Venom: 9 Most Hilariously Awful Moments

By Jack Pooley /

4. The Ludicrously Blatant Wilhelm Scream

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Eddie then launches an attack on Drake's S.W.A.T. team, allowing Venom to take the steering wheel for a brutal fight in which the symbiote effortlessly dominates its gun-totting assailants.

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The fight itself has some agreeably gnarly moments, though it's also a tad frustrating to watch due to the excess of smoke deployed by the S.W.A.T. team (likely an effort to compensate for the so-so visual effects).

Furthermore, director Fleischer makes the infuriating decision to throw a distractingly obvious Wilhelm scream into the fray after Venom hurls a goon from a railing.

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This isn't one of those subtle-ish screams that's quietly integrated into a busy sound mix: it's right up-front and louder than everything else in the scene. If you want to see it for yourself, watch this clip and skip to the 24-second mark.