A few thoughts: After the little green demon's trip to Vegas in the last movie, it should be no surprise that they decided to fulfill the prophecy and send him to space for this 4th installment in the series, therefore solidifying their position as one of the most self-aware and idiotic horror franchises around. And while doing the space gimmick is not totally surprising, what is a surprise to me is how well this movie actually works. It's still dumb and bad in a lot of ways, but putting the Leprechaun in a space ship filled with an entirely different sort of victims and bizarre sci/fi cliches, they manage to separate this film from the rest and deal with the absurdity in some refreshing ways. The effects are mostly terrible, but one practical effects stands out as insanely creative and awesome, a human/spider/scorpion hybrid that really sold me on the latter half of the movie. Yes, this movie is dumb. But Warwick is still having a blast with the role, and the amount of humor found in the scenario comes pretty naturally. One of my favorites in the series.
People who watch the first ones in the series and think it would be funny to see the Leprechaun in space. It's pretty much exactly what you would expect.
My grade: C
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