Crap Pun Review: Happy to Defend This Block!
I know this is will come off as lame, but the only reason why I went to see this movie was because Edgar Wright’s name is attached as the producer. And you know what? Not a bad decision. This flick was definitely worth the price of admission.
The premise is simple: A gang of kids from a housing estate mugs a lady, then ends up saving her and the rest of the estate from a barrage of aliens that have landed in the area. Hijinks ensues.
It’s in limited run as of now. So if the movie comes ’round to your part of town and you haven’t seen it, get off your arse and head to the cinema!
What I liked:
- Nick Frost. He’s always a pleaser, even in a tiny cameo.
- The alien’s design. Big furry monkey-bears with no eyes and bio-lumiescent teeth. No shitty CGI monsters here.
- “It’s too much madness to explain in one text!”
- Slow-mo used to accentuate the story instead of Zack Snydering the shit out of every shot.
- Straight forward story, no obligatory twist at the end.
- Likeable characters, and the director, Joe Cornish, got pretty decent acting out of the kids.
- It’s action-packed right from the get go but maintains a good balance between the comedic and the dramatic.
- This was a much better adventure/action/sci-fi/comedy film than Super 8
What I loathed:
- Only one white guy bites it. Every victim was a minority.
What I’m Not Sure About:
- The generic, store bought samurai sword one of the kids used CANNOT stab something to death. They’re NEVER sharp.
In short: Fuck Super 8, fuck Cowboys & Aliens, spend your hard earned money and go see “Chavs & Aliens” instead!
Luke & Harry Treadaway (Luke is in the film)
