The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns

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Summary: leprechauns
Review: As a teacher of english as a second language I showed my students the movie and they loved it...who sings that wonderful song?

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Summary: May the luck of the Irish be with you!
Review: I am Irish and I LOVE this movie. You may think that because Iam Irish I love it but I bet that you will love it too. Go ahead andbuy it I guarantee you are not making a mistake(If you like comedy and adventure with real humans and lepercauns. If so PLEASE LEAVE THE ROOM WHILE THIS MOVIE IS RUNNING I REPEAT PLEASE LEAVE THE ROOM WHILE THIS MOVIE IS RUNNING! ) I really hope my review is helpful to you! END

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Summary: May the luck of the Irish be with you!
Review: I am Irish and I LOVE this movie. You may think that because I am Irish I love it but I bet that you will love it too. Go ahead and rent it or buy it I guarantee you are not making a mistake(If you like comedy and adventure with real humans and lepercauns. If so PLEASE LEAVE THE ROOM WHILE THIS MOVIE IS RUNNING I REPEAT PLEASE LEAVE THE ROOM WHILE THIS MOVIE IS RUNNING! ) I really hope my review is helpful to you!

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Summary: May the luck of the Irish be with you!
Review: I am some Irish blood in me and I love this movie. You may think that I like this movie because I am Irish or because I am only 9 years old but that is not true. I just think that a movie like this should be watched as a family. If you can't sand fun,danger,or excitment leave the room while this movie is on. I hope my review was helpful to you.

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Summary: Fantasitic
Review: I think this movie was GREAT! And this is coming from a teen. I think that most people would enjoy this movie. It's got a romeo and juliet plus a kind of braveheart twist to it.

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Summary: Briliant Storyline
Review: This is one of the best made for TV movies since Merlin. I think it has great special effects and the storyline is very touching and romantic mixed in with a little magic, fighting, and good music. This movie is definately a must see for the family and anybody who enjoys old folk lore and a little bit of fantasy.

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Summary: If you are truely Irish
Review: If you are truely Irish, you believe in Leprechauns and Banshees and Fairies from the old country. Even if you aren't a child, this movie makes you believe in things that you thought were just pretend. You rememeber what it is like to be a child and just want to dance around. Try to over look the fact that you are suppose to be an adult and watch this made for TV movie

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Summary: This movie rocks!
Review: I saw this movie when it aired on t.v and I knew that once it comes out, I have to get it. It was awesome and I loved the other movies that have the same special effects. This is something for the whole family to watch.

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Summary: Romeo and Juliet in Ireland!
Review: "The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns" is an Irish fairy version of "Romeo and Juliet" with a dual romance going on simultaneously, perhaps a bit sappy and slightly flawed, but slightly entertaining none-the less in terms of delivery.

Randy Quaid stars as a man under the guise of returning to Ireland to seek his "roots" and take a long extended vacation when he in fact, is secretly making plans to convert a long stretch of the Irish country side around the town and cabin he rents. In the cabin he rents he discovers, it's already inhabited by the leader of the Leprechauns and his wife and family. In the background of the fairy tale, a feud is occuring between the faires (trooping fairies) and the leprechauns and other (solitary fairies), all of which are found within Irish mythology concerning "the fae" or "fairies".

What could have potentially been perhaps the best example of "fae and faery tale myth" come to life, is as was stated before a decidedly flawed piece of work. As was said by a previous viewer, Quaid instead of seeming uncomfortable, tries to add some zest to his character by attempting a pale inspiried version of "The Quiet Man" staring John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara. A wonderful film about a man rediscovering romance and his roots in Ireland, much like the character Jack Woods (i.e. Randy Quaid). Orla Brady playes Kathleen Fitzpatrick the firey dark haired beauty and love interest for Randy Quaids character. While Quaid seems subdued and notably lacking in terms of any kind of shine in the character of Jack. Orla Woods is a bit to snappish and shrill and fickle in terms of having any kind of real appeal. It's hard to sustain belief that these two have anything other then a simple attraction to each other rather then being deeply in love as we are supposed to believe they are.

Mean while in the realm of the Faery, Princess Jessica of the "Trooping Fairies" and Mickey Muldoon of the Leprechauns, meet and like Romeo and Juliet fall in love over the course of perhaps an hour or more when Mickey and his Leprechaun friends crash a fairy ball. What results is a rather complex and poorly plotted story line involving bumbling Fairy Kings and Leprechaun leaders, and their frustrated and much far far quicker wives. What is probably supposed to be, one imagines a kind of illusion to each of these men being no different from each other aside from race, isn't dwelt upon enough to give any kind of creedence and only leaves them seeming bumbling and foolish rather then enduring. Jessica is played with wide eyed and high pitched bathering by Caroline Carver.

Aside from Colm Meany the remainder of the cast of "Irish" seems pulle straight from the set of an Irish Spring soap commerical in terms of poor accents. Ireland itself is played off as a land that never moved beyond the early 20th century in terms of no cars, faint electricity and simple villagers that one could place in the background of a monster horror movie with pitch forks and torches.

To be fair, this story seems to be here for mere entertainment rather then any kind of deep messages and and relating tales of the irish fairies or the evils of coorperate development. What could have been an excellent story that is reminiscent of "The Quiet Man" and "Romeo and Juliet" with twists of irish faeries is a poor movie that deserves perhaps a rental or a check out from a local library rather then spending the full amount to buy and own it.

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Summary: I don't even think kids can enjoy this
Review: Please, hear me out: We watched this movie and I have to say that it was very well put together with acceptable production design and a promising concept. But it's faults far outweigh it's virtues. The movie is LONG and it has too many story lines for any child to follow along with, and anyone old enough to follow along would rather watch something less childish as this is. It has brief moments of charm, too much irish spirit, which again children won't understand, and relys too much upon it's effects. None of it makes logical sense, granted it is a fairytale, but even still nothing is explained. There are too many characters, and the Romeo and Juliette story completely complicates everything to such a disaster that a war breaks out and nothing is accomplished. Why would a child want to see this nonsensical piece of work? Why would an adult. There are so many better family films that are gripping for both children AND adults. If you really want to see something that you will adore forever go and look at "The 10th Kingdom" because there are movies with morals, and movies who have stories that incorporate points. I prefer the ones with stories- logical stories- ones that one can follow without difficulty or a notepad. I hope this helped.