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Cumberland (1142 KP) rated Venom (2018) in Movies

Oct 5, 2018  
Venom (2018)
Venom (2018)
2018 | Action, Sci-Fi
8
7.4 (151 Ratings)
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Fun Movie
This was a really good movie. Venom had some funny lines, and overall was surprisingly likeable. I'm curious as to how they will portray Venom later on since he was a villan in the comics, but in the movie he is depicted as an anti hero. This was a great introduction to a character I think we will see a lot of in the future. Venom is not part of the overall MCU so movies like this make great place holders while waiting on Avengers films.
  
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David McK (3557 KP) rated Pitch Black (2000) in Movies

Oct 27, 2020  
Pitch Black (2000)
Pitch Black (2000)
2000 | Horror, Sci-Fi
7
7.5 (28 Ratings)
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Creature feature from the year 2000, starring a then up-and-coming Vin Diesel as the anti-hero Riddick, one of the survivors (that includes Farscape's Claudia Black!) of a crashed spaceship on a planet that has a unique day/night cycle: no nights, except for an eclipse once every 22 years. Which is when the rather nasty nocturnal creatures come out...

Much better than the direct sequel (there's a reason the third film in the mid 2010s went back to this version of the character), with an interesting colour palette and even a nice character arc for Riddick!
  
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David McK (3557 KP) rated Venom (2018) in Movies

Jul 29, 2019 (Updated Sep 3, 2023)  
Venom (2018)
Venom (2018)
2018 | Action, Sci-Fi
6
7.4 (151 Ratings)
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After the disappointing treatment of the character in the overstuffed Spider-Man 3,I was intrigued by the prospect of a solo outing for the anti-hero, this time as portrayed by Tom Hardy.

While he is still playing Eddie Brock/Venom, this pretty much straight up ignores that earlier film (probably for the best), with Tom Hardy completely chewing the scenery throughout.

While Stan Lee also makes a cameo, I'm not sure that this is set in the same 'universe' as the other Marvel movies, with no mention made of any of the Avengers or of any of the events from their solo outings.
  
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Kirk Bage (1775 KP) rated The Bad and the Beautiful (1953) in Movies

Mar 3, 2020  
The Bad and the Beautiful (1953)
The Bad and the Beautiful (1953)
1953 | Classics, Drama, Romance
8
7.0 (2 Ratings)
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By 1952, Douglas was being cast regularly in higher profile productions with higher profile acting support. But the trend of being an ambitious and manipulating anti-hero was clinging on. As unscrupulous movie producer Jonathon he was never more unlikable, and rarely more unmissable, treating Lana Turner like his personal puppet to get to the top. The film won 5 Oscars and earned Douglas his 2nd nod. Many think this was his best shot at winning, such was the degree of sophistication and animal magnetism on display. He eventually lost out to Gary Cooper for High Noon by a handful of votes, but his reputation as a bankable A-lister was cemented forever, allowing him the weight to begin a secondary career as a producer.