What a joke!

Rating: 4/10 (8 May 2007)

****SPOILER ALERT****
To put it simply, I was extremely disappointed. I couldn't believe how awful some parts of the movie were put together, it made me sick. They totally ruined such a good superhero in one movie. I thought Daredevil was bad, but this could be on par. I mean, some parts of the film were entertaining, to say the least. The Sandman was put together quite nicely, storyline and all. How his story ended though, was sad and just wrong. I know the whole " If you can forgive yourself thing" meant to forgive Sandman because they shared the same path, but still, it was just a long drag. On top of that, Harry wasn't as good as his father. I mean, he didn't have the craziness to him like the original Goblin. I know they were best friends and all, and I'll admit he did a good part in the movie, especially after regaining memory. But I didn't like the fact that they teamed up and became all buddy buddy like. I know Spider-Man couldn't handle the both by himself ( if it was the cartoon he would so kick their ass :p) but still. The overuse of 'Watch out buddy!' and whatnot in the fight was just ridiculous. And now, Venom. This made me cry. I almost felt like walking out of the theater because I was so upset. How could they ruin such an awesome character? The real Venom has the following traits:
Big body build. Crazy attitude. Jock-type personality. Almost mentally insane, not like Carnage, but he was crazy. :p Spoke as a group, not as Eddy. Long, bad ass tongue. And a wicked voice that sounded alien-like.
In the movie this is how they portrayed Venom:
Skinny, nerdy, annoying. Didn't really sound that different with the suit on, maybe a bit deeper. No bad ass tongue. No awesome symbol on suit. Didn't really feel like he even had the suit. Not enough craziness or spunk, just seemed like a teen trying hard.
AND WHY THE HELL DID THEY HAVE TO KILL OFF VENOM SO FAST. WHY. HE IS THE BEST FREAKING CHARACTER IN THE DAMN SERIES AND THEY KILL HIM OFF.
That drove me nuts, how could they ruin such a film. The only thing I'm hoping for is that they make another film, and add the piece of symbiote that Doc Conners had, or introduce Eddie Brock Sr, as a better, more bad ass Venom.
The possibilities are out there, but as for now I was completely upset with this movie. I don't really recommend anything, I would say watch it for yourself to critique it yourself, or you can just wait for it on DVD. Either way you might feel the same.