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Attack the Block

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  • Cult Classic: Despite getting screwed by the studio, Attack the Block received high praise from critics and has a devoted fan following.
  • Director Displacement: Edgar Wright was only an executive producer, yet his name was featured all over the advertising. Not to mention Nick Frost, one of Wright's most frequent members of his Production Posse, stars in the movie.
  • Ensemble Dark Horse: The I Just Want to Be Badass duo Probs and Mayhem, and Erudite Stoner Brewis. They may only have Sixth Ranger roles but are hugely popular.
  • Memetic Mutation: A lot of the slang was mimicked after the movie came out. Trust.
    • "That's an alien, bruv, believe it!"
    • "Believe, bruv."
    • "Allow it."note 
    • "Go home, lock your door, do your homework, watch Naruto."
  • Moral Event Horizon: Hi-Hatz crosses this line when he still tries to kill Moses even after he sees the aliens himself.
  • Nightmare Fuel: The aliens are vicious, relentless, and incredibly creepy-looking.
  • Nightmare Retardant: Do not watch the DVD extras until after you've seen the film as many times as you intend to. Seeing the alien-actors in their non-Vantablack monster costumes will be a serious let-down, compared to the creatures' finished "look".
  • One-Scene Wonder: Most of the gang's families, such as they are, appear in this fashion, only showing up quickly but having lots of color.
  • Retroactive Recognition:
  • Signature Scene: Moses using the queen alien’s corpse to lead the rest of the aliens down the hallway to the apartment set to blow them up.
  • Squick: Just before the camera cuts away from Hi-Hatz being killed by the aliens, there's a lovely shot of the lower half of his face being ripped off as he screams.
  • Tear Jerker: Moses and the girls mourn the death of Dennis. The worst part is you never even see the state of the body, only the reactions of everyone nearby.
  • Visual Effects of Awesome: The practical effects and CGI for the aliens are practically flawless. It helps that they used actual people in suits to get the aliens’ movements right.
  • The Woobie: Brewis.
    • Iron Woobie with minor shades of Jerkass Woobie: Moses. After all we see him do and go through in the film, it's pretty sad to learn that he's only fifteen years old. He has Spider-Man bedsheets.

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