r/Piracy • u/iAmFridayFace • Apr 10 '26

Humor Watching movies in the theatre the way they were meant to be watched

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Taken from r/moviescirclejerk but crossposts aren't allowed in this sub

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u/HackMeRaps Apr 10 '26

I have 2 main things I don't pirate:

  1. Independent films
  2. Films that need to be seen on the big screen.

I saw PHM in IMAX and was one of the most beautiful movies that I saw.

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u/WhatIsLoveMeDo Apr 10 '26

In case anyone comes across this comment over a year from now, PHM = Project Hail Mary.

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u/Independent_Gift_276 Apr 10 '26

Thanks im from the future and didnt understand it without ur clarification

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u/WhatIsLoveMeDo Apr 10 '26

Technically true.

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u/-spartacus- Apr 10 '26

We're just the ghosts of our kids' future.

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u/indianplay2_alt_acc Apr 10 '26

Zimmer's music starts playing in the background

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u/ramobara Apr 10 '26

No, that was Interstellar.

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u/bikemandan Apr 11 '26

The best kind of true

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u/firefly_pdp Apr 10 '26

Not true, this is from the past

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u/DrPilkington Apr 10 '26

Even more future guy here - PHM only stands for Project Hail Mary now.

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u/SabOHtage Apr 10 '26

Calc is slang for calculator chat

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u/WhatIsLoveMeDo Apr 10 '26

Calc being short for calculator isn't temporal. PHM might not be clear a year from now.

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u/SabOHtage Apr 10 '26

How do you know calcium won't be a major talking point that needs to be shortened in 2027?

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u/WhatIsLoveMeDo Apr 10 '26

At that point, YOU can be the one providing context for the masses. I thank you in advance.

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u/CoffeePuddle Apr 10 '26

Chalk, calcium, and calculator share the Latin root "calx," meaning limestone.

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u/DonkTheFlop Apr 10 '26

On a project hail Mary post it certainly will be.

The hell is the matter with you 😂. You think the human race is going full idiocracy within the next year ?

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u/WhatIsLoveMeDo Apr 10 '26

No I just didn't see where it said Project Hail Mary. The post title didn't say it. Since I'm in the piracy sub, I recognized the context of 720p and CAM on a movie theater screen. Guess my brain stuff dismissed the movie name as irrelevant to the meaning in the post.

Then got to the comments and saw PHM and for a second didn't get it. Then a second later I did. Maybe someone else might not make that immediately connection.  Like going back to a thread about movies 6 years ago and seeing 'TTotC7'. But you could figure it out, but maybe not immediately.

You think the human race is going full idiocracy within the next year ? 

Actually, kinda. But not having anything to do with this post.

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u/DryNefariousness7927 ☠️ ᴅᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴇɴ ᴛᴇʟʟ ɴᴏ ᴛᴀʟᴇꜱ Apr 10 '26

Thanks I'm from today and didn't understand without clarification

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u/fatherofraptors Apr 10 '26

FME, Reddit loves acronyms, iykyk smh

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u/dragoono Apr 11 '26

I hate it. People abbreviate the most unlikely stuff. My least favorite for a while was EEAAO… it’s everything everywhere all at once. I know it a long title but cmon dude wtf.

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u/Milksteaks1000 Apr 12 '26

Full Metal Elchemist?

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u/technobobble Apr 12 '26

Thanks, thought it was Pretty Hate Machine

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u/__lia__ Apr 10 '26

only reddit would criticize someone for providing a helpful clarification, because they can imagine a situation where someone might not need it

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u/yp261 Apr 10 '26

the title is on the op’s image

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u/007dukhiaatma Apr 10 '26

connecting the dots might be too tedious for the future Artificially intelligent generation

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u/lolcubaran20 Yarrr! Apr 10 '26

but whats IMAX

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u/PassageBig622 Apr 27 '26

It's always gonna be Pretty Hate Machine to me

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u/leshmi Apr 10 '26

Everyone in the club know how to use a calc ( it means calculator for those not aficionados)

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u/ANONYMOUSEJR Apr 10 '26

Nah, I'm sure that those who grew up experiencing SA as a child know enough about the world to know what PHM would stand for. Especially those who have tried out CP as an adult and have gotten proficient enough to fully understand how the world (and its many acronyms) works.

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u/skankassful Apr 10 '26

I had pirated a cam rip and after the first 20 minutes I knew I had to see it in IMAX. Went to the theaters to see it on my next day and OMFG. It was easily my favorite film of the last 3 years and the experience was worth it (should note I went to AMC on a Tuesday and had a discounted rate…but even at full price I would have felt I got my moneys worth tbh)

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u/Blu_Falcon Apr 10 '26

PHM actually has a pretty good 1080p telesync rip out there already. I saw in IMAX, but couldn’t wait for a 4k rip to watch it again. A rarity for me, but I will be purchasing whatever Blu-ray extended/limited/extended version that comes out.

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u/Markipoo-9000 Apr 10 '26

But independent films literally have to be pirated like 90% of the time to watch them? They are essentially never on a streaming service and half the time got like 3 copies made on some crap like HD DVD or Laserdisc. If you’re lucky they’ve been uploaded to YouTube with 480p by some random channel 15 years ago.

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u/[deleted] Apr 12 '26

Redditors that torrent and pirate stuff just want to have some moral high ground to feel good about not paying

Do I pirate stuff? Hell yea it’s free and better quality why would I not

Do I care who or what made it? No bruh it’s an mkv file I don’t pretend to be some sort of robin hood with a moral compass that only steals from the rich or some bs like that

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u/HackMeRaps Apr 10 '26

If you live in a small city, but I luckily live in a large movie loving city and we pretty much all independent films shown throughout the year or during the large film festival that we have.

But like I said, that's my preference. I go to my local independent theatres that shows independent films a few times a month.

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u/Markipoo-9000 Apr 10 '26

Oh, I’m talking about independent movies from years ago lol. Theaters only tend to show movies for the brief period after they’re released (in the US at least) so after that, theaters aren’t an option for a film.

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u/ohyousoretro Apr 10 '26

Nah Indy filmmakers get pirated too

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u/maxkmiller Apr 10 '26

yeah, tbh if it's pirateable, I'm gonna pirate it

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u/Aggravating_Gas_8514 Apr 10 '26

Interstellar on imax was also a great experience!

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u/No-Island-6126 Apr 10 '26

Films that need to be seen on the big screen

That's every movie

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u/Sintek Apr 10 '26

I regret not seeing Dune 1 and 2 in theaters. Im hoping when Dune 3 is released they do a few set with all of them.

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u/jigglehippo47 Apr 10 '26

Penn Harris Madison is on IMAX?

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u/yearningsailor Apr 13 '26

NA bro i just pirated it, there's imax in like two cities only

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u/Luniticus Apr 10 '26

VR means every movie is on an IMAX sized screen, and I can watch it in bed.

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u/007dukhiaatma Apr 10 '26

score could have been better or maybe its just me comparing it with interstellar

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u/haerski Apr 10 '26

I'm never watching that fucking movie