The A.V. Club wrote that a hip-hop themed sequel in the film series was "inevitable" and the result is "intermittently amusing". Mike Flaherty of Entertainment Weekly rated it B+ and called it "bloody, broad, and comically brutal, it's blaxploitation at its best". Kevin Archibald of IGN rated it 6/10 stars and called it "really dumb, but entertaining", while Scott Weinberg of eFilmCritic rated it 1/5 stars and wrote: "There's simply nothing to recommend here even a little". E! Online ranked it eighth in their Top 10 High-Larious Stoner Movies. Awards and nominations Warwick Davis was nominated for the Video Business Video Premiere Award for best actor in a direct-to-video release. Sequel A direct sequel to the film, titled Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood, was released direct-to-video on December 30, 2003. References External links 2000 direct-to-video films 2000 horror films American supernatural horror films African-American comedy horror films Direct-to-video horror films Hood films 2000s English-language films Leprechaun (film series) Direct-to-video sequel films Direct-to-video interquel films 2000 films Transgender-related films American slasher films Trimark Pictures films 2000 comedy horror films Films directed by Rob Spera 2000s American films 2000s slasher films