en-us http://www.intensedebate.com/users/331941 Comments by Vorpal http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jhanlon/2012/02/13/star-wars-episode-one-the-phantom-menace-3d-review-jar-jar-aside-prequel-still-has-merit/#IDComment292580937 Wow! It's been decades. I looked them up on Wiki*.* before writing my post above. Made me cringe a little reading the plot. How to summarize? Think of Narnia, subtract Aslan, add HAL 9000, stir, add a dash of Tears for Algernon. If that doesn't work for you, then just think of "Nanny McPhee versus Cthulhu." Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:21:06 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jhanlon/2012/02/13/star-wars-episode-one-the-phantom-menace-3d-review-jar-jar-aside-prequel-still-has-merit/#IDComment292580937 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jhanlon/2012/02/13/star-wars-episode-one-the-phantom-menace-3d-review-jar-jar-aside-prequel-still-has-merit/#IDComment292428761 Just goes to prove that Liberals are allowed to be racist. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:27:13 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jhanlon/2012/02/13/star-wars-episode-one-the-phantom-menace-3d-review-jar-jar-aside-prequel-still-has-merit/#IDComment292428761 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jhanlon/2012/02/13/star-wars-episode-one-the-phantom-menace-3d-review-jar-jar-aside-prequel-still-has-merit/#IDComment292342872 CavCapt8, You have a solid point. The movies were fun. I see the critique as more of a push back against Lucas political/social/spiritual statements. Some artists attempt to reflect truth and beauty. Some try to create truth and beauty. Guess which ones resonant with people? Guess which ones are nihilist bastages? Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:16:55 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jhanlon/2012/02/13/star-wars-episode-one-the-phantom-menace-3d-review-jar-jar-aside-prequel-still-has-merit/#IDComment292342872 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jhanlon/2012/02/13/star-wars-episode-one-the-phantom-menace-3d-review-jar-jar-aside-prequel-still-has-merit/#IDComment292300067 Agree 100% Hank. When the word 'Midichlorians' was uttered, it was "..as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced." Then, to make things even worse, we immediately see the immaculate conception of Anakin by the Force. So, in a few brief scenes, Lucas demystifies the Force into a biological function AND introduces a stunning miracle of a virgin birth. That was not vision or creativity, though Lucas probably though he was making a profound statement. That was artistic confusion and spiritual bankruptcy. Going down that path must have been prompted by the same evil spirit that possessed Lucas to try to change "Han shot first." btw, I always thought that the concept of midichlorians was sort of a rip off of L'Engle's use of mitochondria in the Charles Wallace Murry character in "A Wind in the Door". Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:10:07 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jhanlon/2012/02/13/star-wars-episode-one-the-phantom-menace-3d-review-jar-jar-aside-prequel-still-has-merit/#IDComment292300067 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jhanlon/2012/02/13/star-wars-episode-one-the-phantom-menace-3d-review-jar-jar-aside-prequel-still-has-merit/#IDComment291909686 I recently watched Phantom Menace at home on DVD. It was worse than awful, it was boring. The one thing about the movie that was engaging was the portrayal of the Jedi Order at full strength as opposed to the remnants show in episodes 4,5 and 6. But, even at full strength, the Jedi seemed a bit.... clueless..... I guess the Dark side really was powerful..... Tue, 14 Feb 2012 03:29:20 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jhanlon/2012/02/13/star-wars-episode-one-the-phantom-menace-3d-review-jar-jar-aside-prequel-still-has-merit/#IDComment291909686 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/hollywoodland/2012/02/06/chrysler-ceo-eastwood-ad-has-zero-political-content/#IDComment285837149 It may be half-time in America, but it is game over in Detroit, no matter how many bailout dollars the Feds waste there. Tue, 7 Feb 2012 02:50:25 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/hollywoodland/2012/02/06/chrysler-ceo-eastwood-ad-has-zero-political-content/#IDComment285837149 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/hollywoodland/2012/02/06/eastwoods-chrysler-super-bowl-ad-a-nod-to-obama/#IDComment285447952 It's halftime. The US is down 15 trillion to zero. What's the plan, coach? Mon, 6 Feb 2012 16:51:03 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/hollywoodland/2012/02/06/eastwoods-chrysler-super-bowl-ad-a-nod-to-obama/#IDComment285447952 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/aleigh/2012/01/31/oscar-favorite-the-artist-a-silent-antidote-to-modern-cynicism/#IDComment279776552 FTA "Snarky cynicism has taken hold of our culture like a face-hugger from the “Alien” franchise, planting embryos of despair and nihilism in our bodies to fester and grow until they emerge from our chests (and the chest-bursters’ faces are plastered with smirks reminiscent of Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert)." BAM! Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:33:28 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/aleigh/2012/01/31/oscar-favorite-the-artist-a-silent-antidote-to-modern-cynicism/#IDComment279776552 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jjmnolte/2012/01/30/good-news-hollywood-wants-to-screw-up-death-wish/#IDComment278842515 I disagree with your reasoning. There is nothing wrong with people merely voting your comment down without leaving an argument. This is a public arena with commonly known rules of engagement. But, to answer your question, yes, we have a right to defend ourselves from aggressive violence. In my opinion, that right is strongest at the point at which we are receiving a violent act. But once the moment passes, it is better to let the proper authorities handle the matter. There is no hypocrisy in enjoying a movie such as Death Wish. If so, then isn't every movie celebrating immorality of any sort wrong? 'Death Wish' is speech. It called (calls) attention to the fact that the proper authorities were failing at their God delegated tasks of defending and AVENGING the innocent. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:13:25 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jjmnolte/2012/01/30/good-news-hollywood-wants-to-screw-up-death-wish/#IDComment278842515 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/kcameron/2012/01/26/monumental-americas-national-treasure-resides-in-our-homes-not-the-white-house/#IDComment274988596 Yes! I will watch a movie like this! I like this type of movie much more than 'Fireproof' or 'Courageous'. (Even thought I agree with the message of the latter movies.) Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:10:58 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/kcameron/2012/01/26/monumental-americas-national-treasure-resides-in-our-homes-not-the-white-house/#IDComment274988596 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/hollywoodland/2012/01/08/white-house-threw-alice-in-wonderland-party-kept-press-in-the-dark/#IDComment259544921 Johnny Depp performed in full Mad Hatter costume? Isn't that a bit ..... humiliating? If someone told me to come to a party dressed as the court jester, I am not sure I'd want to do that. Mon, 9 Jan 2012 15:03:41 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/hollywoodland/2012/01/08/white-house-threw-alice-in-wonderland-party-kept-press-in-the-dark/#IDComment259544921 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/hollywoodland/2012/01/04/mark-ruffalo-aligns-avengers-with-occupy-movement/#IDComment255931703 You say that you are distressed by 'knee-jerk negative votes' to posts; yet you started off a previous note with "I realize that because he votes differently than you, you therefore have reason to hate him..." Seems that you are trolling for a reaction, not craving civil discourse. For the record, conservatives don't hate liberals and leftists (or anyone). We really just want to be left alone by the leftist/socialists. Why can't socialists accept simple opt-out provisions to social programs or, even better, just create their own little utopias isolated from the rest of the unenlightened? Thu, 5 Jan 2012 14:03:34 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/hollywoodland/2012/01/04/mark-ruffalo-aligns-avengers-with-occupy-movement/#IDComment255931703 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/hollywoodland/2011/12/05/alec-baldwin-political-fence-mender/#IDComment233264312 It kills me to say this, but Alec Baldwin was so much better as Jack Ryan than Harrison Ford. "Next time, Jack, send a memo!" Mon, 5 Dec 2011 21:21:18 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/hollywoodland/2011/12/05/alec-baldwin-political-fence-mender/#IDComment233264312 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jjmnolte/2011/11/23/daily-call-sheet-turkey-turkeys-james-garner-jeremy-renner-and-leave-todays-movies-alone/#IDComment226263193 Just a quick note. I really like the new format of John Nolte's posts. The multitudinous links at the bottom of the blog make for very interesting reading. Wed, 23 Nov 2011 18:42:57 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jjmnolte/2011/11/23/daily-call-sheet-turkey-turkeys-james-garner-jeremy-renner-and-leave-todays-movies-alone/#IDComment226263193 http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2011/11/02/optimistic-or-pessimistic-about-america-jonah-goldberg/#IDComment215811093 Thanks for posting this, Jonah! I've been waiting a long time to hear your perspective on American decline. I want to hear more from you on this topic. I am also glad to see the tactical failure of Obama's initiatives. But for true optimism to take root, it seems that we need to, at the very least, reverse some of the dangerous trends that we are following. Especially our debt. Wed, 2 Nov 2011 14:06:12 +0000 http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2011/11/02/optimistic-or-pessimistic-about-america-jonah-goldberg/#IDComment215811093 http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2011/11/01/kurds-iraq-iran-obama-defeat/#IDComment215373614 "Winning" Iraq was never an option for Obama. Iraq, and more importantly, the Iraqi people are nothing but box to be checked to Obama. Iraq must be lost. Then the resulting disaster can finally be blamed on George Bush and the left's narrative that the Iraq war was a mistake from the start can be fulfilled. Tue, 1 Nov 2011 16:19:09 +0000 http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2011/11/01/kurds-iraq-iran-obama-defeat/#IDComment215373614 http://bigpeace.com/pschweizer/2011/10/31/army-futures-conference-sees-us-financial-meltdown-soon/#IDComment215324300 Darn! This is an article about how the Army is going to cope with reduced spending. I was hoping that it was an article about how the Army was going to restore civilization after we collapse. Tue, 1 Nov 2011 14:13:06 +0000 http://bigpeace.com/pschweizer/2011/10/31/army-futures-conference-sees-us-financial-meltdown-soon/#IDComment215324300 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/hollywoodland/2011/10/31/the-south-park-gang-to-tackle-occupy-wall-street/#IDComment215104272 FTA: "So expect both sides of the OWS debate to take a licking during the 30-minute show." Both sides of the OWS debate? What would the different sides be? That's sorta like saying there are two sides to a mugging. But I know what you mean. South Park will have to make an obligatory slam against conservatives and/or capitalism since they are making oh-so-mild commentary on leftists. Tue, 1 Nov 2011 03:04:37 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/hollywoodland/2011/10/31/the-south-park-gang-to-tackle-occupy-wall-street/#IDComment215104272 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jjmnolte/2011/10/28/jim-rockford-tells-occupywallstreet-off/#IDComment213958568 Decrying people living in the past? A useless complaint. However, I would love if leftist could live in the *futures* that their selfish ideologies will inevitably produce. Sat, 29 Oct 2011 17:09:18 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jjmnolte/2011/10/28/jim-rockford-tells-occupywallstreet-off/#IDComment213958568 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/lveneziani/2011/10/22/tv-review-american-horror-story-is-terrifying-and-risque/#IDComment211136007 Interesting that the author of this article says that this new series is not like Glee. Considering most of what I've read about Glee; and, as a cultural statement, there is not a dime's worth of difference between Glee and this new series. Sun, 23 Oct 2011 02:14:55 +0000 http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/lveneziani/2011/10/22/tv-review-american-horror-story-is-terrifying-and-risque/#IDComment211136007