Venom [4K Ultra-HD] [Blu-ray] [2018] [Region Free]

Bought on a whim because I wanted a bit of mindless entertainment with no great hopes of brilliance but hoping for some distraction.And, actually, found this to be much more entertaining than any of the critics reviews suggested. Far more in fact and I'd go so far as to say it is better than some other Marvel films which have been roundly lauded such as the Black Panther which I found to be overblown.I can see where the issues lie of course. Do they take Venom down the horror route or the funny path and to an extent the producers tried both with consequent mixed messages. That being said, it mostly works and in the end I think the general direction was to be more 'Deadpool' than alien monster. The only issue is that once humour was injected then it should have been made more full on.Anyway, action abounds and effects whilst not maybe up there with the best of the Marvel films is still pretty good. The actual Venom character develops a black humour as the film progresses and hopefully if more films are made then this should be made more of.Bit of light romance and a reasonable - if predictable for a superhero movie - storyline and overall a generally fun and diverting film.

Based on the reviews of this movie generally, I started to watch with rather low expectations. However, this movie is excellent and is a refreshing change to watching movies with endless amounts of superheroes running about to save the world. I have to confess, I've pretty much start to hate the endless supply of Marvel or DC movies (barring Infinity War). For a long time I've craved something different; and Vemon is different. It's funny and fresh. There humour is balanced correctly without being idiotic. It's such a change.... a good one at that! There are parts of this movie that are of course weak, like Riz Ahmed is under used as is Michelle Williams. However, overall its worth a watch. So ignore those stupid critics.

Not ever having had any knowledge of Venom this was all new to me. Sometimes I think not having prior knowledge of a character , is an advantage when viewing. Venom is fun , it's gory , it's romantic but most of all , it is engaging. I am 53 years of age and watch these films because I have younger adults living at home. Sometimes that can be hard work but sometimes you get to be entertained , when maybe you thought you may not be. For me and in my opinion , this is entertaining and well worth watching.

I didn’t expect to find that I’d purchased Venom but thanks to my 6 year old I apparently had! So hubby and I sat down to watch it with great hope. Well it has Tom Hardy in at least we commented. Then it started and we discover that the wonderful Riz Ahmed is in it too! Great joy!But sadly even the Tom and Riz couldn’t save this nonsense. It’s an absolute pile of doo. Don’t bother, find something better to do and change the password on your firestick!!!!

unashamedly mindless fun with Tom Hardy delivering his usual faultless performance and now the "origin" story is out of the way I look forward to the next installment.I agree that Michelle Williams and Riz Ahmed were wasted but at 90 minutes I think the focus on Tom Hardy and Venom as a pairing was the correct way to go as the film does not outstay it's welcome.Plenty of time for fleshing out the characters in following episodes, assuming Ms Williams signs up for them, which as a great actress I sincerely hope she does and next time gets the screen time she deserves.Critics hate this, but a bit like other recent DC films the audience's seem to lap it up, however it is Tom Hardy's film and a bit like Margo Robbie in Suicide squad is the reason the franchise stands a chance

I dreaded this film when it was announced as Venom without Spider-Man is like Batman without Joker. Story wise Sony would've been better off waiting until they could include Spider-Man in it, as Venom's comic book origin story is completely reliant on the rivalry between Peter Parker and Eddie Brock. Should Spider-Man ever be included in this Sony/Marvel Universe or whatever this is I struggle to see how they'll introduce the character and said rivalry with this new continuity.Having said that the story which they have written here is a decent enough spin on things. Eddie Brock is now an online blogging sensation, bringing his viewers the truth behind the headlines. His no nonsense style of reporting is ultimately his career/lifes undoing. Venom is still a symbiote from outer space, brought to earth in the hope that these newly discovered life forms may be the key to medicinal miracles such as mending bones instantaneously or cancer, by bonding patients with the symbiotes. Thus a (un)happy accident ensues, where said blogger, who happens to be unearthing grisly secrets within the labs containing symbiotes, crosses paths with said symbiote.Tom Hardy's performance is honestly the main reason I'd recommend anybody sit through this film. He nails it, and clearly has fun doing it. As for the big brute himself, the CGI is as good as it probably could've been and his voice is spot-on. They really got the character of Venom so perfect. It's just a shame it couldn't have been in the proper context, with the aforementioned Parker/Spider-Man rivalry from the books. Also, because of Spidey's absence, Venom has no large white spider emblazoned on his torso. Though this may be me being a nitpicking fanboy.The same cannot be said for the rest of the cast. Most of it's passable, but the main villain himself, to me personally, was bollocks. I can't really even explain why, I just did not buy it. Whether it's the fault of the actor or shoddy writing, I could not comment. The whole pace of the film - especially towards the end as the villain gets more of a front seat - feels rushed.All in all, Venom mostly does what it says on the tin. It's good fun. That's really all. If you're not too fussed about the character or aren't sure about this one, I'd recommend renting rather than buying. I bought the Blu-Ray and I don't suppose it'll be in the disc slot again anytime soon.