Comments about ‘'Napoleon Dynamite' still defines Jon Heder's career’

Representative for the church? Blades of Glory is a vulgur movie.

Blades of glory a vulgar movie? Are you kidding? Geesh..

And also about the heat that comes from some judgmental church members who don't approve of roles or shows in which LDS actors appear.

Sounds like the writer got that part of the story right. First comment was from a Judgemental member of the church. Jon Heder might be in a show with some language or other things, but how many LDS co workers do we have that might be vulgar in their own right. Dont fault the man for doing stuff those u might associate do in their everyday life.

Herder will be Noaploen Dynamite forever, just like Gilligan and whatever his real name is.

will always be a classic.

Than Katherine Heigl...??? I think not!!!

"When in Rome" is unfunny. Wait for the dvd

Jon has talent. I hope "Hollywood" gives him the opportunity to show his range and ability in different genres.

It isn't self-righteous to believe a movie is vulgar. It is an opinion. That poster has a right to it. I also thought the movie was vulgar but I still like Jon and don't hold it against him.

Every person has subjective perspectives of what is defined as vulagar, and again part of the point of this article underscores that.

To people of faith, with standards based on the teachings of Jesus Christ and the scriptures, many comedies are vulgar and crude.

Shakespeare has many crude plays (well, lines and words in those works, anyway) and part and parcel of much humor and entertainment has always tended to the low brow and prurient.

Self righteous? Interesting comment, really: what is the complaint? That an individual has higher standards in their own life than the work/environment that they operate in, or that people in entertainment are not allowed to be more classy and discriminating?

As a former part of some entertainment work and active LDS, it is always a constant battle.

Each person needs to assess their own values and tastes.

Some horror flicks are awful in their gore, some films are terrible in their sexual content, and some comedies are ridiculously crass in their content.

It ain't easy being both an artist and value-minded person, no matter what the belief-system or personal standard of decency.

Best of luck to Heder. Hard worker and hilarious.

Blades of Glory is a vulgar movie, no two ways about it!

Wait I'm confused... You all think Blades of Glory is a *movie*???

Who is Katherine Heigl?
BTW, Bob Denver (Gilligan) was Maynard G. Krebbs long before he was Gilligan and some of us remember him best as that character.
Many good roles are the spring-board for future roles but the actors are long remembered for the first role in which they caught the public's attention.
I doubt Jon regrets his role as Napoleon. And it certainly allowed the rest of us to see his talent. We love him!

Will always be Spock!

I agree with a lot of comments here. I have redicuously strict standards when it comes to movies. I'm just sensitive to it. However, I know that not everyone gets offended the same way I do by crude humor etc. However I try my hardest and feel like I do a good job of not judging others for what they chose.
At the same time I feel like I get judged sooo harshly when I say I don't watch something. It's like they automatically go into "you're judging" me mode. So in actuallity I think theres some fierce judgement soming frm both sides.
My point remember not t judge people for being strict when you don't find it necessary

It's interesting, the scene with Heder hanging upside-down got the biggest laugh when I saw it too - however, it wasn't because of Jon Heder or anything he did...it was because the actor who portrayed Pedro in Napoleon was in the scene. It seemed everyone was more excited to see him than Heder.

I hope that someday Aaron Eckhart, Will Swenson, Amy Adams, and all the rest (now I sound like Gilligans Island) return to their roots. I hope that some day they realize that chucking the Church to help them persue their worldly persuits wasn't necessarily the best decision that the could have made.

Amy Adams is a breath of fresh air (Talledega Nights not withstanding). Aaron Eckhart is a great actor. Will Swenson, well Will seems to be more than full of himself lately, but then what has changed?

Jon needs to forget about all the current projects he's working on, and get busy on a Napoleon Dynamite sequel.

I don't think I'd like to have the pressures "famous" LDS people have place on them. Between judgmental "Saints" and getting the "auto-ambassador" role foisted on you, it's got to be a personal challenge.

Just imagine if your every move was watched, every email read and every word uttered was up for view by others. What would they say about YOUR behavior and the organization you work for?

Personally criticizing Heder or others for being in a movie you don't like is like me critizing you because you work for McDonald's that sells unhealthy foods or Walmart because it sells crap...

I am a fan of the guy. Never saw Blades of Glory, but I didn't hear great things about it (not that it was crude, that might have actually piqued my interest). If he is happy with the roles, I don't really care. It's not my place to judge. Hope he has a long & successful career.