Today’s the big day. Today Steve Jobs unleashed another technological marvel upon the world. The iPad.

At first, I was not too impressed with the device. It seemed like a poor port of an iPhone onto a bigger device. I can see now that I was entirely wrong. Although I haven’t seen the device in action, I’ve heard only good things about it. The early reviews have been entirely positive, with Andy Ihnatko calling it “one of the best computers ever.”

And if you don’t know, the iPad has a ton of functionality. Its not a fully-functional computer, but it can do most of the things you need. And with style, too. Now, there are many other tech sites that will cover the ins and outs of the new device, so you should look elsewhere for more specifics about the Apple’s new hardware. This site is about movies and television, so I am going to highlight some apps that are either available now, or will be soon, for the iPad:

First up is the Netflix app. This free app allows you to browse Netflix, update your queue, and stream TV shows and movies from Netflix Instant Watching. Now, if you have internet (via Wi-Fi or 3G) you have access to over 15,000 titles right from your iPad.

There are several other ways of getting video content on your iPad, including one from ABC, which will provide full-length episodes of that network’s shows, as well as a Hulu app in the works. For sports, you have MLB At Bat for Baseball, and presumably DirecTV will be updating their NFL package app for the iPad. The NBA already has an app, but it doesn’t have live video at the moment.

IMDB has also released their service as an iPad app. There aren’t any new features, but you can browse the site in a specifically-designed interface on the iPad.

Disney is really focusing on developing content for the iPad. In addition to revamping their site for the device, they’ve released Toy Story and Toy Story 2 Read-Alongs as well as several branded games that range from faeries to the popular kid’s show “Phineas and Ferb.”

On the other side of the camera is a screenwriting app being developed by Final Draft. Yes, the most popular tool for writing screenplays is coming to the iPhone. Could this change how scripts are read and written in the future? Possibly, so if you’re interested go over and sign up to be notified when the app becomes available.

It looks like movie fans won’t be disappointed with their iPads. This is only a small fraction of the apps that will be available by summer, and many are sure to be awesome.

The iPad is almost definitely sold out by the time your reading this, so if you want to buy one (you know you do) and you have the money (the iPad starts at $499) head over to the Apple.com Store and order one. So, does anyone have the iPad yet? Tell us what you think.

Pixar knows how to deliver and they didn’t miss one step when it comes to WALL-E. This love story disguised as a sci-fi/animated movie delivers the laughs and the romance for the whole family to enjoy.

Earth has been abandoned for 700 years as the planet was consumed with waste from the materialistic mentality brought on by the giant corporation Buy N Large. A plan was put in place for the population of Earth to escape the planet and come back when life was able to be sustained. In the meantime the Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class robots would clean the planet allowing mankind to come back to Earth. After 700 years, only one robot was still doing this job…WALL-E.

WALL-E lives a simple life with his pet cockroach. He gets up in the morning and charges up his solar battery. He goes to work and cleans the trash from the cities. He then goes home and studies human life as he watches the movie “My Fair Lady.”  Things are normal for WALL-E until one day when a rocket lands on Earth. This rocket contains EVE, a probe droid sent to Earth to look for any signs of sustained life that if found, will signal that the population can return to their home planet.

With that I bring back the GOOD, the BAD, and the GEEKY:

The GOOD:

• Animation from PIXAR is always breathtaking; this one is above all of the previous entries.
• The story is a fun family movie that all will enjoy; parents will have to explain the ending to the kids as they won’t understand the one sad scene in the movie.
• For a movie that has no dialogue for the first 15 minutes, this movie is still able to keep the audience glued to the story and character movement.
• This is the first PIXAR movie that worked some live action into the CGI animation; Fred Willard plays the president of the Buy N Large corporation.

• The story likes to push the fact that Humankind is getting fat and lazy with their materialistic nature and the “BUY N LARGE” corporation that resembles the current Costco, BJ’s, and Sam’s Club stores.
• The last scene in the movie may be too much for the kids and some adults; my wife was crying by this scene as it will draw at your emotional strings; parents will be trying to explain this to the younger children.

The GEEKY:

• John Ratzenberger is back to reprise a role in a PIXAR movie.
• When WALL-E’s solar battery is fully charged he makes the Apple MAC computer startup sound.

This movie is beautiful and is a must see on the big screen. WALL-E is rated G and distributed by Disney.

Apple has just released a HD trailer for the sci-fi action thriller Jumper. Its being directed by Doug Liman, who has brought us Bourne Identity and Mr and Mrs Smith. I think it may be enjoyable. Possibly a theater see, but most likely a rental.

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Enjoy !