Jack Nicholson vs. Heath Ledger as The Joker

Imo, Jack Nicholson owns Heath Ledger as the joker. Jack Nicholson created a unique, imaginitive character; Heath Ledger simply recycled the same "crazy villain" that has been done so many times by so many people (recently, by Javier Bardem in No Country for Old Men, except that, imo, Bardem was MUCH better than Ledger in that type of role).

What do you guys think?

Edit: DO NOT answer this if you have not seen both movies.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqAvubu70Yc

I don't know who's the better. Nicholson is just epic, but Heath Ledger's Joker was far more dark and fitting for the new Batman films.

Heath Ledger. He's the best Joker.JediXMan7

Imo, Jack Nicholson owns Heath Ledger as the joker. Jack Nicholson created a unique, imaginitive character; Heath Ledger simply recycled the same "crazy villain" that has been done so many times by so many people (recently, by Javier Bardem in No Country for Old Men, except that, imo, Bardem was MUCH better than Ledger in that type of role).

What do you guys think?

[QUOTE="JediXMan7"]Heath Ledger. He's the best Joker.freshgman

[QUOTE="JediXMan7"]Heath Ledger. He's the best Joker.freshgman

Heath Ledger's Joker was so different from the Joker people are used to seeing. He did a fantastic portrayal of his version of the Joker, but as far as staying true to the source material, he did not do so hot. And that is not necessarily a bad thing. I certainly enjoyed watching this interpretation of the character than the one done in Tim Burton's Batman. Jack Nicholson did nothing more than put on a purple suit and some make-up and played... himself.septemberluc

[QUOTE="septemberluc"]Heath Ledger's Joker was so different from the Joker people are used to seeing. He did a fantastic portrayal of his version of the Joker, but as far as staying true to the source material, he did not do so hot. And that is not necessarily a bad thing. I certainly enjoyed watching this interpretation of the character than the one done in Tim Burton's Batman. Jack Nicholson did nothing more than put on a purple suit and some make-up and played... himself.sSubZerOo

[QUOTE="JediXMan7"]Heath Ledger. He's the best Joker.freshgman

Or it's because he was a fantastic Joker? :roll:

Have you ever read the Killing Joke? That is probably Joker at his darkest - which Ledger was asked to read. Heath Ledger is the greatest Joekr and every actor to play him will be copying Heath Ledger.

No love for Mark Hamill? Samwel_X

[QUOTE="Samwel_X"]No love for Mark Hamill? foxhound_fox

Imo, Jack Nicholson owns Heath Ledger as the joker. Jack Nicholson created a unique, imaginitive character; Heath Ledger simply recycled the same "crazy villain" that has been done so many times by so many people (recently, by Javier Bardem in No Country for Old Men, except that, imo, Bardem was MUCH better than Ledger in that type of role).

What do you guys think?

I hate to be yet another person to boost Ledger's petard but Jack Nicholson's Joker is terrible. He just plays Jack Nicholson... the same character he plays in every film. The Shining, The Bucket List, The Departed, Anger Management, etc. Just with a different spin on the same idea.

Heath Ledger's Joker is what I expected "the Joker" to be. Insane, chaotic and absolutely hilarious. Anyone who actually purports Nicholson's Joker, have you seen the movie recently or are you just looking back through rose-tinted goggles?
foxhound_fox

I watched it a few days after I watched The Dark Knight. I still concluded that Nicholson was better. Sure, The Dark Knight was overall a better movie, but Nicholson was better than Ledger.

Imo, Jack Nicholson owns Heath Ledger as the joker. Jack Nicholson created a unique, imaginitive character; Heath Ledger simply recycled the same "crazy villain" that has been done so many times by so many people (recently, by Javier Bardem in No Country for Old Men, except that, imo, Bardem was MUCH better than Ledger in that type of role).

What do you guys think?

Edit: DO NOT answer this if you have not seen both movies.

No love for Mark Hamill? Samwel_X

Mark Hamill is the definitive Joker. Screw Nicholson and Ledger; their performances are inferior to Hamill's.

No love for Mark Hamill? Samwel_X

He was pretty bad ass but I think that we just talking about the live action movies.

[QUOTE="foxhound_fox"][QUOTE="Samwel_X"]No love for Mark Hamill? septemberluc

[QUOTE="Samwel_X"]No love for Mark Hamill? Oleg_Huzwog

Mark Hamill is the definitive Joker. Screw Nicholson and Ledger; their performances are inferior to Hamill's.

[QUOTE="Samwel_X"]No love for Mark Hamill? Guybrush_3

He was pretty bad ass but I think that we just talking about the live action movies.

They are very different so it's hard to compare themNifty_Shark