So I saw this the other day, but wasn't home to write this. After sleeping a night on it, I'm ready to talk about...
* To his credit, Tom Hardy did better here than I expected. His accent is definitely-better in the final product and he really commits to it all.
* The 'Girlfriend is always in Peril' thing is thankfully-avoided, as Michele Williams is strong here and actually saves him sometimes.
* The Story worked better than expected with the excising of Spider-Man from the lore.
* In the early parts, they make good use of the symbiote's abilities.
* When they go 'full Venom,' the action can be hard to follow. This is especially true in the climax as the final fight is a bit messy with two similarly-colored symbiotes and all of the flailing.
* Obvious cuts were made to make this PG-13. If it was done seamlessly, I might not be bothered.
* Is there still a Symbiote Rabbit hopping around somewhere?
* Tacking on a funny (but vastly-different) Scene from the new Spider-Man Cartoon is jarring as hell here! It's a bit better than the X-Men teaser after the second Amazing Spider-Man though...I guess.
I went in looking to see if this Film would be the train wreck everyone said or a good surprise. It's a bit in the middle for me.
The Good
* The Film conveys the 'Body-Horror' aspect of the Story well, making it feel very invasive.* To his credit, Tom Hardy did better here than I expected. His accent is definitely-better in the final product and he really commits to it all.
* The 'Girlfriend is always in Peril' thing is thankfully-avoided, as Michele Williams is strong here and actually saves him sometimes.
* The Story worked better than expected with the excising of Spider-Man from the lore.
* In the early parts, they make good use of the symbiote's abilities.
The Bad
* For all of the attempts at comedy, very few worked for me. I legitimately laughed fully once.* When they go 'full Venom,' the action can be hard to follow. This is especially true in the climax as the final fight is a bit messy with two similarly-colored symbiotes and all of the flailing.
* Obvious cuts were made to make this PG-13. If it was done seamlessly, I might not be bothered.
* Is there still a Symbiote Rabbit hopping around somewhere?
* Tacking on a funny (but vastly-different) Scene from the new Spider-Man Cartoon is jarring as hell here! It's a bit better than the X-Men teaser after the second Amazing Spider-Man though...I guess.
I went in looking to see if this Film would be the train wreck everyone said or a good surprise. It's a bit in the middle for me.
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