A few years ago I was listening to the commentary for a movie (yes - I like to listen to the commentaries) and some producer/director (I think it could have been Brett Ratner) said that he wasn't scared by movie downloading because he knew that it indicates enthusiasm for movies and he felt it was only a matter of time before Hollywood figured out how to make money from it (he may have used the word "monetise" - he probably would now if he was saying it again!)
Well I have seen the future. In the future people do not download movies. They watch them online and they pay for the privilege of doing so. The future is Netflix.
We took out our 30 day trial back in January and we haven't looked back.
One of the first things we watched was the Bollywood movie "Ek Tha Tiger". It stars Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif and is a lot of fun. The reason we wanted to watch it was that it was partially shot in Dublin. Some of it was in my old alma mater, Trinity College. And there is a great action scene which was filmed on the streets of Dublin and which ended up on the Luas (light rail system).
The main TV shows we watched on Netflix since have been:
1) The superb "Breaking Bad"
2) The enjoyable "House of Cards".
The kids love it too.
I am given to understand that there is a much bigger selection on the US version, but there is plenty on the local version to keep me happy for the foreseeable future.
The death-knell for downloading.
Here is a clip from "Ek Tha Tiger" which includes the Luas scene: