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Venom (1981) Oct 2, 2021 2:19:26 GMT

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Post by moviemouth on Oct 2, 2021 2:19:26 GMT

Oct 2, 2021 1:40:50 GMT mgmarshall said:

Oct 2, 2021 0:14:20 GMT moviemouth said:

This is Siskel & Ebert's review of a 1981 horror movie called Venom. I agree with Roger Ebert.

What makes this movie stand out is the cast. Oliver Reed, Sterling Hayden, Susan George, Nicol Williamson, Michael Gough, Klaus Kinski and Sarah Miles. That is a lot of talent for a dumb horror movie like this. It isn't terrible or anything and I can understand why Siskel had fun watching it, but it is really just a waste of talent.

Ah, I had some fun with it. It's nothing special, and it's really more of a hostage thriller than a killer snake movie- as it was advertised. But as you mentioned, it's a great cast, and they all do a fine job- Williamson and Kinski in particular. And my god- Oliver Reed, Klaus Kinski, Nicol Williamson, and Sterling Hayden all on the same set. Can you imagine the violence and drunken carousing that must've devolved into?! Oh, to be a fly on that wall...

What I think they should have done is make it 3 black mambas and had to have the hostages and the killers have to work together to catch them. Make one hostage get a snake bite during the hostage situation and that would add an urgency to everything. The biggest mistake was to start with a snake attack before the hostage situation started. The movie doesn't give itself enough room to build tension.