Sean’s movie thoughts

I decided to see Venom. I did not feel interested in A Star is Born today. (I don’t know exactly but I might check up with a Star is Born later.) Venom is not bad, it is not great. It is nice to see Michelle Williams on screen and I like Tom Hardy. Upgrade might be a lot better. That is a subject for another time. I guess Venom can work without a connection to Spider-man. I enjoyed it and don’t regret seeing it at theaters but within a few weeks I will just remember that I liked. This is not a strong endorsement and I admit that. However if anyone tells this movie is as bad as Catwoman, I think that person might not have seen Catwoman in a while. (I haven’t.) The plot such as it is, has Eddie Brock working as a reporter investigating an organization called the Life Foundation. He gets fired but he was right, there were sinister things happening at the Life Foundation and he gets bonded with an alien symbiot. Together they are Venom.

I watched the third Venom trailer. I am still not convinced that I want a Venom movie without Spider-man. I think of Venom as an enemy of Spider-man first and foremost. I probably always will. Sort like I think of the Joker as an enemy of Batman and I am not sure if I want a Joker movie without Batman. The trailer looks good though. Tom Hardy seems a better choice for Venom than Topher Grace did back in the day. (I am not going to start a rant about how bad Spider-man 3 is.) Topher Grace has his talents but menacing might be beyond him.  This trailer looks like like Upgrade.  (Heh.) Well, I am considering seeing this. That is something.

I am not sure about the Venom movie. Previews have been decent and Tom Hardy is usually good. If Venom is not fighting Spider-man, why the heck would I care? I guess if the story and performances are good, I will care. Venom did move beyond his role as Spider-man’s enemy in the comics. However, these are not the comics. I see Venom first and foremost as a foe for Spider-man. I have no interest in a Joker movie without Batman but the studio reportedly thinks people do and is a planning one. We will see but Venom’s origin involves Spider-man and also Eddie Brock’s previous history with Spider-man. I am not sure who Venom is without a relationship to Spider-man.  I could be overthinking this.