[Ramsay]

Seen this tonight, thought the first half was piss but the second half was very good so I give this an overall rating of ALRIGHT, I'd watch a sequel

[Nancy.]

Saw it yesterday and quite enjoyed it. It does drag in certain parts, but as a whole it's a fun little action flick - and one's that's quite humourous too. The chase/ fight scenes with Riot were brill. Tom Hardy was amazing as usual.

Of course it isn't the best Marvel movie, but at the same time it's not awful like the "critics" would have you believe. Either see it or don't. It's up to you.

[Tom4784]

I've come back from seeing it. It was okay, a solid 6/10.

The inevitable second film has potential to be great but this one is all over the place. The first half is trash and badly written and the second part is more enjoyable but the film doesn't know what it wants to be. It's part body horror, part sci-fi, part superhero film, part buddy cop film and it's just okay in all it's forms.

Feels a bit dated too, it felt like a film that should have come out 10 years ago.

It also feels kinda toothless too, they really should have pursued an R-rating in America since it would have given the film free reign to be the film it wanted to be. I hope they are smart enough to do that in the sequel as you can't really do

Spoiler:

Carnage

justice without the violence.

[Niamh.]

Saw it last night and I enjoyed it, I think Tom Hardy carried it though, he played the part very well and made it watchable and entertaining

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by James

Gaga fans vs Marvel fans is one of the cultural battles that symbolises our time, I think.

[Nancy.]

Marvel movies do very well of course, but considering Venom was critically panned and had everything going against it, it was lovely to see it securing #1 and raking in 80 million on opening weekend.

[Nancy.]

205 MILLION (Globally)

http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/new...llion-globally

https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottme.../#7dfe2fe38dd9

https://deadline.com/2018/10/venom-a...ce-1202478000/

[Nancy.]

Omg, Johnny English is at #2:

Top 10 UK films

1. Venom, Ł8,031,342 from 556 sites (new)

2. Johnny English Strikes Again, Ł4,117,692 from 589 sites (new)

3. A Star Is Born, Ł4,100,196 from 526 sites (new)

4. The House With a Clock in Its Walls, Ł902,203 from 534 sites. Total: Ł6,806,751 (three weeks)

5. Night School, Ł860,262 from 448 sites. Total: Ł3,122,918 (two weeks)

6. A Simple Favour, Ł484,975 from 429 sites. Total: Ł4,475,268 (three weeks)

7. Aida – Met Opera, Ł302,179 from 204 sites (new)

8. Crazy Rich Asians, Ł281,478 from 272 sites. Total: Ł5,403,572 (four weeks)

9. The Nun, Ł243,153 from 285 sites. Total: Ł11,099,719 (five weeks)

10. The Wife, Ł228,950 from 130 sites. Total: Ł924,023 (two weeks)

[Nancy.]

Oscar Experts say Glenn Close will rule at the Oscars for "The Wife". She was glorious in "Dangerous Liaisons". A deserving actress indeed.

https://www.kansascity.com/entertain...218335095.html

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Nancy.

Oscar Experts say Glenn Close will rule at the Oscars for "The Wife". She was glorious in "Dangerous Liaisons". A deserving actress indeed.

https://www.kansascity.com/entertain...218335095.html

Thank you for this Venom related information.

[Toy Soldier]

How are the effects? I was watching Spiderman: Homecoming again earlier and noted (as I did in the cinema) that the Sony effects are noticeably different (and inferior) to DisneyMarvel effects. It's especially glaring in the scenes with Iron Man, I guess because we're very familiar with Iron Man in the MCU, but I also noticed it with Spidey himself this time - I guess after having seen him more extensively under Disney in Infinity War. The CGI for him is just a bit... unnatural / not human seeming?

[Marsh.]

The trailer did make it seem cartoonish but I wasn't sure if that was actually the look they were going for?

[Nancy.]

This is interesting considering many said Venom was a flash in a pan and had strong doubts about it holding on to it's audience for the second weekend...

Venom STILL #1 Movie In The World After Solid Second Weekend

https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/

https://wegotthiscovered.com/movies/...econd-weekend/

[Nancy.]

Current global total stands at $378.1M - and that's before it's released in Japan and China next month..

Venom did that...

[Marsh.]

I like Tom Hardy. One of his worst performances unfortunately.

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by Nancy.

Current global total stands at $378.1M - and that's before it's released in Japan and China next month..

Venom did that...

Pretty standard for a superhero film tbh.

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by Nancy.

This is interesting considering many said Venom was a flash in a pan and had strong doubts about it holding on to it's audience for the second weekend...

Venom STILL #1 Movie In The World After Solid Second Weekend

https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/

https://wegotthiscovered.com/movies/...econd-weekend/

Yeesh at that 55% drop though. It'll fall to third after this week I expect.

1. Halloween
2. ASIB
3. Venom

Is my prediction. ASIB will have a Crazy Rich Asians/Greatest Showman style hold while Venom's gonna fall off a cliff.

[Nancy.]

The point is, a lot of people said (or hoped) Venom would crash and burn after opening weekend, but it's still holding on despite the bad reviews and bitterness from fans of other movies. I don't think anyone's expecting it to be #1 this weekend with Halloween being released - another one I can't wait to see.

[Marsh.]

There's certainly a lot of bitterness.

[Tony Montana]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

I like Tom Hardy. One of his worst performances unfortunately.

Was his Performance that Bad? I've read several reviews saying it was the only saving Grace

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by scarface95

Was his Performance that Bad? I've read several reviews saying it was the only saving Grace

Not bad per se. But certainly one of the worst of his career.

[Nancy.]

[Marsh.]

[Tom4784]

He does a better job of voicing Venom than he does at playing Eddie.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

Not bad per se. But certainly one of the worst of his career.

I thought he was great in it