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has generated wildly different reactions
while critics panned it as a muddled
mess that could never settle on a tone
cinema audiences have largely praised
the movie as entertaining escapism with
decent action scenes no matter which
side of the argument you’re on we can
all agree on one thing the film would
have benefited from an r-rating before
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venom quickly became a financial hit and
Tom Hardy is reportedly on board for two
more sequels there’s little doubt we’ll
be seeing more venom in the future with
that in mind we can only hope his follow
up adventures will be given free rein to
explore the characters dark and morally
complicated nature after the box office
disappointment of the amazing spider-man
2 Sony came to their spidey senses and
let the webslinger join the MCU however
they also decided to press on with their
own Marvel Universe regardless after
years of toying with a standalone venom
movie Sony finally revisited the project
which would act as the proposed first
entry in their new shared universe this
left many comic-book readers skeptical
as skipping over spider-man’s black suit
story arc and leaping right into Venom’s
origin story would mean cutting out a
big piece of the picture Plus Sony
fans grew more optimistic when it was
reported that venom would likely be
rated our 20th century-fox had recently
celebrated enormous success with the
r-rated Deadpool and Logan on top of
that director Ruben Fleischer had
specialized in r-rated content most
notably bringing us the gruesomely fun
Zombieland less than a month before
venom was set to hit theaters though it
was somewhat quietly announced that the
MPAA had awarded the film a pg-13 rating
according to a source that spoke with
Variety the studio supposedly played it
safe with the rating in case venom ever
gets to feature spider-man or other
Marvel characters in the future another
reason might have been the film’s
post-credits preview of spider-man into
the spider-verse
it admittedly would have been pretty
weird to tease a family-friendly
animated feature right after a hard-r
action flick if Sony wanted venom to
stand out in an oversaturated superhero
market though they needed to go all-out
unfortunately the film often comes off
as restrained due to its pg-13 limits we
cannot hurt people to be fair an
r-rating doesn’t automatically equal a
good comic adaptation for every blade or
Sin City here’s a Punisher war zone
we’re not saying that venom necessarily
demands an R rating either as he’s even
been done well in cartoon form u Evans
third enough however anyone who is
hoping to see a live-action venom really
embrace his dark side was sorely
disappointed while the film does touch
upon the addiction aspect of the
symbiote suit it’s not exactly requiem
for a dream and Eddie never emerges is a
ladies rather than exploring venoms
beginnings as a villain the filmmakers
chose to play up the character’s
antihero side even by antihero standards
though we don’t see venom do anything
that shocking sure he bites the heads
off a couple of random henchmen and eats
a low-life robber in the end but even
these deaths come off as meaningless
uninspired and visually tame Venom’s
body count also feels surprisingly low
especially compared to the comics where
Eddy has claimed his fair share of
innocent lives it’s clear that the
filmmakers weren’t aiming to craft an
ultra gritty complex superhero movie the
dynamic between Eddie and venom has kept
light-hearted and mainly played for
laughs believe it or not Tom Hardy
actually mentioned in an interview that
ren and stimpy provided inspiration for
his dual performance even with a more
comedic angle however an hour rating
would have suited venom well Sherman
while the film has its legitimately
humorous moments imagine how much
funnier it might have been if venom was
swearing a mile a minute
constantly egging Eddie on with obscene
comments could it be like something out
of an episode of big mouth you just
ruined my first kiss no you just ruined
your first kiss in the end we’re left
with a film that tries to balance
elements of body horror with absurd
comedy akin to an American Werewolf in
London that film had the freedom to go
totally off-the-wall however with hard-r
violence gore and profanity venom on the
other hand can only go so far into those
territories and thus blends in with the
many other superhero movies crowding
theatres considering the Disney owns
Marvel Entertainment it seems to say
that the MCU isn’t gonna venture into
our rated territory excluding the
Netflix shows with venom Sony missed the
opportunity to provide a more adult
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if executed properly a venom sequel with
a more mature rating could follow in the
footsteps of the Wolverine films Fox
wimped out with the pg-13 x-men origins
Wolverine and the Wolverine but they
finally let the mutant off his leash for
Logan the result was one of the darkest
and most character-driven superhero
movies ever made
earning an Academy Award nomination for
its screenplay even if the venom sequel
doesn’t reach those same Heights the R
rating would allow more room for the
character to flourish and venom isn’t
the only one who would benefit from an R
rating as a mid-credits scene teases the
arrival of Woody Harrelson’s cletus
kasady
also known as carnage in the comics
carnage has gone on mass killing sprees
driven a psychiatrist to cannibalism and
pushed his own grandmother down the
stairs how could any of that possibly
fly with a pg-13 rating having all of
the bloodshed take place off screen is
just one of the reasons why Jared Leto’s
Joker fell flat we want maximum carnage
not minimum carnage I’m not I’m just
gonna hurt you
really really alas producer Avi Arad
suggested in an interview that we
shouldn’t hold our breath for an r-rated
venom sequel even with carnage as an
antagonist Sony’s universe of Marvel
characters seems unlikely to venture
outside of the pg-13 zone any time soon
of course if Sony wants to have their
cake and eat it too they can always take
a page from Deadpool to pursue an
r-rating with venom – delivering all the
graphic mayhem and casual swearing fans
have been asking for then around
Christmas release an edited pg-13
version featuring Fred Savage do you
agree with our picks check out these
other great clips from WatchMojo and be
sure to subscribe and ring the bell to
be notified about our latest videos [Music]
has generated wildly different reactions
while critics panned it as a muddled
mess that could never settle on a tone
cinema audiences have largely praised
the movie as entertaining escapism with
decent action scenes no matter which
side of the argument you’re on we can
all agree on one thing the film would
have benefited from an r-rating before
we begin we publish new content every
day so be sure to subscribe to our
Channel and ring the bell to get
notified about our latest videos since
venom quickly became a financial hit and
Tom Hardy is reportedly on board for two
more sequels there’s little doubt we’ll
be seeing more venom in the future with
that in mind we can only hope his follow
up adventures will be given free rein to
explore the characters dark and morally
complicated nature after the box office
disappointment of the amazing spider-man
2 Sony came to their spidey senses and
let the webslinger join the MCU however
they also decided to press on with their
own Marvel Universe regardless after
years of toying with a standalone venom
movie Sony finally revisited the project
which would act as the proposed first
entry in their new shared universe this
left many comic-book readers skeptical
as skipping over spider-man’s black suit
story arc and leaping right into Venom’s
origin story would mean cutting out a
big piece of the picture Plus Sony
fans grew more optimistic when it was
reported that venom would likely be
rated our 20th century-fox had recently
celebrated enormous success with the
r-rated Deadpool and Logan on top of
that director Ruben Fleischer had
specialized in r-rated content most
notably bringing us the gruesomely fun
Zombieland less than a month before
venom was set to hit theaters though it
was somewhat quietly announced that the
MPAA had awarded the film a pg-13 rating
according to a source that spoke with
Variety the studio supposedly played it
safe with the rating in case venom ever
gets to feature spider-man or other
Marvel characters in the future another
reason might have been the film’s
post-credits preview of spider-man into
the spider-verse
it admittedly would have been pretty
weird to tease a family-friendly
animated feature right after a hard-r
action flick if Sony wanted venom to
stand out in an oversaturated superhero
market though they needed to go all-out
unfortunately the film often comes off
as restrained due to its pg-13 limits we
cannot hurt people to be fair an
r-rating doesn’t automatically equal a
good comic adaptation for every blade or
Sin City here’s a Punisher war zone
we’re not saying that venom necessarily
demands an R rating either as he’s even
been done well in cartoon form u Evans
third enough however anyone who is
hoping to see a live-action venom really
embrace his dark side was sorely
disappointed while the film does touch
upon the addiction aspect of the
symbiote suit it’s not exactly requiem
for a dream and Eddie never emerges is a
ladies rather than exploring venoms
beginnings as a villain the filmmakers
chose to play up the character’s
antihero side even by antihero standards
though we don’t see venom do anything
that shocking sure he bites the heads
off a couple of random henchmen and eats
a low-life robber in the end but even
these deaths come off as meaningless
uninspired and visually tame Venom’s
body count also feels surprisingly low
especially compared to the comics where
Eddy has claimed his fair share of
innocent lives it’s clear that the
filmmakers weren’t aiming to craft an
ultra gritty complex superhero movie the
dynamic between Eddie and venom has kept
light-hearted and mainly played for
laughs believe it or not Tom Hardy
actually mentioned in an interview that
ren and stimpy provided inspiration for
his dual performance even with a more
comedic angle however an hour rating
would have suited venom well Sherman
while the film has its legitimately
humorous moments imagine how much
funnier it might have been if venom was
swearing a mile a minute
constantly egging Eddie on with obscene
comments could it be like something out
of an episode of big mouth you just
ruined my first kiss no you just ruined
your first kiss in the end we’re left
with a film that tries to balance
elements of body horror with absurd
comedy akin to an American Werewolf in
London that film had the freedom to go
totally off-the-wall however with hard-r
violence gore and profanity venom on the
other hand can only go so far into those
territories and thus blends in with the
many other superhero movies crowding
theatres considering the Disney owns
Marvel Entertainment it seems to say
that the MCU isn’t gonna venture into
our rated territory excluding the
Netflix shows with venom Sony missed the
opportunity to provide a more adult
[Music]
if executed properly a venom sequel with
a more mature rating could follow in the
footsteps of the Wolverine films Fox
wimped out with the pg-13 x-men origins
Wolverine and the Wolverine but they
finally let the mutant off his leash for
Logan the result was one of the darkest
and most character-driven superhero
movies ever made
earning an Academy Award nomination for
its screenplay even if the venom sequel
doesn’t reach those same Heights the R
rating would allow more room for the
character to flourish and venom isn’t
the only one who would benefit from an R
rating as a mid-credits scene teases the
arrival of Woody Harrelson’s cletus
kasady
also known as carnage in the comics
carnage has gone on mass killing sprees
driven a psychiatrist to cannibalism and
pushed his own grandmother down the
stairs how could any of that possibly
fly with a pg-13 rating having all of
the bloodshed take place off screen is
just one of the reasons why Jared Leto’s
Joker fell flat we want maximum carnage
not minimum carnage I’m not I’m just
gonna hurt you
really really alas producer Avi Arad
suggested in an interview that we
shouldn’t hold our breath for an r-rated
venom sequel even with carnage as an
antagonist Sony’s universe of Marvel
characters seems unlikely to venture
outside of the pg-13 zone any time soon
of course if Sony wants to have their
cake and eat it too they can always take
a page from Deadpool to pursue an
r-rating with venom – delivering all the
graphic mayhem and casual swearing fans
have been asking for then around
Christmas release an edited pg-13
version featuring Fred Savage do you
agree with our picks check out these
other great clips from WatchMojo and be
sure to subscribe and ring the bell to
be notified about our latest videos [Music]
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