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Please, For the Love of Film: Do Not Enter the Camrip

Set a reminder for the digital release. Rent it on Amazon. Go to a Tuesday discount matinee. Borrow a friend’s Netflix password (don't tell me about that one). do not enter camrip

There is a specific, grainy, heartbreaking moment that happens about 20 minutes into almost every major blockbuster release. It’s the moment a shadow walks in front of the screen, the audio suddenly sounds like a tin can in a wind tunnel, and you hear a stranger cough up a lung in the back row. Please, For the Love of Film: Do Not

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Every time a Camrip gets a million views, that’s a million dollars (roughly) not going back into the system to fund the next weird, cool movie you want to see. I get it. You’re broke. You hate your local multiplex. You just want to see if Deadpool 3 is any good before you spend $15. Borrow a friend’s Netflix password (don't tell me

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And I am begging you: turn back. For the uninitiated, a "Camrip" (or "CAM") is an illegal copy of a movie recorded inside a theater using a camcorder or—even worse—a smartphone. It is the lowest form of digital piracy, not just in legality, but in quality.