Tuesday 13 September 2011

Attack The Block (UK) - Furball Aliens with Flourescent Jaws, Witty Jokes, UK Good Entry

Attack the Block (UK)
Synopsis:
A group of teen gangs from South London chance upon an alien invasion while mugging a victim, Sam of her valuable on the street. What started as a discover of new species becomes a life & death situation when hordes of aliens landed around their neighborhood and tearing (or rather eating) everything that crosses their path. The teen gangs lead by Moses makes their final stand inside their building apartments where they reside together with their reluctant victim against the aliens making their way up floor-by-floor eating & chewing up everything and anyone that crosses their path.
Review:
I manage to watch this movie yesterday night after bought it during the weekend. I was full of anticipation after reading of many positive reviews on this movie and the fact that i didn't manage to catch this movie in the cinema couple of months back due to limited screening at our area. So, i waited patiently for the movie release on disc. And i was not wrong to bank in on this movie. This is a UK production but the pace, action and jokes are consistence throughout the movie. There was not a single moment of boredom and due to many colorful characters inside this movie, there was plenty of interesting things happening from the moment go. I particularly like the crazy, derange pot-producing, Hi-Hatz proclaim of leader of their block. Some of the dialog is heavy on the UK accent but i felt that it is acceptable to the viewers and their 1 line jokes are extremely amusing. Now the aliens part, beginning it felt like a cheapo special effect and rubber suit but boy was i wrong. The black fur-ball aliens are one nasty creature and you can jump out of your seats in one too many scenes with split-second action. The monster effect, sound effect, music to the movies and the pace are good. It will not be the most memorable movie but it definitely does justice to the 1.5 hours time spent on the couch. A feel good movie in the end.
Verdict:
I gave this a 3.8 star out of 5 due to its good 1 line punch jokes, good special-effect & great acting skills by all the teen actors.

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