Twitter.com

Twitter is a great way to communicate a short message to all of your friends at one time. You can update from your computer or from your cell phone. The site itself seems to be in growing pains at times, but down time is at a minimum.

Twitter is set up similar to Instant Messenger, however it does have many options that set it apart from any other site. I visit my twitter account (http://twitter.com/zwild1) several times a day. You can set up a badge that will also update your personal website, similar to the one I have on the left side of my site.

Twitter is in my opinion a 5 out of 5. Join Twitter, have your friends join and have a blast!

Digg.com website review

Digg.com seems to be a website to discuss anything from technology to movies to games and everything in between. I have posted a few articles to Digg that I found interesting and informative. Anyone who registers to this site can have a profile and post articles as well as posting comments on others articles. One of the downsides to this website is that there are some users that are down-right rude to those who are new to the site. For this reason, I rarely visit the site anymore.

I would give this site 2 out of 5 stars.

Equilibrium

Equilibrium is a Sci-Fi Thriller set in a futuristic world, after a third world war, where emotions are suppressed by drugs and teachings. The teachings are that of a man who calls himself the Father. Society is not allowed to have feelings and those who do are punished if found. Christian Bale plays a top government official who seeks out those that are charged as criminals. He hunts down and kills those proven guilty and feels no remorse in doing so, until the entrance of his new partner played by Taye Diggs. This movie definitely gives you a Hitler-ish feel to it.

The movie definitely earns it R rating with plenty of violence, but kept my interest throughout. It wasn’t a movie I would see many times, but I would recommend that you watch it.

I give it 3½ stars out of 5. ♦♦♦½

A Dog's Breakfast

A Dog’s Breakfast is a hilariously quirky dark comedy starring David Hewlett (Dr. Rodney McKay of Stargate Atlantis), Kate Hewlett (Hewlett’s real life sister), and Paul McGillion (Dr. Beckett also on Stargate Atlantis).

The story is about a disturbed brother Patrick and his sister Marilyn and oh, by the way let’s throw in Marilyn’s actor fiancé Ryan whom Patrick feels is not the right man for his sister. There is also Patrick’s dog and best friend Mars, who keeps digging up surprises. Patrick feels that he must get rid of Ryan, one way or the other through a menagerie of mishaps.

I thought this was a great movie and really fell in love with it. Hewlett does a fantastic job in his portrayal of Patrick and the brother-sister banter was absolutely charming. Mars does an excellent job in his debut and McGillion is as charming as ever with his character Ryan.

All in all I would rate this movie 5 stars out of 5 possible. The slapstick dark British humor kept me laughing all the way through. A Dog’s Breakfast is not rated and has no harsh language but does have a little nudity. My 14 year old found is fantastically funny.

THE QUEEN

This movie is based on Princess Diana's death and the effects it had on the royal family and the people of Britain. The movie stars Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth II and Michael Sheen as Prime Minister, Tony Blair. This was actually a very eye opening and thought provoking movie into the protocol of Britain's royal family. Helen Mirren did an excellent job of portraying Queen Elizabeth II and what she went though as the tragedy of Princess Diana's shocking death. The movie delved into the more personal feelings that the family must have been going through only to be regulated by the protocol of the royal family. It also goes behind the scenes with the talks between the Queen and Tony Blair to mourn the death and yet follow standard protocol. A very good movie in my opinion!