Leprechaun - Back 2 Tha Hood [2003]

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REALLY FUNNY.......2007-11-04

The last person who has the Leprechaun's (Warwick Davis) gold, sends him back to hell. The spot where he sends him back to hell was destined to be a Youth Center, but a year later has become the ghetto's worst neighborhood. Revealed to a Fortune Teller, a young woman, Emily (Tangy Miller) and her friend Lisa (Sherrie Jackson) learn that they will get a great fortune soon, but that it will come with a terrible price. Having a picnic in the park, Emily stumbles upon the spot of the Leprechaun's collection of gold pieces. After splitting up the money, Emily and Lisa use the money to help their careers, while there two friends Rory (Laz Alonso) and Jamie (Page Kennedy) use the money to party. He returns and begins to lay a path of destruction in the ghetto, killing anyone who interrupts his search for the coins. Emily learns that her friend has special clover that will stop the Leprechaun's rampage and goes off looking for him finally settling the score once and for all.

The Good News: This has to be the funniest of the movies. I think it is also the funniest horror film of all time. I haven't laughed at a horror film as hard as I have at this movie. This has the funniest lines in the whole series, but I can't really say them here for one reason: censoring the language for the quote would render their hilarity to near uselessness. It didn't bother me that there was a lot of language, but the funny jokes well make up for it. There was also a great scene with the Leprechaun stoned and wandering around a kitchen getting hit with everything that the equally stoned and oblivious character doesn't know about. There was a lot more slapstick humor in the film, and it has to be the greatest horror comedy. The Leprechaun's attacks are pretty gory. It's been a long time since I've seen a good leg amputation, and fortunately, this film provides it. It does it as one of the best scenes in the movie, as a cop is fighting the Leprechaun and goes to kick him. The Leprechaun blocks it and throws him up against the squad car, then he looks down and sees a big pile of blood on the ground directly under him. He looks and notices that his leg is missing. He then cut away to reveal that the Leprechaun has his leg. This is a classic scene that will mark one of the many highlights of the film series. There are several other great attacks of the Leprechaun, but they can't be revealed. He does have some gory tricks up his sleeve, and their execution in the film is flawless. They look realistic, which isn't something that can be said for the other films in the series. Besides the leg amputation, we also get a few brutal stabbing, a good impaling, and one cool slashed throat. Granted, this isn't a Jason movie, where everyone is dispatched in a different way, but that more than satisfied me for this type of slasher. The gunfight in the film is also really impressive, as gang members unload countless rounds of ammunition at the three-foot leprechaun, then he miraculously gets up and slaughters the gang. That will go down for me as the best scene in the film.

The Bad News: This does take a while to really get going, and the first half-hour will make you wonder if the film is actually "Leprechaun 6," or an African-American urban drama. There is no real connection made to say that it is a "Leprechaun" film other than the opening scene, but stick with it, as it remedies the situation quite rapidly.

The Final Verdict: A slow-moving opening scene really doesn't take away from the fact that this is one of the true original entries in the series. It is also the funniest one, but be forewarned that it may not be funny to everyone. Some of the humor is really out there. Deserves a look by fans of the series, as well as people interested in seeing African-American's in horror films and horror-comedy fans.

Leprechaun: Back 2 Tha Hood [2003] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

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Decent return to form by the Leprechaun
"Wheres me zombie fly-girls in this film?"
Leprechaun back 2 tha hood, is the best........

Leprechaun: Back 2 Tha Hood [2003] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Starring: Warwick Davis , Tangi Miller , Laz Alonso , Page Kennedy , and Sherrie Jackson
Director: Steven Ayromlooi
Manufacturer: Lions Gate
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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Release Date: 2003-12-30

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Decent return to form by the Leprechaun.......2007-03-01

Lep is back for more South Central Los Angeles fun and games. After a brief animated segment giving some backstory for the Leprechaun, we're straight into Compton as the tiny, gold-obsessed villain goes on one last rampage to retrieve his stolen loot.

As you would expect if you've seen the previous film, this contains a fair amount of weed-related humour. There's a death by bong and one very funny scene with a stoned Leprechaun in Jamie's kitchen that is reminiscent of the drunk scene from E.T. There is an important lesson here: the dope has a very negative effect on the Leprechaun's concentration and motivation. As soon as he's on the stuff, he forgets all about his gold and stumbles around laughing and falling over instead. This was his exact problem in part five, when he spent more time hanging out at a club than getting the job done. I'm not saying this is some kind of message for the kids, but all of you Leprechauns out there obviously need to lay off the drugs.

If there is one aspect that stops this from being a great Leprechaun outing, it's a slight lack of imagination when it comes to the action side of the story. Those of you who enjoyed the demented lunacy of parts three and four may be a little disappointed with the violence in this one. It's a shame that Lep 6 is let down by such pedestrian death scenes.

I liked this Leprechaun: Back 2 Tha Hood, though. While never quite equaling the better entries in the series, it's a worthwhile watch for all fans. A much more dapper-looking Warwick Davis gives it his all once again, so I hope this is not the last time we see him in this role.

"Wheres me zombie fly-girls in this film?".......2005-05-27

My cousin had the audacity to buy this online, after witnessing the cinematic masterpiece that was Leprecahun in the Hood (check out my review of that, its amazing).
This has no hilarious rhyming couplets, and sadly the directors and producers have gone all serious, with a background to the little fella's existence. I mean, the first one made you think, but this is astonishing...it includes something about compromising all you believe in or something.
Anyway back to what you really want....any funny scenes....a few, yes, the kitchen sequence and the police car showdown.
The best bit is the commentary from the legend Warwick Davis as well as the director and a few guys who got paid for speaking about it. They take it so seriously, and its just so funny to us who see it for what it is, a cheap movie, bereft of the glory of its predecessor.
Overall its a roller coaster ride of amusing deaths, blingin' mise-en-scene and amateur cinematography....with a Leprechaun!

Leprechaun back 2 tha hood, is the best...............2004-10-26

I recommend this film to everyone who is a leprechaun fan and is also a fan of warwick davis,its gpt comedy in it, fantasy, enjoyment, it just makes you want to carry on and watch it, over and over again.
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