Leprechaun always faced that uphill battle of not being taken seriously, thing is they really aren't supposed to. These are comedy horrors and harmless ones at that.Leprechaun 3 is noted as being Warwick Davis favourite and I can see why, it blows the others I've seen out of the water with it's fantastic humour and performances by the cast.Our leading lady however retired straight after production, perhaps this isn't what she had in mind when she went into acting.This third part see's our titular character venture to Las Vegas where one of his golden shillings is stolen. Cue the bloodshed & brilliant comedic quips.Watching this almost helped me forget about the embarrassment that was the WWE's reboot of the franchise back in 2014 with Origins.Harmless fun and the best one of the franchise that I've seen up until now.The Good: Humour is on point Cast is great especially Davis Looks solid The Bad:A bit silly in places Things I Learnt From This Movie:Leprechauns need health insurance toI really want to see a Leprechaun vs Chucky crossover now

Top o' the morning to ye! Unlike Lucky Charms Cereal, the Leprechaun Series of Movies has never been magically delicious. The original movie was shite & every one of the sequels, was equally as crappy, because how ridiculous, non-continuity, the films were, and how none of the settling for the movies, matches with the 'Irish Luck' premise of the killer Leprechaun. 'Leprechaun 3', somewhat continues with that, as none of the characters from the first & second film aren't seen or mentioned at all in the film, also the movie doesn't explain, why Leprechaun (Warwick Davis) is frozen in stone, unless this is a sequel to 2003's 'Leprechaun Back 2 tha Hood', which I doubt. In truth, the Leprechaun is supposed, to be blown up in the last movie. So, how in the hell, was he able to put himself, back together!? Also, why a man with missing limbs named Lucky (Richard Reicheg) has him!? Who is this guy!? He wasn't in the last movie! In spite of that, at least, the third entry directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith had the most grounded of settlings for the Leprechaun to run amok at: Las Vegas. It makes a lot of sense for him, to be there, terrorize horrible folks. Once again, the makeup work for the Leprechaun was great, and Warwick Davis was a treat to watch, as the short status villain. It's too bad, that his rhyming puns weren't really that funny. Despite that, another thing, great about this movie, is the addition gimmick that one of the leprechaun's gold shillings grants whoever holds it, a wish. Because of this, it allows for more outlandish fun than the previous movies, were, missing. It's also adds to the clever death scenes, as well. I love how each of the characters meet their demise, related to their own selfish greed and faults. For example, one of female character is killed by her shallow wish to become beautiful & another is killed, by his pride of becoming the best magician in the world. It reminds me so much of the crappier version of 2000's 'Bedazzled', in how the leprechaun twist their wishes, against them. It was memorable for the low budget, they had. Even the gore effects were alright, even if you can clearly see, white foam stuffing in the exploding models. However, it does ask the question, why the leprechaun was unable to hurt the holder of the gold coin, in the last movie, but he somewhat can in this movie. It's so weird, that the stipulation was abandoned, just like the magic MacGuffin of the gold medallion that turns the walking talking symbol of St. Patrick Day into stone. Another confusing thing that the film added, was the addition gimmick that anybody that the Leprechaun bites, turns into one, themselves. I get that, they wanted to put a little more tension between the human characters and the mythological creature, but it never quite have the impact that it could've had. The turning of a Leprechaun by Scott McCoy (John Gatins) rarely adds anything. In short, the human characters are just not that strong or interesting. They also just aren't the best actors around. Scott McCoy comes across, as a creepy stalker than a likable main lead & Lee Armstrong gets annoyingly bad at times as Tammy Larsen, a magician's assistant trying to make a better life for herself. The only redeeming qualities of her performance was the little striptease, during the middle of the film. No wonder, why she quit acting, a year after, this film, released. Her acting was mediocre. The supporting characters that surround the main actors, are also borderline shallow one-dimension cardboard stereotypes that for the most part, are not that important, for the film to invest, so much time into them. The editing lacks the precision needed. Certain scenes like the pawn store, lags, and others felt a little too rushed like the outside scenes. It's seems to me, that film doesn't take much, advances of being filmed in Las Vegas. You don't see, many Las Vegas landmarks. I get that they couldn't film in famous casinos, due to licensing issues, but at least, have scenes with Vega Vic or the "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign", more in the film. It's sad that most of the film was filmed at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California. None of the set pieces fully plays up to their kitschy nature. As well, as the music score by composer Dennis Michael Tenney fails to heighten any of the thrills. Even, the shots of tits, couldn't save this film from being a failure. It's weird to hear that the movie was first considered for release in 3D. By the time the movie began production, the idea was abandoned. In my opinion, it could work. At least, it would made this movie stand out, more. Overall: You may not find a pot of gold in this particular Leprechaun movie, but you might a get a laugh or two out of Davis' patently hyperbolic performance here. Other than that, Leprechaun always struck me as a poor's man parody of the horror genre rather than a serious attempt at being a legit comedic horror film. It's can kiss my clover. Nevertheless, it's by far, the least annoying movie in the series. Still, don't pressed your luck. Watch something else if you can. Leprechaun 3 is only fun to watch if you're drunk. Like a beer, this direct to video film was totally wasted.

If you read my review of "Leprechaun" and "Leprechaun 2" and wondered if Warwick Davies survived then welcome to your answer….. No, he died in the first film and again in the second film…. But Yes, he came back!!If "Leprechaun" was about a pot'o'gold…. And "Leprechaun 2" is about getting a wife then "Leprechaun 3 is about the perils of magical wishes with a nod to the greed of Las Vegas - I say nod as if there was more of a similarity or even a juxtaposition against wealth and greed this film could have been quite clever… but lets face it, if you have read my previous reviews you know the Leprechaun films are more tongue in cheek than serious, using Las Vegas probably made somebody chuckle rather than them thinking it was a serious statement.The film starts, a one-legged, one-handed, one-eyed down on his luck fella brings a statue of a Leprechaun wearing a gold medallion into a pawn shop. Thinking he's got a bargain the owner pays up and studies the statue, also casually removing the medallion thus freeing the Leprechaun from his stone like slumber - queue all hell breaking loose under the lights of Vegas. Scott, a freshman who is just passing through Vegas gets sucked into all the action, first of all meeting a magicians assistant, then getting sucked into gambling in a casino, and then pawning his rolex to fund his newly acquired gambling addiction. Somewhere along the way Scott get's bitten by the Leprechaun and simultaneously injures the Leprechaun - the result is cross contamination of blood which will ultimately turn Scott into a life size Leprechaun/human mutant - what are the chances of this happening?!This film is better than the 2nd film but not as good as the 1st Leprechaun film, it carries a lot of similarities and is camper than rainbow tent in a rainbow field. It features all the fan favourites like bad acting, poor story, rubbish action and awful effects, it even has a battle at the end which could spell the end of the Leprechaun.Surely this has to be the last Leprechaun film you say… well read my review of "Leprechaun 4 - A Leprechaun in Space" to find out.

Leprechaun 3 is a good installment.Our Leprechaun keeps up with the rhyme scheme, keeps up with the killing, and keeps up with the greed. He's essentially a different Leprechaun than the others, which avoids the picky plot points involved in continuity. We don't have to worry about whether or not Jason dies from the axe wound to his head; this is a different Leprechaun with different weaknesses. This keeps our perspective fresh.I found his setting in Las Vegas perfect. There's no better hive of modern pop culture for Leprechaun to make fun of than Sin City itself. I'm also glad we finally got to see some boobs. I look forward to more of the same stuff in later installments.