April Fool's Day (1986)

An American horror directed by Fred Walton, starring Ken Olandt.
A group of college students go to stay at a friend's house on an island. People start getting hurt and dying.
What a load of crap! An hour and 26 minutes is far too long for this, even though the pacing was brisk. The plot seemed like a normal and oh so cliche slasher flick until the end when it got even worse. The characters were shallow like cardboard cutouts, dialogue copied and pasted from other slasher flicks of the time and acting uncreative at best.Sets and costumes were a sham. They just found the correct location that included all their plot elements and wore regular clothing. Camera-work and editing were very straight forward. I don't even think they used a dissolve between scenes. the special effects were standard '80s gore and a little on the light side. The monster in the jack in the box was the best part (image). At least the audio was mixed correctly. The only problem there was repetitive music. This has 6.2/10 on IMDB, 38% Tomatometer and 47% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes for an average of 49%. I agree with that miserable, failing grade. I rate this bad because it's a cliche and crappy movie with a stupid ending.

Leprechaun (1993)

An American horror comedy written and directed by Mark Jones, starring Warwick Davis, Ken Olandt and Mark Holton.
An old man traps the leprechaun in a box in his basement. Years later, a father and daughter move into the house. They befriend the painting team and accidentally let the leprechaun out.
The original Leprechaun film. Obviously, one of the better ones. It reeks of Full Moon. The theme music, camera-work, editing and credits font all reminded me of Puppet Master and Subspecies. I really like the leprechaun as a comedic villain with limericks and clever puns. The painting team was cast excellently. They really fit their roles. Overall, major points for seeming like Full Moon. I rate this good.