There are many legal online audio and video websites now, but most of them require fees, which may be quite burdensome for some people. If you are a person who likes to watch nostalgic movies and documentaries, and you don’t want to watch foreign movies without Chinese subtitles, then CINETIMES is another good choice. Not only is it completely free and no registration is required, all the videos are from legal channels, and there are also many cartoons and animated films. It is very suitable for children at home to learn English while watching. There are some nostalgic Popeye, Mickey Mouse, and Looney Tunes cartoons.
CINETIMES A large number of legal foreign movies, cartoons and documentaries can be watched online for free
The picture below is the copyright description of CINETIMES. It says that they attach great importance to copyright. All videos are from legal channels, from The Internet Archive, The Wikimedia Foundation, YouTube, Vimeo, or DailyMotion. If infringing videos are found, there is also a reporting system, and they will check and remove them as soon as possible:
Since they are all legal sources, of course don’t expect that you can find any new movies or animated cartoons on this website. Most of them are very old, such as 20 to 30 years ago. Of course, there are still some movies from 5 or 6 years ago, but they are not super masterpieces. The interface design of CINETIMES is a little more aggressive, but it is free after all, so it is still acceptable. The videos you have watched in the past will be displayed at the top of the homepage, making it easier for you to continue watching quickly:
Scroll down to see the categories of each film. There are three main categories: movies, cartoons and documentaries. You should be able to feel how nostalgic it is just by looking at the cover. It’s a pity that this website does not provide the function of sorting by year or searching by year. Those who want to watch new videos need to spend a little time searching:
After you find the video you want to watch, go to the inner page and it will start playing. This TEARS OF STEEL is from YouTube, and there is an introduction below. As mentioned before, the videos on this website are not in Chinese yet, and I am not sure whether they will be added in the future, but most of them have English subtitles:
There will also be some movie details on the right. This TEARS OF STEEL was launched 10 years ago and is considered a fairly new movie on this website:
I personally recommend watching cartoons, because some movies and documentaries are too old and I cannot accept the picture quality and shooting techniques. This problem does not exist with cartoons, and some cartoons were released in the past two years:
This Coffee Run is it, but it’s a short film, only two or three minutes long:
AGENT 327 is also good. The English used in the conversations is quite simple, which is very suitable for practicing your English listening:
Subtitles will be turned on automatically, so people with hearing impairments don’t have to worry, there are subtitles available:
Favorite videos can also be added to my list:
This website also has a search function. If you have a nostalgic cartoon or movie you want to watch, you can enter a keyword search and you should be able to find most of them.
Source: KOCPC Chinese