Attack the Block

I had an ultimate desire to see this film when I first watched the trailer, unfortunately it is British made and marketed, so that left me out in the rain. I'd say it's been over a year since I knew of this film and now on DVD, we watched it in all it's glory. It is exactly what you might expect from a Brit Action-Comedy. The only thing I didn't expect was how hard the dialogue would be to understand. For instance, Shaun of the Dead was spoken so methodically as if these guys knew they would have a shot as U.S. fame, whereas "Block" was such a rush from one scene to the next and these British kids all screaming at each other, as one would do during an invasion like this, it got very hard to understand. What makes this film great is that "the dialogue aspect" doesn't even take away from the film. You will still enjoy the Hell out of it, and you will want to watch it again to see hear what you may have missed. When we did catch the jokes or sarcasm it left us reeling at times, and at other times we were in awe of some of the brilliance being displayed. It is an easy watch at only 90 minutes, it gets in, does its business, and gets out. No lagging at all. Block has a lot of films that one can reference it reminds them of. First off is the obvious Shaun of the Dead. Same producers and the director is obviously a fan of Edgar Wright. Also, its one and only recognizable face is Nick Frost (SOTD's Ed). He has a minor role, but being a fan, I enjoyed his screen time. Then the other comparison in my head was that of Harry Brown. This is based in a poor community in South London. It is riddled with thugs and everyone is always afraid of the streets at night. The film starts off with a young lady, Sam, being accosted, and during the altercation, "It" crash lands on a Volvo. What "It" is is an Alien. (Not a spoiler, watch the trailer) Now these teenage thugs go from street thugs to Alien hunters. They take the initiative and kill the ones they see, but before they know it, they are being overrun by some of the coolest looking aliens I have ever seen. They must survive, and in the end, the people who have been afraid of these boys are now relying on them for protection. It also has very close similarities to one of the all time greats, Tremors. If you like British films, this one is a must. I do want to watch it again to catch some more great one liners.


NBM rates Attack the Block - Phenomenal