checking wikipedia

This week's task for our blog was to look up two subjects on wikipedia that we already knew a lot about and to check the validity of wikipedia's info. We were asked to answer the following questions:

Is this an accurate article? *
Does it cover all the basic facts that you'd need to understand this topic?*
Does this article follow the wikipedia guidelines for useful articles?*
Is this article fair and balanced, or is it biased towards a particular side or argument?

The first article I looked up had to with my favorite comedy movie Billy Madison. The wikipedia article gave the film's basic background - it's rating, total profit while it was in theaters, plot, characters, and actors in the film. The plot summary given was comprehensive and accurate and a person who was looking for a well-written synopsis of the film would be extremely satisfied. The article is not biased in any way and gives a fair and balanced portrayal of what the movie is about. If I could change anything, I would write down additional info about the movie's production - such as where it was shot and who were the film's writers and directors. The article also neglects to mention how successful the movie was out of theaters on dvd and vhs releases. But besides those minor points, I feel that the Wikipedia article was a good resource for learning about the film.

The second article I looked up was that on one of my favorite actors Bruce Willis. Wikipedia had tons of information about the actor, singer, song-writer including a list of his albums and movies, the gross profit that each made, as well as his political views, personal life, life before stardom, and up-coming projects. There isn't any more information one could ask for or expect from an article. The article follows the guidelines of a 'good' wikipedia article in that none of the article is biased and all information and quotes are backed up by over 60 reference points. I wouldn't change anything about the article except to add a couple more movie photos of the actor.