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If you are someone who loves watching movies online but don't want to pay for streaming service - welcome to the club.

It's not as if I'm some cheapskate who doesn't want to cough up two dollars a month for unlimited movies (maybe I am?). It's just I already pay monthly fees for plenty of subscriptions / services that I hardly use (or even remember now), all mostly spur of the moment decisions. Did I really have to upgrade my iCloud storage? How long has it been since I stored anything in Dropbox. And why the heck did I subscribe for unlimited music downloads on Spotify just because I listened to one song on the radio and liked it? Darn you Alan Walker.

Thankfully, there are plenty of websites that offer free streaming of videos. And I'm not talking about Hollywood B flicks with actors / actresses that no one has ever heard of or straight-to-video low budget movies. I'm talking about the latest Hollywood films. Think Marvel Cinematic Universe. Yessirree.

I know what you're thinking. "I'm going to be watching some secretly-recorded-movie-by-some-shady-dude-in-a-cinema-holding-a-camcorder right?". Nope. These sites (I will be posting reviews about several other websites that I have stumbled on very soon - like, right after this one) actually stream HD (that's High Definition, not Harley Davidson) movies with crystal clear audio too.

Likes:
No need to sign-up / register. No need to provide any credit card details. No need to download any software (which almost always come with malware). No pop-up ads before or during the movie. Just search for the movie you want, click on 'Play" and taa-daa - that's it.

Dislikes:
The entire website is in Simplified Chinese and offers no other language option. So, if you do not sprechen die Chinese, well, you're never going to figure this site out.

Also, since this is a completely free-to-use website, there are many ads littered all over their pages. Ads that 'suggest' you try your luck at some (several) online gambling portals, or, alternatively, watch live-sex shows. Clicking on these ads (I'm sure you clicked that scantily-clad photo accidentally) will then transport you to some other domain, which should light up your anti-virus software like a Christmas tree.

Wishlist:
They stream many Hollywood flicks in their original version (in English, with no voice-overs) which is rare for Chinese websites (listening to Iron Man speaking in Mandarin is so odd), so perhaps they could consider having the site in dual language? Would make browsing so much easier.

Overall:
Can't complain. Managed to find (and watch) all the films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (best week of my life). A website worthy of my bookmark.