Venom
Venom
R | 16 September 2005 (USA)
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A group of teenagers fear for their lives in the swamps of Louisiana, chased by Mr. Jangles, a man possessed by 13 evil souls, and now relentless in his pursuit of new victims.

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Cebalord

Very best movie i ever watch

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Ariella Broughton

It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

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Kien Navarro

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

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Caryl

It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties. It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

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gavin6942

A pack of teenagers run for their lives through the swamps of Louisiana, as they are chased by Mr. Jangles, a man possessed by thirteen evil souls who is relentless in his pursuit of new victims. Agnes Bruckner stars a year before her great break in "The Woods" (2006).The film marks the re-teaming of Kevin Williamson, writer of "Scream", and director Jim Gillespie from "I Know What You Did Last Summer". Kyle Smith wrote, "Even the undemanding high schoolers the film is aimed at will experience déjà voodoo, as Venom recites the A through Z of horror clichés. All hopes for suspense and plot twists are snuffed out about as quickly as the film's black characters." Smith, of course, is right. Despite the great writer-director pairing, this is a complete dud with none of the charm we saw in their other work.As a historical note, this was the last Dimension film to be distributed by Disney before the former left Miramax Films to become part of The Weinstein Company in 2005.

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zombiefan89

It could have been a simple, mean guy comes back from the dead for revenge theme, but that was Jason and Freddy's territory. This movie was just lame. I honestly laughed every time that black girl opened her mouth talking about voo-doo crap. Does a slasher film even need an angle? Can't it just be a gas station owner going crazy and killing some teenagers? Why monologue us to death with the magic garbage? It ruined the movie. The kills were sort of creative. The killer was surprisingly determined, ripping a house apart to kill them, but then that black girl started talking hocus-pocus... I smiled when she died, as every other black person in this movie dies. I'm serious, every single black person. That's not even really a spoiler, since it's extremely common for minorities and promiscuous women to die, dating back to Night of the Living Dead in 1968. As I said, it could have been a good movie. That's why I liked Scream so much, just two teenagers, a typical Halloween costume, and kitchen knife. So simple, yet so perfect. When will Hollywood learn?

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FairReview

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:)

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ZavalaIzzy

I rented this movie a couple of weeks back and let me tell you its one of the best slasher movies i have seen in a long time. This guy just doesn't stop! some really great kills in this movie. The cast is great! Some pretty shocking Deaths. Laura Ramseys Character gets pulled out of a car by with a chain around her neck and then gets pinned to a tree! I was like OMG! This guy really has no remorse! Id like to see him go up against big bad Jason or Freddy. A classic movie from beginning to end. Enjoy!Acting 9/10 Suspense 8/10 Script 8/10Overall 8/10

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