Rating summary

Movie		1.5
Video		3.0
Audio		4.0
Extras		2.5
Overall		2.0

Leprechaun 4: In Space Blu-ray Movie Review

Reviewed by Jeffrey Kauffman October 14, 2014

Note: This film is included in the bundle Leprechaun: The Complete Movie Collection.

By the time this fourth installment in the Leprechaun franchise rolled around (and/or blasted off, given its outer space setting), there was a definite feeling that the “creatives” behind the series were struggling to find something to do with the malevolent little character played so inimitably by Warwick Davis. This particular enterprise is one of the campier outings in the series, one that often plays like a millennial reboot of an old Flash Gordon serial, albeit with a vicious little leprechaun at its core.

While the basic set up here is more or less a revenge drama with the leprechaun getting even with a bunch of space toughs, there are some occasionally interesting elements, as in a half-cyborg doctor who plays into a life and death scenario featuring the leprechaun. That particular special effect is at least passable (and maybe even more than that), but a lot of this film looks like something Ed Wood might have made had he been given just a little more funding than he usually enjoyed.

Leprechaun 4: In Space Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

Leprechaun 4: In Space is presented on Blu-ray courtesy of Lionsgate Films with an AVC encoded 1080p transfer in 1.78:1. While the elements here are in very good condition, there seem to be slight color timing issues, with a lot of the film having a slightly pale purple- bluish quality, something that detracts minimally from detail and which is also exacerbated by some less than consistent contrast. As a result, this is one of the overall murkier looking releases in the Leprechaun set, though detail can still pop convincingly in close-ups (see screenshot 3). Overall, though, things look relatively soft throughout this presentation, without much evident pop in the visuals.

Leprechaun 4: In Space Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

There are no issues with Leprechaun 4: In Space's lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 track. This feature has perhaps more consistent use of sound effects than several other films in the series, and they ring out here with accuracy if not a lot of sonic punch. Dialogue is presented very cleanly and there is no damage of any import to discuss.

Leprechaun 4: In Space Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

• Audio Commentary with Director Brian Trenchard-Smith


• The Leprechaun Chronicles Part Four - Out of This World (1080p; 22:21)


• Behind the Scenes Footage (1080i; 10:03)


• Theatrical Trailer (1080i; 1:31)


• Still Gallery (1080p; 5:43)

Leprechaun 4: In Space Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

In space no one can hear you scream about how ridiculous the Leprechaun series was becoming at this point. For fans of the film (and there are fans of this film), technical merits are good (video) to excellent (audio), and once again the supplementary package is quite inviting.