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‘Venom’ Co-Creator Says Film Critics Were Too Old to Appreciate Tom Hardy Film
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It's a movie that deals with the multiverse, but Miles is still the main character. Dunno what this really has to do with Venom though.
Venom is not on the level of Transformers. Those movies are offensively bad.
I feel like a sequel to Venom could be pretty fun if they lean in hard on the stupid shit. Make it like Crank but with Tom Hardy.
I feel like a sequel to Venom could be pretty fun if they lean in hard on the stupid shit. Make it like Crank but with Tom Hardy.
Eh, I wouldn't think it's a statement to get really upset over. Hell, the ones I've seen I definitely enjoyed more than Venom lol
And Into the Spider-Verse doesn't look cool? Not too mention you should probably check out the fact that Into the Spider-Verse is one of the best rated films of the years and outranks stuff like The Dark Knight on places on Rotten Tomatoes.
The marketing for it has been pretty garbage, selling it to the tiny subsection of people who are down for that kind of randomness sight unseen. It actually has an incredibly strong emotional core and story to tell. If you see it, You'll really enjoy it I guarantee it but why that is has nothing to do with what they've presented.
Had they marketed the core character, his struggles, and the actual stakes of the movie foremost I bet you'd have been interested. I get what you're saying: 'oh hey a bunch of random (gimmicky?) spider-people in some animated movie where they don't even really explain what's going on or why I should care.... so why should I care again?' It makes it seem shallow and throwaway, but it's legitimately one of the best CBMs made yet and one of the best movies this year. See it in theater my dude, you won't regret it.
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Agreed, mainly because Tom hardy is better than anyone in the aquaman cast, and much better than the main lead
I really enjoyed it, but it felt like they cut quite a bit out to the point that it felt disjointed and rushed. Like, it seemed like it was filmed in 4 parts, A,B,C, and D, but at some point C got scrapped and we missed a bit of some character development for Venom and Riot.
Venom was stupid fun. It could have even been great with better writing and pacing but none of the characters' motivations were really earned.
Eddie and Venom bonded as friends way too quickly and the villains were stupid. Real real stupid. Not in an offensive way, but I felt so whatever about them both.
Eddie and Venom bonded as friends way too quickly and the villains were stupid. Real real stupid. Not in an offensive way, but I felt so whatever about them both.
Venom is on par with the first of the Bay Transformers, if not a little worse.
Which is fine. I like em both. But thats the level.
Which is fine. I like em both. But thats the level.
I actually just got done watching it. It was a lot of fun. Sure, it wasn't the greatest, but it was enjoyable.
Venom managed to not make me hate myself too much for watching it, even though I've always despised the character.
It was incredibly stupid but it kinda worked, it achieved its modest goals. And for better or worse, it 100% captured the spirit of those trashy 90s comics which were targeted at dumb 11 year olds like myself. I'd argue it's a very faithful adaptation even though I don't like the source material. So yeah, I'd say its success is understandable. And deserved.
The Mark Kermode review was pretty great. He wanted to trash it so bad but just couldn't deny that he had strangely enjoyed some parts of it unironically. Pretty much how I feel exactly.
It was incredibly stupid but it kinda worked, it achieved its modest goals. And for better or worse, it 100% captured the spirit of those trashy 90s comics which were targeted at dumb 11 year olds like myself. I'd argue it's a very faithful adaptation even though I don't like the source material. So yeah, I'd say its success is understandable. And deserved.
The Mark Kermode review was pretty great. He wanted to trash it so bad but just couldn't deny that he had strangely enjoyed some parts of it unironically. Pretty much how I feel exactly.
It was a super fun movie. It was flawed as all hell, but watching the banter between Brock and Venom was legit more entertaining than like a shit ton of movies. Yeah, the plot was garbage, but it was fun garbage.
A+++++ will watch the inevitable sequel.
A+++++ will watch the inevitable sequel.
Reminder that Todd Mcfarlane is a douchebag who founded a comic book company with the promise of creator's rights only to not honor that and screw over Neil Gaiman of all people.
I still don't understand the overwhelming hatred. Everyone I saw this with loved it and we laughed a few times a long the way. I get the feeling people wanted this to be in tone with the Daredevil series on Netflix, but no- I like it for what it is- an over the top, fun, action movie with a great anti-hero.
I remember having a blast with the prequels in theatres but I was 10.
"everyone I know" is not really a great sample.
I'm a little older than 27 so I know 27 isnt really that young in this context
Critics hate on everything, so nothing new, although I do get why they hated it to some degree.
Venom wasn't a great movie compared to other recent superhero movies. The side characters were forgettable, the villain was lame and the final fight was a CG mess with a disappointing end but what really made it entertaining and mostly saved it was Tom Hardy's bat shit crazy performance and his interactions with Venom.
Venom wasn't a great movie compared to other recent superhero movies. The side characters were forgettable, the villain was lame and the final fight was a CG mess with a disappointing end but what really made it entertaining and mostly saved it was Tom Hardy's bat shit crazy performance and his interactions with Venom.
I think the disconnect is that people can enjoy a bad movie. Being a well made movie and enjoying a movie aren't mutually exclusive. Venom is a poorly made movie that isn't very good but people found it entertaining.
