Tom Hardy Clarifies Earlier Statements About 'Venom' As Early Reactions Paint A Campy, Dated Picture

We’ve prepared for the worst. We’ve assumed “Venom” would be the equivalent of a “turd in the wind.” But maybe, just maybe, we were wrong?

The social media embargo has lifted on “Venom,” so you know what that means? Twitter reviews! That’s right, all the critics that will soon give their longer, more nuanced, takes on the superhero film will now condense that all into a “yeah, it sucked” or “OMG, it’s amazing!” tweet.

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But before we get to that, Tom Hardy is back to clarify some statements that he made earlier. Remember, the time that the actor was asked what his favorite moments were in “Venom” and he mentioned how his favorite moments were from the 40 minutes of footage that was cut? Well, he misspoke. Or so he says.

“What I’m trying to say is…I had a lot of time improvising and a lot of freedom to play as Venom. Okay? So, in honesty, there’s probably seven hours or more of me playing as Venom and enjoying myself,” Hardy told IGN.

He continued. “And me and the other executive producers know full well that has nothing to do with what’s in that story. Do you know what I mean?…The truth of the fact is that everything we wanted is in the story, and everything I want is in the story.”

Whether you believe that’s what he meant or not, one thing is clear, Hardy loves the film and is happy as hell that it’s finally being released. So, good for him.

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Now, onto the tweets. As you might expect, the tweets run the gamut of rave reviews to people declaring it’s the worst thing ever. While this is the same for all the major comic book films, the point of sharing these is to show the similarities between them all, which paints the picture of what “Venom” truly is.

And sadly, it appears that “Venom” is as we feared — horribly dated, but decently fun.

First, the good:

Now, the bad…which outnumbers the good, by far:

And a special shout out goes to this tweet, from a person who hosts a Venom podcast and Tumblr. It’s fascinating the verbal and mental gymnastics someone will go through to justify something: