IMDb
For: iPad/iPod
IMDb is another great app for you movie lovers out there. Of course you probably know the webpage www.IMDb.com, well this is an app based on that webpage, but simplified.
When starting this app, you will notice its a lot like the webpage but minus a lot of the link stuff and filled with pictures. Depending on how you are holding your iPad, horizontal or vertical, you will see the layout of the screen change. I like holding it horizonal because that is when the mini side menu pops up and makes it easier to navagate around the app. The menu list reads "Movies, TV and People each with links listed underneath such as "Showtimes", "Coming Soon", "US Box Office Results", "Top 250 movies", (plus about 10 more). The home screen of the app shows previews for new movies coming out soon along with "Top News", "Now Playing" and the "Most-Viewed Celebrities" If you click one of the menu links, such as "Bottom 100 Films" it will list for you, the lowest rated movies by viewers in their entire database. If you click another option, say, "Celebrity News" it will give you updated and recent news about celebrites and what they have been getting themselves into. This app also of course has a search bar and a browse button so you can look up information on any movie you are interested in. Say if i wanted to look up information on the movie "District 9" (hehe one of my favs.) I would type "dictrict 9" in the search bar, and once just start typing in the search box, movies come up. District 9 pops up and thats the movie i want so i click it. It then takes me to a page where i can read all about the movie i just looked up. Right away it tells me the year and the rating, length and type of movie. The cover of the movie itself is the top picture and underneth is a slide bar that you can scroll through the actor and actreses photos from the movie. It pretty much is almost the same as the webpage but a neater layout. Youll have your box labeled "details" so you can read the "plot summery" or the "synopsis" then theres also sections for you to read quotes from the movie, movie mess-ups and trivia questions and facts. I also like how it gives you a box to read reviews and the comentaries for the movies so you can see how good it is based on what others have thought. I also like how it has the parental guide so parents can know whats in the movie that may be not good for their children to watch.
So all in all, the IMBd app is probably one of the best and useful around. It gives you everything you would want or need to know on a movie of chosing, or if you were just browsing, its really easy to discover a movie you may like. Here are some pictures of the app itself.
Main Screen
Actor Info
The Icon
I have the IMDB app for my ipod and I love it! I actually prefer it over the regular website because it is more simplified and streamlined. It's so convenient to quickly go on it from your ipod, look up a movie you're interested in, and see all of the information. Plus, I love how you can easily get links to both critics reviews and user reviews.
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