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Post by Gumchum » Tue Jul 22, 2008 4:36 pm

^ I thought Good Will Hunting as alright too.
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Post by Erdawn Il Deus » Tue Jul 22, 2008 9:28 pm

We could also remember him from something like One Hour Photo, or Insomnia, where he played sociopaths, and it becomes quickly apparent he could pull the Joker off quite well. The ammount of interest he's shown in the part alone should warrant some credit. I mean let's be honest here - who actually thought Ledger could pull this off until that teaser came out with his voice on it?
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Post by Saria Dragon of the Rain Wilds » Tue Jul 22, 2008 9:46 pm

I'll agree, Erdawn. That said, I would still rather they left the Joker be.

Jennifer Garner would be a neat Catwoman.
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Post by KittenTheSmitten » Tue Jul 22, 2008 9:48 pm

Heath was about the only reason I wanted to see the Dark Knight, and it was sold out three shows in a row for two days in a row up in my area. -___-

Damn, I wanna see this film so bad...
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Post by Bomby » Wed Jul 23, 2008 12:30 am

Rest assured that they won't have anyone replacing Ledger as Joker.
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Post by CaptHayfever » Wed Jul 23, 2008 12:37 am

Dyl, Erdawn, yes, Williams is awesome, but I specifically mentioned Smoochy because his character in that was a homicidal clown; it was a direct stab at Val's comment.

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Post by Valigarmander » Wed Jul 23, 2008 1:41 am

I didn't like that movie, so sue me.
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Post by Gumchum » Wed Jul 23, 2008 11:14 am

CaptHayfever wrote:Dyl, Erdawn, yes, Williams is awesome, but I specifically mentioned Smoochy because his character in that was a homicidal clown; it was a direct stab at Val's comment.

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Post by Bomby » Wed Jul 23, 2008 11:15 am

^ Yes. He killed me. I had to resuscitate myself after that load of "let's fool the audience into thinking we've made a good movie by having a sad ending" crap.
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Post by Perrin Aybara » Sun Jul 27, 2008 11:53 am

I thought DK was good, but some of the hype is overrated.

My biggest complaints in the movie was the length. The second half and the first half just seemed like two different movies.

But Ledger was well worth the price. He carried the movie.

I'm still not a huge fan of Bale. He just seems so boring.-jay
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Post by Inferno Dragon » Sun Jul 27, 2008 1:25 pm

Bomby wrote:Rest assured that they won't have anyone replacing Ledger as Joker.
they'll have to,
Spoiler.
the joker was still alive at the end of dark knight.
they'll have to get someone who can play the Joker well, they just need to find the right actor to pick up where ledger leaft off, though I doubt anyone will top ledger's performance as the joker, EVER. and you know, alot of people thought Nickleson was the only man to play joker until ledger topped him.

but they will and hopefully whoever they choose as the next joker will at least live up to the character. and I think robin williams might be a good choice because of his darker works as pointed out earlier in the thread.

but this is what I want to know, which villain will they do for the next film? personally I think the Riddler is a good choice if they portray him in the way they did on Batman TAS.
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Post by SephirothKirby » Sun Jul 27, 2008 1:28 pm

Inferno Dragon wrote:they'll have to,
Spoiler.
the joker was still alive at the end of dark knight.
they'll have to get someone who can play the Joker well, they just need to find the right actor to pick up where ledger leaft off, though I doubt anyone will top ledger's performance as the joker, EVER. and you know, alot of people thought Nickleson was the only man to play joker until ledger topped him.

but they will and hopefully whoever they choose as the next joker will at least live up to the character. and I think robin williams might be a good choice because of his darker works as pointed out earlier in the thread.

but this is what I want to know, which villain will they do for the next film? personally I think the Riddler is a good choice if they portray him in the way they did on Batman TAS.
I laughed when I read this, because you spoilered that, and yet the entire context of the post was about recasting Joker.
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Post by Blake » Sun Jul 27, 2008 1:32 pm

Spoiler.
I thought the movie was good. Contained a lot of action and such. The only thing I wasn't crazy about was the introduction of two-face. I definitely thought when the Joker said Two-Face was his 'ace in the hole' that Two-Face was basically confirmed as the villain in the next movie.

However, this was not the case. I feel his death was pre-mature. I feel there wasn't enough time to develop his darker side. And with the Joker's 'ace in the hole' down, it seemed to close the movie up more rather than leave a 'gap' for a sequel.

And Joker was amazingly creepy. Pencil joke ftw. The fact they put so much emphasis on his badassery was quite amazing; it was so freaking tough for Batman to take him down. My favorite part of the movie was when the Joker was hunting Harvey down, annihilating the Batmobile, the helicopter, and ultimately the Joker trying to get Batman to kill him. Though it seemed the head Cop guy kind of popped out of nowhere when he arrested the Joker.

And I did not expect a return of the Joker regardless of Ledger's death. I figured they would show him in the asylum if anything.
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Post by Bomby » Sun Jul 27, 2008 7:19 pm

Inferno Dragon wrote:they'll have to,
Spoiler.
the joker was still alive at the end of dark knight.
they'll have to get someone who can play the Joker well, they just need to find the right actor to pick up where ledger leaft off, though I doubt anyone will top ledger's performance as the joker, EVER. and you know, alot of people thought Nickleson was the only man to play joker until ledger topped him.

but they will and hopefully whoever they choose as the next joker will at least live up to the character. and I think robin williams might be a good choice because of his darker works as pointed out earlier in the thread.

but this is what I want to know, which villain will they do for the next film? personally I think the Riddler is a good choice if they portray him in the way they did on Batman TAS.
Just because
Spoiler.
he's not dead
doesn't mean they have to have him in the next movie. Out of respect for Ledger, they probably won't.
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Post by Deku Tree » Mon Jul 28, 2008 12:47 am

I think it would be a huge mistake to recast the Joker.

Dr. Who as The Riddler? Sign me up.
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Post by ZeldaGirl » Mon Jul 28, 2008 1:38 am

Just saw it.


OH MY ****ING GOD.
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Post by Saria Dragon of the Rain Wilds » Mon Jul 28, 2008 1:50 am

Someone being alive at the end of a movie doesn't mean they need to physically reappear in a sequal movie. They can write their disappearance into the story via other characters.
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Post by Valigarmander » Tue Jul 29, 2008 7:33 pm

Plot for Dark Knight II revealed.

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Post by Calamity Panfan » Tue Jul 29, 2008 7:57 pm

We can only hope.
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Post by 1-up Salesman » Tue Jul 29, 2008 9:55 pm

I'm scared...
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