October 06, 2008 by sharky
PassThePopcorn has been around for about a month now, but is only really beginning to hit its stride as of late. With over 5,000 members and 4,800 torrents, expect great things to come. The max user limit is set to 6,000 and slots are filling up fast - new members can sign up here.
No *.RAR Files
Worth mentioning is that all movies are already extracted and ready for playback (no RAR or ZIP files are allowed). TIP: If you own a TorrentFlux seedbox and have VLC Media Player set up, you’ll be able to watch the film from your seedbox without having to transfer it back to your hard drive first. UnRAR’d files make for easy cross-seeding/pre-seeding from other trackers - you won’t need to keep all those RAR files around cluttering up your computer - just seed the *.avi file.
Advanced Searching:
PassThePopcorn is not just another movie tracker. They’ve been working hard to incorporate automation of parsed movie data from IMDB.com into the torrents. While it’s not a finished product, there’s already some spectacular features, such as movie cover art and an actor/character listing for each film. They’ve then taken a step forward by implementing "advanced search" fields for actor / character / director, among other criteria. All of which is totally unheard of in any other movie tracker! SM is definitely turning into one the most complex and innovative movie trackers around.
Additional Features:
• Coming soon, users will be able to simply add the imdb link to a movie, and all film data will be automatically added to a new upload. This is revolutionary to movie trackers, and not seen anywhere else. It’ll help to keep torrent ‘details’ consistent and uniformed, while also providing a hoard of data.
• All users can make requests for torrents, as well as upload. Advanced searching and Top 10 lists are also open to all.
• As with all Gazelle trackers, torrents can be downloaded as *.txt files in the event that you’re blocked from downloading actual *.torrent files. Simply edit your profile, and checkmark this option:
• To become a Power User, members will need to upload at least one torrent. This ensures a constant stream of new material to the tracker.
• More info can be found on their IRC channel at irc://irc.what.cd/passthepopcorn. Additionally, there’s also an in-browser (java) IRC chat on the site.
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