ATTACK THE BLOCK (2011) MOVIE REACTION - THE RISE OF JOHN BOYEGA - First Time Watching

[@apatternedhorizon]

"Allow It." This is such an underrated movie. Found this in High School and recommended it to everyone. I think they're currently working on the sequel.

[@jazzx251]

The writer of this movie was actually mugged by some teens ... his response was to try to understand what circumstances led them to that action .. and so he wrote this!

[@ellyh7768]

Still one of my favourite films. I heard Nick Frost wrote this film because he had been robbed but instead of villainizing the youth he wanted to show a deeper side to the hood.

[@WanderlustZero]

Not Nick Frost, but Joe Cornish... he of The Adam and Joe Show, if you're old enough to rmember that. This was his first film and the stoner guy who goes to meet Nick Frost is sort of his self-insert character.

[@IAmHavok]

​@@WanderlustZeroApparently Joe and John have linked to discuss a potential sequel

[@jakepentecost8845]

Jor cornish the director based the ages of the characters on the ages of kids that were dying in london due to knife crime. The messaging in this movie is deep.

[@TheChiraagG]

Another British movie worth watching is Four Lions. Funny af, but deals with serious topics. So good.

[@colinloves]

I watch that last week and iit was even better than I remembered. Watched it many times. Your laughing within the first 20 seconds

[@char198]

i was in high school when this movie came out gave me a great throwback thanks for reacting to this!

[@Syntell]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@agoodday9247]

Moses! 🔥🔥 Can't wait for this reaction. First time it occurred to me that Denzel probably has kids. It happened to not be this kid but still 😂

[@Syntell]

No, i feel that energy. frfr 👍🏾

[@WanderlustZero]

You never saw John David Washington in Tenet? :D

[@cricket778]

I saw this back in the day & I said the actor playing Moses was going to be a star. Had to wait, but it's good to see he made it

[@com8483]

Ye they really do live in Brixton

[@kavtoM]

I LOVE THIS MOVIE! Haven't watched in years.

[@IsiahBradley]

Yet another GREAT choice!!!!! Starring a future DC hero, a future Star Wars hero and [CENSORED]. THANKS for this!!!!

[@Syntell]

😂🤣 You kill me with the censors

[@IsiahBradley]

@@Syntell If I don't do that people here will beat me up :)

[@nanaas647]

Omgggg I can’t believe you reacted to this i loved this movie !!! And it was so underrated . So happy yu tuned in

[@bethcushway458]

Oh Yes!!!! This is my go to film when I need a pick me up🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 Absolutely bloody love it. What a gem of a film. So excited you're watching it. Big love guys❤️

[@Syntell]

Such an underrated film too

[@bethcushway458]

@@Syntell yeah it's amazing how few people have heard of it (although more people over here in the UK have obviously seen it than in the US). I'm seriously impressed that you'd already seen it!

[@tbrrrdmn]

I happily stumbled upon this a few years back. N I'm equally happy to announce 2 is in the works!

[@Syntell]

I can't wait to see who the cast is. I hope John Boyega is back.

[@tbrrrdmn]

@@Syntell he confirmed it himself.

[@hebburncurly]

try Dog Soldiers, similar energy with werewolves, its an amazing film

[@Syntell]

Looking that up now.

[@pleezahful]

I remember my secondary school days when one of John’s good friends and business(?) partner visited my school’s drama class to promote their acting group. I remember getting a flier that featured JB and some other young actors. His face always stood out to me and I forced my scaredy cat self to go and watch this film to support him when it came out. Good times

[@jankyteeth6213]

Ah man I remember watching Attack the Block. And First time seeing John Boyega’s performance.

[@andreagilder225]

I LOVE this film! The characters are fantastic and it's hilariously funny whilst also being rather sad (who didn't want to take Moses home and look after him?) So glad you appreciate our humour over the pond. Have you seen East is East??

[@Sab_MJsMama]

Good storytelling will bring up social commentary in a way that isn't preachy or condescending. So, even though this is what ya'll call a "B" movie it wouldn't be the underrated movie that it is. I think it's a fun movie with endearing characters. Unfortunately, we still get the black kids getting killed off but it's horror so there's that trope alive and well. I don't consider this a "B" movie because it's one of the few movies at that time that was focused on life in the projects with a genre spin. It was super ahead of its time.

[@sallyatticum]

I told my daughter if John Boyega gets noticed, he could be a star. I was intrigued by Jodie. I went home and searched for her on the internet and only found one show she was in, something boring about police surveillance. I was thrilled when she showed up in Broadchurch two years later.

[@Seereene1]

Ya'll just pulling out my sci-fi favs! I watch this at least once a year cause I love it so much. Watching Rekkei slide back out of terror just makes my day. Now you need toreview 2 more UK favs---28 Days Later and Dog Soldiers!

[@colinloves]

Even in the UK this film went under the radar. But then again, thats the case with most british films. We have no money to make big blockbusters. Yet this film, makes a good horror, with a really decent monster. Which is way above UK's abilities when it comes to films. This film gave a positive representation of the London hoodrat.. The kids of the block can be your heroes too and save the day. Any film that represents working class Brits, esp in London, then Im cheerleading it. If you want to see the real magic of Simon Pegg, then you need to watch the TV show that start it all. "Spaced" (you better be well versed in films and computer games ;) )

[@Epiphany76]

Yep, remember rooting pretty hard for the aliens.

[@kaylakurosaki4873]

He will always be Moses to me. And the aliens were all people inside. Even with the one set of fire. and the person who played Pest gotten sick during filming.

[@CeeCee962]

2:15 “Shanked by Dobby” aka stabbed by Dobby 😂

[@TheChiraagG]

"The Bi-Nocu-Lars!" - classic line from another classic London-set movie and it's good to see some Syntell acknowledgment here hah. This movie is wild though. Always been a fan, have a friend who worked on it too, as one of the creature performers.

[@Samgreen90]

John Boyega?!

[@IAmHavok]

Lol so y'all mentioned the Star Wars and Dr. Who connection but young dude with the helmet who got chomped on was from The CW Flash and later Legends of Tomorrow.

[@IAmHavok]

53:02 seeing y'all mentioned it now 🤣

[@solitarymaninblack]

27:33 Message

[@ricohutchinson9684]

Yall are the goats never thought u would react to this 🎉😂brings back memories u should react to more British cinema such as top boy kidulthood and blue story and not to forget anuvahood

[@Velociraptour]

Name that Treadaway twin!

[@Samgreen90]

(At 5:51) Is this what you call "luxurious mansion"?

[@kavtoM]

Even police rarely carry guns in UK.

[@ROLANDSONOFSTEPHEN690]

Fantastic movie and a whole lotta really legit social commentary.

[@unodemones4430]

Anuvahood reaction up next

[@sallyatticum]

I love this movie! I went by myself to see it in the movie theater having no idea what it was about, just to get out of heat. I went home and got my daughter and went to see it again.

[@MJE-riffs]

John Boyega AND a future Doctor Who!

[@Syntell]

Now that was a real surprise.

[@IsiahBradley]

@@Syntell SEE?!? *This* is why I censor!!!! :) I'm glad *Rekkai* and this poster said it and not me :)

[@franohmsford7548]

John Boyega was actually 18 when he made Attack the Block, it was released to festivals just a week before his 19th birthday and released to cinemas in the UK two months later. - Alex Esmail who played Pest was 17. Franz Drameh who played Dennis had turned 18 in January so may have still been 17 whilst shooting. Jodie Whittaker was 28. Luke Treadaway who played the posh stoner was 26. All five of them were playing characters 2-3 years younger than they actually were - Jodie says she's just graduated making her mid 20s not late 20s. Luke is still getting an allowance from his dad making him early 20s at most. Pest is likely supposed to be still 14 if Moses is only 15. Dennis may be 16 given the moped and job but could be riding illegally and have lied about his age to get the job.

[@mayowalajide773]

The jokes about the weapons got me rolling but also it’s the UK they’re not going to go get guns lmao

[@rottieshepcalibre9156]

Plenty guns in uk 🇬🇧

[@cryogenixoldskool5803]

Very underrated film, i hope the rumours of a sequel are true

[@kimByhurst-px1zd]

Great reaction guys. Am from uk 🇬🇧 no we don’t have guns, but if there is a gun situation we have police swat normal beat police no guns. The actors a great the be another attack block. React to another hood funny

[@joshuajoshua2732]

Jodie Whittaker who eventually becomes the thirteenth and first female Dr. Who.

[@franohmsford7548]

Jodie was good in Attack the Block but she was utterly miscast as The Doctor! Just look at how Jo Martin ran rings around her in Fugitive of the Judoon. Jodie just didn't have the gravitas or presence required to play that role.

[@mermaidreviews4693]

Oh man yess lol this was a great movie and I’m American my dad showed my brother and I this movie and I loved it ❤

[@jb2839]

Fun reaction ❤

[@LMaverickLV]

Great reaction 🤙 “ Dead Man Shoes next “ !

[@Syntell]

Now we gotta look that one up.

[@lukebarton5075]

Deffo check that out. It’s a cracking film, Also have a look for “Four Lions”

[@LMaverickLV]

@@Syntell let’s goooo 🙌

[@mcmisery]

"Alien Diddy House" is wild! lol

[@usersilhouettes]

would’ve never expected u to react 2 dis fyee

[@Syntell]

Hope you enjoyed.

[@goat1408]

my ish......when I found out Moses was being casted in Star Wars...I was hyped....and they gave us Finn......ugh.

[@Syntell]

Finn definitely dissappointed, thank God he beasted out in other roles.

[@goat1408]

@@Syntell most def.....Jon that dude....anf he got mad respect from me calling out Star Wars because that ish was BOGUS..... y'all seen "They Cloned Tyrone" yet?

[@Syntell]

@@goat1408 I like Cloned Tyron. John has come a long way as an actor. He keeps getting better. And Disney can kick all the rocks for the disrespectful way they did him. Not cool.

[@mermaidreviews4693]

Part 2 should show how other people are dealing with it maybe a family

[@denisestephens1685]

28 days later, is a good zombie movie, I would like to see you view the worrier, 😊😊

[@Syntell]

That would take some serious convincing for Rekkai 🤣😂

[@peterd788]

@@Syntell Don't worry, 28 Days Later, although fantastic, is impossible to find. Even though it stars Cillian Murphy and is about to get a second sequel with him in it the original has been disappeared.

[@lynthia]

24:53 Y'all should react to the music video Idris Elba was just in protesting the rise in stabbings. They outlawed guns but desperate humans will make anything lethal.

[@Syntell]

First I've heard of it. I'll check it out.

[@solitarymaninblack]

I watched this again today.

[@OfficialSnyd]

I loveeee this movie ahaaa

[@Syntell]

Looking forward to showing you our reaction. What did you think?

[@OfficialSnyd]

@@Syntell Good shit, I forgot to reply aha

[@lynthia]

39:08 It's wild that we go from being adultification to infantilism. Kids treated like adults and grown folks called boy/girl. Coming from GA, I still call everyone sir or ma'am out of habit. Not PC but definitely communicates an effort to establish mutual respect.

[@Syntell]

I still say yes/no sir/ma'am. I know it's not really PC to say that anymore in some places but that's just how I was raised. I'll be like that until I die.

[@hasal1234]

Yaaaaay😂😂

[@CahillJosh]

There is no way you guys actually said Doctor Who started in 2005😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@soundsurgen3293]

KAOS & MAYHEM R MY UNDERGROUND CREW BOOMSHAKALAKA COMING AT YA!

[@Syntell]

Right. I could do a show with just them.

[@soundsurgen3293]

@@Syntell A SuperSoaker filled with lighter fluid and not piss: Patrolling the block waiting for someone to get froggy and get shocked!!!

[@soundsurgen3293]

@@Syntell CHECKOUT Cunninlynguist - Thugged Out Since Cub Scouts. Song reminds me of this movie; also checkout the brownie song as well!!!

[@soundsurgen3293]

@@Syntell Cunninlynguist - Never come down.

[@IsiahBradley]

P.S. At this stage of being a fan of the two of you I just set my watch for inevitable Rekkai's "Diddy" reference :) And I really don't want a Part II. I'll say what I said when I heard [CENSORED] and [CENSORED] had returned to "Doctor Who": It better be FANTASTIC!!!

[@Cookie-Yeah197]

Good movie.

[@solitarymaninblack]

There was talk about a sequel.

[@Delboy0]

When you see how good John Boyega was in this film , makes me angry how dirty Lucas film did him in the new Star Wars trilogy. When read that in the original script for The Force Awakens, Finn was the lead character, who became a force using Jedi and clear love interest for Rey. They cast Boyega and completely rewrote the character on set to be not a force user, weaker and less brave and Star Wars writer admitted he was told by Lucas Film executive to get rid the if romance storyline between Rey and Finn as they didn’t was interracial relationships between a black character and white female character. The same studio executives had no problem with Woody Harleson and Thandi Newton being in an interracial romance in the Solo movie. Hollywood plantation mentality in full effect.

[@HildahHildah-h3e]

Its more knives than guns out here

[@Syntell]

Can't forget about the blunt weapons too.

[@HildahHildah-h3e]

Well we're nothing if not creative 😅

[@scarymonsterrs]

Bactine spray

[@Syntell]

That's the word i was looking for 😫 Thank you

[@peperino25]

try to never cut your reaction to show only movie scenes. MOVIE SCENES DO NOT WORK without your reaction WE ENTER TO WATCH THE ''reaction'' The movie scenes are just a complement to follow your reaction.

[@michaelh7994]

hahahahah no way u watch attack the block a classic