Disclaimer: Contains spoilers!
Plot Summary: The leprechaun is back...yet again...and this time he's trying to marry an alien princess or whatever the hell was supposed to be going on.
Review: How in the hell do you kill all the momentum built with part 3 and create this abomination? I don't understand the jump to space as a setting. They were probably semi-parodying "Hellraiser IV's" idiocy of going to space, but that is a debacle to discuss on a different day. Why wouldn't they go to--I dunno--Ireland?! If you insist on continuing this godforsaken franchise, you'd think that Ireland would be one of the most logical conclusions, however, it took until part 7 to figure this out. Pitiful. But it's far more than the space setting that makes this stupid. Everything that happens is nonsensical, and the budget is way too low to handle the special effects believably.
What is the story this time? Surprising no one, the leprechaun is magically alive, and it's some time in the future. We are given absolutely no context for why the leprechaun is in space nor any kind of bridge between the franchise. The characters are wannabe colonial marines, but they're sooo fucking lame they don't deserve that comparison. For whatever reason, the leprechaun wants another bride which is essentially the plot of part 2 again. Well...at least it's not about a missing gold coin again, right? This bride is an alien princess from some random planet where the aliens conveniently look human. The princess, named Zarina, is a little bitch and teams up with the leprechaun willingly, but she is mercifully hot. Another bonus is an overly gratuitous titty shot from dear Zarina, played by Rebekah Carlton. I am definitely not complaining!
Let's be real, this chick is the only highlight to this miserable film.
Too many moronic plot lines boggle down this already ridiculous scenario like a mad scientist that wants to regenerate his lost limbs with Zarina's blood, a cornball as fuck romance, and another torturous scene where the leprechaun is trying to get me fucking gold. The filler is especially noticeable this time around with scenes dragging endlessly; it seriously felt like they were writing the script as they went. By the time the leprechaun turns into a giant you will probably be ready to flip a table. The defeat for the leprechaun is the worst yet with him simply being sucked out of an airlock. The last thing we see is the leprechaun's hand giving the surviving characters the finger, but I think that was actually the crew of "Leprechaun 4" saying fuck you to the audience.
It still pisses me off that part 3 was not given a proper followup. This film is simply embarrassingly bad. The effects are worse than sci-fi channel originals and akin to something you could draw on an Etch A Sketch. The acting is abysmal, the story is insultingly retarded, and the entire space concept is the worst idea this franchise has ever concocted...and that's saying something. I can still remember seeing this on HBO back in the '90s and wanting to badly hurt someone afterward. All I can say is that the few pandering moments increased the rating more than this film deserves.
Notable Moment: That titty flash. Hey, I've said it before, I am a man of simple tastes. That brought the final rating up a solid .5 right there!
Final Rating: 3.5/10
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