 dadkinsCan you do Blu?Premium,MVM
join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
kudos:18 | Yep! Downloaded Cars - bought the Blu-ray!
Downloaded Meet The Robinsons - bought the Blu-ray!
Downloaded I, Robot - bought the Blu-ray!
Downloaded Hellboy - bought the Blu-ray!
Downloaded Transformers - bought the Blu-ray!
Downloaded Fantastic Four: ROTSS - bought the Blu-ray!
Downloaded Serenity - bought the Blu-ray!
More, but you all get the point(I hope).
Imagine that!
Did the same with a shitload more movies, on DVD before Blu-ray - but I really don't want to list them all here.
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 Logan 5Enjoying the CataclysmPremium,MVM
join:2001-05-25
Austin, TX
kudos:7
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| said by dadkins:Downloaded Cars - bought the Blu-ray! Downloaded Meet The Robinsons - bought the Blu-ray! Downloaded I, Robot - bought the Blu-ray! Downloaded Hellboy - bought the Blu-ray! Downloaded Transformers - bought the Blu-ray! Downloaded Fantastic Four: ROTSS - bought the Blu-ray! Downloaded Serenity - bought the Blu-ray! More, but you all get the point(I hope). Imagine that! Did the same with a shitload more movies, on DVD before Blu-ray - but I really don't want to list them all here. WOW, an intelligent customer who has used the expanding role that Video and the internet are growing in to, to his advantage as well as theirs....
20 lashes with a wet subpoena to you Mr. Dadkins, you've been a naughty boy and we must punish you even though the content you've purchased over the years at our inflated pricing has helped our bottom line....
Or, as Mr. Makey from South Park would say: Downloads are BAD mmmkay?, p2p is BAD mmmkay? Greed is good....VERY good indeed.... |
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 MarkAWBarry WhitePremium
join:2001-08-27
Canada
kudos:16
1 edit | reply to dadkins
I use Vuze as well and like dadkins  dowloaded a shit load of movies with Vuze and bought most of them when they came out later on Blu-ray and DVD.
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dadkinsCan you do Blu?Premium,MVM
join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
kudos:18 | reply to Logan 5
Yeah, no shit... huh? 
Figure $20-$24 each for the Blu-ray Discs... I put a couple bucks in their pockets.
At $12-$19 for the DVDs - there's a few more.
All because I watched a rip and thought I would like a BETTER copy to have for myself and family/friends.
Had I not watched the movies, I doubt I would have purchased them.
There are still a few others I'm waiting to be released on Blu so I can buy those too.
Mo Money Mo Money Mo Money... 
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dadkinsCan you do Blu?Premium,MVM
join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
kudos:18 | reply to MarkAW
said by MarkAW:I use Vuze as well and like dadkins dowloaded a shit load of movies with Vuze and bought most of them when they came out later on Blu-ray and DVD. Damn Right!
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 winsyrstrifeRiver City BouncePremium
join:2002-04-30
Brooklyn, NY | Amen.
I can't trust the crap Hollywood puts out the majority of the year. I could just watch the DVDs my mom always buys of pretty much any movie. There are many movies, however, that I have bought blu-ray versions of, so I can enjoy them on my large screen, with friends, etc. All of these movies are movies that I definitely would not have bought had I not downloaded them first.
0 $$, or a lot of $$. Tough choice for the big wigs.
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 BF69Premium
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | reply to dadkins
said by dadkins:Downloaded Cars - bought the Blu-ray! Downloaded Meet The Robinsons - bought the Blu-ray! Downloaded I, Robot - bought the Blu-ray! Downloaded Hellboy - bought the Blu-ray! Downloaded Transformers - bought the Blu-ray! Downloaded Fantastic Four: ROTSS - bought the Blu-ray! Downloaded Serenity - bought the Blu-ray! More, but you all get the point(I hope). Imagine that! Did the same with a shitload more movies, on DVD before Blu-ray - but I really don't want to list them all here. There's an old saying the exception that proves the rule. Just because YOU do that doesn't mean everyone else does. I fact MOST don't by a VAST majority. Quit justifying your illegal actions. Why not just by the blu-ray?
Oh by the way someone who has already downloaded a movie then PAYS for a legit copy is kind of stupid. Kind of like stealing a DVD from wal-mart then going back and buying the same DVD. |
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BF69Premium
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | reply to MarkAW
said by MarkAW:I use Vuze as well and like dadkins dowloaded a shit load of movies with Vuze and bought most of them when they came out later on Blu-ray and DVD. WOW all 2 people that actually do that posted here. Here's an idea, if it's not out yet on DVD or blu-ray, GO TO THE MOVIES. |
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MarkAWBarry WhitePremium
join:2001-08-27
Canada
kudos:16 | Why when i can get it for free and if i like it buy it later. |
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 nixenRockin' the BoxenPremium
join:2002-10-04
Alexandria, VA | reply to dadkins
said by dadkins:Downloaded Cars - bought the Blu-ray! [...] More, but you all get the point(I hope). Even more, is the impact on movie franchises (movies with prequels and sequels and spinoffs):
Downloaded Transformers while in Europe. Hadn't seen it in the theatres and wanted something English-language to watch. Got back home and bought the title on BluRay and am looking forward to the release of the sequel. Were it not for BitTorrent, I'd have *never* watched or bought the first one, nor would I have had any plans to see any sequels.
Given how misleading the average trailer/TV commercial/etc. for movies are, it's *really* the only way to tell if you want to see or buy the movie. I mean, movie tickets at the damned mid-week matinees are $10.50/seat and nighttime showings are even more expensive. Why am I gonna blow $30 on tickets for my wife and I if I don't *know* it's going to be worth seeing?
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 KrKHeavy Artillery For The Little GuyPremium
join:2000-01-17
Tulsa, OK | reply to dadkins
CRIMINAL TERRORIST!
EXECUTE HIM NOW!!
(That's sarcasm) |
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BF69Premium
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | reply to MarkAW
said by MarkAW:Why when i can get it for free and if i like it buy it later. Why pay for that car? I'll steal it now and pay for it later if I like it. Where is it written you are entitled to something for FREE and only pay IF you like it? |
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BF69Premium
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | reply to nixen
said by nixen:said by dadkins:Downloaded Cars - bought the Blu-ray! [...] More, but you all get the point(I hope). Even more, is the impact on movie franchises (movies with prequels and sequels and spinoffs): Downloaded Transformers while in Europe. Hadn't seen it in the theatres and wanted something English-language to watch. Got back home and bought the title on BluRay and am looking forward to the release of the sequel. Were it not for BitTorrent, I'd have *never* watched or bought the first one, nor would I have had any plans to see any sequels. Given how misleading the average trailer/TV commercial/etc. for movies are, it's *really* the only way to tell if you want to see or buy the movie. I mean, movie tickets at the damned mid-week matinees are $10.50/seat and nighttime showings are even more expensive. Why am I gonna blow $30 on tickets for my wife and I if I don't *know* it's going to be worth seeing? Um it's called LIFE. No guarantees. Go see the movie and take your chances. That's like saying I should get to see my NFL team at the stadium for free and only pay if they win.
I'm not sure where you see movies, I've never pay more than $6-8. |
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MarkAWBarry WhitePremium
join:2001-08-27
Canada
kudos:16 | reply to BF69
said by BF69:said by MarkAW:Why when i can get it for free and if i like it buy it later. Why pay for that car? I'll steal it now and pay for it later if I like it. Where is it written you are entitled to something for FREE and only pay IF you like it? Who says i paid for my car? Where is it written that i am not entitled to something for free and pay if i like it?
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nixenRockin' the BoxenPremium
join:2002-10-04
Alexandria, VA | reply to BF69
said by BF69:Um it's called LIFE. No guarantees. Umm... No: it's called borderline fraud, given how little the trailers frequently have to do with the actual film.
said by BF69:Go see the movie and take your chances. That's like saying I should get to see my NFL team at the stadium for free and only pay if they win. And your assertion is like saying it's ok for the car dealership to pull a bait-and-switch.
said by BF69:I'm not sure where you see movies, I've never pay more than $6-8. I haven't been able to pay that little since the early 90s. Move to a real urban area. Movies are silly-expensive in the northeast.
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DesdinovaPremium
join:2003-01-26
Gaithersburg, MD
1 edit | reply to BF69
Many folks download a lo-res version of the film and use that to decide if they like it or not. If they do, then they go buy a higher quality copy that will allow them to enjoy the film in greater detail AND compensate the creators for their work. If the film blows, then it's deleted and never mentioned again. Yes, some folks are perfectly happy with a crappy quality download and have no intention of ever buying the DVD. I doubt that those folks watch it very often, either. But the group being discussed are those that do use the download as a test drive prior to deciding to buy or not.
It's the difference between checking a book out of the library for a one-time read or buying the book so you can enjoy it whenever you want to. |
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 Frankis chillingPremium
join:2000-11-03
somewhere | reply to BF69
Re: Yep! said by BF69:said by nixen:said by dadkins:Downloaded Cars - bought the Blu-ray! [...] More, but you all get the point(I hope). Even more, is the impact on movie franchises (movies with prequels and sequels and spinoffs): Downloaded Transformers while in Europe. Hadn't seen it in the theatres and wanted something English-language to watch. Got back home and bought the title on BluRay and am looking forward to the release of the sequel. Were it not for BitTorrent, I'd have *never* watched or bought the first one, nor would I have had any plans to see any sequels. Given how misleading the average trailer/TV commercial/etc. for movies are, it's *really* the only way to tell if you want to see or buy the movie. I mean, movie tickets at the damned mid-week matinees are $10.50/seat and nighttime showings are even more expensive. Why am I gonna blow $30 on tickets for my wife and I if I don't *know* it's going to be worth seeing? Um it's called LIFE. No guarantees. Go see the movie and take your chances. That's like saying I should get to see my NFL team at the stadium for free and only pay if they win. I'm not sure where you see movies, I've never pay more than $6-8. that's because according to your profile, you live in the middle of nowhere at least 100 miles from anything resembling a city.
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| said by Frank:that's because according to your profile, you live in the middle of nowhere at least 100 miles from anything resembling a city. At first I thought everyone on the highway was drunk but then I realized I was driving in Florida Two points...
First point:
You believe that living near a city is actually a plus? Which part of that crap has anything to do with "green" and why should I give a damn if I, or he, lives near a city. For that matter, why does living near a city make him less entitled to access?
Second point:
Really. You really are arrogant enough to suggest that those old folks driving in Florida. Those same old folks that fought WWII, Korea, and Viet Nam are "drunks". Son you are too young to actually have a clue but old enough to think that the old, really are not worthy of driving. You are too young to have a clue and too old to be so arrogant. |
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said by KrK:CRIMINAL TERRORIST! EXECUTE HIM NOW!! (That's sarcasm) Damn, I was for it... |
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