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Posted: July 27 2008 at 17:40 |
All have their different flavor.
Romero - a clown. Nobody would take him seriously. But his Joker has some special magic.
Nicholson - a psycho-clown. Or, in a word: Jack Nicholson playing himself with makeup.
Ledger - a psycho. Brilliant. Pure evil and madness, with just a hint of clowniness. Obscure and realistic (as realistic as a Joker character can be anyway).
Vote. or die.
For me, Ledger is the ultimate Joker. A towering performance that manages to make Nicholson's masterful one look rather cartoonish.
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Posted: July 27 2008 at 19:02 |
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haven't seen DK yet but I have no doubt as to the quality of Ledger's performance.. I give credit to Nicholson's Joker for being closest to the one in the comix, and the cartoonish quality largely Burton's hand
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Posted: July 27 2008 at 23:20 |
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There is no Joker besides Ledger.
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Posted: July 28 2008 at 11:42 |
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Ledger HANDS DOWN.
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Posted: July 28 2008 at 11:50 |
Ledger kicked a ton of ass... a TON!
But!!! I will never get over Nicholson, namely because he's one of my
very favorite actors and I grew up with that Batman movie. For me
there's no other joker.
That said - I think Ledger made an amazing contemporary Joker - very twisted, I loved it!
Why so serious? 
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Posted: July 29 2008 at 00:29 |
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Even though Nicholson is my favorite actor, Ledger´s Joker is... brilliant! I can´t not vote for him
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Posted: July 29 2008 at 01:20 |
 
Edited by keiser willhelm - July 29 2008 at 01:23
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Posted: July 29 2008 at 03:19 |
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Ledger. I'm a big fan of Nicholson, but this time there's not much contest.
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Posted: July 29 2008 at 08:21 |
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Mark Hamill, not a second thought.
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Bigger on the inside.
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Pnoom!
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Posted: July 29 2008 at 12:04 |
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Insane Clown Posse - The Great Milenko.
Definitely the best of the Joker cards.
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E-Dub
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Posted: July 29 2008 at 12:12 |
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Ledger blew them all away.
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Posted: July 29 2008 at 12:18 |
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The new movie as a whole was severely overrated, and continues to be. There, I said it.
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Posted: July 29 2008 at 13:04 |
 Jimbo wrote:
Ledger. I'm a big fan of Nicholson, but this time there's not much contest. |
Agree
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Posted: July 30 2008 at 07:41 |
Romero was camp & clownish, but managed sinister & slightly disturbing at the same time, I agree Jack Nicholson effectively played himself with makeup, but I think he handled it brilliantly... ...however, having read this thread through & also the dedicated 'Dark Knight' thread in DNRTM, I think I need to see the new movie  - I saw 'Batman Begins' on the plane a couple of weeks ago & was favourably impressed (especially by Michael Caine), so I think this one has to be a must see.
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Posted: August 02 2008 at 02:15 |
It really depends what you are looking for.
If you like to think of the joker as an totally unscrupulous, wickedly creepy, complete lunatic...Ledger wins HANDS DOWN.
If you like a little more fun and not so serious all the time in your joker Jack takes the cake.
I think Ledger had the better acting performance so I'll vote for him on that basis alone.
Edited by Man With Hat - August 02 2008 at 02:15
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Posted: August 02 2008 at 07:06 |
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Ledger. He had Batman beat in this film and convincingly so (rather than looking contrived as it could have been in a film) but didnt kill him as he knew there would be nothing left for him.
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BroSpence
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Posted: August 21 2008 at 03:06 |
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Ledger obviously. Nicholson sucked. So did that guy from the old 60s series. The cartoon one worked because it was the joker, but I feel the argument here lies with the human players.
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Posted: August 24 2008 at 04:22 |
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even though I think TDK is hideously overrated, ledger had the obvious best joker. His performance was great, even though the movie itself was rather weak, in my opinion.
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