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TheeBaldMoose wrote:a scientific explanation as to why Bloodshot goes white?

YUP!

This is brilliantly put!
I can’t just put a red dot on his chest, I have to have a reason why that exists,” he says. There have been few and far explanations in the comics, so Wilson found a reason in how the human body actually behaves.

“When someone says you’ve seen a ghost, that happens because in a stressful situation, your body suppresses non-vital functions. Your body is in fight or flight mode. You’re gonna punch someone in the face or you’re going to run away. Your skin goes pale because in keeping blood flowing to the skin is not a vital function at that moment in time. The nanites are overclocking all your body’s functions. That is why his skin goes pale.
Totally makes sense!!
I like that they can depart from the mythos, or add to it. I’d hate to watch a rehash origin story.

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Chiclo wrote:
greg wrote:
The Chosen 1 wrote:
X-1ManofWar wrote:Dino, u should read the comments in the youtube trailer and only use the international trailer in the USA. It's a much better trailer.
I had to stop reading the comments. It took all my effort to not reply on the endless stupidity of the comments.
I'm still convinced that Return of the Jedi would have been absolutely destroyed if internet comments were possible in 1983. "They put teddy bears in Star Wars and the big finale of the trilogy is that they blew up the Death Star... again?!?"

Nothing would have survived this weird social experiment in giving everyone a microphone and an anonymous username in the comment section.
Would one have been correct in describing Return of the Jedi as "generic" and "is this a prequel to Riddick?"
No, that's a very weak comment. Not nearly harsh enough for internet 1983.

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greg wrote:
The Chosen 1 wrote:
X-1ManofWar wrote:Dino, u should read the comments in the youtube trailer and only use the international trailer in the USA. It's a much better trailer.
I had to stop reading the comments. It took all my effort to not reply on the endless stupidity of the comments.
I'm still convinced that Return of the Jedi would have been absolutely destroyed if internet comments were possible in 1983. "They put teddy bears in Star Wars and the big finale of the trilogy is that they blew up the Death Star... again?!?"

Nothing would have survived this weird social experiment in giving everyone a microphone and an anonymous username in the comment section.
I'm convinced there never would have been an Empire Strikes Back or Return of the Jedi if the internet existed when Star Wars came out.
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Is this why just about every bloodshot book I had on eBay sold in the last 48 hours? :gossip: :hm:

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Went to cinema yesterday to watch Farmageddon, and asked the manager about Bloodshot.
He had not seen the trailer, I said the film will be released in Feb.
He said it should premier in Uk around Easter then,

Two month wait, while you guys chat about it.
nb ~ no I don't have amazon tv, or netflicks.
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Phantom wrote:Went to cinema yesterday to watch Farmageddon, and asked the manager about Bloodshot.
He had not seen the trailer, I said the film will be released in Feb.
He said it should premier in Uk around Easter then,

Two month wait, while you guys chat about it.
nb ~ no I don't have amazon tv, or netflicks.
What you think is real.....sometimes ain't.....

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1634106/re ... _=tt_dt_dt


Feb 20, 20 for me! :P

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Sunlight on Snow wrote:
Phantom wrote:Went to cinema yesterday to watch Farmageddon, and asked the manager about Bloodshot.
He had not seen the trailer, I said the film will be released in Feb.
He said it should premier in Uk around Easter then,

Two month wait, while you guys chat about it.
nb ~ no I don't have amazon tv, or netflicks.
What you think is real.....sometimes ain't.....

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1634106/re ... _=tt_dt_dt


Feb 20, 20 for me! :P

So, ummmm where do you live???
Wonder if I can amazon prime for a trial, then leave.
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Phantom wrote:
Sunlight on Snow wrote:
Phantom wrote:Went to cinema yesterday to watch Farmageddon, and asked the manager about Bloodshot.
He had not seen the trailer, I said the film will be released in Feb.
He said it should premier in Uk around Easter then,

Two month wait, while you guys chat about it.
nb ~ no I don't have amazon tv, or netflicks.
What you think is real.....sometimes ain't.....

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1634106/re ... _=tt_dt_dt


Feb 20, 20 for me! :P

So, ummmm where do you live???
Wonder if I can amazon prime for a trial, then leave.
nearby Cologne, Germany

(dunno what amazon prime has to do with the movie though?)

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I give that trailer a 99%! :clap: :clap: :clap:

The idiotic looping of the song though ... that cost it 1% ... facepalm

This film is going to be fantastic and become an action staple.

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ckb wrote:Is this why just about every bloodshot book I had on eBay sold in the last 48 hours? :gossip: :hm:

Take that speculator money!!! :lol: :lol:
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OhioValiantNut wrote:I give that trailer a 99%! :clap: :clap: :clap:

The idiotic looping of the song though ... that cost it 1% ... facepalm
Do NOT watch Groundhog Day. :D

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greg wrote:
OhioValiantNut wrote:I give that trailer a 99%! :clap: :clap: :clap:

The idiotic looping of the song though ... that cost it 1% ... facepalm
Do NOT watch Groundhog Day. :D
:lol: :lol: :lol:
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BLOODSHOT TRAILER DEBATE:

OTV/VCR Episode 226 - Chris and DBS disagree on the Bloodshot movie trailer! :o

Click the link below! :lol:

http://onlythevaliant.com/episodes/vcr226/

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International trailer is better.
US one seems like a cross between Robocop and the Kirk Russel movie "Soldier".
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I get what they were going for with the U.S. trailer and it almost works. Except it doesn't. Everything comes off far too generic.

The international trailer more clearly provides both intrigue and explanation of the character making it seem less of "just another Vin Diesel movie."
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In the trailer when Bloodshot wakes up in a building the name on top of the building is “R.S.T.” Shouldn’t this actually be “P.R.S.” (Project Rising Spirit)?

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Juki wrote:In the trailer when Bloodshot wakes up in a building the name on top of the building is “R.S.T.” Shouldn’t this actually be “P.R.S.” (Project Rising Spirit)?
My guess is:

Rising
Spirit
Technologies

Which makes sense, as the name is more in line with Defense Contractor company names (e.g. CACI, L3 Technologies, or BAE Systems) as opposed to a “Project” which appears more temporary in nature.

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When watching the International trailer, at the very end,I can’t understand what the two guys in the car say just before Bloodshot draws the mouth of the smiley face from the snow on the windshield. Can anyone make out their dialog?

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Juki wrote:When watching the International trailer, at the very end,I can’t understand what the two guys in the car say just before Bloodshot draws the mouth of the smiley face from the snow on the windshield. Can anyone make out their dialog?
"He can't get in, can he?"
"No chance!"

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Sunlight on Snow wrote:
Juki wrote:When watching the International trailer, at the very end,I can’t understand what the two guys in the car say just before Bloodshot draws the mouth of the smiley face from the snow on the windshield. Can anyone make out their dialog?
"He can't get in, can he?"
"No chance!"

:)
Ok,,, thanks. I just couldn’t make it out.

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I think both trailers are great for different reasons. The replaying/skipping of the song is clearly conceptually tied to the theme of the false memories constantly rebooting his mind. Works great for me.

I am also a fan of the way he is designed for the movie so far - the glowing chest circle is kinda reminiscent of the extremis effects in Iron Man 3, which I like. I don't need to see him look just like the comic, but I am expecting to see more of his 'traditional' look since they've said it will be present in the full film.

All the online *SQUEE* about this [elsewhere] is quite tiresome to behold, I must say. People can never seem to to grasp that no one owes you anything just because you have a sense of entitlement and/or unmovable personal expectations. Keep the expectations & entitlement in check, and evaluate the thing objectively based on its own merits or flaws.
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Sunlight on Snow wrote:
Here's a very interesting article from Oct 21:

https://www.inverse.com/article/60302-b ... t-universe
That affinity for bleeding-edge tech extends beyond the film’s plot and into its visual effects. Bloodshot’s distinctive white skin and red eyes from the comics will feature in the film; Diesel’s look will be completed through visual effects still in development, which is why it’s not in the trailer. Thee goal of achieving that look that allowed Wilson to nerd out about bridging the gap between scientific realism and comic book madness.
I hope that we really do get to see more white-skinned Bloodshot than we did in the trailer. The trailer genuinely looked like a top-quality film, but it did leave me disappointed that the signature look was almost nowhere to be seen :(
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Sunlight on Snow wrote:
The Chosen 1 wrote:I had to stop reading the comments. It took all my effort to not reply on the endless stupidity of the comments. So many comments about spoiling the movie or Vin Diesel being Vin Diesel.
Can't really blame them though. That's the beauty and aim of the trailer.

The thin line between actual and false memory.

The thin line between knowing what's going on and actually having no clue.

There's a reason they hired Guy Pearce from Memento (for the opposite role). Genius!


Here's a very interesting article from Oct 21:

https://www.inverse.com/article/60302-b ... t-universe
That affinity for bleeding-edge tech extends beyond the film’s plot and into its visual effects. Bloodshot’s distinctive white skin and red eyes from the comics will feature in the film; Diesel’s look will be completed through visual effects still in development, which is why it’s not in the trailer. Thee goal of achieving that look that allowed Wilson to nerd out about bridging the gap between scientific realism and comic book madness.
So this:
greg wrote:Image
Will look more like this?:

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I think it'll probably look more like the top image...
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Bump...

Everyone see the latest trailer? Lots more "comics accurate" looking shots in this one. Overall i thought the first trailer was more interesting though.
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