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In response to "Ledger is the best, but I still rate Caeser Romero's Joker over Nicholson's -- nm" by amoxy

Nickolson's wasn't The Joker...it was Nicholson in a Joker suit

Posted by The Calico Cat Coalition (aka seandunham) Jan 22 '09, 08:17

I think what makes Ledger's version the best the character has seen on film, has more to due with the writing.

I'm not saying he sucked...just that I don't think it was all that the marketing has made it out to be.

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Because he acts like that in all his other movies? -- nm - con_carne Jan 22, 08:24 3
- Which was effective in A Few Good Men, but that's about the only thing I've liked him in. -- nm - TWuG Jan 22, 08:25 2
  - His early movies he was acting (Easy Rider, 5 easy pieces, Chinatown) - amoxy Jan 22, 08:27 1
    - Yep...and Pacino and Hoffman are getting there too -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Jan 22, 08:28
Disagree. The writing was steller, but it needed a great performance to carry it. Ledger brought that. - TWuG Jan 22, 08:19 18
- For me, his performance in it was like Geoffery Rush In POTC, or Ian McKellan in XMen - The Calico Cat Coalition Jan 22, 08:26 5
  - I have no idea if it's Oscar worthy, but I know it was perfect for the character. -- nm - TWuG Jan 22, 08:27 2
    - See that's the thing, I'm not saying he sucked, or wasn't even the best Joker ever...I just feel the competition in other movies did better -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Jan 22, 08:31 1
      - and you're wrong. *shrug* - znufrii Jan 22, 08:41
  - have you been smoking your BBQ rub again? -- nm - znufrii Jan 22, 08:26 1
    - Let me guess...you are a method actor? -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Jan 22, 08:32
- You never saw Roar! -- nm - Amy Jan 22, 08:24
- No Brokeback Mountain, 10 Things I hate about you, A Knights Tale? -- nm - amoxy Jan 22, 08:20 10
  - Nope. Saw the first 5 or 10 minutes of A Knight's Tale. The Queen music made me puke. Very bad match. Don't care about a touching gay love story - TWuG Jan 22, 08:22 6
    - You might like the Patriot. -- nm - Amy Jan 22, 08:27 3
      - Oh. Yeah. That was him in that. Really, really, really hated that film. Was the Last Gibson film I ever saw. - TWuG Jan 22, 08:29 2
        
        Ledger was good in Monster's Ball as well -- nm - Roger More Jan 22, 08:35 1
        
        freakin amazing in that - Epiphany Jan 22, 08:40
    - Watch 10 Things...It is one of my favorite Teen movies -- nm - amoxy Jan 22, 08:25
    - Then I feel sorry for you. -- nm - Rorschach: 03/06/09!!! Jan 22, 08:25
  - what makes me realize just how good Leger's performance was is... - Mel Profit Jan 22, 08:22 2
    - Jack's Joker looked like Jack. Ledger's Joker didn't really resemble Ledger to me at all. -- nm - TWuG Jan 22, 08:24 1
      - Word. -- nm - znufrii Jan 22, 08:28

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