Attack the Block (2011)

How sad is this?

Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

There's alot of old school 80s style fun in this movie but the main gang of youths are little street thugs but turns out not so bad as the film goes on. The creatures/Aliens look AWESOME in Attack the block,they really look cool & menacing & made the old school way by practical FX like the 80s Films that inspired it such as Critters 3 & many others & in really like the big urban tower block setting, it's a cool place to have creatures stalking around & lurking in creepy corridors so a real cool 80s almost Carpenter style atmosphere!!! Like i said the gang of kids are ok some are cool & fight back really well so yeah not a bad bunch they are what they i mean it is supposed to be a rough london tower block so they would be wannabe gangsters. So yeah Attack the Block is a good fun watch & has some excellent monsters & some really cool scenes & a great atmosphere & location, a cool film that i do enjoy

I just could't get over those young criminals and I truly didn't care about what happened to them. The aliens were actually doing everyone a favor by /injuring killing them. The action takes way too much time to happened, it's too dark and the special effects are laughable. he characters are just caricatures of American gangs and they just are ridicule. I love science fiction movies but this one is just a big waste of time.

This is one of the most unlikable films I have ever seen. I literally hate it. I think the plot always had potential & in a way, I kind of like the Aliens too, their design & appearance. What ruined it for me beyond any hope of tolerance was the characters that made up the story. The teenage gang in this movie are the biggest pile of w*****s, basically bullies & thieves, scumbags, & I'm supposed to root for them because they're the main roles? Not a chance. I wanted the aliens to win, & for the gang members to die in varying violent ways. I turned this off about half way through in agreement with two other friends that were watching this with me. This is one of my most detested films, ever.

I am not a huge fan of horror films and the reasons I chose to see this film was because it featured John Boyega in a pre-Star Wars part and because the plot is creative. Overall, I found it to be watchable but nothing I'd jump to recommend. I do, however, admire the film's ability to tell the story with a very small budget. The plot involves a tough London neighborhood which is invaded by weird alien creatures. These things are NOT particularly nice and when the cops don't seem to be coming to the rescue, the local junior hoods rise to the occasion and declare all out war on them.If you do watch this film, understand that the story is very, very simple and the language is raw. Aliens versus punks and that's about it. But it manages to work well for what it is. My only qualms is understanding some of the language....it's hard for many to understand the slang and accents so I'd strongly recommend you turn on the closed captions unless you can easily follow the dialog.