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Nuttkase

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#83
Jack N. did a great job for the joker in 89, but has no hold on heths performance
I'm not knocking Jack at all for he did do an amazing job and those movies had a totally different feel to them. They were supposed to be more corny/funny then anything else in my opinion.

The crazy shit about Ledger as The Joker was 90% of the time I forgot that it was actually him. Usually even when someone is giving a great performance you still in the back of your head remember that it's _________.

I wrote it already once in one of the Dark Knight threads but I'll say it again that Kevin Smith hit it right on the head when talking about Ledger's role as The Joker.

"Heath Ledger didn't so much give a performance as he disappeared completely into the role."

I couldn't agree more with this and as a person who watches a lot of movies it is easily one of the greatest performances I have ever seen no matter what type of movie we are talking about.
 

Jake

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#84
i dont think you could even compare the jokers. 2 totally different chars.

campy/playful joker vs. dark/demented joker
 

Nuttkase

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#85
Yeah, I more or less said that.

But I still think Ledger's Joker blows Jack's Joker out of the water just on a thespian scale.

That's just me though. Everyone is going to think something different.
 

Jake

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#86
i dont disagree with you. i agree that ledgers joker was phenomenal,but also think its alot easier to look like a good actor when you are playing a serious role. not choosing sides,cause i actually agree with your statement.just a little devils advocate

chris tucker plays the best damn weed head in the business,does that mean he will get a oscar over denzel? fuck no

doesnt mean chris tucker is a worse actor
 

Nuttkase

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#87
So you are saying Ledger was crazy then?

lol

Nah, I get what you are saying though.

But still, when it was Jack, I always knew it was Jack. Like I said with Ledger 90% of time I forgot I was watching someone "act a role" so you can say. Dude seriously lost himself in the character. That shit was crazy to watch.

Plus Bale, Eckhart, Caine and Freeman were all great in the movie.

I really can't think of many weak points in the film in general. Plus remember this is coming from someone (me) that isn't big into comics or comic based movies. I'm looking at this at a more or less strictly movie based perspective without the comic hype.
 

B-Buzz

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#88
I read that Heath scared the shit out of Michael Caine the first time they shot together and he forgot all his lines lol
I'm seeing this again at imax in a couple days, hoping it'll make it even better.
 

B-Buzz

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Ya I know he shot a couple of the scenes with imax film, I'm guessing one of them was the car chase.
Another great thing I read was that Heath improv'd the clapping in the jail cell.
 

Nuttkase

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#94
Ya I know he shot a couple of the scenes with imax film, I'm guessing one of them was the car chase.
Another great thing I read was that Heath improv'd the clapping in the jail cell.
The car chase was one, I won't ruin the other ones for you.

And yes the clapping part was all improv.

That migh be enough movie nerd from me for the night lol.

What are you doing up so late/early RJ?
 
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The crazy shit about Ledger as The Joker was 90% of the time I forgot that it was actually him. Usually even when someone is giving a great performance you still in the back of your head remember that it's _________.


i dont think you could even compare the jokers. 2 totally different chars.

campy/playful joker vs. dark/demented joker


89 & 08 is different times...J.N did his thang for thos times


co-sign both of em, jus puttin in my drunk thoughts:knockout: