am I the only one who DIDN'T think Nicholson nailed joker??

[2 good 4 u]

Nicholson performance wasn't Jokerish, it was Nicholsonish. Thats right, Jack just essentially played Jack.

And he's so cool that it worked. Plus, the only other performance of the Joker that people at the time knew of was Cesar Romaro, and outside of Hackman's performance as Luthor, Nicholson's performance of a villian in a Superhero movie was it.

In other words, that performance was great for its time, but wouldn't hold much weight today.

More importantly though it that the Joker we all know an love has yet to grace the silver screen and the best intepretation so far is from TAS.

THAT IS THE STANDARD. Maybe unfairly but thats it.

Good post I completely agree.

 

[titan101]

1. Joker's origin is just all wrong...save falling into the vat of chemicals. Jack Napier? Killing Bruce's parents? Ick.

2. Batman doesn't SHOOT BULLETS. For the love of God, the man hates guns! Why is he shooting at the parade from his plane? I remember seeing that recently and my jaw dropped. I thought, "Is Batman insane?"

1. ) tim burton did that to show a connection between bats and joker. hence , " i made you , you made me ". i think it's quite interesting. not very faithful to the comics , but interesting. it also gives the joker a reason to be batman's arch - nemesis.

2.) FYI , in the 1930 's -40's , batman DID kill. infact , he was a complete killing machine !!! practically in every single issue he killed someone !!!!

 

[ToddIsDead]

Oddly enough, I hated how Jack played Joker in the movie, but I still loved him in the movie. He's just so cool.

 

[Darknightnomis]

2.) FYI , in the 1930 's -40's , batman DID kill. infact , he was a complete killing machine !!! practically in every single issue he killed someone !!!!

Not to mention that he gave one hell of a spanking to.

 

[Darknightnomis]

Double post?

 

[Cinemaman]

Nicholson was great as Joker, but I still wanted to see real Joker. And that was not his problem, but Burton's vision on Joker.

Anyway, I think this time everything will be more than perfect

 

[titan101]

Not to mention that he gave one hell of a spanking to.

..... WTF??! is that pic real ?

 

[Two-Face]

Jack Nicholson was good but not the Joker I know from the comics but I love the movie.

I'm sure Ledger will gives The Joker from comics.

 

[The Sage]

Nicholson was great as Joker, but I still wanted to see real Joker. And that was not his problem, but Burton's vision on Joker.

You don't think Ledger will be playing Nolan's vision of the Joker?

 

[BmAaTn3625]

http://www.insomniacmania.com/news_default.php?id=3543

From this artical it would seem Nolan is going to great lengths to bring the comic Joker to life

 

[raybia]

http://www.insomniacmania.com/news_default.php?id=3543

From this artical it would seem Nolan is going to great lengths to bring the comic Joker to life

Excerpt:

"I think this goes to show that Nolan is very serious about portraying this character just as the original creators intended, as a very dark and dangerous villain."

 

[The Sage]

http://www.insomniacmania.com/news_default.php?id=3543

From this artical it would seem Nolan is going to great lengths to bring the comic Joker to life

Great news. And here I was thinking all of the original creators of the mythos had passed away.

 

[ChrisBaleBatman]

The only thing I had against Nicholson's Joker was that he was too likeable.

I mean, I loved him. He was funny, and he was cool. But, there wasn't much there to make you hate him...or to make you see him lose.

Really, in the final act, that's where he became more of a vicious dude....and it was more b/c we saw him as the Wayne killer, than the way he was really behaving. But, overall.....the Joker was just too charming, and too likeable I thought.

Just wasn't enough of a bastard, really.

 

[faceplant]

jack was good in that interpretation of the joker, but this time, i really want people to be frightened of him.

 

[Cinemaman]

You don't think Ledger will be playing Nolan's vision of the Joker?

Uhhh, no, you didn't get me right.

I think Nicholdson was great, but only in Burton's vision and that wasn't his fault.

About Ledger, I think he'ww be the best Joker ever, and also a great choice for Nolan's vision on this character.

 

[The Sage]

Uhhh, no, you didn't get me right.

I think Nicholdson was great, but only in Burton's vision and that wasn't his fault.

About Ledger, I think he'ww be the best Joker ever, and also a great choice for Nolan's vision on this character.

Ok, I guess.

 

[raybia]

Excerpt:

"I think this goes to show that Nolan is very serious about portraying this character just as the original creators intended, as a very dark and dangerous villain."

You know, there have been many Superhero movies made over the past 30 year and the majority have been disappointing to say the least.

Its amazing when the right people just happen to all come together to make a movie from the genre that very Special.

That is what we got with BB, which was really just the obligatory origin story to 1) Fix the mistakes from the previous franchise and 2) The set-up for the true story that Nolan wanted to tell in TDK and its follow up/conclusion.

Do you all realize how lucky we are to have a director like Nolan who truly and sincerely "gets its"? He may not be an experience on Batman (but quickly becoming one) but he has enough common sense to refer to the source material and ask the question, "Why does the Batman mythos continue to endure over 60+ years?" The guy refers with DC editors and writers and know the co-creator of the Joker.

Give Nolan the movie rights to Batman...forever and let him control the franchise.

 

[Cinemaman]

Ok, I guess.

Is this me or you just love this smile?

 

[faceplant]

You know, there have been many Superhero movies made over the past 30 year and the majority have been disappointing to say the least.

Its amazing when the right people just happen to all come together to make a movie from the genre that very Special.

That is what we got with BB, which was really just the obligatory origin story to 1) Fix the mistakes from the previous franchise and 2) The set-up for the true story that Nolan wanted to tell in TDK and its follow up/conclusion.

Do you all realize how lucky we are to have a director like Nolan who truly and sincerely "gets its"? He may not be an experience on Batman (but quickly becoming one) but he has enough common sense to refer to the source material and ask the question, "Why does the Batman mythos continue to endure over 60+ years?" The guy refers with DC editors and writers and know the co-creator of the Joker.

Give Nolan the movie rights to Batman...forever and let him control the franchise.

yeah, at the end of the old franchise, they had batman doing personal appearances, wtf was that all about, in begins we get the sense that these criminals really fear batman which is a big part of the character.

 

[Renegade]

1. ) tim burton did that to show a connection between bats and joker. hence , " i made you , you made me ". i think it's quite interesting. not very faithful to the comics , but interesting. it also gives the joker a reason to be batman's arch - nemesis.

2.) FYI , in the 1930 's -40's , batman DID kill. infact , he was a complete killing machine !!! practically in every single issue he killed someone !!!!

I know Batman USED to kill and use guns, but that Batman NO LONGER EXISTS! He hasn't been used since then. The two characters are almost distinct opposites. I would hardly say that the Batman of the '40s is the prototypical Batman figure that has become an icon. Besides, he uses guns in his plane, but doesn't use handguns? WTF?

 

[The Sage]

Is this me or you just love this smile?

LOL, nah. I'm just genuinely confused at some of the responses.

 

[The Sage]

I know Batman USED to kill and use guns, but that Batman NO LONGER EXISTS! He hasn't been used since then. The two characters are almost distinct opposites. I would hardly say that the Batman of the '40s is the prototypical Batman figure that has become an icon. Besides, he uses guns in his plane, but doesn't use handguns? WTF?

I think what titan was saying that Tim Burton and Sam Hamm drew from the early Bob Kane stories, when Batman used to kill, and not really the ones where he took an oath not to kill.

 

[titan101]

I think what titan was saying that Tim Burton and Sam Hamm drew from the early Bob Kane stories, when Batman used to kill, and not really the ones where he took an oath not to kill.

exactly . the movie was meant to go back to batman's ORIGINAL roots.

 

[Renegade]

Then I ask again...why didn't he kill from the start?
Why not use guns?
Why beat around the bush?
I don't buy that argument. It doesn't hold water for me.

 

[The Sage]

Then I ask again...why didn't he kill from the start?
Why not use guns?
Why beat around the bush?
I don't buy that argument. It doesn't hold water for me.

Kane's Batman also punched people off of rooftops. It wasn't always through guns.