Good God, the Venom movie is an outstandingly clumsy exercise in cinematic storytelling. This whole film is so awkward to watch it leaves one feeling uncomfortable, it's like watching someone repeatedly try to do a somersault but constantly failing at it in the most spectacular of ways. At least it establishes right from the get-go that this is gonna be a subpar production, Venom does not waste time in letting you know it's a flat-out disaster. The first twenty minutes are dedicated to establishing the character of Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) and who he is as a person. Hardy's wack-a-doodle performance constantly shifts Brock's personality from scene-to-scene, so don't expect to get to know this character very well in this section of the movie or any other part of it.
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Showing posts with label Fantastic Four. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fantastic Four. Show all posts
Friday, October 5, 2018
Don't Get Too Close To Venom, It's Where Eddie Brock's Demons Hide...And Also It's A Dismal & Awkward Movie
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Wednesday, February 17, 2016
"A Good Actor Is A Terrible Thing To Waste": 6 Perfectly Cast Actors Wasted In Subpar Superhero Movies
First up, an actor from another failed Ryan Reynolds superhero movie...
Thursday, November 12, 2015
Five Modern Day Movies I'd Love To See Mystery Science Theater 3000 Tackle
To say that the news that Mystery Science Theater 3000 was generating a Kickstarter to create new episodes brought me joy is a gross understatement. To boot, this development led me to diving into some YouTube compilations of the notably humorous moments from a number of their best episodes, and oh my God, their takedowns of Hobgoblins ("How do you read a record?") and A Touch Of Satan are some of their best.
Saturday, August 8, 2015
Four Ways To Drastically Improve The 2015 Fantastic Four Movie
MAJOR FANTASTIC FOUR SPOILERS FOLLOW
Perhaps the most aggravating part of the newest attempt to turn the Fantastic Four into a film franchise is the way it wastes a tremendous talent, whether it's in director Josh Trank or a cast full of actors who have shown they deserve waaaaaaaaaaay better than this schlock. And of course, there's the waste of characters who have been a beloved part of the Marvel comics universe for decades now (hell, The Thing is one of my favorite superheroes of all-time!)
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| Lockjaw fights The Thing in a classic Fantastic Four comic book storyline |
Friday, August 7, 2015
Fantastic Four Off To Rocky Box Office Start With $2.7 Million At Thursday Night Screenings
Marvels first family lifted off last night at Thursday night showings that grossed $2.7 million. In terms of recent Thusday night grosses for this summers blockbusters, that's 32% below last weeks Mission: Impossible- Rogue Nation, 57% below Ant-Mans tally three weeks back and 80% above the $1.5 million Pixels garnered two weeks ago. If it plays like Mission Impossible 5 over the weekend, it would make up about $37 million for its opening weekend.
Fantastic Four Review
There's a moment in the Fantastic Four that finally, oh finally, gave me a glimpse into the Fantastic Four as a group of people with distinctive personalities. Johnny (Michael B. Jordan) and Ben (Jamie Bell) are sparring, Reed (Miles Teller) is protecting his o'l pal Ben and Sue (Kate Mara) is displaying some spun and personality. Their rapport is likable and in this interaction they finally work as a team. Alas, that comes at the very end of the film (and comes packed with a clunky as hell conversation resulting in their team name) and it serves as a stark contrast to the muddled mess that has previously unfolded.
Tuesday, July 14, 2015
Final Fantastic Four Trailer Brings Doom Into The Equation
This years San Diego Comic-Con is starting to fade into memory, but one last piece of footage from the ceremony has been officially released onto the interwebs. That footage would be the final trailer for Fantastic Four, which has received a lot of scrutiny from the online community. 20th Century Fox has released a new trailer that'll go out on Ant-Man this weekend to the web, so check it out below and see what you're thoughts on it are.
Sunday, April 19, 2015
Get A Feel Of The Cast, Scope And Humor Of Fantastic Four With New Trailer!
A lot of this summers big blockbusters (Ant-Man, Terminator: Genisys) have been releasing trailers recently, likely in order to make sure their shown on Avengers: Age of Ultron. This trend continues tomorrow when Jurassic World releases its new trailer, and now 20th Century Fox has gotten into the game by releasing a new look at the Fant4stic, er, Fantastic Four.
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
Summer 2015 Box Office Predictions (Part One)
Well, Summer 2015 is just around the corner, and I got to thinking, why not do some box office forecasting for the wide number of releases hitting multiplexes this summer? These predictions will be split into two parts; the first one, which you're reading right now, focuses on my projections for this summers Top 10 movies, while the second part going up tomorrow centers around my predictions for this summers sleeper hits, wild cards and flops.
Without further ado, here are my predictions for Summer 2015's 10 highest grossing movies!
Without further ado, here are my predictions for Summer 2015's 10 highest grossing movies!
Saturday, July 12, 2014
Snowpiercer Review
Off The Rails And Into Brilliance
You'll have to forgive me on this one, am this review is gonna be extremely vague when it comes to exact details as to what precisely happens in Snowpiercer, the sci-fi drama from director Joon-ho Bong that's become famous for the terrible treatment Harvey Weinstein (a man in an extremely powerful position at The Weinstein Company, the studio distributing Snowpiercer) has given it. But appropriate feelings of pity towards the project aren't the only thing we should feel for the film; we should feel elation that one of the best sci-fi projects in ages has been created.
You'll have to forgive me on this one, am this review is gonna be extremely vague when it comes to exact details as to what precisely happens in Snowpiercer, the sci-fi drama from director Joon-ho Bong that's become famous for the terrible treatment Harvey Weinstein (a man in an extremely powerful position at The Weinstein Company, the studio distributing Snowpiercer) has given it. But appropriate feelings of pity towards the project aren't the only thing we should feel for the film; we should feel elation that one of the best sci-fi projects in ages has been created.
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