He looks like a male prostitute with really bad teeth. He doesn´t look like scary, charismatic or funny at all. Can we resurrect Heith Ledger with voodoo or something.
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Looks pretty good to me, the movie itself looks shite.
Saying that, I said the exact same thing with Judge Dredd, how wrong I was.
But Joker must also be funny and charismatic, otherwise he wouldn't get himself a hot harlequin. But Leto's version of Joker looks more like Buffalo Bill from Hannibal kind of crazy.
Meh, what are you going to do? It's obviously the sparkly vampire tiger beat joker and I can't call them out when they are doing the same shit every other teenybop movie is doing.
But Joker must also be funny and charismatic, otherwise he wouldn't get himself a hot harlequin.
I disagree. Harley Quinn is supposed to be insane and don't necessarily share the same taste as normal people.
It happens, some didn't liked Ledger's Joker either. It is what it is.
So true, lots of people didn't. But in my book, he was the best, right after Nicholson. This one is going to be in its own class almost, because its a different version. He seem to be a good fit to me. Can't wait ..
I shall wait and see....but his Joker is based on one of the comics. Frank Miller's Dark Knight Returns I believe....
From Wikipedia so take it for what it is: "There are no precise dates when the [millennial] generation starts and ends. Researchers and commentators use birth years ranging from the early 1980s to the early 2000s."
Ledger's is a millennial Joker.
They said the same about Heath Ledger's Joker and now everyone is going gaga over him.
DC live action movies haven't always been great, save Nolan's Batman trilogy. They're rushing it, trying to match Marvel's success while having dark overtones from Nolan's Batman. That said, I'm still hyped but skeptical for Suicide Squad and Batman vs Superman.
That said, this Joker's voice is pretty good and seems that Jared Leto can play a proper Joker. Can't say I like the tattoos or the teeth.
I'm waiting to see his performance before I decide. I hated Nicholsons's Joker, way too campy. If I'd wanted that I'd just watch Cesar Romero. Heath came closest to the Joker I'd always wanted to see on screen but I'll add so far because I haven't seen Leto's attempt yet but I hate the freaking tattoos. Makes the Joker seem like seem emo kid high on meth.
But Joker must also be funny and charismatic, otherwise he wouldn't get himself a hot harlequin. But Leto's version of Joker looks more like Buffalo Bill from Hannibal kind of crazy.
Wtf? Joker isn't a romantic. Harley Quinn fell for Joker due to their insanity.
Heath Ledgers Joker is good but not the best. The best live action actor probably but Luke Skywalker AKA Mark Hamill is the voice of The Joker, period.
Heath Ledgers Joker is good but not the best. The best live action actor probably but Luke Skywalker AKA Mark Hamill is the voice of The Joker, period.
Nah, not period. I would contend Ledger's voice was just as good as Hamill's.
Heath Ledgers Joker is good but not the best. The best live action actor probably but Luke Skywalker AKA Mark Hamill is the voice of The Joker, period.
Nah, not period. I would contend Ledger's voice was just as good as Hamill's.
Have you heard Hamill perform in the Arkham games? Ledger doesn't even come close IMO.
Heath Ledgers Joker is good but not the best. The best live action actor probably but Luke Skywalker AKA Mark Hamill is the voice of The Joker, period.
Nah, not period. I would contend Ledger's voice was just as good as Hamill's.
Have you heard Hamill perform in the Arkham games? Ledger doesn't even come close IMO.
Have not, but I have been hearing Hamill's excellent Joker interpretation since 1992.
We'll see what happens. Jared Leto is a good actor, and we saw his acting for ten seconds. If anything, it seemed to Ledgery, but was otherwise very decent.
I think he fits the comic book/ cartoon Joker very good. Dark knights joker was a more realistic approach in my opinion. So I dont really mind. Also the laugh in the trailer was great.
Not everybody liked Heath Ledger's Joker, and not everybody will like Leto's.
As far as Leto's goes, I really do not like the tattoos. I mean come on, we get it, the Joker is crazy...The word 'damaged' is tattooed across his forehead for shit's sake, why???
But Heath's joker looks closer? Come on. They might not be an exact match but Leto's joker comes the closest in capturing contemporary comic joker.
[This should be good] Aside from the scars/"war paint" how exactly is Ledger's Joker "more different" to "contemporary comic joker" than Leto's?
@bmanva: Heath's Joker was fitting for Nolan's Batman verse, which strived for a more realistic setting.
Leto's Joker may be closer to the comics but they got him all wrong, which kind of makes it worse :) Seriously, don't fucking tattoo "damaged" on the Joker's forehead..... The "hahahahahaha" one is already bad enough. The Joker is mental but he's far from edgy.
I guess that's my problem with the new Joker. They're trying way too hard to make him edgy
Edit: Also, I actually think Nolan's Batman films are overrated (Ledger was good though), and Batfleck VS Supes is going to be better :)
I finally got around to watching the thing and all kidding aside about sparkly vampire teenybob cinema there is nothing really wrong with it.
It looks better than most dc projects and at least the entire team is not a bunch of unbeatable gods that have to fight jesus + aliens + god+ super kryptonian ebolasyphilisarreah to have a challenge.
Joker in the comics is usually super skinny, tall and awkward-looking, I kind of like the new look minus the tattoos.
People said exactly the same bullshit about Ledger and now he's the most loved Joker of them all.
I in fact like what Leto is doing (what little has been shown). He is really channeling the "psychotic evil" side of the character, while Ledger was more of a "chaotic evil" type.
Then there is Jack Nicholson, Cesar Romero and even Mark Hammil Jokers, which are all different from Ledger.
The Joker is a character archetype that can be interpreted in many different ways (just look at the comics and the vastly different ways he's been portrayed over the years) and saying you don't like him for merely superficial reasons (the way the character is acted is most telling about that person's interpretation) is just dumb.
Why are we talking about the Joker and not the absurdly sexy Harley Quinn?
Also this.
In this film Joker looks scarier and darker in my opinion. At first I didn't like the new look but it has definitely grown on me, he looks twisted and crazed which I think will work very well with this film. Also let's not judge a movie before it's even out, I'm sure he will also be charismatic and funny like we're accustomed to seeing with the Joker. 2016 is going to be so amazing with Superman V Batman and Suicide Squad.
those tats are, from a creative standpoint, 1 step away from simply stating "i am crazy person" and "this is joker character"
the target demographic is pretty clear to say the least
If they have to spell it out to that extent, it isn't really working.
There's no way of pleasing fans to tell the truth.
If the Joker were too much like Heath Ledger's people would complain that there was no comparison and the actor should find his own style.
If the Joker made a drastic change people would complain about Heath Ledger or any other Joker in the history of the character because they have fond memories about them.
those tats are, from a creative standpoint, 1 step away from simply stating "i am crazy person" and "this is joker character"
the target demographic is pretty clear to say the least
If they have to spell it out to that extent, it isn't really working.
i fully agree
If I was a director I wouldn't touch the joker character again until 2020 or after. Or I would have wanted a more classic Joker like Caesar Romero's and Nicholson's. Ledger brought great new interpretation to the character and I knew using it again was going to make the actor and director want to distance themselves from it. I think it failed
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