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Why are so many people downloading the movie Paul all of a sudden? (lemm.ee)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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?

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[–] [email protected] 45 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (35 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 16 points 10 months ago (32 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 36 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (10 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)

Wait till you find out about the people who play shooters at literally the lowest quality possible AND 30fps

Edit: from my friend who does this, he likes the idea of using as little power as possible

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

In some cases it renders less in the game, making the game easier, too.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Unless it's not rendering the baddies.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

A lot of pros play shooters at low just to get more fps.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

I’m talking about what the YouTuber LowSpecGamer used to do. Running fallout 4 on a fire stick type stuff.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

I roll a d4 for my FPS at the lowest possible quality. I literally can't go higher.

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