From the producers of shaun of the dead, attack the block is a fast, funny, frightening action adventure movie that pits a teen street gang against an invasion of savage alien monsters. Attack the block isnt a great movie, but its fueled by a sense of energy that still makes it somewhat irresistible regardless of its sometimes far too obvious flaws especially if you happen to fall within the age of the adolescent target audience. A gang of teens from the london projects battles aliens in the amusing attack the block. In 2011, cornish released his directorial debut attack the block. It was the film debut of cornish, boyega, and composer steven price the film centres on a teenage street gang who have to defend themselves from predatory alien invaders on a council estate in south london on guy fawkes night. Weve got a young john boyega and jodie whittaker alongside an all around great and wellrounded supporting cast. When a south london tower block comes under attack from aliens, a young gang of lads and the nurse they just. Air benders started to attack the ship she was on, not realizing.
When the fire nation attacked the temple, they trapped her because she had incredible power. It turns a london housing project into a scifi battleground, the lowincome apartment complex into a fortress under siege. House music duo basement jaxx, working with musician steven price, create a score for this film that is equal parts techno, hiphop and funk. Attack the block selected score highlights by basement jaxx. It turns a london housing estate into a scifi playground. May 09, 2011 attack the block is set in cornishs hometown brixton. It doesnt offer up the nonstop action that bigger budgeted hollywood blockbusters do but it doesnt need to and instead the. Beset by a gang of young thugs as she passes through a south london housing estate, sam. Attack the block sees a tooledup group holed up in a building, cut off from the rest of the city. Attack the block could be back as a sequel or us remake, says.
Its low budget british scifi comedy and it is basically stateof the art low budget scifi. Attack the block case study g322 the boys are chased to the safety of the block by aliens apart from biggz, who spends most of the film in a rubbish bin. The girl next door attack the block pest love story why fanfiction romance march 27, 2014. This is uk writerdirector joe cornish s his feature debut after a career in television he also cowrote the screenplay for steven spielbergs the adventures of tintin.
The scifi horror film is set on a council estate in south london andfeatures, among others, paul and hot fuzz star nick frost. Speaking about the film at a screening at brixtons famous ritzy cinema as a part of special screening for volkswagens see film differently, cornish revealed that the inspiration for the film came after getting mugged. It was the film debut of cornish, boyega, and composer steven price. Released in 2011, it follows a group of south london hoods as they defend their block from a horde of alien invaders. Meanwhile, in a dark bypass, a young nurse is being mugged by a gang of teenage street thugs, their faces buried within fearsome, hooded sweatshirts. Jul 29, 2011 a good soundtrack is also a crucial ingredient in creating a good movie experience, and attack the block matches music to movie pretty much perfectly. Attack the block is one of the most enjoyable popcorn movies of the summer, a lowbudget british horror romp with an affectionate sense of humor about the genre that never resorts to outright parody. Attack the block is a fast, funny, frightening action adventure movie that pits a teen gang against an invasion of savage alien monsters. It turns a london housing project into a scifi battleground, the lowincome apartment complex into a. The world comes attack the block, a fast funny, frightening.
Now british comedianturnedfilmmaker joe cornish has created something from much. May 05, 2011 attack the block 2011 720p hallway scene duration. It turns a london housing project into a scifi playground. T a attack the block by joe cornish final shooting script inc. Attack the block has an agreeably scrappy early john carpenter dark starassault on precinct vibe, rich in moral ambiguity and gleeful, smartass genremashing.
Though moses and his fellow gang members get her purse, in the middle of the altercation something comes hurtling out of the sky and lands on a nearby. Attack the block is a 2011 british science fiction comedy horror film written and directed by joe cornish and starring john boyega, jodie whittaker, and nick frost. Thats the setup for attack the block, an entertaining thriller in the tradition of 1970s baction films, with an unknown cast, energetic special. The film stars jodie whittaker, john boyega, alex esmail, franz drameh, leeon jones, simon howard. Aug 10, 2015 if youve seen the movie, this is a remake, much different but same characters sam recently moved to london with her dad and his girlfriend. But extraterrestrials prove far more formidable than anyone they ever jumped on the streets. The film starts with a street gang witnessing a fiery object fall from thesky. Written and directed by joe cornish, 2011s attack the block begins in a rough part of london when a teenage thug named moses john boyega and his crew mug a nurse named sam jodie whittaker who is on her way back to her apartment. May 12, 2011 attack the block gets july stateside release date. Attack the block is an unlikely contender in the currently overcrowded ring of alien invasion flicks which are all fighting for success at the box office particularly the u. Jodie whittaker, john boyega, alex esmail, franz drameh, leeon jones, simon howard, jumayn hunter, nick frost. After a series of dull, braindead alien invasion movies skyline, battle. Boyega begins the film as a heavy, but by the end the filmmakers have persuaded viewers to root for a troubled teenage criminal committing violent acts in the name of the common good. Attack the block by joe cornish joe cornish, john boyega.
Attack the block is written and directed by joe cornish. Kaitlyn moved to south london and when it starts to get cold she finds out something big after she meets a gang. Now british comedianturnedfilmmaker joe cornish has. Music is by basement jaxx and steven price and cinematography by tom townend. Attack the block fanfiction archive with over 31 stories. Attack the block 1 hour s and 28 minutes movie 2011 attack the block follows an unlucky young woman and and a gang of tough innercity kids who make an unlikely alliance to try to defend their turf against an invasion of savage alien creatures, turning a south london apartment complex into a warzone. The film has no real headlining stars a small appearance by paul star nick frost is about as famous as it gets. Jun 10, 2011 screen gems finds a date for joe cornishs directorial debut about a group of. Whatever it is, it impacts the roof of the nearest parked car, a silver volvo s60.
Margin call 4 senior partners emergency meeting duration. Their straightforward situation grows complicated when the alien attacks them, and the nurse decides shed be safer staying with the thieves. With john boyega, jodie whittaker, alex esmail, leeon jones. Moses attack the block pest attack the block biggz attack the block gary eggsy unwin. Joseph murray joe cornish born 20 december 1968 is an english comedian, television and radio presenter, film director, writer and actor, who together with his longtime comedy partner, adam buxton, forms the comedy duo adam and joe. Attack the block is a 2011 british science fiction comedy horror film written and directed by joe cornish and starring john boyega, jodie whittaker, and nick. Attack the block selected score highlights by basement. About the film 2011 joe cornishs scifi horrorcomedy in which aggressive aliens unwisely pick a tough london housing estate as the beachhead for their invasion. Attack the block in us theaters july 29, 2011 starring nick frost, jodie whittaker, luke treadaway, john boyega. Attack the block puts an interesting spin on the typical alien invasion film by placing some very unlikely characters in an even more unlikely situation and letting us watch to see how theyre going to deal with it. T a the gang are backlit by a powerful, ethereal light. Feb 20, 2015 attack the block case study g322 the boys are chased to the safety of the block by aliens apart from biggz, who spends most of the film in a rubbish bin.
It stars jodie whittaker, john boyega, alex esmail, jumayn hunter, luke treadaway and nick frost. A teen gang in south london defend their block from an alien invasion. Like the smart and appealingly original shaun of the dead whose directorcowriter edgar wright is a producer here, the comedy in attack the. An anythingbutaverage aliens attack flick, this modern cult classic finds a twentysomething nurse jodie whittaker, the friendly neighborhood pot dealer nick frost, a visiting stoner luke treadaway, and a teenage street gang led by current star wars hero john boyega banding together to prevent an invasion of deadly creatures from taking over their council block and the world. This weeks other extraterrestrial invasion movie is more funny than scary, but thats not a bad thing. Attack the block may not be the most clever alien invasion film ever written nor the funniest, scariest, or most thrilling. Oct 18, 2011 attack the block director joe cornish has suggested that his aliens v adolescents scifi drama could get a sequel, an american remake andor a tv spinoff cornish, who was speaking to ifc news. From the producers of shaun of the dead, attack the block is a fast, funny, frightening action adventure movie that pits a teen street gang against an. Attack the block could be back as a sequel or us remake. Attack the block selected score highlights by basement jaxx published on 20110505t15. However, this was the bad side of london and not the bad youd think. Fireworks fill the sky over london, creating such a distraction that an alien crashes to earth unnoticed.
Attack the block is a 2011 british science fiction action film written and directed by joe cornish. A gang of south london teenagers defends their housing project against an. Attack the block attack the block dubstep duration. Attack the block serves as a wonderful spiritual successor to a lot of the 80s scifiadventure classics that i love by building on those films thematically yet refraining from simply mining the their aesthetics for nostalgia. Oct 28, 2016 attack the block is probably one of the greatest movies of all time. From the producers of shaun of the dead and scott pilgrim vs. Attack the block is set in cornishs hometown brixton. Rent attack the block 2011 starring john boyega and jodie whittaker on dvd and bluray. Instead of going cheap atrocious cgi like youd expect to see scouring the depths of netflix they were actually smart enough to plan ahead so that they could write in a reason to make badass practical monsters supplemented by simple cgi. Its low budget british scifi comedy and it is basically stateoftheart low budget scifi. Attack the block was one of the wider limited releases of the week, and it had the biggest opening in terms of raw dollars.
Attack the block 2011 south london teenagers john boyega, alex esmail, leeon jones defend their neighborhood from malevolent extraterrestrials. One of the many delights of the fast and funny brit alternative, attack the block, is that the ragtag, innercity gang besieged by hostile aliens are junior thugs from the projects, which makes. Attack the block 2011 90% critics 74% audience when aliens attack a south london neighborhood, a teen gang pulls together to protect their turf by any means necessary. War of shadows shot for film4s scene stealers competition 2012 a homage to attack the block winner of a special mention. Set on a council estate in south london on bonfire night, the film follows a street gang which have to defend themselves from hostile alien invaders. Joe cornish and the films that inspired attack the block. Jun 09, 2017 sora soarah akita was trapped in a block of ice. Rent attack the block 2011 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Attack the block 1 hours and 28 minutes movie 2011 attack the block follows an unlucky young woman and and a gang of tough innercity kids who make an unlikely alliance to try to defend their turf against an invasion of savage alien creatures, turning a south london apartment complex into a warzone. Jun 10, 2011 screen gems finds a date for joe cornishs directorial debut about a group of london street thugs who fight off an alien attack. From the producers of shaun of the dead and hot fuzz, attack the block follows a gang of tough innercity kids who try to defend their turf. Everything you need to know about attack the block movie. Attack the block director joe cornish has suggested that his aliens v adolescents scifi drama could get a sequel, an american remake andor a tv spinoff cornish, who was speaking to.
Attack the block is a prime example of what kent jones perceptively noted regarding john carpenters they live, the bmovies ability to penetrate workingclass strife while working within. As one, they turn and look upwards, then start to run. This is attack the block by jerry tse on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. The screenplay is marred by inexplicable character motivations and unlikely conveniences, the creature design is nightmarish yet unimaginative, and writerdirector joe cornish doesnt display any discernable sense of.
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