistent within itself. Neither of these really make it play that well into the franchise as well which gives it a rather odd feeling of being just an ordinary creature on the loose and has nothing in common with the others so it does feel somewhat out-of-place in that regard. The other problematic area is the rather lousy special effects on the creature itself, which is usually so blurry and distorted by the rapid-fire quick-cut editing that you never get any kind of view of it and can tell what it looks like until the end despite it being present most of the movie. These here really drag it out. Rated R: Graphic Language and Graphic Violence.
Gimly2020-05-19
★ 3/10
Sure is an odd naming convention for a movie that contains neither an Origin nor a Leprechaun. I guess they didn't have faith in the more accurate title: The Lamer Adventures of Scar from The Descent for Some Reason. Final rating:★½: - Boring/disappointing. Avoid where possible.