- Parts 1-9:
- Big summer 2018 movies recap.
- Part 10 (GB: Crossing Over)
Finally, movie reviews are back!!!
That was quite a chasm!
So, you guessed it, it's...
Venom (2018)
Previously on Sony-Spidey...
And now, the rundown.
- I dug it.
- The critics have their chainsaws out, but it's not as bad as they're saying.
- It's not the greatest thing ever either, but I was entertained.
- It harkens back to pre-MCU Marvel movies of the 90's and 00's. Critics are saying this like it's a bad thing, but I like a lot of those movies, and this is the best of those. Better than Daredevil, better than Tim Story Fantastic Four, better than Ang Lee Hulk, better than Ghost-Rider easily.
- Compared to other Spider-Man movies, definitely better than Spider-Man 3. Not as good as Spider-Man 2 or Homecoming.
- Tom Hardy is great. The flick doesn't work without him.
- Venom is a goofy 90's character anyway, this was never going to be "The Dark Knight", or "Logan". It is what it is.
- It works okay as PG-13, but I hope there's an R rated cut for DVD.
- MCU is still the best of all cinematic universes so far, but that bar is out to the moon by now.
- A mid-credits scene, and a post-credits. The credits are quintuple spaced, and reeeeallly fucking slow. Felt like 20 minutes. I'll sorta-spoil that second one, it's a scene from "Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse". If you wanna see that one anyway, you can skip the scene and go pee. You're just gonna see it again anyway.
- I won't spoil the mid-credits, but...suffice to say, it's sequel bait, and the plot to THIS one should've been that.
- Overall, I'm glad I saw this.
- If you've got the spare cash and time, I think you'll have a good time with it.
- If you're pinching pennies, and only want MCUs, I can understand, but check this out on rental at least.
So, overall not a must see like "Infinity War", or "Black Panther", but I'll stand against the people trashing it.
And, that's that one down!
Next time, Into The Spider-Verse, and Aquaman!
And mmmaaaaybe Halloween.
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