I've heard that Heath is mostly the anti-Nicholson. Maybe further footage will play that out.
I just think you're freakin' out 'cause you have to fight someone prettier than you.
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§ ita § - Dec 17, 2007 8:33:32 am PST #2747 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Steph L. - Dec 17, 2007 8:36:29 am PST #2748 of 10000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
I've heard that Heath is mostly the anti-Nicholson. Maybe further footage will play that out.
Yeah, I'm trying to not make a snap judgment based on a 2-minute clip, but still, the comparison is inevitable, and Ledger's just got that *thing* in his voice in this clip.
Miracleman - Dec 17, 2007 8:39:59 am PST #2749 of 10000
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
"We are...two wild and crazy guys..."
"No. We are not."
"Georgei! How can you say that we are not two swanging bachelors with protrubing bulges for the foxes."
"You are not logical. I am neither wild nor crazy. And it is not yet time for the pon farr, therefore foxes are irrelevant."
"Georgei...you suck."
Polter-Cow - Dec 17, 2007 8:41:31 am PST #2750 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I'm not crazy about Heath Ledger sounding like he's channelling Nicholson
Really? I didn't hear that at all. He seemed very different to me, much gruffer and scarier. I mean, the less-than-impeccable makeup helps that effect. When you think about it, how dangerous could Nicholson's Joker really be, if he spent that much time on his makeup?
§ ita § - Dec 17, 2007 8:43:14 am PST #2751 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
how dangerous could Nicholson's Joker really be, if he spent that much time on his makeup?
I thought it wasn't makeup. I thought it was chemical damage.
And that Heath's Joker is wearing makeup.
eta: Also, you need to meet more women, if you think time spent on makeup has an inverse effect on danger
Steph L. - Dec 17, 2007 8:43:23 am PST #2752 of 10000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
how dangerous could Nicholson's Joker really be, if he spent that much time on his makeup?
His danger is SO well-honed and efficient that he has oodles of free time to touch up his pancake makeup!
....or something like that.
Polter-Cow - Dec 17, 2007 8:55:59 am PST #2753 of 10000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I thought it wasn't makeup. I thought it was chemical damage.
Aha. Wikipedia says you're right. I haven't seen the movie in years. But still, it's such a...clean look, in a way. Heath Ledger's Joker looks more deranged.
Scrappy - Dec 17, 2007 9:02:29 am PST #2754 of 10000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I saw Atonement this weekend. It's a visually rich film and very serious. I often get put off by films which wear their Deepness and Importance on their sleeve, but this one sucked me in and eneded up really staying with me. It has really incredibly use of sound--almost as a character--throughout. Also, wonderful acting.
Atropa - Dec 17, 2007 9:07:51 am PST #2755 of 10000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
eta: Also, you need to meet more women, if you think time spent on makeup has an inverse effect on danger.
I love this.
Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 17, 2007 9:26:16 am PST #2756 of 10000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
When you think about it, how dangerous could Nicholson's Joker really be, if he spent that much time on his makeup?
Says a man who has obviously never been confronted by a livid drag queen.