There are hundreds of torrent sites where movies can be streamed directly onto a computer but, as they are based on servers where several million users can share all their malicious malware and spyware, these are likely to cause your own machine to be littered with bugs and Trojans which can seriously interfere with a machine’s performance. Fortunately, there are several hundred of legal and legitimate movie websites, which can be found by you online. Hulu.com offers made-for-TV movies for free alongside all the latest and greatest hit TV shows on all major cable networks, but at the moment is only available to American audiences in streaming form; conversely for British users, the BBC iPlayer has an option where one can directly stream TV and feature-length movies. Freemoviesonline.net is a super site for new releases, with a free trial available; Momomesh.com and slashcontrol.com offer similar services for free; with a free account set up, you can watch thousands of titles at moviesdatacenter.com and www.zmovie.tv. Youtube offers free movies packaged up in several parts, but they may not be of the best quality and are liable to be removed by the holders of copyright. At OpenCulture.com, 380 free movies, mostly cinematic classics from before the Blockbuster era, are available and, should you desire it, you can buy a DVD instead or in addition. There really are hundreds of sites available for cineastes and movie-lovers, so just type in ‘free movies’ into an analytical search engine and shop around. Don’t forget that there is no experience like the big screen experience, where most recent Hollywood films are meant to be watched, and it’s worth the three-dimensional sensual assault. For updates on movie-related things, Crackle.com offers a newsletter alongside classic films, and is based in Sony Pictures’ studio lot in Los Angeles.
