Venom 2: Let There Be Carnage

Venom 2: Let There Be Carnage (2021)

My rating: 2 of 5 stars


Not the worst action movie I've seen, but it's very confusing overall and doesn't have much in the way of character development or actual plot. There are a few moments that strike as humorous, but overall a lot of the movie is just a lot of arguing and others telling Brock he's useless or to stop messing up. Shriek is a bit of a confusing add in as she's mostly known for the Maximum Carnage storyline, which does not align with the rest of the movie or the battle with Carnage and the form he uses. There also wasn't any color factor originally, yet in this movie Venom panics:

"This is much worse than I thought. That is a red one."

Nothing is actually elaborated on why Carnage being red is of so much concern this time around, but it is implied from the words and actions that this is somehow a key indicator that results in Venom now expecting them to die rather than thinking they can go in and tear everyone limb from limb with ease.

Venom 1

Venom 1 (2018)

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


While Venom hails from the Spider-Man universe, we don't actually see the classic web-slinger at all in this movie. Instead, this solely focuses on Eddie Brock, and how he ends up entangled in the experiment that brings about Venom (and Carnage). There are enough similarities in the story and how it is portrayed that someone growing up with the series will still recognize this stand alone, however it has pulled in and created enough new material that it can stand on its own without Spider-Man or Peter Parker being involved. Of course, being a sentient space creature this time around, Venom is a lot more real than the alien super power suit he was in the original comics.