Why are so many people downloading the movie Paul all of a sudden? - eviltoast

https://imgur.com/a/diDzw63

Movie Paul from 2011 is getting so many downloads for some reason 480.73.

Anyone have an explantion as to why?

  • LocustOfControl@reddthat.com
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    10 months ago

    Perhaps some Youtube’s done a video on it… I feel like I’ve seen a headline or link saying something like “Why Paul is underrated” recently.

    I didn’t know there was an extended version, do the extra 6 minutes add anything? Maybe not

    • conflictoffbeat@lemm.eeOP
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      10 months ago

      Thing that gets me. This is the 720p version… surely people would want the 1080p version? Lol

      • robolemmy@lemmy.world
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        10 months ago

        I have a friend who always downloads the smallest (by file size) copy of any video he can find. He has a 75" 4k TV, 5.1 surround speakers, the whole setup but he downloads 720p in stereo almost exclusively. He says he just doesn’t care about the video or audio quality. It blows my mind, but some people are just weird.

        Edit: Also, Paul is just a funny movie, if you’re into goofy movie references.

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        10 months ago

        If they’re watching on a phone, 720 might be fine. My preferred resolution depends a lot on what device I’m watching on and its screen size.

      • xor [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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        10 months ago

        720 is dvd quality… which is good enough for most people… plus the file size is much smaller… plus a lot of people watch shit on their phones anyways

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        10 months ago

        So if you have newer nvidia based card you can upscale to 4K based off 7 20p

        The result is closer to 1440 p

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    10 months ago

    Honestly, I don’t even remember it being that funny. I haven’t gave it a second thought since its release. The power of social media marketing, I guess.

    If you’ve never seen Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, I’d encourage you instead to take a look at Shaun of the Dead, and Hot Fuzz, both really good movies.

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      10 months ago

      My problem was I watched it expecting Cornetto trilogy and got stoner comedy so didn’t enjoy it as much. Going in expecting stoner comedy (when in the mood for it) a few years later increases the enjoyment factor.

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        Paul versus Baby Driver really illustrates what Nick Frost and Simon Pegg’s chemistry bring to a movie versus what Edgar Wright’s directing brings to a movie.

        And even in combination, the trio only nailed it two out of three times. The World’s End is just… okay.

  • _m_cubed_@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Something like this happened to me once before. I sent a pm to the tracker staff to ask about it; they responded that a leecher had a borked client causing it to repeatedly download the torrent again. I suspect something like that is what is happening here.

  • BrownianMotion@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    10 months ago

    Its a great movie! Get onboard, do the lemming thing and follow.

    (Sometimes a label is a distraction. expand your mind.)

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      10 months ago

      that’s the one

      people are UFO hungry all the sudden (it’s been building since 2017 but now even TMZ is doing a docuseries on the phenomenon)

      stoners are super doober UFO hungry right now

      I’m a UFO stoner and I don’t actually know why it’s so popular. but for any other UFO stoners out there, the audiobook version of Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy is voiced by Stephen Fry, and it’s phenomenal.

      • BlackSkinnedJew@lemmynsfw.com
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        10 months ago

        Honestly I’ve never seen that movie but someone told me about it, stopped smoking pot since a year ago and tbh I’m doing pretty fine, I didn’t regret my stoner times but I believe I’m doing better right now, I loved to see movies while stoned and UFO and Alien stuff are pretty interesting WO being stoned so I believe stoned they should be better.

        Nowdays there is a lot of UFO activity out there, recently I saw a big and shiny one like at 4AM near my city.

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      10 months ago

      This is the third time I’ve seen this referenced. I looked this up and now I feed stupider for having read anything about it.

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    10 months ago

    Nooope ignore me I misremembered the billboard I saw

    On January 11 (in Canada) a Paul prequel tv show will be released, perhaps all the interest isbeing generated by marketing for that shows release

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      10 months ago

      What is the name of the show? I’m interested but unable to find articles about the show or who’s in it.

      • akwd169@sh.itjust.works
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        10 months ago

        Omg its a ted prequel tv show I saw a billboard for, not Paul, sorry I have no idea about the Paul movie interest

        My mistake!

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            10 months ago

            Yeah there’s gunna be a prequel tv show for the ted movie with someone else playing the younger version of mark Wahlbergs character. It’s out January 11. I only saw the billboard on my way to work though.

            Not even sure if Seth MacFarlane will still voice ted but hope so otherwise that will be… Not a good show IMO