#the five venoms

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The Five Venoms (1978)

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The Five Venoms 五毒 (1978) dir. Chang Cheh 張徹

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Louisiana Story (1948, dir. Robert Flaherty): The setting is lovely and beautifully shot but man did this one bore me.

The Man Who Had His Hair Cut Short (1966, dir. André Delvaux): The protagonist is such a wet tissue of a human being but that just makes this story of devastating, all-encompassing obsession work all the better.

Pierrot le Fou (1965, dir. Jean-Luc Godard): This project has fully Stockholm Syndromed me into enjoying Godard.

The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978, dir. Lau Kar-leung): Not really my cup of tea but it's very well made and surprisingly funny.

Shoot the Piano Player (1960, dir. François Truffaut): Truffaut has always been a bit too esoteric for me but that wasn't the case here - I actually loved this movie! What can I say, I can't resist a pathetic male lead or witty, foul-mouthed waitresses, not to mention how beautiful the film looks - Paris in the 1960s is ever charming.

Bigger Than Life (1956, dir. Nicholas Ray): A beautifully crafted, nightmarish melodrama. Obviously the science is 100% bullshit but the anxiety and fear are very real. It also kind of shocked me how openly critical it is of at those at the time sacred concepts of the American Dream, the noble patriarch and the nuclear family.

Body Heat (1981, dir. Lawrence Kasdan): A very fun little piece of 80s sleaze. Kathleen Turner is mesmerizing, a modern day (at the time) Lauren Bacall. And people really aren't sweaty enough in modern day cinema.

The Five Venoms (1978, dir. Chang Cheh): Actually, I think I'm starting to get this genre. The structure felt strange to me but the plot was gripping and the characters fun, if not particularly complex (Toad was my favorite). The amount of awful wigs - and fake beards! - delighted me to no end.

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Movie Review | Five Deadly Venoms (Chang, 1978)

This is considered one of the most iconic Shaw Brothers movies I saw, and was certainly one of the first I ever saw, and upon revisiting this, I find it a little odd that it’s as beloved as it is. I am not knocking the movie’s quality, but instead noting the oddness of its narrative. I think when I first saw it, I didn’t really have a frame of reference for these things, so I kind of assumed this was pretty standard in such respects. The fact that it takes a mystery structure and withholds genre thrills didn’t stick out to me as unusual as it does now.

And when I first saw it, I assumed all classic Kung Fu movies were as dramatically rigid as this one, characters spouting exposition and declaring their current or changing allegiances either stoically or mischievously, depending on his sympathetic we’re supposed to find them. But having seen some of Chang Cheh’s earlier movies, which are more heartfelt and have blood running through their veins, this quality in his later films comes into focus as a more deliberate choice. These are less like stories you’re supposed to be swept up in and more like medieval tapestries that take on new meaning when viewed from different angles, not unlike the way the narrative shifts with different reveals.

The emphasis is on medieval. After a low key start, at around the midpoint we’re hit with a bunch of medieval instruments of torture and death as characters are tried in a kangaroo court. A coat of nails that resembles an iron maiden. Throat hooks and “brain pins” for discreet killing. If you were getting antsy early on about a lack of blood and guts, this stuff makes up for it.

And obviously we get the amazing fights with the titular Venoms, each of whom have distinct fighting styles (and cool masks to boot, although they sadly don’t wear them all that much). But the movie doesn’t overwhelm us with them, but instead metes out their abilities at key moments. As a result, the legendary final scene, which pulls out some last minute plot twists and throws in some off kilter editing to complement some of the styles, pops all the more.

I do not think this is the best Venom Mob film. Crippled Avengers and Five Elements Ninjas offer more bang for your buck, and the former might be my pick for the best choreographed martial arts movie I’ve ever seen. But as a transitional work towards the purer Kung Fu storytelling of those movies, I find it even more fascinating with my latest viewing.

[castielsprostate]

eddie: what do you wanna eat? we can order take out

venom: hmm

eddie: taco bell? pizza? five guys?

venom: five guys, eddie?? we want five guys inside of us, eddie

[thesulkycroissant]

Eddie: We are leaving.

Venom: (softly) We?

Venom: *moments later, using the term to apply to him and Eddie for the first time* I got us.

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symbrock must be made canon in venom 3 because i overhyped the first two movies to my straight friend and she surprisingly liked them and asked me to keep her updated and now she needs to see them kiss on screen so she can reduce her internalized homophobia and i can come out to her

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/hj

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You know what i put this here. I made this a while ago cos "I thought it would be funny!!!!!" and I also just really like that venom meme. (and also five nights at freddy's but we dont have to talk about that part)

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BEEN REWATCHING OK KO WITH MY LITTLE SISTER AND.

IM LOSING MY FUCKING MIND OVER THIS IMAGE?!?!??!?!?!???

ME WHEN MY SEXY EVIL BOYFRIEND'S ADOPTED RAT DAUGHTER FUCKIGN BULLIES ME FOR BEING A STINKY LOSER 💀💀💀💀💀

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Here’s a finished oiled up Vsnake. Uncensored pinned on my twt you filthy animals

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Kuo Chui in The Five Venoms (1978)

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“What If Venom Bonded to Moon Knight?” What If…? Venom (Vol. 1/2024), #5.

Writer: Jeremy Holt; Pencilers and Inkers: Jesús Hervás and Geraldo Borges; Colorist: Ceci de la Cruz; Letterer: Ariana Maher

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Continuing with celebration of Asexual Awareness Week with another fun poll!

This list is another selection of characters I could see being asexual! This is my second poll relating to characters that I can see being asexual. I like to see if anyone else likes the ideas or at least a singular character that could be asexual!