DAJK 18,761 Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 Just rewatched the first for the first time in a while. It's not "good" but it is decently fun and it goes down easy. I can totally see why it had good WOM, and the second one looks more of the same, so it should do well enough. I'll stick with a 50/135 prediction unless reviews skew insanely positive or negative. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AnotherDayAnotherDollar 26 Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 3 hours ago, DAJK said: Just rewatched the first for the first time in a while. It's not "good" but it is decently fun and it goes down easy. I can totally see why it had good WOM, and the second one looks more of the same, so it should do well enough. I'll stick with a 50/135 prediction unless reviews skew insanely positive or negative. I think 2.7x multiplier would be unlikely for a sequel, especially since it will have competition with brand new blockbusters for 3 straight weeks after it releases, but we shall see. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CJohn 55,256 Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 50/125 is where I see it landing right now. Reviews will kill any hype it might have next Thursday. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Product Driven Legion 17,341 Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 I don’t know that reviews really matter here. Hoping for a fun photo finish vs Free Guy in the 125-135 zone. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fox20 249 Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 I mena they don't matter much but for sure looks having nothing than having reviews trashing it before opening. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pinacolada 217 Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 Does this movie have a red carpet premiere? There's still nothing scheduled. I know they're doing another fan screening in LA and New York I think. But a legitimate premiere for the press still isn't booked Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Yandereprime101189 1,920 Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 2 hours ago, CJ Sarandos said: 50/125 is where I see it landing right now. Reviews will kill any hype it might have next Thursday. They didn't kill the first 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The GOAT 532 Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 This is going to be huge in Asia. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CJohn 55,256 Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 3 hours ago, Yandereprime101189 said: They didn't kill the first The first didn't face dead theaters during a global pandemic. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EmpireCity 19,546 Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 On 9/22/2021 at 8:29 PM, EmpireCity said: I mean, you don't need me to tell you it isn't good. They are telling you. 90 minute run time. "Fans First" premiere No critics review until opening night Do they need tv ads with quotes from Twitter fans to finish off the shitty red flags? HaHa, I wake up this morning and turn on ESPN Gameday and sure enough there is a 30 second Venom spot featuring twitter reactions from the fan premiere. If any of you had any question this is a film that the studio knows is garbage, there you go. The positive is that the studio knowing what they have will be reasonable about the opening not being as big as the last one. 3 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
clockwork 275 Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 Anytime I hear about there being a "fans first" screening or a "fan premiere" before critics are able to see a movie to me that signals that something is up. Trying to generate hype from people who are just happy to see a free movie isn't all that slick of a move. We've seen it time and again; when studios are confident in their movie they'll let critics see it sometimes several weeks early to start generating hype for it. When those review embargoes lift just a day before or on the night it premieres you know what's up, gotta sucker people in before pulling the rug out from under them. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RRA 1,624 Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 1 minute ago, clockwork said: Anytime I hear about there being a "fans first" screening or a "fan premiere" before critics are able to see a movie to me that signals that something is up. Trying to generate hype from people who are just happy to see a free movie isn't all that slick of a move. We've seen it time and again; when studios are confident in their movie they'll let critics see it sometimes several weeks early to start generating hype for it. When those review embargoes lift just a day before or on the night it premieres you know what's up, gotta sucker people in before pulling the rug out from under them. Honestly I'm still surprised Marvel had those fan screenings for SC. Sure they were held after the premiere/critics saw it first, but that's something they usually don't do with their stuff. I guess they just wanted to make sure that positive WOM would spread pre-release, and apparently it worked (maybe Black Widow's performance spooked them?) 3 hours ago, EmpireCity said: HaHa, I wake up this morning and turn on ESPN Gameday and sure enough there is a 30 second Venom spot featuring twitter reactions from the fan premiere. If any of you had any question this is a film that the studio knows is garbage, there you go. The positive is that the studio knowing what they have will be reasonable about the opening not being as big as the last one. I'm curious to see how folks who liked the first (poorly reviewed) movie respond to this. Maybe this franchise is review proof? Of course that's the thing Venom had going for it: That surprised many people, some in the "better than the dog poop I was expecting" category. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SnokesLegs 1,393 Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 38 minutes ago, RRA said: I'm curious to see how folks who liked the first (poorly reviewed) movie respond to this. Maybe this franchise is review proof? Of course that's the thing Venom had going for it: That surprised many people, some in the "better than the dog poop I was expecting" category. Honestly I’m expecting “so bad it’s fun”, just like the first one. If it reviews poorly, it probably means it’s exactly what I’m looking for. I’m not sure reviews really matter for this, nobody is expecting The Dark Knight. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Knights of Ren 1,859 Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 Why would anybody care for what critics have to say about Venom anyways? This film was going to be panned by critics before it was even made. It’s not meant to be taken too seriously. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marveldcfox 1,797 Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 Sony chose to give this a release before Morbius!! Imagine how bad that must be! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eric Madrigal 39,043 Posted September 27 Author Share Posted September 27 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gavin Feng 9,298 Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 when was the embargo again? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marveldcfox 1,797 Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 If i have it my way then after the premiere 27 minutes ago, Gavin Feng said: when was the embargo again? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DInky 51 Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 On 9/25/2021 at 9:33 PM, Knights of Ren said: Why would anybody care for what critics have to say about Venom anyways? This film was going to be panned by critics before it was even made. It’s not meant to be taken too seriously. You really think a movie about Venom could never appeal to critics? I kind of hate the fact that so many people have just accepted that these movies are trainwrecks. If we reward garbage then we're only going to get more garbage. ' 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WittyUsername 2,644 Posted September 27 Share Posted September 27 2 hours ago, Gavin Feng said: when was the embargo again? September 30th. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
