Getting Lucky R

This is my first review on Amazon and I can't believe it is for Getting Lucky. God help me! I bought this film with the hopes of getting a fun 80s sex-comedy romp and instead watched a piss-poor film that I forced myself to finish just so that I could attempt to write a comprehensive review. Well, this film hardly deserved it. I'd like to clarify my position before I go further: I consider myself a cult film fanatic and truly appreciate low-budget affairs. It's always a pleasure to watch a film with a limited budget that forces filmmakers to rely on creative filmmaking and subversive/exploitive themes. This film, however, lacked any of the aformentioned redeeming qualities--believe me, I wanted to find at least one after spending money on this DVD.[...] An utter sham and totally misleading. I wasted my Saturday afternoon and will have to be more careful when reading reviews by Amazon customers in the future. The Troma label should have been a warning to steer clear of this title, but I was willing to give this a chance as I'm by no means an expert of this genre and was willing to put my faith in the reviews I read on this forum. I challenge any one who lacks childhood nostalgia or financial gain from the sale of this DVD to watch this DVD and objectively give it five stars.I will give credit were it is due: There was one funny scene in this entire film, when the "towel boy" shrinks via the genie leprechaun and ends up in the panties of the lead actress. As she goes through her day, he clings for life by her pubic hair. That, I must admit, made me grin for a while. Otherwise, the content lacked any originality, unless you consider the genie leprechaun (incredibly disappointing effort here IMO) that interesting. From a filmmaking standpoint, this film was horribly produced, lacked any sense of style, displayed horribly unimaginative cinematography, and sounded like you were listening out of a tin can. Lets just say this was Amateurish (notice the capital A): I witnessed far better production values in my introduction to filmmaking class at USC as an UNDERGRAD!If this isn't enough, Troma interferes with their typically shameless self-promotion (see Lloyd Kaufman's "introduciton" to the film). Additionally, the DVD boasts extra features which are actually quite poor as even a self-proclaimed cinephile like myself finds little reasons to watch a photo gallery with narration provided by the film's boom operator/still photographer. I mean, really?). All this ingredients make for a delicious C-R-A-P sandwich, so by all means eat up if you're into that sort of thing. Watch at your own risk but if you choose to see this thing, please provide an objective review to balance the overall rating this film has received. There's no need for others to feel as mislead and pissed off as I do right now.

Possibly the best Canadian sex comedy featuring a recovering alcoholic leprechaun trapped in a beer bottle that doesn't even show up until 15 minutes into the film that was shown on USA's Up All Night ever made.

I saw this movie about 10+ years ago when it was shown at about 3 AM on a local TV station. I though it was pretty funny and was only a little mad for not firing up the VCR after about 10 minutes. I only wish they had released this on DVD sooner. I saw that it had been remade and a new cast and all, do not get the remake. This is the one to get. Very funny about a drunk leprechaun and how he tries to grant three correct wishes and gets it wrong. Wish I could have found a drunk leprechaun in a bottle in High School.....could have been a fun time. Buy this movie and get "Cheerleader Ninja's" while you are at it. You will like them both.

So yes as the critical reviews say, this movie is low-budget. Your first tip off on that matter should have been when you learned it was a Troma film. Perhaps your second tip off should have been when the introductory skit implies that it may have been straight-to-cable. And yes, it has somewhat questionable acting. And yes, the plot is ridiculous. But let's like, face it man... it's a movie about a Leprechaun in a beer bottle.So this movie is cheesey beyond all cheese. And I mean that in the best possible way. It is hardly a movie that will leave you rolling over in pain from belly laughing, but the chuckles are constant and regular. This movie comes from a time long ago, when dinosaurs still walked the earth, when people still went to & watched movies for the sheer fun of it - not for the opportunity to be brainwashed into the Fake Cultural Narrative or to preen before their peers about having seen "that" movie which is completely politically significant (which you may read as: wrong). This film was clearly intended to be a fun way to pass 90 minutes of your life, and for me, it succeeded in that - in spades. I'm glad I watched it and would thoroughly recommend it.

boobs panties and adventure all over a leprechaun. funny and good poor filming all in one.. loved it.. also im looking for the movie they watched in the drive in.. its a real movie..

"This movie was an enjoyable (C)rated type to whach." "I would say this could be labeled a combo type: It is a funny, wishful fantasy, and to add have a little bit of drama, in it." "But I think it should had a bit more of a storyline in it."

Top notch acting, superb camera work and stunning effects make this one a repeatable watch for sure.

Some movies are so bad, they're good. This one is so bad...................it's abominable. It's the perfect storm of terrible acting, cringe-worthy cinematography, and really poor writing. And, did I mention the terrible acting? I assume this was some kid's high school film project. As such, I guess it's not a bad little effort. If somebody was really trying to make a movie, though, that's a shame.I should mention a couple of pluses: the story nicely adheres to some traditional morality, and (out of nowhere) the film includes a horseback mounted barbarian. For what purpose, you ask? I have no idea, but it seemed funny at the time. All that can be said of this film is that you will pass 90 minutes of your life without having to think too hard. It was probably perfect for late night TV in the dorms.

Enjoyable