{"id":4535,"date":"2025-04-17T14:34:28","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T14:34:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/?p=4535"},"modified":"2025-04-17T18:17:44","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T18:17:44","slug":"hot-piece-of-garbage-action-movie-dominates-netflix-chart-with-3100000-views","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/17\/hot-piece-of-garbage-action-movie-dominates-netflix-chart-with-3100000-views\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Hot piece of garbage\u2019 action movie dominates Netflix chart with 3,100,000 views"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"BLOODSHOT - Official Trailer (HD)\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vOUVVDWdXbo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>An action movie fronted by Vin Diesel has been soaring up the <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/netflix\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\">Netflix<\/a> charts for weeks, despite being branded a \u2018waste of film\u2019 by unimpressed fans.<\/p>\n<p>Bloodshot was released in 2020, and followed a soldier who was killed in action, before an organization brought him back to life and gave him superpowers, with the intention of using him as a weapon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/02\/10\/netflix-quietly-removing-one-best-action-movies-century-this-week-22532419\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Fast and Furious icon<\/a> led the way in the flick, based on the Valiant Comics character of the same name, alongside Outlander\u2019s Sam Heughan, Eiza Gonzalez, <a data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/guy-pearce\/\">Guy Pearce<\/a>, Lamorne Morris and Talulah Riley.<\/p>\n<p>Although it hit the big screen five years ago, it has had a resurgence on the streaming platform and <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/04\/16\/netflix-thriller-hailed-twisted-spanish-dexter-fans-dominates-top-10-charts-22917173\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">spent five weeks in the Netflix top 10 chart<\/a> \u2013 it has been viewed more than 3.1million times in the last seven days, with over 5.6million hours watched.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the success, Bloodshot has divided many as it currently has a 32% Rotten Tomatoes score, compared to a 78% ranking from the audience.<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\" data-ico=\"factbox_article\" data-track-module=\"factbox_article\">\n<h2 class=\"factbox-title\">\n\t\t\t\tGet personalised updates on all things Netflix\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<div class=\"factbox-content\">\n<p> Wake up to find news on your TV shows in your inbox every morning with Metro&#8217;s TV Newsletter.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/newsletters\/tv-newsletter\/?ito=tv-article&#038;signup-source=tv-article-link\">Sign up to our newsletter<\/a> and then select your show in the link we&#8217;ll send you so we can get TV news tailored to you.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>While some viewers branded it \u2018pretty entertaining\u2019, many more have suggested that the movie was \u2018horribly done\u2019 and a huge \u2018disappointment\u2019.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"425\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22926247 lazyload\" alt=\"No Merchandising. Editorial Use Only. No Book Cover Usage. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Columbia Pictures\/Everett\/REX\/Shutterstock (14205604es) BLOODSHOT, Vin Diesel, 2020. ph: Graham Bartholomew \/ ? Columbia Pictures \/ courtesy Everett Collection Everett Collection\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_247835713-cbf4.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Vin Diesel led the way in 2020 flick Bloodshot (Picture: Columbia Pictures)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"430\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22926284 lazyload\" alt=\"No Merchandising. Editorial Use Only. No Book Cover Usage. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Columbia Pictures\/Everett\/REX\/Shutterstock (14205604fa) BLOODSHOT, Vin Diesel, 2020. ph: Graham Bartholomew \/ ? Columbia Pictures \/ courtesy Everett Collection Everett Collection\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_247854306-44b9.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>The movie has dominated Netflix charts for the last 5 weeks (Picture: Columbia Pictures)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Georgan G fumed: \u2018A waste of film. If you don&#8217;t require a plot, only explosions &amp; fighting, this might be for you. I enjoy a good action film but this is in no way watchable.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Honestly one of the worst movies I&#8217;ve seen in ages..,\u2019 Keith O agreed.<\/p>\n<p>Emilliano S said: \u2018It was ok. Like a Terminator wannabe.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Brandon Avery of Just My Opinion commented: \u2018A hot piece of garbage that won&#8217;t be remembered!\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22926280 lazyload\" alt=\"Editorial use only. No book cover usage. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Columbia Pictures\/Moviestore\/REX\/Shutterstock (12442137d) Guy Pearce, Vin Diesel Bloodshot - 2020\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_247854379-be6a.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Bloodshot currently has a 32% Rotten Tomatoes score from critics (Picture: Columbia Pictures)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Chris Klimek penned: \u2018An instantly forgettable mid-budget affair that relies on heavy dollops of CGI that would&#8217;ve looked cut-rate even in the early &#8217;90s&#8230;\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018With Bloodshot, Diesel heads back to theaters with his worst starring role in years, an action blockbuster that attempts too much and achieves too little,\u2019 Justin Jones of CBR added.<\/p>\n<p>The official synopsis reads: \u2018A dead soldier is resurrected with new biotechnology and embarks on a mission of revenge in this sci-fi action drama based on the comic book series.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Bloodshot was initially poised to set up a new comic book franchise but plans appear to have stalled after the original film premiered during Covid.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22924483 lazyload\" alt=\"No Merchandising. Editorial Use Only. No Book Cover Usage. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Columbia Pictures\/Everett\/REX\/Shutterstock (14205604ev) BLOODSHOT, Sam Heughan, 2020. ph: Graham Bartholomew \/ ? Columbia Pictures \/ courtesy Everett Collection Everett Collection\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_247835632-9f1f.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Sam Heughan also stars alongside Lamorne Morris and Guy Pearce (Picture: Columbia Pictures)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018I think [Bloodshot] was very successful in that respect, a lot of people saw it and it did very well in the post-release rollout but you can&#8217;t use the same evaluation process, pre-COVID, to this,\u2019 DMG Entertainment founder and CEO&nbsp;Dan Mintz previously told ComicBookResources about a possible sequel.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018[Are] Vin Diesel and all those people going to still continue? Yes, because it did so well and the response to it has been so well, it&#8217;s just that the response has been in a non-transparent environment, as opposed to a transparent environment like box office numbers.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>However, there has been no mention of a Bloodshot 2 over the last few years, with Vin instead turning his attention to ending the Fast and Furious franchise.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Got a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">If you\u2019ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\">Metro.co.uk<\/a> entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/submit-stuff\/\">Submit Stuff<\/a> page &#8211; we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An action movie fronted by Vin Diesel has been soaring up the Netflix charts for weeks, despite being branded a \u2018waste of film\u2019 by unimpressed fans. Bloodshot was released in 2020, and followed a soldier who was killed in action, before an organization brought him back to life and gave him superpowers, with the intention of using him as a weapon. The Fast and Furious icon led the way in the flick, based on the Valiant Comics character of the &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/17\/hot-piece-of-garbage-action-movie-dominates-netflix-chart-with-3100000-views\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;\u2018Hot piece of garbage\u2019 action movie dominates Netflix chart with 3,100,000 views&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4537,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4535"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4535"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4535\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4542,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4535\/revisions\/4542"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4537"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4535"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4535"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}