The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns | 
 enlarge | Director: John Henderson
Actors: Randy Quaid, Whoopi Goldberg, Roger Daltrey, Colm Meaney, Kieran Culkin
Studio: Lions Gate
Category: DVD
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Rating:  91 reviews
Sales Rank: 6166
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
DVD Layers: 2
DVD Sides: 1
Picture Format: Academy Ratio
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 139 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.1 x 0.6
MPN: HMED10129D
ISBN: 6305742030
UPC: 707729101291
EAN: 9786305742036
ASIN: 6305742030
Theatrical Release Date: November 7, 1999
Release Date: March 14, 2000
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There's a war goin' on in this bit o' blarney, but it's more than the feud between the fairies and the leprechauns, upon which most of the overwrought tale hangs. It's also a struggle between competing, derivative story lines in this bloated, plodding film that can't decide what it wants to be. It's part Romeo and Juliet, via the seemingly doomed romance of the princess fairy and teenage leprechaun; part contemporary romance, with an uncomfortable-looking Randy Quaid in the romantic lead; and a large part unfocused fable that fills out its Irish stew with a feud reminiscent of Ireland's Catholic-Protestant conflict while throwing in fantastical Braveheart-style battle scenes and Riverdance-like interludes. The most stunning scenes are the fairy sequences that take place in a futuristic castle in the sky (think Wizard of Oz meets Star Wars) and the epic battles with innovative leprechaun bark-and-stick armor. It all makes for a jumble of a long movie, which originally aired as a miniseries on NBC. --Valerie J. Nelson
Product Description
Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent. Release Date: 04/22/2003 Run time: 139 minutes Rating: Nr
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| Customer Reviews:
 A Little different from the movies we normally view... September 24, 2008
Dolores K. Donovan (Titusville, Pennsylvania United States)
This was a very interesting movie. If you like 'em a little out of the norm - you will like this one.
 Best Movie Ever!!!! August 6, 2008
Jon Davis (Davis, Ca.)
I believe strongly that everyone should have this movie in their home video library. This movie has adventure, mystery, intrigue, suspense, romance, comedy and an excellent story. Children, teenagers and grown adults will love this movie! There's so much beauty to this film as well. The scenery is amazing and magical in itself! I can watch is again and again and never get board of it.
good movie July 28, 2008
Dustin R. Sample (albia iowa)
I was happy to find this movie and I enjoy watching it for a St. Patricks Day movie
Hard to miss... May 4, 2008
Lisa Golda-shields (Oh...here and there)
While my family enjoyed this hugely, we first watched it on VHS format...and discovered something interesting...the slightly shorter version is superior.
But this is absolute must see for anyone who hasn't taken a vacation in a while, as well as those who are not quite sure they believe in fairies anymore...if Randy and Whoppi can't convince you, you'[re a lost cause!
 Beautifully filmed, true to the legends, but too long April 28, 2008
LANCE R LINDLEY (Memphis, TN)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is basically the story of Romeo and Juliet, played out by mythical creatures against a backdrop of Irish legend. The locations and cinematography are quite good, the special effects pretty modern for 1999, and the cast was respectable, including Roger Daltry, Whoopie Goldberg, Colm Meaney, Zoe Wanamaker, that other Culkin kid and the other Quaid brother. Best as I can tell (from watching the special features), the production stayed pretty true to the legends of the Emerald Isle, so give it points for that. My biggest beef about the film is that it is just waaaaaaaaaay toooooooo loooooooong. Every thing about this movie is drawn out and dragged on. There is zero chemistry between the aging, goofy looking Randy Quaid and the gorgeous Orla Brady, and her brothers are just one-dimensional and annoying to no end. In fact, the entire "mortal" story just feels tacked on, and the faerie war as presented just isn't interesting enough to keep the film going for this LONG. I guess the best way I can put it is that, in spite of the well-known cast and decent effects, this whole film screams "MADE FOR TELEVISION" (which it was). And did I mention that it's just too bloody long?
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