Trying to make an honest living, a teen's attempts to fix his relationship with his girlfriend is tested when she falls victim to a leprechaun's curse to be his his bride and forces him to utilize the legends of their nature to rescue her from her fate.This one was a decidedly lackluster though still entertaining effort. One of the few good parts here is the fun mind-games that come about once she's captured as that's when the fun really gets going. While the initial abduction from her house makes for some great action chasing around the house, and there's the perverse taunting being done when he tries to get her to submit as his wife, teasing her with the body modifications that must be done in order to brood his offspring, though it really tends to work well in the inescapable tunnel route by making it impossible to leave and always ending up back where they started in the liar. It's a pretty nightmarish concept that really works well at getting to her, though it's best utilized in the finale weer it's an even more effective tool to tease and frustrate the two throughout their battles into an extremely fun sequence that has even more going for it beyond this fun lair. This has some really enjoyable elements in how they begin fighting each other as the brawl with the controlled skeleton and keeping her safe using some nice counters to his trickery while keeping this upbeat and quite a bit better than expected. This one also comes really nicely with the enhanced amount of goofy, cheesy action which is now much more prevalent with the rather fun encounter in the bar where they drink him under the table and cause him to become staggering drunk, a rather goofy encounter in the office where they trap it in the iron safe before turning his tricks on them to escape and finally the scene at the drag racing spot where he runs them down with a souped-up demonic drag car that's just such a cheesy idea in concept and execution that there's very little about this that doesn't become appealing. Along with the great kills here, these here do manage to hold up the film against the few minor flaws in this one. Just like the original, the fact that this is just so much goofy, cheesy action here at the expense of actual horror elements that it might wear thin for some in how this goes overboard with these elements. The jokes and rhyming quips which are a constant here, not only from the kills but also during the simple scenes of them hanging out around his cave which is quite goofy that really makes this one too comical to take seriously while the original had a lot of success mixing the two. That in turns leads to the other big flaw here in that there's several new changes that quite different from the original, as the new weakness here makes no sense as it's not tied into their history at all, there's little about the need for putting the curse on the girl in order to get her in this situation which makes sense and the final resolution fails to follow through any of the usual methods featured here. These here do manage to hold it back somewhat, though there's still plenty of positives found here.Rated R: Graphic Violence, Adult Language and Nudity.

Released in 1992, "Leprechaun 2" switches the location to Hollywood where a young guy named Cody (Charlie Heath) runs Darkside Tours with his swindler uncle Morty (Sandy Baron). A devilish Leprechaun (Warwick David) shows up with his eyes on Cody's girlfriend, Bridget (Shevonne Durkin), because she's the descendant of a woman he wanted to make his bride a thousand years earlier. Can Cody and Morty save her? I've only seen the first four Leprechaun movies and this first sequel is definitely an all-around improvement, likely because the filmmakers had over twice the budget. The first movie was hindered by a limited location (a rural ranch house) and a monotonous story that got dull and redundant after 40 minutes. "Leprechaun 2," by contrast, is compelling throughout for what it is, a low-budget horror/comedy. Davis is consistently amusing as the titular imp, Heath & Baron make for quality protagonists and Shevonne looks great (although she's not the best actress). The film runs 85 minutes and was shot in Los Angeles.GRADE: B-

One of the movies that have ever been made! Money happened, it happened upon people, a weird power dynamic played out sexually then a dollar amount was paid to compensate. It's called business. People do it all the time, and in addition to that the plot of Leprechaun 2: there was a short actor originally from England, he got a job in America. In America this short actor we'll call Warwick, he sat in a make-up chair for hours on end so that he might be immortalized as a monster for a horror movie franchise. Warwick Davis is a talented actor capable of a range and depth that few can match, his most famous role will be as this, The Leprechaun, and any short actor in Hollywood would kill for such a role, W.T.F?

This movie is a marvel to say the least. The first Leprechaun was such a horrible movie that I went into this without any trace of hope. I've seen Children of the Corn sequels okay? I know what I'm in for. This seemed like something I would loathe being on my screen. No one is more shocked than me that I actually consider this a... good movie. Not a guilty pleasure but a... GOOD MOVIE? This is a movie that fixes 90% of the problems from the first movie. The pacing is miraculously improved, the acting is improved, the humor is improved, Warwick Davis is better, it is more creative, it does a better job exploring and parodying Irish myth and lore, and it has... wait for it... likable characters!!! Imagine that!!!Sure, finding a wife is no better a premise than finding gold, and wrought iron as kryptonite makes as much sense as a four leaf clover. Also some things in general don't really make sense and you get a bad line reading here and there. But good god, I was actually not annoyed this time! How refreshing. If I caught a Leprechaun and received wishes, one would be that they just released this in place of the first movie. Jennifer Anniston didn't need that film. I didn't need that film. It is a complete waste of time and should be skipped at all costs. This one, however, is actually entertaining and stands on its own as a fun horror comedy. I can only hope that the later sequels can hold on to this quality.