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Venom (2018)
By: Chiprocks1 Date: April 1, 2019, 8:59 am
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[center]Venom (2018)
3 Stars out of 5
Trailer
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When the first trailer for Venom dropped, I was not happy. I
just didn't think the 'Venom' that was revealed was all that
impressive. I actually thought the FX looked 20 years old and
didn't have any desire to watch this. Even as word got out from
the audience when the movie finally dropped, I still had no
desire in spite of all the "rave reviews" pouring in. Well, I
finally got the chance to see Venom for myself and......it needs
work. Lots of work. I still think the FX looks like garbage,
especially by today's standards. But there is hope. Remember, it
took Marvel 3 tries in getting the Hulk to look good and since
then they have been able to refine and tweak the look to
perfection. So, I'm holding out hope that Venom is also a work
in progress and they too can finally get it done the right way.
So, what about the movie as a whole? Needs work. The Big Bad
Villain was just not all that compelling. I didn't give a sh*t
that he would also become infected with a symbiote and transform
into Riot. I found this to be the least interesting thing about
the movie and the showdown at the end left a lot to be desired.
Honestly, the only thing I thoroughly enjoyed in the movie was
Tom Hardy, or more specifically his conversations with with
Venom. When he is talking to himself, I found their relationship
to be that of a bickering married couple. It's the way they
talked to each other that gives the movie some much needed
laughs. I say it's worth a Rent, but nothing more. Loved the
cameo by Stan Lee (which I absolutely did NOT expect to see
given that this wasn't part of the MCU). Loved the response of
Venom "Who is that guy" quip. Also was not expecting the post
credit Bonus Scene with Woody Harrleson of all people to play
Cletus Kasady, who of course becomes Carnage. So, I'm definitely
looking forward to a Sequel if Carnage is going to be the Big
Bad Villain for this one. But as I said before, fix the CGI and
give me a great story along with it. Otherwise is just going to
be another misfire.
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