I know what you're getting at, but still, fair play to Nicholson. It's a thousand decibels understated to say they were making a totally different kind of movie.
Anywho, I have one big problem with Ledger's performance. I had to hide from a lot of it! (a.k.a. Bravo indeed, RIP.)
True, Tim Burton was doing a very different thing with Batman and what he did, he did extremely well. But I much prefer this version, all told. Apparently I like my Batman dark, brooding, and tormented. Who knew?
Anywho, I have one big problem with Ledger's performance. I had to hide from a lot of it!
That was what spawned my comment, actually. I didn't find Nicholson's Joker particularly frightening (which is saying something, considering how much he unnerves me in general), but Ledger's was frankly terrifying. Though what I really loved was that they made him so scary by showing so very little -- my imagination took care of the rest!
(What the heck, as long as I am on a ficathon friending frenzy I figured I might as well be brave and add you to the reading list -- _please_ don't feel obligated to reciprocate, as I hate that pressuring sort of thing. Just, your LJ looks interesting!)
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Date: 2008-07-19 05:59 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-07-21 08:06 am (UTC)Anywho, I have one big problem with Ledger's performance. I had to hide from a lot of it! (a.k.a. Bravo indeed, RIP.)
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Date: 2008-07-21 06:29 pm (UTC)Anywho, I have one big problem with Ledger's performance. I had to hide from a lot of it!
That was what spawned my comment, actually. I didn't find Nicholson's Joker particularly frightening (which is saying something, considering how much he unnerves me in general), but Ledger's was frankly terrifying. Though what I really loved was that they made him so scary by showing so very little -- my imagination took care of the rest!
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