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Post by Spooky Ghost Ackbar on Jan 7, 2020 18:06:11 GMT
Three nights. Three movies. Three Jokers.
Ledger
Phoenix
Nickolman
Thrice the mayhem! Thrice the chaos! Thrice the laughter!
Starting tonight... I'm a man of worrrrrrrrrrd! WOO HA HAHAHHAHAHAHAAA HAHA HAHAHAHAAA!
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Post by politicidal on Jan 7, 2020 18:28:30 GMT
Enjoy.
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Post by _ on Jan 7, 2020 22:00:31 GMT
Three nights. Three movies. Three Jokers.
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Jan 7, 2020 22:57:41 GMT
Nah, she played Dr. Chase Meridian.  |
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Post by Spooky Ghost Ackbar on Jan 8, 2020 20:13:08 GMT
Night 1 review:
Nicholman still entertains as Joker! A highly enjoyable incarnation of the clown prince that allows the character to revel in all his campy glory. I may have only been a tiny squidling when this movie came out, but it isn't hard to see that in its time this version of Joker was probably somewhat shocking in his own way. People tend to forget this in retrospect, but in an era when people still associated Joker with Cesar Romeo this Joker would've been seen as quite dark.
So many great lines. So many great moments. Although this performance has been passed twice, I think it's only a testament to how great Ledger and Phoenix were. Jack is still iconic and his performance should still be celebrated. The later alternate takes on Joker could not exist without this classic take on classic Joker! I love it! And will always be grateful that this Joker exists!
THIS TOWN NEEDS AN ENEMA!
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Post by James Bond on Jan 8, 2020 23:21:00 GMT
Who the hell's Nickolman?
I'm not familiar with Nicholman either, for that matter.
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Post by _ on Jan 8, 2020 23:35:10 GMT
Who the hell's Nickolman? I'm not familiar with Nicholman either, for that matter. THEY ARE BOTH GREAT !!!!1
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Post by Spooky Ghost Ackbar on Jan 9, 2020 18:26:59 GMT
Night 2 Review
What more could be said about Ledger? This performance has such creativity, such energy, such charm, it's no wonder that Ledger's Joker is still not only the best comic book movie villain, but also one of the very best villains in the history of cinema. A true iconic performance if there ever was one. Even in that first scene, before Heath even speaks, before he even removes the mask, you can tell this is something special. There's such physicality in his acting here that you feel the menace of Joker and sense his unstoppable dominance before you even hear him or see his face. Amazing.
The characterization is also top notch. No, there's very little of the fun comicky gimmicks (though that aspect of the Joker is still there in more subtle moments: pencil trick, knife shoe) but what this incarnation really masters is the nature of the Joker/Batman relationship. Why is Joker Batman's most formidable foe? Other movie versions don't really answer that. This one does. Definitively. We see how Joker represents everything that is diametrically opposite to the Dark Knight. We see how Joker not only evades, but obliterates every single tool in Batman's arsenal. Every attempt to stop Joker is thwarted until Batman is pushed to his absolute limits, forced to betray his own values, destroy his own image.
The themes of this move and how all of the above fits into them could fill another five paragraphs. But I'll leave it here. Never will cinema forget this iconic performance. Thank you, Heath! Your work will always be celebrated!
AND I THOUGHT MY JOKES WERE BAD!
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