Attack the Block (2011)

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" "This is too much madness to explain in one text!" Directed by Joe Cornish Written by Joe Cornish Music by Steven Price Cinematography by Thomas Townend Editing by Jonathan Amos "

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"Netflix - First viewing"

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"Re-watch - Sept. 13th I've been wanting to revisit Attack the Block for a while now, so Prime having it gave me the opportunity to finally do so. It's so damn good, just fires on all cylinders from start to finish. I think it falls just shy of greatness for me, but I'd gladly sit through it many more times in the years ahead. I really need to buy a copy for my collection."

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"A group of English gang-bangers find themselves trying to protect their turf against a buncha hairy ape-like aliens who seem to be brushing their teeth with the uber-maximum whitening power of Gleem. To be honest, when I did my list of fave films of 2011, I was kind of surprised to find that AtB was the film that I enjoyed most. There were a bunch of films that were released this year that are more well regarded by both critics and audiences alike. But I think, this was one of those rare year"

“"You'd be better off calling the Ghostbusters, love." A curious mixture of The Goonies and War of the Worlds filtered through Assault on Precinct 1”

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"More Bloody Kids than Super 8, more Assault on Precinct 13 than Jumanji, and, in the end, more Be Kind Rewind than Adventures in Babysitting, Attack the Block distinguishes itself from its genre compatriots by prizing theme and place over referentiality and hip, out-of-the-box grindhouse-ness. Hidden beneath the surface of a highly effective theme-park ride is a plainspoken evocation of life lived by idle teens in Brixton, the sci-fi storyline extending directly from the directionless minors’ "