Movies are forever evolving. First from the moving pictures to the talkies and then to the motion feature length. But did you notice a thing; Just as movies are evolving so is the viewing experience changing. Traditionally, movies were seen on big gigantic white curtains and now we can view them according to our comfort zone, right from TV to our smartphones.
Here is a list of 7 apps for movie buffs:
1. Movies by Flixster: Movies by Flixster is available for iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, Windows Phone and WAP. This popular app gives you phone-friendly access to its namesake Web page, a social networking site that enables you to compare movie ratings and tastes with film buffs around the net. In addition to user ratings, Flixster grants you instant access to a flick’s freshness rating at aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, which it owns. You can also use it to find movie information, showtimes, maps and ticket prices, or to watch trailers.
2. Location Scout: Location Scout is free and available for iPhone and Android. Whether you’re a movie nut who doesn’t mind breaking the fourth wall, or an aspiring filmmaker who wants to get better at location scouting, then we have the app for you. You can search nearby (using GPS) by location name or by movie title.
3. RunPee: It is available for Android, iPhone, iPad and Windows 7 Mobile. Not only does this handy app list the slow times in each film best suited for taking care of business, it also tells you how long you can be away and what you’ll miss. You can even have it buzz you as pee windows approach, although good film-watching etiquette demands keeping such annoyances to a minimum. The app also lists what happens in the first five minutes of the film, and whether there’s a teaser clip waiting for you after the credits roll.
4. IMDb: Internet Movie Database is available for iPhone, iPad, Android and Windows Phone 7. Since it quietly came onto the movie scene as a USENET group on Oct. 17, 1990, IMDb has become the go-to resource for anyone wanting to know anything about movies. The database grants you access to more than 1.5 million searchable movie and TV titles and more than 3.2 million celebrities, actors, directors and crew members, along with trivia, soundtracks, locations and other interesting tidbits.
5. Scene It?: The price for Scene It? Will vary according to the smartphones. It is available for iPhone, iPad and Android. The app serves up trivia, images and video, now optimized for mobile devices. It’s designed for party play, and the iPad high-def version will get the joint jumping.
6. Netflix: Netflix is free and available for iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, Android and Windows Phone 7. Search by name and sort by genre, just like on the Netflix Web site, then watch videos from your instant queue on your phone. The main complaint with the Netflix app is that it only allows you to sort your instant queue and that only poorly according to some.
7. iPhlix (Apple) and NetQ (Android): It includes functions for searching, sharing movie recommendations with friends and filtering by Blu-ray, DVD or instant. NetQ offers similar features, but adds Rotten Tomatoes scores to the mix, as well as reviews and YouTube searches for related movie trailers.