Bloodshot (2020)
Man, those are creepy eyes. I have to admit, although I have never read the comic, I think Bloodshot looks quite good. However, this trailer, like many others do these days contains some spoilers – unless it is deliberately done to throw you off. Why do they do this? It takes the suspense out of watching a movie and there is plenty to show without giving how an action scene will end in a trailer. Anyway, I don’t make these decisions I only post things here for you to enjoy and have the best experience possible.
On that note, The Digital Theater is pleased to present the International Trailer for Bloodshot, available in 5 configurations. There should be something for everyone. Until a few months ago, Sony would provide stereo dialogue, music and effects tracks which I would use to mix a 5.1 trailer. Most people liked the results, but not everyone. Sadly, Sony no longer provides the split tracks in favor of an “IGTV” stereo version. IGTV is a specially formatted version for Instagram, aimed for idiots who like to film videos with their phone upright. I remember 20 years ago when the transition to widescreen was occurring and Blockbuster had the genius idea of only having pan and scan versions of movies on DVD. Eventually, common sense prevailed and movies on DVD and later Blu-ray were available in their proper aspect ratios. Then a new generation of consumers came of age. These folks had wide screen TVs and monitors in their homes from birth. Somehow, we are now back to pan and scan, only it is now called “IGTV”. This problem was solved! And before you say “OK Boomer” I need to point out that I am not a boomer, I am Gen-X, and in addition to fixing pan and scan, we also fixed the Ozone layer (it is still there) and took on Acid Rain.
That was a bit of a detour. Where was I? Right, no more split tracks from Sony. This forces me to be creative. I got an official 5.1 mix for this trailer but it was not in English. Not only that, there was a lot of dialogue echo that bled into all channels. Because I apparently have nothing better to do, I cut as much of the dialogue from each channel, filled and then mixed with English. It only took a few hours. So the 5.1 mixes of this trailer are labeled as “unofficial” because it is based upon an official 5.1 mix, but there was editing performed to get it to be as close as the official English 5.1 version as possible. I stand by the results. For those of you who don’t want anything to do with an unofficial mix, there are three versions with the official stereo mix. PCM, DTS-HD Master Audio Stereo, and AC3 Stereo. I tested them all using my receiver’s upmixing capabilities with both DTS Neural:X and Dolby Surround. I found the Dolby Surround did a better job of channel separation on the PCM track. I also found that engaging THX Cinema provided for better surround depth. However, none of the stereo tracks upmixed by the receiver sounded as close to the official trailer as the “unofficial” 5.1 mix. I stand by that.
International Trailer 1 – Unofficial Mix – DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, AC3 5.1
Video: AVC H264 32Mbps
Audio: Unofficial Mix – DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, AC3 5.1
Image: Scope 1920×802
Format: MKV
International Trailer 1 Unofficial Mix – AC3 5.1
Video: AVC H264 16Mbps
Audio: Unofficial Mix – AC3 5.1
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Format: MP4
International Trailer 1 – Official Mix – DTS-HD Master Audio STEREO
Video: AVC H264 32Mbps
Audio: Official Mix – DTS-HD Master Audio STEREO
Image: Scope 1920×802
Format: MKV
International Trailer 1 – Official Mix – PCM STEREO
Video: AVC H264 32Mbps
Audio: Official Mix – PCM STEREO
Image: Scope 1920×802
Format: MKV
International Trailer 1 – Official Mix – AC3 STEREO
Video: AVC H264 16Mbps
Audio: Official Mix – AC3 STEREO
Image: Scope 1920×802
Format: MP4
Release Date: February 21, 2020 (North America)
Director: Dave Wilson
Writers: Eric Heisserer, Bob Layton
Stars: Vin Diesel, Eiza González, Sam Heughan
Studio: Sony Pictures / Columbia
