Review of Venom (2018) by Dufreshest — 07 Oct 2018

Cinematography: 6/10 I feel like I'm watching an outline instead of a full story; I'm watching the happenings of set plot points but I'm not experiencing the connecting lines. .

Costume Design: 6.821/10 Alright: I'm not exactly experiencing Cosplaying at it's finest here, but - that's what the Visual Effects are for - right? .

Film Editing: 6.712/10 I feel like I'm watching blotching happening.

Make-up and Hair-styling: - /10 N/A.

Sound Editing: 8.621/10 Solid. .

Visual Effects: 8.349/10 Decent. I want to see more of Klyntar.

Story: 7/10 (Sigh) Interactions between different cultures may naturally be funny which is a small part of the reason Venom needs more Klyntar. Eddie Brock is not Peter Parker and feels ehhh without Peter Parker. I feel like the story should branch from Klyntar - but, as the story is - it's alright.

Acting: 7/10 I feel like the acting partners are working with what they have in front of them. I think if I want to see the actors blossom, they will do so in Klyntar. Cause really I think they should be vessels… for Klyntar, a whole different conversation may ensue then.

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Personal: I rather watch a film about Klyntar than a film about Eddie Brock without Peter Parker as an introduction to Venom. The idea of Venom is so poetic that so much more may be done with it than has been. Venom makes me appreciate Spider-Man a lot more now. The film Upgrade comes to mind when I'm watching Venom (thinking of recent films with symbiont types). I feel like the film is attempting to take on a noble cause and does not really resolve anything. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is looking real interesting, and, I don't think they're going to be talking about Klyntar (hint-hint). .

Overall: 7.214/10.

-K.D.

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