{"id":3673,"date":"2011-06-28T22:03:33","date_gmt":"2011-06-28T22:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2011\/06\/28\/attack-the-block-a-fun-and-creative-diversion-2\/"},"modified":"2011-06-28T22:03:33","modified_gmt":"2011-06-28T22:03:33","slug":"attack-the-block-a-fun-and-creative-diversion-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2011\/06\/28\/attack-the-block-a-fun-and-creative-diversion-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Attack the Block: A fun and creative diversion"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over at Moving Pictures<\/span>, I reviewed this summer\u2019s answer<\/a> to District 9<\/span>, Moon<\/span>, and Monsters<\/span>.<\/p>\n

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Writer-director Joe Cornish\u2019s freshman outing \u201cAttack the Block,\u201d produced for an estimated \u00a39 million (roughly $14 million), delivers a superior diversion, grounded in a quality script and innovative direction.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

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Masterfully manipulating his meager budget, Cornish effectively employs actors in suits, rather than the now-standard and more costly digital portrayal, for his scary monsters and uses his native South London as the gritty backdrop. With age-appropriate actors, fronted by the mesmerizing newcomer Boyega, the motivations and emotions of the clever and impetuous group lend an air of realism to an otherwise absurd concept.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

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An exciting, often humorous and unique 88 minutes, \u201cAttack the Block,\u201d much like the movies mentioned above, heralds a major new imaginative filmmaker. See it now before Hollywood spits out the inevitable crappy remake.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

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Check out the rest of my review<\/a> at Moving Pictures<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Attack the Block: A fun and creative diversion<\/a> was originally published on The Geek Curmudgeon<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Over at Moving Pictures, I reviewed this summer\u2019s answer to District 9, Moon, and Monsters. Quote: Writer-director Joe Cornish\u2019s freshman outing \u201cAttack the Block,\u201d produced for an estimated \u00a39 million (roughly $14 million), delivers a superior diversion, grounded in a … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3673","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n