Poll: Best Joker?
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I have a lot of love for Mark Hamill's Joker, but I'd have to go with Heath. As he nails both the vocal style and the physical presence.
Heath Ledger for physical Jokers, I respect the work it takes to make a character that intense. But Hamill is hands down the voice of the Joker.
Hamill or Nicholson for me, though I must say that Heath Ledger's performance made the Dark Knight watchable whereas other good Batman films have been able to support themselves without standout performances.
And no, I don't include Batman Begins as a good Batman film, because it was shit.
And no, I don't include Batman Begins as a good Batman film, because it was shit.
For the people saying that Mark Hamill didn't have the physical aspect of the Joker down because he only did the voice, heres a little snippet for you.
During recording sessions, Mark would actually stand up and act out the scenes physically as well. The recording people were apparently so impressed with this that they based a number of the Joker's mannerisms off of Hamill's eccentric jumping around during sessions.
During recording sessions, Mark would actually stand up and act out the scenes physically as well. The recording people were apparently so impressed with this that they based a number of the Joker's mannerisms off of Hamill's eccentric jumping around during sessions.
Ok I'll try again:chozo_hybrid said:
In my opinion (and remember it's my OPINION) Mark Hamill and Jack Nicholson are the superior actors in this poll when it comes to portraying the Joker. I must say that in my opinion (that's my OPINION) Heath Ledger's performance made the Dark Knight watchable, whereas I find other good Batman films have been able to support themselves with standout performances. But that's just what I think.
I also happen to dislike Batman Begins because I think it's shit. But this is just my OPINION.
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Mark I think basically is the comic Joker that jumped right from the page and into the Silver Screen. When ever I see the Joker in the comics, his voice is the one I hear.
Jack basically played the same role he has always played. Although, he is very good at and it fits the joker well.
Heath made me not once did I think that he was doing a great job acting. He was so good, I truelly thought he WAS a clown murderer that just wanted to see the world burn, and didn't even have concepts of "acting" in my head.
Ceaser... he is campy... REALLY campy. However, he is so over the top that it comes around and becomes disturbing, espically when he laughs... oh god is his laugh creepy.
Kevin... Is a &*#$ing monkey. Not the Joker, a MONKEY.
Jeff is trying so hard to be Ceaser that not only does he over camp the part by a million billion miles and becomes ANNOYING. Of course, that is TBATB in a nut shell.
I would have to say Heath, but Mark is VERY close.
Jack basically played the same role he has always played. Although, he is very good at and it fits the joker well.
Heath made me not once did I think that he was doing a great job acting. He was so good, I truelly thought he WAS a clown murderer that just wanted to see the world burn, and didn't even have concepts of "acting" in my head.
Ceaser... he is campy... REALLY campy. However, he is so over the top that it comes around and becomes disturbing, espically when he laughs... oh god is his laugh creepy.
Kevin... Is a &*#$ing monkey. Not the Joker, a MONKEY.
Jeff is trying so hard to be Ceaser that not only does he over camp the part by a million billion miles and becomes ANNOYING. Of course, that is TBATB in a nut shell.
I would have to say Heath, but Mark is VERY close.
Very much so, I'm sorry if that seemed rather dick-ish but to be fair, you said it IS SHIT. Is when used in that way, is less a personal statement and more a factual one.Liam Reilly said:
It's one of my buttons unfortunately, but a lot of new members keep doing that, words without much reason.
It depends on the kind of Joker that you like. If you want a serious Joker, then Heath Ledger would be the best, but if you want a lighter, yet creepy Joker, then Mark Hamill is the best. 
I love Hamill the most but as far as live actual actors I'd have to say Jack Nicholson. Don't, get me wrong, Ledger did a good job but I just love the way Jack does the role it really feels like the man who would have you laughing one minute and have you collecting your guts from the floor the next minute. Ledger had aspect two down but lacked aspect one. Of course Hamill blows both of them out of the water and mounts them on the wall.
That's funny, I see them as the opposite.FourEyedPandora said:It depends on the kind of Joker that you like. If you want a serious Joker, then Heath Ledger would be the best, but if you want a lighter, yet creepy Joker, then Mark Hamill is the best.
But yeah, I get what you mean.
Ledger's Joker was great, but he was an ever serious one-trick pony. I actually find Hamill's Joker a lot funnier and even more frightening, because he is truly unstable. Ledger's Joker was an evil psychotic - a grand performance, to be sure! - , but with Hamill's Joker you never know what to expect... there's no way of knowing if that fart cushion you just sat down on is just for laughs or if it'll kill you with an explosion or Joker gas.
