How to get movies

I use 2 places to get movies. Neither are torrents and therefor not subjected to the typical shaping and throttling policies we are subjected to in ZA.

1. www.rslinks.org
   
   This is my favourite site. Use the menu on the far right to filter by HD, DVD RIP, BluRay RIP, etc...
   You will need a program like JDownloader to download the parts as well as a FileSonic account.
   
   Read the how-to's at the site on how to get started. It can be a little tricky for the non technical, but once you get going you will be cruising. I queue around 100GB to 150GB every Friday night within about an hour of browsing sites.
   
   Watch out for movies with "CAM" in the title. You DON'T want these. These are CAM rips which are NOT good. Rather wait for a BD or DVD RIP.
   
   Go read here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirated_movie_release_types to get an idea on what the various rip types are. Generally the rip type abbreviation is included in the movie you want to download to give you an idea of the quality.
   
   A good guide is anything less than 1GB in size is a DVD RIP and "okay" quality. Depending on your screen size you may not notice the compression too much, but the larger you go with your screen the higher quality you want. A highly compressed DVD RIP looks totally horrible on my 120" screen but okay on the 42"
   Around 2GB is pretty decent quality and equates to a DVD RIP that is not too badly compressed.
   3.2GB to 5GB normally equates to a 720p Blu-Ray rip. This is a good trade off on quality vs file size.
   Above 5GB is generally a 1080p rip. Now the file size starts to increase but so does the quality. If you have the space and traffic allowance - go for these. Some of my 1080p movies are around 12 to 14GB  each and the quality is outstanding. But drive space is suffering :)
   
2. An alternative method of getting movies is via Newsgroups. Lots of downloaders prefer this method. I am still too new to Newsgroups to appreciate it but starting to see the benefits.
   Firstly, you must learn what an NZB is. Movies are uploaded to news servers in multiple parts. The last thing you want to be doing is grabbing these things one part at a time. An NZB file contains all the necessary links to each of these parts. Your NZB client will grab all the parts and join them to form your movie once all parts are downloaded.
   You will need a site to search for NZB's and a client to do the downloading. Optionally you will need a newsgroup account. You can use your own ISP's news server - and it works - but is normally slow. Try it though. If it does not suffice, then consider signing up to one of the major usenet news servers for a small monthly fee. I am trialing http://www.newshosting.com at the moment. Sometimes speeds are good, other times they suck. Hence my preference still for rslinks. I will try other providers first before moving on.
   NZB Search Engine: http://nzbmatrix.com or http://www.nzbseek.com
   NZB Download Client: http://www.unzbin.com/ (Nice if you are used to uTorrent).

That is about enough for now. Fiddle with the above information and if you find easier or better ways to handle and get movies, POST. I am not a guru by any means. Just sharing the way I do it hopefully helping others, and hopefully attracting posts from those that know better and can further enhance the experience.