blueunit1701
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Jim Carrey would have been my choice, we know he can play an unhinged psycho from The Number 23 he did in 2007. He has the right build and of course, can nail the facial expressions.
Venom (Post-release)
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Jim Carrey would have been my choice, we know he can play an unhinged psycho from The Number 23 he did in 2007. He has the right build and of course, can nail the facial expressions.
George
Master Member
Yes,but both William Dafoe and Jim Carrey are getting older.You wouldn't want too big an age gap between Eddie Brock and Cletus Cassidy.If you look at the comic,appearance-wise they're about the same age if Cletus is not younger.My suggestion would be to cast someone new for the role.
blueunit1701
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I agree Harrelson is 57, Dafoe 63 and Carrey is 56, but movie execs will want an established actor to compete with Hardy. And with the makeup and effects that the studios now have, I don't think age will factor into their decision.
PantheraGem
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It did feel very 90's and I enjoyed that. No overt political messages, it was refreshing. My girlfriend and I laughed a lot more than we were expecting. I plan on watching it with my Mom actually. We both appreciate that weird, dry humor that this movie was full of. The interactions between Eddie and Venom were almost always funny.
"Let's bite off their heads."
"What? No! Why?"
"Make a pile. Pile of heads, pile of bodies."
I enjoyed it much more than "Spiderman; Homecoming", which I felt was very overrated.
airair
Sr Member
Yes. Spiderman homecoming was very overrated as are a lot of the disney marvel movies. They lack the balls that other comic movies have. Its quite sad how disney have been able to brainwash the masses and sheep to only accept mediocre simple plot lines and useless sex and turd jokes in their "universe".
There needs to be variety.
clancampbell
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I saw this yesterday and really liked it.
My only gripes were, some visually confusing action scenes, too fast and too much cutting.........and, i expected more in the way of gore....it seemed very tame for a 15 cert film....
I liked Tom Hardy in this, and i'm usually not that bothered by him, the FX were ok, the sound was fantastic. And i was pleasantly surprised that i could understand venom's voice especially after that horrible, muffled trailer......
it was better than i thought it would be, but it DID feel as if it was definitely cut down. Let's hope for a director's Cut.
Rich
My only gripes were, some visually confusing action scenes, too fast and too much cutting.........and, i expected more in the way of gore....it seemed very tame for a 15 cert film....
I liked Tom Hardy in this, and i'm usually not that bothered by him, the FX were ok, the sound was fantastic. And i was pleasantly surprised that i could understand venom's voice especially after that horrible, muffled trailer......
it was better than i thought it would be, but it DID feel as if it was definitely cut down. Let's hope for a director's Cut.
Rich
PantheraGem
Sr Member
I too really hope they release an unrated cut.
I liked it a lot more than the trailers led me to think I would. I only went because a couple friends wanted to see it, and I was surprised that I loved it. Only a couple scenes fell flat for me -- combination of music, trope usage, stilted dialogue...
But as far as zero connection... Don't rule it out yet. No, I'm not privy to anything -- just a sense I got watching it that nothing hard-and-fast eliminated the possibility of tying it in down the road. If it hadn't had the Stan Lee cameo, I'd say it's its own universe, but that leaves it open, if handled right. I'm hoping at least for sequels, if not actual tying in to the Phase 4 MCU.
PantheraGem
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Saw it again Thursday evening, at one of the luxury theaters. Dad and I took my Mom for her birthday (68th, she's atypical). They really enjoyed it. Pretty good sized crowd really. Audience was rollin' during the restaurant scene.
Have to say I enjoyed it more the second time. I mean, Tom Hardy went at this like he's going to win an oscar, or he has something to prove to hey-day Jim Carrey. There's something to be admired about that. I liked a few of the other decisions, such as Anne's new boyfriend actually being likeable, and not an abuser or bad guy fodder as he would become in most movies. I'm fine with the movie's shortcomings. It's one of the weirdest bromance/buddy comedies I've ever seen, and has some pretty memorable lines.
Probably heard Mom laugh the hardest at the scene when Eddie crashes through the kids' apartment window - "I got a parasite."
Have to say I enjoyed it more the second time. I mean, Tom Hardy went at this like he's going to win an oscar, or he has something to prove to hey-day Jim Carrey. There's something to be admired about that. I liked a few of the other decisions, such as Anne's new boyfriend actually being likeable, and not an abuser or bad guy fodder as he would become in most movies. I'm fine with the movie's shortcomings. It's one of the weirdest bromance/buddy comedies I've ever seen, and has some pretty memorable lines.
Probably heard Mom laugh the hardest at the scene when Eddie crashes through the kids' apartment window - "I got a parasite."
Not what I meant. I was saying Stan being there makes it possible, at some point, to maybe tie it in. If he hadn't been in it, I'd say no chance. Just because they didn't with the Amazing Spider-Man films doesn't mean they can't here. Whether they will we'll just have to wait and see.
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