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I worked on this film...dont pan it quite yet

posted 21 years ago by hunterj11
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I worked on this film in the lighting department. Alright, admittedly this movie looks pretty awful. But I can say that the filmmakers were aware of the inherent absurdity of the Lep series. The amount of tongue-in-cheek humor is well proportioned to the gratuitous violence. It could very well suck...or it could be a fun cultish horror flick ala "Evil Dead" (well, that may be taking it a bit too far).
Regardless, it was a fun movie to make and the people involved were quite nice (sometimes a rarity in the low-budget film world). Also, I read a post that said something like, "What idiot would make a movie like this?!". Well my friends, an idiot who will, at the very least, return 2X the budget of the film. Trust me, people dont arent going to make this kind of stuff for the love of cinema...its all about the $$

[–] IamJohn 21 years ago

I loved Leprechaun in the hood, it was hilarious, I'm looking oh so forward to this one. Thanks for working on it!

[–] The_Hammer_Falls 21 years ago

I will urinate on your corpse to relieve your soul when you BURN IN HELL FOR MAKING CRAP LIKE THIS!

Sorry, I get a little out of hand. I hate the Leprechaun movies with a passion, and I don't think this will be any different.

There was a man with no life in his eyes!

[–] hirohawa 21 years ago

"Crap like this" is a chance for many to get their start in the film industry. What about Directors who get their start doing Geico commercials or Brittany Spears Videos. Everyone started somewhere. Roger Corman's low budget studio was a breeding ground for some of the greatest Filmmakers around including James Cameron (Pirhanna 2) and Martin Scorsesse (Box Car Bertha).

[–] jlrayfield 21 years ago

Have you worked in other areas of show business? Have you ever wanted to act?

[–] Big_Mike549 21 years ago

I loved part four! I own that one on DVD. But what is the budget for the film to be begin with, for part six that you worked on? I believe that these low budget film indeed make a lot (or atleast twice the budget) or all these people from like New Concorde, UFO, and Nu Images would just stop putting out these horribe straight-to-video movies. Who wants to see them? How do they make all te money from, video rentals?

[–] Sean102218 21 years ago

This series is one of those that defines the word "cult" following.

I love every single movie in the series, and I absolutely can't wait for this movie coming in the next few months.

If you take it seriously, sure you'll hate it. But I love these films for what they are, fun to watch.

[–] strawberryschool161 21 years ago

I think it's just the fact that's it's so bad that makes it fun to watch. Don't get me wrong, I've actually only seen one of them, and I read the script for another one, but the lines they come up with are so bad, they're FUNNY!

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[–] pdlago 21 years ago

My name's Peter and I too worked on this film. I was an assistant sound editor and was fortunate enough to help record the ADR for this movie (Warwick, unfortunately, looped his lines in the UK, so I didn't get to meet him).

I thought I'd post my thoughts on Lep 6 and my all-around feelings on the horror film genre. Horror flicks are the only films that can be sequelled to infinity and still be perfectly believable and entertaining "chapters" - if you will - of the franchise. Had all the Friday the 13th and Nightmare on Elmstreet movies been perfect sequels to the original, they would have died out immediately after 2 or 3. Horror flicks are great because each sequel can be its own, self-contained chapter, uninhibited by what came before or what may follow.

Of course, as mentioned in prior messages, key to any good horror film is suspension of disbelief. If you take the subject matter and characters too seriously, you may as well shut off your TV. How else do you explain Puppetmaster, Leprechaun in Space, Jason X, and Bride of Chucky. I mean, we're talking about a friggin' Leprechaun running through South Central! If you bash these films because the Lep's motivation isn't convincing, then you gotta check your head!! = )

If you're looking for an in-depth character study, thought-provoking subject matter and a compelling story line, check out A Beautiful Mind. But if you want to chill out with some buddies, pound a few 40s and have some laughs, go see Lep 6 when it comes out. I've already got a few drinking games in mind for this film.

The soundtrack rocks, the action is sweet, the sound effects are wicked and the visual effects are pretty smooth. Yeah, it's a folk creature in LA looking for his loot, but it is what it is, and has the potential for becoming a cult classic. Silly? Yes. Stupid? Sure. What were they thinking when they made this? I don't know. But will we rent this movie? Hell yeah! And are we gonna stop? Hell no!

Thanx,
Peter Lago

PS: What's up Ninja Steve??!!!