We were talking about a solo movie about Venom on the sidelines of Hollywood for a very long time, but year after year things could not get off the ground. Finally, the film was shot and released, collecting a decent box office and rave reviews. The second part is now only a matter of time, and it will not have to wait as long as the first.
To brighten up this expectation, we offer you a selection of 10 films similar to "Venom". The plot, thematically or somehow close.
10. Predator: Dark Ages (2015)
We will start with the short film by James Buf, which serves as a prequel to the original 1987 Predator with Arnold Schwarzenegger, although it is not officially related to the universe.
«Predator: Dark Ages"Tells about the events of the XVII century, when the Templars encountered an alien killer. Their detachment goes in search of him, and they are led by a Saracen, who already once encountered him.
Of course, the Predator easily copes with a whole detachment armed with swords, and only one Templar and that same Saracen are left alive.
Timing for 27 minutes seems ridiculous, but that was enough for this story. There are no extra dialogs or frames: only all the most important.
9. The Mask (1994)
The cult comedy with Jim Carrey has much in common with Venom, no matter how strange it sounds.
Both there and there, the main character is an unremarkable person, until one fine day he comes across an object that connects with it, endowing incredible abilities.
Mask, unfortunately, does not communicate with the character of Jim Carrey (although the dialogues could turn out to be killer) and does not have his own consciousness, but the film does not get worse from this.
Recently, there have been many rumors about a remake and this information has been doubly impressing: on the one hand, I would like to see a new story with a new hero, and on the other, there are great chances of failure. It is not known whether another actor will be able to play at the Kerry level, and with remakes of the classics of the 90s, Hollywood does not always manage to do it carefully.
8. Captain America: Civil War (2016)
In 1991, James “Bucky” Barnes, a super-soldier with brainwashed, was sent from the Hydra base in Siberia to intercept a car with a suitcase of super-soldier whey.
Currently, about a year after Ultron’s defeat in Zakovia, Steve Rogers, Natasha Romanoff, Sam Wilson and Wanda Maximoff prevent Brock Ramlow from stealing biological weapons from a laboratory in Lagos.
Rumlow explodes trying to kill Rogers, but Maksimoff telekinetically holds back the explosion and throws it up, damaging a nearby building and accidentally killing several humanitarian workers from Wakanda.
The US Secretary of State informs the Avengers that the United Nations (UN) is preparing to accept the Zakovian Treaty and create a team to oversee and control the team.
The Avengers are divided: Tony Stark supports oversight because of his role in the creation of Ultron and the devastation of Zakovia, while Rogers believes more in his own judgment than in the government.
Meanwhile, Helmut Zemo hunts down and kills an old Hydra member, steals a book containing trigger words that activate Barnes' brainwashing.
At a conference in Vienna where the Agreements are to be ratified, a bomb kills King Wakanda T’Chuck.
The video shows that the demolitionist is Barnes, whom T’Chuckey’s son, T’Challa, promises to kill, and Captain America is trying to protect him, which is even more controversial with Tony.
«Captain America: Civil War"Is considered one of the best Marvel movies, so it's definitely worth a look.
7. The Incredible Hulk (2008)
«The incredible Hulk"Was an ambitious project for which the studio did not spare $ 150 million. Edward Norton, Liv Tyler and Tim Roth were invited, but alas, the fees amounted to only 263 million.
Nevertheless, the green giant performed by Norton deserves attention: the star of the Fight Club is not inferior in charisma to Mark Ruffalo.
6. Predator (2018)
«Predator"Sample of 2018 was filmed by Shane Black, who had previously worked on the third part of Iron Man.
In addition, he took part in writing the script for the first "Predator" and even played a small role in it. All this gave fans hope for a revival of the franchise, but the result did not please everyone: an overabundance of flat jokes and holes in the plot did not allow the picture to earn much or become a masterpiece.
5. Spider-Man 3: The Enemy in Reflection (2007)
The final film in the Sam Raimi trilogy in our selection is as appropriate as possible, since Venom is present in it, although it does not look much like what we saw performed by Tom Hardy.
«Spider-Man 3: The Enemy in Reflection"Put an end to the adventures of the Spider by Toby Maguire and became one of the best superhero films.
Eddie Brock and Venom himself are assigned a secondary role and the character is not really disclosed, but it’s still interesting to see what Venom was and what it became in the solo picture. The difference is huge and noticeable from the first shots.
4. The Hulk (2003)
In film "Hulk"2003 tells the story of Bruce Banner, who, after a laboratory accident involving gamma radiation, is able to turn into a huge green-skinned monster whenever he is emotionally provoked.
He is being pursued by the US military and is in conflict with his biological father, who has his dark secrets from his son.
Eric Bana and Jennifer Connelly, who played the main roles, became a real decoration of the tape. The “chemistry” between them looks natural and one wants to believe in their feelings that the genre is a rather rare phenomenon, since action always comes to the fore.
3. Upgrade (2018)
«Upgrade”Became in 2018, if not a sensation, then a pleasant surprise. No one expected anything supernatural from an Australian-American film with a budget of less than $ 5 million, but it turned out great.
The plot is as follows: in the future, an auto mechanic involved in the restoration of old cars becomes a victim of an attack. As a result, he is paralyzed, and his wife dies.
A brilliant scientist and his client offer him an implant implantation operation, which will give him the opportunity to regain control of his body and he agrees. He does not yet know that the implant has its own mind and its own plans for his body.
Dialogues between the protagonist and the AI are very similar to the conversations of Venom with its carrier, although they do not have so many jokes.
2. Deadpool (2016)
The “adult” superhero film about a talkative mercenary in a red leotard literally turned the genre upside down, proving to everyone that the R rating has the right to life.
Together with the first part, here can be attributed and "Deadpool 2", Since in general the films are about the same thing, and it’s difficult to say which part turned out to be more successful.
1. Fantastic Four (2015)
Finish the selection of the film "Fantastic Four”, Which became a restart of the popular franchise.
Commercially, this is a complete failure: with a budget of $ 120 million, the tape collected less than 170 million, and we will not judge its quality.
Someone liked the new four, but someone quite the opposite. If you haven’t seen it, look and make an opinion yourself.