Customer Ratings & Reviews

At first I wasn’t a fan but over the years it started to grow on me. Probably because it just different from most comic movies at least doing it’s own thing.

I was going to give this film 3 stars, but as I am reviewing the blue ray disc specifically I had to bump it to 4. Lots of really cool special features included. First off the good, well the great. Tom Hardy is fantastic in this flick. I mean its Tom hardy, so that's not a surprise, but I think he even exceeded my expectations. Some of the scenes where he is first dealing with having an alien symbiote living within him are about as good as comic book adaptations get IMO. Overall the script feels a bit unpolished. I think this film could of been great if it were given more time in development. The supporting cast is solid. I particularly liked the performance of Michelle Williams as Eddies ex and Reid Scott as her bf. Maybe Im just a sucker for when a failed romantic relationship can be shown as people still caring for each other as friends. Now for the bad. The CGI. When Venom isn't doing anything major he looks pretty great. When he's fighting it's ok. When it's a symbiote without a host or the big final battle the CGI is just horrible by the current standard of modern big budget movies. The symbiotes especially just take me out of the movie when they are creeping around. I swear I have seen videos games look better. If you are going to be as ambitious as this movie is when trying to show CGI alien creatures you have to commit to that and get it right and this movie does not. All in all though its still an enjoyable movie with some really fun and funny scenes. Tom Hardy is spectacular and I am so happy to have him portraying on of my favorite comic book characters. I look forward to seeing where they go with this series in the sequel (Carnage and Tom Hollands Spider Man perhaps?!) as I love how they have imagined the character so far. If they can just clean up the future scripts and CGI, this series could become something special.

We are big superhero fans in my family. My son has been raised on the MCU so we will pretty much watch anything that comes out. That said I wasn't too excited for this movie but purchased it anyway as a report card reward. I thought is started out a little rough and there were parts that I questioned the actions of a character but overall I was pleasantly surprised. The banter between Venom and his host was amusing - Venom is snarky from the start and that took me a little by surprise but it works. The effects were great especially the visuals of the parasites and the hosts in the battle scenes. The plot was weak. The villain was not likeable and clearly bad but I'm not sure if he was evil or crazy or misguided. I also found Venom's motivation as the movie progressed poorly explained and not believable. Enjoyable and I'm sure we will watch it again. The parasite/host relationship at the end makes me want to see more of them and their interaction so I hope the character continues on.

I have to say: this film was fairly disappointing for me. I feel like it was an extremely rushed and cliched story with clunky dialogue, but does have some entertaining bits and pieces. As a blu ray release, it’s pretty good. This is not a true 4K release but is actually an upscale. I would say if you’re looking to save a couple bucks, you could pick up the regular blu ray and get the same experience. The special features are decent and provide some insight into the production. I think if you’re a big fan of the character and the movie, you’ll find a lot of cool factoids you’ll be happy to see. I would say that if you’re a big fan of superhero movies and like having them all in your collection, this would be a good one to add to your collection. But if you’re just a casual fan, I would say you’d be better off to rent it first and then decide if you want to add it to your collection.

"So bad its good"... Probably the right phrasing for it but I genuninely enjoyed this film. It took me away from some stress happening in my life and lifted my mood so I am grateful to it on just that account. I was surprised this was PG-13 and not R, given how the trailer looked and what I heard of the character beforehand. I do think the film suffered a little, it could have gone all out on a few things methinks but it didn't dampen my enjoyment of the film. LOVE Venom, amazing character and he had me laughing more than once too. The special effects for him were pretty good. Eddie Brock took awhile to grow on me *shrugs* his "love interest" was developed very well so I was "blah" on her. If she's in the next one, hopefully they beef up her character more.

If you like the general idea of Venom as a character and are open to a different origin story you will love this movie. Critics complained that the best part of the movie was the relationship between Eddie and Venom...…… WHAT WOULD YOU WANT TO BE BETTER? The movie was a fun romp! Could it have been more violent? Yes, but that can be said for a lot of movies, and frankly I don't think it took away from Venom. When he chomps a dude, you know he chomps a dude. There's really no need for shock value in gore because you can tell Eddie is disgusted by it and Tom Hardy's performance really nails how someone would behave for the most part. Is it perfect? No. Is it a FUN MOVIE TO WATCH? Yes!

My husband has read the comic so hated this movie, not for the acting, but for the plot which diverges so greatly from Venom being a villain to the core. My 16 year old daughter and I enjoyed the movie. We liked the comedy and Tom Hardy is an absolutely incredible actor (watch series The Taboo if you’re an adult and you’ll se what I mean). I would give this a 5 star rating if I didn’t know a huge portion of die hard Marvel Comics fans will disagree due to Venom and his story being COMPLETELY different and NOTHING like he is in the comics. Though Tom Hardy fans are in for a definite treat!

And that's probably the best way to describe Venom. Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock and the titular Venom makes for an entertaining flick as the ex-reporter and alien Symbiote struggle against one another as they form an unlikely alliance and understanding, while the looming threat of the LIFE foundation tries to capture them. Any fans of the Sam Raimi Spider-Man trilogy may recall the letdown that was Venom's first film appearance, and this movie delivers on the slimy alien bio-suits's iconic look, while still presenting a new and original take on the anti-hero's usual origin.

This is one of the coolest Steelbooks I've ever seen hands down! Glad to own it. However, be warned that although I enjoy this movie and our family has a good time with it, it is a somewhat different take on the Venom/Eddie Brock character and the movie's definitely flawed. I still find myself laughing a lot and enjoying it despite the flaws but not everyone is going to enjoy this movie. I tried to give 3 stars but had to bump it up to four because of how many times I've watched it; its clearly a guilty pleasure at this point.

This was a solid superhero movie. Not as good as an MCU release, but better than anything DC has come up with. Telling a Venom story without Spiderman is tricky, at best. Tom Hardy is a great actor, probably better than what they gave him to work with. The CGI is fantastic, and when it's full Venom on screen, the movie is at best. Michelle Williams is not too good here, in an awfully scripted romance. The villain is subpar. Lots of attempts at humor, about 75% land. Looking forward to the sequel being better.

Venom's reviews completely misunderstood Venom. The prospect of a movie starring the alien symbiote made famous for attaching itself to Spider-Man has been there since the late 1990s when Sony acquired the Spider-Man movie rights, and after many false starts - including a spinoff of The Amazing Spider-Man - it's finally here. Tom Hardy is Eddie Brock in Reuben Fleischer's Venom movie, which tells a new, Spider-Man-less origin and looks to set up a whole new shared universe of Spidey villains.

Venom is fun; plain and simple. While not a perfect film, it certainly uses the characters and action to present a compelling story. It's beginnings are where there could be some improvement. There must be a way to introduce the main characters and set the plot in motion without dragging down the narrative. Venom's first 20 minutes are quite dull. Once Eddie is sent to the stereotypical evil scientist's lair the movie jumps into high gear and never slows. Comical acting; a solid superhero film.

I guess anti-heroes are in right now. What shocks me most about this is, it is the far inferior yet optimistic version of this year’s Upgrade. What really fails in this movie is the villain. Don’t get me wrong, I really enjoyed this. The initially unapproachable relationship between the star and symbiote grows on me until it feels like an extra appendage. Unfortunately, this one will live low on the MCU pile, but am suspicious that it might become a frequent rewatch. Only time will tell.

I watched this with my SO, son, and brother-in-law. Very interesting take on Venom. I am not rating the movie here. That’s what IMDb and other places are for. I paid $27.99 plus tax for this. I keep the digital copy and then sell off the BD by itself and the 4K with the case to make back some of my expense. It is a movie. It comes packaged as a set of the three I mentioned. The artwork is pretty cool. That said, 4 stars because of the price. Sale price would have gotten 5 stars.

I was very skeptical to watch a venom film not related to the Spiderman universe, but as Venom is one of my all time favs, I gave it a chance. I didn't love the film, but I did enjoy it, and the new spins on the symbiotic relationships. I would recommend this film to fans, but to a causal viewer, like my wife, she just didn't seem to enjoy the story as much as I did. I wanted way more symbiotes related action, but this is clearly a set of for future films movie.

Tom Hardy plays a reporter, who can't get a break. Several alien life forms invade our planet. One invades the body of Eddie Brock. He is terrified at the creature looking back at his in the mirror. And there's the voice in his head. He can't control the creature and starts to lose his mind, his job and his fiancé. The movie starts off a little slow, but when Venom starts up, it's a fun ride. The effects are amazing. And there's lots of humor.

I really enjoyed this movie. I enjoyed the interactions between Eddie and Venom. At first I was not enjoying the Eddie story line but I think they did a great job of creating a good story with character development. He was very unlikable at first and I almost turned it off, but unlike every other super hero movie we were treated to someone that we grew to like instead of getting a Mary Sue right away.

The movie itself is ok. My gripe comes from the non-true to comics story and lack of anything related to Spider-Man. Sure you can't throw everything about Venom's origins in there (Secret Wars), bit what they came up with wasn't that great. Take Spider-Man 1 for example (Toby Macguire one), I think it was a neat twist the website were organic and not home made machinery. So I'm not blind to true to comics and that's it.

I might have chosen a more talented actor to play the super hero. However the story was entertaining. Venom is a self preserving anti-hero with an agenda of his own. His intentions are good but every one know where the road paved with good intentions leads. I wonder how much influence the host has over the invader of his body. Some? None? its always the one emotions that no beings can over come. Love .

Venom is not a great movie by any means, but as far as superhero movies go, it's pretty darn fun. We've been spoiled by the run of Marvel movies surrounding the Avengers and their solo efforts, and even though Venom falls very short of being that, it never really attempt to be. That's not what Venom wants. Consider it closer to Deadpool in tone and style, but not as good. Overall a solid, fun, funny, B-movie.