Pirate movie releases

Ok this is not a discussion on piracy or how and where to get these releases its purely a discussion of why you watch them

With the US release of Superman Returns there are various releases that are camcorder recording of the movie.Now this is a massive film with brilliant sound effects and brilliant visuals so why would someone want to watch a poor quality rip off of this movie with bad sound?
Ive spent a lot of money on surround sound I have a full 7.1 set up and really enjoy watching movies at home.I personally do not watch these camcorder recordings and do not understand those that do.S
o to gain an understanding I ask the question.
Do you watch camcorder recordings or telesyne or telesinc recordings and why ?

[dilli-theclaw]

No - I don't... Because they are genereally so bad I don't see the point.

[etccarmageddon]

wait 3 to 6 months and the film is out of dvd or in some cases wait less time and you can get a pirate of the dvd release months before it's in the shops.

[lauzjp]

I have watched pirate dvd's as I would rather not pay the £15 - £20 for a dvd from a film company that thinks it is ok to charge such prices. I cannot afford to buy dvd's at retail prices (unless I go to a supermarket and buy older titles) - I've been lucky in that the ones I have watched have been of v.good quality, I just wish retail dvd's were a bit cheaper.

[etccarmageddon]

the best option is to rent via lovefilm in my opinion rather than buy at those silly prices.

[Xaccers]

We had a chinese guy come round the pub all the time trying to sell £5 pirate DVD's.
AFAIK none were particularly good quality.
I have seen some excellent quality ones downloaded for free from the internet however, things like the fellowship of the ring.
I'd only have a look at a pirate copy as a try before I buy thing, like the few tracks I've ever downloaded from the net (like maroon5, liked the track I downloaded, bought the album), if I'm unsure about a film in the cinema, rather than risk wasting nearly £30 on seeing it and being dissapointed, if I have the chance to catch a copy for free and its good, then I'll go see it in the cinema.
Normally though, as free copies aren't that available, I'll just wait for it to come out in blockbusters and rent it (like with Aeon Flux)

[Stephen]

On the odd occasion I do watch them its beuase I can't wait for the UK to get the films released.

I have to say I did get a copy of Superman however it was not a bad cam at all. I watched it through my cinema/surround sound setup that I have and it was very watchable. I do however already have tickets booked to go see it in the cinema on the 14th.

www.vcdquality.com
Now this site doesn't tell you were to get the films or anything but provides a list of the releases and usually a screenshot from them. Recently within a month of a movie getting released you will be able to find almost DVD quality copies, as a lot of them are probably inside jobs using Telecine equipment.

There is a group (I won't name them) that have recently released some TS(telesync) and they have been amazing quality. As tech gets more advanced the fuzzy pirate copies of days gone by are getting less common.

I did go to the Cinema last night and watched Pirates of the Carribbean 2 and it was fantastic.

The question really is for cam jobs not shrunk dvd 9's to dvd 5 as I have 100's of these lol

[Stephen]

Originally Posted by zinglebarb

The question really is for cam jobs not shrunk dvd 9's to dvd 5 as I have 100's of these lol

Thats what my post was about.

There are more than one type of pirate movie.

There is the cam which is usually the first type released, it will probably be poor quality and sound from the screen so you end up with people clapping coughing and so on.

Then there is a Telesync, this is still a cam but the picture quality is almost perfect and the audio will be direct from the sound booth.

Lastly there is a Telecine this will usually look DVD quality as it is taken digitally from the film reels in the cinema.

Then of course there are DVD/VHS screeners that tend to come from within the Film studios or given to people for award purposes.

[smicer07]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...lance&n=283926

Originally Posted by smicer07

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...lance&n=283926

rofl

[SnoopZ]

I don't bother with camcorder recordings or telesyne or telesinc i wait for a DVD version.

[Stephen]

Originally Posted by smicer07

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...lance&n=283926

not sure what your link was about??

EDIT: Nevermind I just twigged

I must be well dumb cuz I aint twigged
ohk im dumb got it lol

[Gareth]

Never bother with 'em... cams, I mean. Quality is useless and there's nearly always a better version out at the same time anyway.

What does make me laugh is the anti-piracy advert you get at the cinema and on some DVDs nowadays... I'm not sure where they're getting them from but they have got to be the worst quality copies I've ever seen - and I've seen a fair amount of copied stuff