“We’re going to remake Leprechaun, but it needs to be serious than the last few. What should we do?”
“Oh, I know! Let’s make the Leprechaun himself different and turn him into a goblin monster, so it can be taken more seriously.”
“But wouldn’t the fans of the other movies hate that?”
“Who in the hell cares?! We don’t want it to be silly. Let’s make our Leprechaun a literal monster!”
“Yeah, let’s all do it. Nobody’s gonna care anyway…
There is a time where I needed to see this American remake of the Spanish hit •REC. Now, here we all are! Is this remake necessary? Why would I say that? Like the original, I liked this remake. Like with Psycho, it is greatly shot back-to-back, almost recreating the same movie. For American audiences, since •REC has no English dub. Like how the original Psycho is not in color.
This film ain’t so bad, despite how the CGI has NOT aged so well. Michael Jai White and John Leguizamo give out great performances as the titular protagonist and antagonist Clown, respectively, joined by Charlie Sheen’s father Martin (who would appear in the Amazing Spider-Man years later), Pet Sematary’s Miko Hughes, and veteran voice actor Frank Welker as the demonic Malebolgia. Spawn and Clown both look perfectly comic-accurate, which is a major highlight of the film. The “friendship” between Spawn,…
Perhaps of the best Halloween films in the franchise. I love it. Such a great 20th anniversary film in such a beloved slasher franchise. Jamie Lee Curtis has returned years after II with her performance stronger than before, complete with a dynamic mother-son chemistry between her and Josh Hartnett. With a supporting cast consisting of pre-Venom Michelle Williams, LL Cool J, the also-returning Nancy Stephens, Full Moon High’s Adam Arkin, a young Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and even Curtis’ mother Janet Leigh…
