Attack the block as a cult film

Weve got a young john boyega and jodie whittaker alongside an all around great and wellrounded supporting cast. From the creators of shaun of the dead and scott pilgrim vs. An adrenaline thrill ride cult action film that gets over as an unlikely scifi film. Joe cornish on how a mugging inspired attack the block.

Attack the block could be back as a sequel or us remake. Attack the block was his movie debut, playing gang leader moses. We fabricated the giant meteorite that was split in half, revealing the hollowed out imprint of an alien. There are moments of horror, comedy, action and even a hint of romance. John boyega and our new doctor jodie whittaker led this cult film that makes all the right choices. Attack the block is a 2011 british science fiction comedy horror film written and directed by joe. John boyega in joe cornishs attack the block the new york times.

Starring nick frost, john boyega, jodie whittaker, alex esmail, and luke treadaway. In the films most clearcut social commentary, moses bleakly posits the aliens as one more conspiracy perpetrated by the powers that be to destroy the black man, a process that previously involved herding them into dispiriting highrises and flooding their communities with drugs. Attack the block is one of those perfect genrebending movies that keeps you intrigued throughout about what it considers itself. Tomorrow marks the release of the kid who would be king, the first film from writerdirector joe cornish since 2011s cult hit attack the block. Why the 2011 scifi sleeper attack the block deserves cult. Attack the block is a film directed by joe cornish with john boyega, jodie whittaker, alex esmail, franz drameh, year. By comparison, attack the block is a genre masterpiece a film that deserves some respect, and the cult following it will inevitably attain. With attack the block, joe cornish remembered the value of staying small john boyega and our new doctor jodie whittaker led this cult film that makes all the right choices by keith phipps jan 24. Released in 2011, attack the block has since transcended its meager beginnings and gone on to become a cult favorite, and with good reason.

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. From the producers of shaun of the dead comes a film if well made should be a soon to be cult classic. 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. For the later parts of the film, where they need to storm an office block to rescue someone unfortunately, it is also the building a space station has crashed on, rather delicately, so. The website slash film lists attack the block as a true cult classic deserving of its own action figures. Attack the block is also claustrophobic in the best possible sense. Despite being relatively young compared to your average cult film, and doing better than most cult films do on release, attack the block has already attracted the beginnings of a cult following. Joe cornish is a cult hero from his tv days, but hes also part of a new british film scene thats set to take over hollywood. Asylum fashioned the extraterrestrial prop piece for the cult hit film attack on the block. 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 against an invasion of savage alien creatures, turning a. 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.

It was the film debut of cornish, boyega, and composer steven price. Tinker tailor, drive lead london critics nominations. That said, attack the block is radically nonmoralistic. Attack the block opens may in the united kingdom and was recently purchased by screen gems for united states distribution. Cult film attack the block is a winner at the future film festival.

Now, john boyega is one of the most exciting and bankable young british stars in the business. John boyegas first runin with aliens, long before star wars. Boyega as moses, a teenage resident of a typical london housing project. The awesome scifi, action homage directed by joe cornish and produced by edgar wright will begin attacking u. 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. This is a list of cult films organized alphabetically by name. Cornish creates an instant cult alienhorror classic by copying john carpenters lowbudget imaginative style of filmmaking in assault on precinct 1976 and john fords well drawn characters in stagecoach 1939. See more ideas about sci fi horror movies, horror movies and sci fi horror. Fans in particular celebrate some of the more socially conscious moments, particularly mosess suggestion that the government bred the aliens to kill black youths. The first redo is the joe cornish film attack the block 2011. Directed by joe cornish, the film centers on a group of british hoodlums who, after killing an alien creature, must defend their neighborhood from a. Boyega has hinted at another collaboration with attack the block. But though attack the block is about aliens, its not just a scifi film. Its easy to imagine that being an enormous hit 35 years ago.

Writerdirector joe cornish has created an actionthriller that. Attack the block is the best popcorn flick of the entire summer, and i mean that as one heck of a gigantic. Classic attack the block 2011 is an instant cult classic. Attack the block is a blast of imagination, wit and sheer nervean alien invasion movie twice as entertaining as the ones hollywood has churned out all summer, made at a fraction of the cost.

Pegg and frost recently collaborated on the pretty good, politely received steven spielberg homage paul, and now wright has executiveproduced attack the block, a funky little cultmovieinthemaking by his friend and writing partner joe cornish. John boyega teases talks with attack the block director. Attack the block is still the antidote to epic scifi movies polygon. Attack the block is still the antidote to epic scifi. It took me awhile to connect with the main character because at first you just see him being a jerk but after the first half of the film i warmed up to him. Boyega got his breakthrough in joe cornishs 2011 scifi film. Attack the block has an agreeably scrappy early john carpenter dark starassault on precinct vibe, rich in moral ambiguity and gleeful, smartass genremashing. With attack the block, joe cornish remembered the value of staying small. Eschewing the tired military defensive strategies of hollywood alien invasion films like independence day and battle. With a cast of rising stars and a director as confident as they come, the movie quickly gained a cult following and has proven itself a wellspring of. Attack the block follows an unlucky young woman and a gang of tough inner city 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 an intergalactic warzone.

With john boyega, jodie whittaker, alex esmail, leeon jones. Attack the block, a new hopingforacult scifi film, has a great idea. Why would aliens attack a block in london, you ask. A teen gang in south london defend their block from an alien invasion.

A film with a cult following and a first for director joe cornish, composer steven price, and leading actor john boyega, now shooting off into hollywood with star wars and pacific rim. Attack the block case study g322 action heroes of the film. Attack the block is certainly this years cult film, so seek it out before your friends start spouting trust and believe quotes before you. It does make intertextual references 80s low budget, john carpenter cult horror film classics like the gremlins and the thing, but also feels very contemporary. Attack the block 2011 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Spaceship earth is a testament to mankinds creativity and amnesia. 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. Uprising attack the block is a fast paced comedy horror that turns preconceptions of the hoody horror and films about the british working class upside. Attack the block is a lesserknown little british film starring the nowfamous john boyega. Is attack the block destined to be a cult favorite. Why the 2011 scifi sleeper attack the block deserves cult status.

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 against an invasion of savage alien creatures, turning a south london apartment complex into an extraterrestrial warzone. John boyega and our new doctor jodie whittaker led this cult film. This is a film about action in terms of being responsible for what you do, as much as it is about the genre of the film. Gran bel film questo attack the block lo aspettavo da diverso tempo dato le entusiastiche recensioni, essendo poi appassionato di pellicole a basso costo degli anni 70 e 80 stile carpenter dante cui questo film fa ovviamente riferimento. For some of us though, hell always be moses, the badass star of 2011s cult film attack the block, and the star just potentially teased a return to that world. John boyega hints at new project with attack the block. Attack the block is about a teen gang in south london defending their block from an alien invasion. But cult movie fans know that boyegas evolution into a genre superstar began not so long ago in a land not so far away when he lent his. Image caption joe cornish pictured above at the attack the block premiere in london grew up with cult movies. The debut film of the former comedian turned screenwriter and filmmaker joe cornish is an adrenaline thrill ride cult action film that gets over as an unlikely scifi film, one that has some laughs over its gangsta teens going from muggers to heroes in the course of one violent night of an alien attack at a south london housing project. And while wolf acknowledges the controversies of the biosphere 2 projectallen was accused of being a cult leader.

Attack the block, which had its world premiere at sxsw in march, has since found a cult following in the states and picked up celebrity fans including spike. Attack the blocks best scene doesnt involve aliens. Fans in particular celebrate some of the more socially conscious moments, particularly mosess suggestion that the government bred the aliens to kill. Im redoing the first handful of videos to match the current format. Attack the blocks best scene doesnt involve aliens collider. Cornish and his exceedingly game, largely untested cast make the shoddy, grey, depressing highrise of its setting a universe unto itself, with its own rules, players, and unspoken codes of conduct. A cult favorite from 2011 that put boyega on the map and. Blending all these genres into one, tightly wound story while continually building tension is the second best thing about the film. Balancing big laughs and big shocks, attack the block is a brilliant first film by anybodys standards.