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Ok own up, does anyone actually watch these? People have been taking cams into cinemas for ages now but the technology is getting better and better making them much more watchable then they used to be.
I remember one of my friends bringing over a copy of jurassic park while I was still in primary school. It was the most grainy shite ever. Couldn't even make out the t-rex, was a complete waste of time. Was prolly taken by someone with a cheap handheld hidden under a coat on his lap or something.
But now the release groups seem to be wheeling their cams into private screenings and sticking them onto tripods. Or even digitally ripping straight from the reel (telecine). And with the broadband roll out the distrubtion of these films is easier then ever. Most films are available on P2P networks a few days after they are released.
But are they really worth getting? No matter what the capturing method is you are still getting a sub-quality release compared to what you'd get in the cinema. Sound quality often suffers and picture quality can sometimes be quite good, but most of the time fairly poor. And after all you're only saving yourself a few pounds, if you're paying for a broadband connection then you can easily afford a cinema ticket.
Personally I've found the whole cinema experience to be quite dissapointing the last few times I've been. Other people usually spoil the film by talking, eating, farting, moving around etc. Groups of immature people can be really obnoxious in dark rooms when they think no one can see them. And sitting in an absolutely packed cinema can sometimes be quite an ordeal, especially if you need the toilet or feel deep vein thrombosis setting in.
Having your own private screening definitely has benefits. And piracy really doesn't seem to be harming the film industry (although they would argue otherwise). Anyone else have an opinion?
I remember one of my friends bringing over a copy of jurassic park while I was still in primary school. It was the most grainy shite ever. Couldn't even make out the t-rex, was a complete waste of time. Was prolly taken by someone with a cheap handheld hidden under a coat on his lap or something.
But now the release groups seem to be wheeling their cams into private screenings and sticking them onto tripods. Or even digitally ripping straight from the reel (telecine). And with the broadband roll out the distrubtion of these films is easier then ever. Most films are available on P2P networks a few days after they are released.
But are they really worth getting? No matter what the capturing method is you are still getting a sub-quality release compared to what you'd get in the cinema. Sound quality often suffers and picture quality can sometimes be quite good, but most of the time fairly poor. And after all you're only saving yourself a few pounds, if you're paying for a broadband connection then you can easily afford a cinema ticket.
Personally I've found the whole cinema experience to be quite dissapointing the last few times I've been. Other people usually spoil the film by talking, eating, farting, moving around etc. Groups of immature people can be really obnoxious in dark rooms when they think no one can see them. And sitting in an absolutely packed cinema can sometimes be quite an ordeal, especially if you need the toilet or feel deep vein thrombosis setting in.
Having your own private screening definitely has benefits. And piracy really doesn't seem to be harming the film industry (although they would argue otherwise). Anyone else have an opinion?
