Venom - 4K + Blu-ray + Digital

Venom delivers a wild ride from start to finish. Tom Hardy brings a gritty charm to Eddie Brock, and his dynamic with the alien symbiote is both hilarious and intense. The banter between Eddie and Venom is unexpectedly one of the film’s strongest points, equal parts chaotic and endearing. The action scenes are slick and satisfying, with Venom’s powers on full display. Whether he's scaling buildings, taking down enemies, or making snarky comments mid-fight, it’s pure comic book fun. The darker tone sets it apart from other superhero films, but it still manages to sneak in humor and heart. If you’re into anti-heroes, explosive action, and a touch of twisted comedy, Venom is a must-watch. It’s not your typical Marvel fare, and that’s exactly what makes it so entertaining.

A great way to spend my downtime.

Perfect Sony/Marvel depiction of Venom. Wish it would have tied into the MCU as the symbiote on the beach in the end of the second movie was waiting to shine in the Tom Holland version of Spider-Man

Good to see movie where central character is both good and bad; great humor in it

Saw it before love this movie

This is an MCU adjacent movie. It exists in the world of Spiderman, but the decision was to use it as a stand alone movie without using the black suit version of Spiderman to introduce Venom (as was done in Spderman 3), Therefore, the symbiots were brought to Earth from a space mission, killing all but one of the astronauts. They were discovered by the head of the company that funded the mission called Life Sciences, who then begins experimenting bonding the symbiots with homeless and drug addicted humans. Tom Hardy plays Eddie Brock, a former reporter who was fired and now doing freelance work. Of course, one of the symbiots joins with him to form Venom. The movie is a great blend of action and very dark humor. Because they did not use Spiderman, Venom is introduced in the anti-hero version of the character, doing bad things (mainly eating) bad guys. There is a great supporting cast including Jenny Slate, Scott Haze, Riz Ahmed, and Michelle Williams, who plays the ex-wife of Eddie Brock. She does a really great job playing off Tom Hardy, and brings a lot of the comedy to the movie, which is outside her usual acting roles. The best part of the movie is the discussions/arguments/bickering that goes on between Brock and Venom, mostly in Brock's mind which makes it look to everyone else like he is talking to himself. It also requires Hardy to do a lot of physical comedy, which he turns out to be great at. For those who get the 4K blu-ray, the movie looks and sounds great. On the UHD disc there is only the movie and the into the spiderverse preview. All the other extras are on the regular blu ray. Those include several deleted scenes, including an extended version of the end credits scene which teases where the next movie will go assuming it gets made, then about an hour's worth of making of and behind the scenes material mixed with some featurettes on the history of the Venom character. Definiitely a lot there, and very good. I cannot say everyone will like the movie, and it definitely pushes the PG-13 rating to the limit, mostly because of the language. There is a lot of swearing and some sexually suggestive jokes. It is closer to Deadpool than it is to say Avengers. But it puts a different twist on the MCU movies, and sets up a good possible franchise to exist in that universe. It worth checking out.

Excelente movie

What a fun movie! It kept me entertained the whole time. A little romance on the rocks, a bit of humor, a lot of action and Tom Hardy! What more could you want in a film. A good all around fun movie.