Pretty Good

Good concept, poorly executed.

Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

It must be very difficult to put a new twist on a genre that's been done to death . For example can you imagine trying to sell a pitch about a horror movie about horny teenagers in peril ?: " So why do you want us to invest the studios money on a premise that's been done to death for thirty five years ? " " well this is where the screenplay is so radical . The horny teenagers are in danger from ...wait for it ...VOODOO ! Hmmmm I really must try and pitch an idea at a studio sometime , but that said VENOM is directed by working class Glaswegian Jim Gillespie who did try to do something slightly different to teen horror with I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST ... though that said he did flop big time with D-TOX and looking at the box office with VENOM it too did very badly at the box office and despite getting a relatively wide release it failed to break the $1,000,000 threshold at the American box office You can understand this . Cinema goers want something a little bit different to part with inflated cinema prices . As it stands there's nothing painfully bad with VENOM and Gillespie manages to be more than efficient in the horror convention of dark thunderstorm nights and something creeping about in the dark . He also manages to make the teenagers not unlikable well rounded characters but at the end of the day you're left with the feeling VENOM is merely an adeqoute film on a story that's been done to death and would have been better getting released straight to DVD

I'm sorry to whoever enjoyed the film, but when I first saw the first 5 people die, they were all dark skinned people, isn't that a bit racist... I mean come on people, who kills off 5 people that are dark skinned in a row + Meagan Good eventually dying. Also, the movie was stupid on how they plotted it. Whoever came up with this idea needs a massive smack on the forehead and locked in prison until they get their senses in their head. I mean.. come on, I laughed at the part when the demon guy destroys her house, I mean is that possible.. While Meagan Good is trapped under the book case, the dumb blonde is just standing there while 'Cece' Is stabbing the voodoo doll, SHE'S JUST STANDING THERE, NOT HELPING HER AT ALL GETTING THE BOOKCASE OFF.. I mean what the hell, then Meagan Good dies. The dumb blonde survives in the end, that's all I got possibly say.

I just decided to write about this movie, since I own it and watch all of the time. Venom is fast paced horror thriller from Dimension Films. It combines blood and gore with a dark voodoo atmosphere. It has a hot young cast of rising stars, especially a favorite actress of mine Agnes Bruckner(Kill Theory and Vacancy 2). Other cast members are Jonathan Jackson(Riding the Bullet), Laura Ramsey(The Ruins and The Covenant), Meagan Good(The Unborn), Bijou Phillips(Hostel 2 and Havoc), Davetta Sherwood, DJ Cotrona and many more. This film had hard core death scenes that have never been shown before and the chase scenes are relentless, with a newly possessed killer that keeps coming and coming until he gets you. Its basically about a group of friends who investigate the death of a friend, and end up getting mixed up in a mix of chills, thrills and surprises. They end up being chased through the swamps by a killer that cannot die. This movie scared the hell out of me and I definitely recommend it!!

Venom is a classic-style horror movie with elements of mystery, adventure and minimal gore. It is also an "Indie" type of movie, in that it stars a group of young actors with lots of energy, who are having fun, planning their lives (and getting killed-off:) I rated it a Nine within this context.The mystery theme, involving a group of young friends, reminds me of a Nancy Drew type story line. These young friends, with their whole lives ahead of them, are forced to learn about Voodoo quickly (to avoid getting killed-off:) The horror/Voodoo theme is well-known: A Voodoo Zombie is created when a dead body becomes "possessed" by a legion of escaped bad souls. These souls had previously been extracted from unfortunate victims and "confined" by a good Voodoo priestess during intervention/cleansing rituals. Unfortunately the bad souls escaped their confinement during an accident).The adventure theme is classic rockem-sockem: Obviously the Zombie is out for a hellish romp, and killing people left-and-right to strengthen it's evil occupants. Who is going to step-up and kick it's butt? This movie was deliberately made to be fun and entertaining, as well as provide some Voodoo folklore. A great Friday night romp in the swamp with an evil Zombie! Where Friends get to gather at Voodoo temples, get chased thru a bona-fide Louisiana Swamp, and often get to die!! There's even a hero at the end:)