Attack the Block slayed me with some serious awesomess: it's entertaining from beginning to end, it has a sharp script and a pack of dynamic young actors that bring it to life without making it seem like work (mad props especially to John Boyega and Alex Esmail), and it surfaces a variety of real issues (racism, classism, what it means to be part of a block) with a very deft touch. I can't help but think that John Carpenter would love this film.