Out of all the Batman movies released over the years, even those that were straight-to-video, this still remains the very best introduction of any Batman villain ever.
jack nicholsons joker is more true to the comic book character then heath ledgers but, mr ledgers R.I.P. acting was just fantastic his joker was more of a street maniac than a psychopathic mobster the joker is a mafia like wise guy with psychopathic tendencies and jack nicholson potrayed that beautifuly in this film.
Anyone ever notice the purple smear on the Joker's neck? That was purple shoe polish the crew put on his collar because the white makeup was rubbing off on the collar of the suit. Then the purple polish rubbed off on his neck.
Is it possible to love both Jack Nicholson's Joker and Heath Ledger's Joker? I certainly do. I think both guys did great takes on the character that were different. I was in 8th grade when Batman 1989 came out, so ofcourse I grew up with Nicholson's Joker, but even though I'm 36 today, hell I love Heath Ledger's version just as much. Nicholson was pyschotic and menacing as a crime boss Joker, but Ledger seemed like an almost supernatural creature of insanity/chaos. They're both good.
@commando414 Sense nobody wants to answer you, the carnival music is called "waltz to death" from Danny Elfmen on the original Batman 1989 Soundtrack. Enjoy, and stay happy heheheheheh lol
actually he was 69, as he was born in 1919. This was filmed in late 88, 1989... Still one Hell of an actor. City Slickers was AFTER this! Remember his one-armed push-ups on the stage at the oscars, after winning.
This is SO much better than dark knight, this version of joker is absolutely perfect in every way, and I must say this is the greatest part of the whole movie!
Jack? Jack is dead my friend, you can call me Joker and as if u can see I'm a lot happier. This is one of my fav quotes. Jack nicholson is the best joker and this is the best batman.
I wish someone would upload the Joker scene that comes before this one. I mean, this isn't really the very FIRST scene of the Joker. Sure, you don't see his face at the same time he first saw his face after his plastic surgery, but, you hear his insane laughter for the first time (which always creeps me out, BTW).
Does Jack have a slight brow ridge? There's a theory that we all have some Neandarthal DNA in us, perhaps Jack had a bit more? He is big boned and stocky!
@WojtaStudios I think it's kind of cool that he was originally named Jack, especially when you've got an awesome actor like Jack Nicholson who still gets to be called by his first name in the movie, even though he's playing another character. In that kind of peculiar way, it's almost as if Nicholson was meant to play the Joker one day. :)
90% of the people shouting: "HEATH LEDGER'S JOKER IS THE BESTEST AWESOMEST" have probably never seen this film or are too young to remember it with a critical eye. Scenes like this one (and where Jack talks to the dead corpse of a gangster that he has just burned alive with a hand buzzer) are priceless and totally mesh with the Joker character.
I found Ledger's Joker to be a bit more flat. He hardly laughs for one thing.
it'S been over 10 years since I last saw this movie. WHen I last saw this movie, I was about 8 years old. (I'm 21 BTW) ANd when I saw the Dark KNight, I knew that Nicholson (spelling?) was MUCH MUCH better.
Hardly laughs? He spent most of the movie cackling or grinning at practically everyone he met. Just as the Joker should. I love both Jack and Heath as the Joker. It shouldn't be a competition. They both portray the character very uniquely, but still true to the DC Comics. Both enjoy killing and threatening people as well as showing off to Batman. But that said, I personally prefer Heath's portrayal. Jack's more creepy than funny. Heath was funny AND terrifying. You truly believed he was insane.
The comicbook Joker never felt the need to explain to anybody why he did what he did. He just loves mayhem and likes sick jokes. Some guy saying he is an agent of chaos and does it to make a statement to others is somebody completely re-imagined. Joker's manical laugh is one of his most prominent characteristics and one rarely saw Ledger's joker laughing.
You know who is terrifying? Hannibal Lecter. Anton Chigurh (the psychotic hitman from No Country For Old Men). They feel real.
Jack's Joker never really directly fought Batman, except with a gun. Heath's Joker did, twice in fact. Then there's Ceaser Romaro. There's barely room for comparison, as the 60s Show was based on the earlier Comics and had a more light hearted, toned down mood. He was hilarious and creepy, but had the Show worked closer to the darker, grittier and more violent source material, his role could have been greatly expanded and improved. But then again, Adam West Series was a kid's Show.
Not at all. The earliest Batman comic were very violent and dark. Batman threw villains off roofs and was more of brutal vigilante type. The Joker often shot and killed people. By the 50's they toned downed the violence and made the comics more children oriented. They sold badly and Batman was considered to be retired forever. When the tv-series arrived in the 60's a lot of children watched it and went out buying a lot of Batman comics. The character was saved thanks to this tv show.
And of course, let's not forget Mark Hamill, the best voice for the Joker ever! No wonder they brought him back for the game Arkham Asylum. It was a wise choice.
@maddingo12 I saw this film in the theater when I was 9 years old. I have seen it many times since then. I like Jack's performance, but I like Heath's better. So...there goes your theory.
@maddingo12 Ledger was good, but after looking back at this film having not seen it for about a decade I can honestly say that I liked Nicholson better in this role. The Joker's "plan" in The Dark Knight actually had merit in a twisted sort of way, whereas the Joker in this film was just a genuinely evil bastard.
@maddingo12 I agree man people just don't read comic books those are just bandwagon fans only true fans like you and me will say jack is better than heath but I do respect the roll but i'm just not use to seeing a guy with just paint instead of having a chemical accident and I don't find the painting to be original!
@maddingo12 Here's my opinion.I did see this film, but my favorite is a different Joker that's not from the movies. It's actually Mark Hamill's Joker from Batman: The Animated Series. He's my favorite because he's got an amazing personality, and his connection with Batman is a lot deeper. I always picture Mark Hamill's Joker voice when I read the comic books
Thank You VERY MUCH, MISTERRBOSWELL, for your video in return... I was born in 1980, and I grew up loving JACK PALANCE on RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT, as well as the, Skin Bracer commercials... He used to splash it on and say, "It Makes Me Feel... SEXY!!!" LoL. He was one of the greatest actors of all time, and I surely miss him. Thanks again, and I love you Mr. Palance!
I remember only being about 11-12 when i saw this at the cinema.All these critics had gone on about how violent this movie was supposed to be and i remember to this day going into the theatre pretty scared - and from the minute Jack Nicholson started shooting Palance i was laughing through the rest of the movie. Classic film.
I wasnt laughing maniacally at the top of my voice or anything. Most of the other cinema goers were laughing too - not cos the film was pathetic or anything but because the humour was very good and Jack Nicholson was very very funny in this film.
It maybe, and believe me, look at my comments when I say that I am no pro-Heath but a neutral, but that's not nice. And just because its true doesn't make it any better.
i think that the Joker in this movie was more shocking than the one in TDK, coz since the 1989 movie we've had Hannibal Lecters and Tyler Durdens and other characters who are somewhat similar to the new Joker, so it really isn't THAT shocking, but still pretty awesome anyway.
But this Joker was the way the joker was intended:psychotic, funny and pure evil. And he was much darker than people would have expected it to be.
Half the problems people see with Jack Nicholson's Joker aren't his problem. The one good part of a bad painting is still part of a bad painting. Batman '89 suffered from some really poor cinematography, writing, and editing--uncharacteristically bad for Tim Burton. Personally I LOVE Jack Nicholson's Joker--especially when I see scenes like this one, but I think it was held back from being something even better. It all looks and feels like a bad '80's made-for-TV movie. Jack deserved better.
Ok there is this big talk about who is the better Joker. Nicholson or Ledger. In reality they are professional actors who have particular chararismatic approaches toward the same character. The difference is one is still alive after a few decades and the other is dead. Harsh I know but it is true and it goes to show that drugs are not the healers of pain.
Acting-wise you're right: Nicholson's perfomance is just unmatchable. The one area where Heath (or maybe I should say Nolan) has the edge lies in the villain's character. Nicholson's Joker is a pretty traditional foe, he plays a quite predictable role. Ledger's Joker - on the other hand - is one of the most complex, multi-layered, intriguing foes I've ever seen. Here we're fascinated by Nicholson, in Nolan's movie we're fascinated by the Joker: there you have the main difference.
People act like the New Batman movie didnt steal from the 1989 script, look again, so many parts of the 89' film were copied to the new film, most of what jack did were also copied on to the new film, this film rules
What exactly was copied from the older movie's script? And what was copied from Nicholson's performance? Please lay out some examples for me, because I don't see them...
im sick of this shit about heath being a better joker!!!! if he never passed away, then all this shit wouldnt be going on! jack and ceaser romero were the best hands down! all of jack's movies he plays the shit out of the charactor!he has those str8 face one liners that put you on your ass in laughter!
everyone that says the old sucks is too young to understand!!!!
If you liked Nicholson's Joker better then Heath Ledger's, then you're probably just more of a Nicholson fan than a Batman fan. Jack's Joker was funny, and he did a decent job with it, but it's mostly just him playing an exaggerated version of himself (which he does in a lot of his movies).
Ledger's Joker really is a much better performance all around. It's a better depiction of the Joker, and it's just better acting, period. And no, I'm not "too young to understand."
I would respond to you if I could understand what you were trying to get across. If you're complaining about the lack of blood in The Dark Knight versus Batman 89, then clearly you haven't seen The Dark Knight. The Joker is much nastier and his body count is much higher in the new movie then it is in this one.
Also, thanks to everyone who gave me thumbs down. I didn't even make any rude or immature comments, I just voiced my opinion. You guys are so mature...
You Sure about that, Jack killed 13 People with "Smily", and he killed another good 4 or 5 people himself, what did ledger's joker kill, 5 people? maybe 2 counting his own henchman, which the old joker also did.
Thats BS. Jack captured Joker, he killed more people , he did it more violently , Ledger's Joker was just a normal person posing as a "Terrorist" , the performance was great, but Jack's Joker WAS JOKER, it wasnt as dark as Ledger's but who cares, Jack's Joker was just as evil, he almost killed all of Gotham LOL WITH BALLOONS!
No people that liked Nicholson's Joker are still Batman fans. If you read the older comics, Nicholson was staying true to the times. I dunno Ledger put on a magnificant performance and I loved it, but come on; better acting? Sorry dude, but Nicholson was the show stealer in this film and he is a better actor than Ledger when it comes to Joker. He did a fantastic job. Just because someone likes Nicholson's joker doesn't mean they aren't Batman fans. We could say the same about Ledger fans
I didn't say that they absolutely aren't Batman fans, I'm just saying that if you like Jack's Joker more, then you're probably a big fan of Nicholson's. Like I said, his Joker was good, and fitting for the times, but in my opinion he was just playing an exaggerated version of himself (which he does in a lot of his movies).
And yes, the look of Jack's Joker is much truer to the comics, but I just feel like Ledger's Joker captured the character better.
If you actually keep up with the comics, you'd know that the Joker is a nasty character that does some really depraved stuff. For example he shoots Barbara Gordon and paralyzes her, and then takes naked pictures of her bloody body and forces Commissioner Gordon to look at them over and over whilst strapped to a rickety old carnival ride.
Jack's Joker was great on the camp; he had the look and the goofy weapons down, but Ledger really captured that nasty streak.
They are two completely different Joker interpretations. Both can be believed because the Joker has been portrayed with either attitude. It's a matter of which type of personality of the Joker you like best. You can't compare their performances.
Jack you could see was having fun with the role,Leger put everything he had into it. True to the comics? The only thing true to th comics was the look and the origin tale. jack brought his own take to the character clearly,as well did heath. Both are extremely talented actors and both did the role justice in their own way. jack brought out the humor and cleverness of him,while ledger brought out th sadisticness and pure insanity.
heath was the darker twisted evil type of joker jack was the comedic evil joker. jack was more funny, heath was more dark. both of them were excellent though
I like his GAAAAAAHHHH! after he gets shot
milkmanv1 2 days ago
I love his expression when he's out of bullets :)
Phantomgrrl56 1 week ago
This scene used to scare me as a kid.
yellowtaxi11 2 weeks ago 2
@Dooby1986 That would've been a great line.
ukhistorian 2 weeks ago
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ukhistorian 2 weeks ago
I think this is Jack's version of Leger's shakey internet camera scene in Dark Knight.
Captainofbadasssquad 3 weeks ago
@Captainofbadasssquad
Jack was cool and I'm glad that Ledger didn't try to imitate him and made his own version
Aah what a day!.
krumov001 2 weeks ago
It's Me Sugar Bumbs LOL
Greatest Joker In THe World and Also Greatest Actor in THe World
MegaDash85 1 month ago
Out of all the Batman movies released over the years, even those that were straight-to-video, this still remains the very best introduction of any Batman villain ever.
gruntora 1 month ago
"You must be insane." lol look who's calling the kettle black.
Daniel100Benner 1 month ago
Now that's what i call trigger happy
tovolume 1 month ago
what this song when joker was killing him
GhostIntheShodow 1 month ago
@GhostIntheShodow Waltz to the death
dropdeadstudio 1 month ago
"Is that you sugar paps?" *its me.. sugar paps" :D
AsuyaAriyoshi 2 months ago
@AsuyaAriyoshi Sugar BUMPS, actually. ;)
keefriff99 1 month ago
your life wont be worth SPIT! :D
AsuyaAriyoshi 1 month ago
@AsuyaAriyoshi I've been dead once already. You should think of it as..therapy.
PrimetimeD 1 month ago
till this day ive never seen someone dance and shoot
thepolodon21 2 months ago
Jack nicholson, jack palance, jack.napier... A lot of jacks in this movie lol :p
BatBadAssMan 2 months ago
@BatBadAssMan you can also say that joker is a sort of jack of two trades
TheRokkiephantomlove 1 month ago in playlist Favorite videos
There are many "Jacks" in this picture! xD
Hablagrabla 2 months ago
jack nicholsons joker is more true to the comic book character then heath ledgers but, mr ledgers R.I.P. acting was just fantastic his joker was more of a street maniac than a psychopathic mobster the joker is a mafia like wise guy with psychopathic tendencies and jack nicholson potrayed that beautifuly in this film.
doctorw2 2 months ago
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It would be great if they added Comic Book subtitle for the gun shots.
JRock005 3 months ago
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JRock005 3 months ago
and as you can see im alot happer he he he he BANG!!!!!!!!!
zatchfan202 3 months ago in playlist zatchfan202's favorites 2
A WOMAN! must be insane. most guys do mess up their life over a woman. like my brother for example.
mrfreeze0054 3 months ago 2
Been wathing this movie since child hood, and evan today...JOKER RULES!! ^^
celetops 4 months ago
@ConorC96 the track is called "kitchen,surgery,face off"
MatthiasScharf 4 months ago
Jack's Joker is better because he is more gleefully sinister, which IS the Joker's persona.
BeyondLame 4 months ago
@BeyondLame
What did you think of Heath Ledger, Caesar Romero, Mark Hamill and John DiMaggio's jokers?
Johnlindsey289 4 months ago
What is the theme when the joker shoots Palance?
ConorC96 4 months ago
HA HA HA HA HA this cheered me right up ,,,, joker always does my hero man
MISSYOUMOSSIE 4 months ago
Dont think your smarter than us,,,, or ME ,,,, you set me up n ill find you
MISSYOUMOSSIE 4 months ago
This is how I end all my days too.
ZyxthePest 4 months ago
A WOMAN!
stanconsidine 4 months ago
This Joker used to scare me when I was a kid, only a little lol
DarkPaladin24 4 months ago in playlist DarkPaladin24's Favorited Videos
"and as you can see, I'm a lot happier >:)"
Pivotman1 4 months ago
1:40 happy music
BrandosMs12 5 months ago
I dont like the music at 1:42 dosent fit.
TheHappynot 5 months ago
@TheHappynot - Yes it fuckin does, you are either deaf or fuckin stupid.
ChuckyDoll10 4 months ago
@TheHappynot Actually, it fits perfectly with the Joker and his impending Carnival of Chaos.
Longshot593 4 months ago
this is a movie
Envythestead 5 months ago
@Envythestead really? i didnt know
darthkazden 4 months ago
Anyone ever notice the purple smear on the Joker's neck? That was purple shoe polish the crew put on his collar because the white makeup was rubbing off on the collar of the suit. Then the purple polish rubbed off on his neck.
Nickhead87 5 months ago
Is it possible to love both Jack Nicholson's Joker and Heath Ledger's Joker? I certainly do. I think both guys did great takes on the character that were different. I was in 8th grade when Batman 1989 came out, so ofcourse I grew up with Nicholson's Joker, but even though I'm 36 today, hell I love Heath Ledger's version just as much. Nicholson was pyschotic and menacing as a crime boss Joker, but Ledger seemed like an almost supernatural creature of insanity/chaos. They're both good.
gothatway09 5 months ago 2
"He had a tremendous singing voice"
thekillingjjoke 5 months ago
00:1 im sorry but it looks like grissom just hotboxed his bathroom with some really good shit.... "that you sugerbups"
crackernumber2 5 months ago
A WOMAN!!!
wesgriff1 5 months ago
love this scene! "a woman!!" lol
rickiedd2020 5 months ago
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I love this movie.
OMAforums 6 months ago
love the carnival music
TheDp321 6 months ago
1:41 what's that music called?
commando414 6 months ago
@commando414 Sense nobody wants to answer you, the carnival music is called "waltz to death" from Danny Elfmen on the original Batman 1989 Soundtrack. Enjoy, and stay happy heheheheheh lol
ss6orochimaru 5 months ago
I love the sound of the gun: typical of 80's movies lol
callahaine100 6 months ago
"I've been dead once already,it's very liberating.You should think of it as a therapy hehehe."Oh that is my favorite line of this part!
MrRubenm1 7 months ago
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chardenver 7 months ago
actually he was 69, as he was born in 1919. This was filmed in late 88, 1989... Still one Hell of an actor. City Slickers was AFTER this! Remember his one-armed push-ups on the stage at the oscars, after winning.
meetyouthere 7 months ago 9
he is 79 in this movie
swimaboy20 7 months ago
Good 'ol Jack. He's a good laugh. ^_^
SamusDrake 8 months ago
A WOMAN!
DrOmega 9 months ago
He would be DEAF shooting that close to his ear
dobrzemetal 10 months ago
Gentlemen. What are said in the beginning of the movie?. Sound like: are you shack about?. Please say to me. I´m learning english.
claudiora1 11 months ago
"You set me up over a woman, A WOMAN!"
spyrothedragon590 11 months ago 16
@spyrothedragon590
it's me, SUGAR BUMPS.
krumov001 1 week ago
@krumov001 ok then.....
spyrothedragon590 1 week ago
This is SO much better than dark knight, this version of joker is absolutely perfect in every way, and I must say this is the greatest part of the whole movie!
039773 1 year ago
"Jack is dead, my friend. You can call me...Joker. As you can see, I'm a lot happier. HA HA HA HA HA HA HA."
BenJabituya 1 year ago 4
Jack? Jack is dead my friend, you can call me Joker and as if u can see I'm a lot happier. This is one of my fav quotes. Jack nicholson is the best joker and this is the best batman.
Gingersnap9ify 1 year ago 4
Jack as the Joker is just legendary.
HolySasquatchTurd 1 year ago 4
One quote I would have liked Jack Nicholson to say about his role as "The Joker"...
"What Make-Up?"
artytoons 1 year ago
Hmmm, the awkward moment when Sugarbumps is NOT Sugarbumps, but rather a severely pissed off Jack Nicholson...!
Scruffy193 1 year ago
Fun Fact: When Joker makes his first full appearance in the light, you can see some purple make-up on his neck
TheMcschmitty 1 year ago
No fence but heath played a very different character compared to the other jokers. The only things that were the same were the colours
digioverlord 1 year ago 2
i know i am going to get alot of hate mail but this was better than the dark knight
TheKRKN 1 year ago
Jack plays a guy named Jack who kills a guy who is played by a guy named Jack.
CubfanDaMann 1 year ago
Jack Nicholson the best Joker ever, ledger fail fail fail
Polioptro 1 year ago
I wouldn't say THAT. But, I'M smart.
TheIMC8 1 year ago
@Polioptro Ledger Did A Fucking Excellent Job!
Cotterell666 1 year ago
"you must be insane heh he" :P
Adastra14 1 year ago 4
this is the best! I end my night on this note.
DEACONAP4LOVE 1 year ago
I have every batman movie Batman to Batman Dark Knight great movie had to comment about it 10/5
RichardsonSnake 1 year ago
Confidence is very sexy, don't you think?
irock1839 1 year ago
Ok.
TheIMC8 1 year ago
Jack is dead my frien. You can call me, Joker. And as you can see, I'm a lot happier! :D
LuffarLinn 1 year ago
Close enough.
TheIMC8 1 year ago
I wish someone would upload the Joker scene that comes before this one. I mean, this isn't really the very FIRST scene of the Joker. Sure, you don't see his face at the same time he first saw his face after his plastic surgery, but, you hear his insane laughter for the first time (which always creeps me out, BTW).
caitlinjane92 1 year ago
Does Jack have a slight brow ridge? There's a theory that we all have some Neandarthal DNA in us, perhaps Jack had a bit more? He is big boned and stocky!
Cheapjack2009 1 year ago
jack palance played carl grissom in this movie
toonertube 1 year ago
watched this movie over and over as a kid... only now have i began to appreciate his insanity.
dtadeo2006 1 year ago
Gotta love The Joker's theme in this movie, Danny is a genius when it comes to Comic Book movie music.
MrJKA2000 1 year ago
Classic Joker! XD
mmmmmmmmmm9999 1 year ago
I dont know which Joker I like the Most Jack Nickeloson or or Heath Ledger.
makosharkman 1 year ago
@makosharkman Heath Ledger for me!
DogoHalibar 1 year ago
Onlu guy who was watching this film knows that Joker's real name is Jack.
WojtaStudios 1 year ago
and who might be that guy?
makosharkman 1 year ago
@WojtaStudios I think it's kind of cool that he was originally named Jack, especially when you've got an awesome actor like Jack Nicholson who still gets to be called by his first name in the movie, even though he's playing another character. In that kind of peculiar way, it's almost as if Nicholson was meant to play the Joker one day. :)
caitlinjane92 1 year ago
@caitlinjane92
Yes. He was destined to play him. ; )
askjiir 1 year ago
Something so creepy aboutthis scene. Jack's voice and just seeing him in the shadow is freaking eerie lol.
stuarachel 2 years ago
that who Joker is one eerie clown.
makosharkman 1 year ago
A splendid scene, shot beautifully. I still say this is tim burtons best film and one of my all time favs.
spanglehoff 2 years ago 4
At 1:34 you can see some powder on the hat lol, awesome movie though.
likojib 2 years ago
90% of the people shouting: "HEATH LEDGER'S JOKER IS THE BESTEST AWESOMEST" have probably never seen this film or are too young to remember it with a critical eye. Scenes like this one (and where Jack talks to the dead corpse of a gangster that he has just burned alive with a hand buzzer) are priceless and totally mesh with the Joker character.
I found Ledger's Joker to be a bit more flat. He hardly laughs for one thing.
maddingo12 2 years ago 21
it'S been over 10 years since I last saw this movie. WHen I last saw this movie, I was about 8 years old. (I'm 21 BTW) ANd when I saw the Dark KNight, I knew that Nicholson (spelling?) was MUCH MUCH better.
NeoArashi 2 years ago
Hardly laughs? He spent most of the movie cackling or grinning at practically everyone he met. Just as the Joker should. I love both Jack and Heath as the Joker. It shouldn't be a competition. They both portray the character very uniquely, but still true to the DC Comics. Both enjoy killing and threatening people as well as showing off to Batman. But that said, I personally prefer Heath's portrayal. Jack's more creepy than funny. Heath was funny AND terrifying. You truly believed he was insane.
Kaagh178 2 years ago
@Kaagh178
The comicbook Joker never felt the need to explain to anybody why he did what he did. He just loves mayhem and likes sick jokes. Some guy saying he is an agent of chaos and does it to make a statement to others is somebody completely re-imagined. Joker's manical laugh is one of his most prominent characteristics and one rarely saw Ledger's joker laughing.
You know who is terrifying? Hannibal Lecter. Anton Chigurh (the psychotic hitman from No Country For Old Men). They feel real.
McLarenMercedes 1 year ago
Jack's Joker never really directly fought Batman, except with a gun. Heath's Joker did, twice in fact. Then there's Ceaser Romaro. There's barely room for comparison, as the 60s Show was based on the earlier Comics and had a more light hearted, toned down mood. He was hilarious and creepy, but had the Show worked closer to the darker, grittier and more violent source material, his role could have been greatly expanded and improved. But then again, Adam West Series was a kid's Show.
Kaagh178 2 years ago
@Kaagh178
Not at all. The earliest Batman comic were very violent and dark. Batman threw villains off roofs and was more of brutal vigilante type. The Joker often shot and killed people. By the 50's they toned downed the violence and made the comics more children oriented. They sold badly and Batman was considered to be retired forever. When the tv-series arrived in the 60's a lot of children watched it and went out buying a lot of Batman comics. The character was saved thanks to this tv show.
McLarenMercedes 1 year ago
And of course, let's not forget Mark Hamill, the best voice for the Joker ever! No wonder they brought him back for the game Arkham Asylum. It was a wise choice.
Kaagh178 2 years ago
@maddingo12 I saw this film in the theater when I was 9 years old. I have seen it many times since then. I like Jack's performance, but I like Heath's better. So...there goes your theory.
PretentiousHousefly 5 months ago 2
@maddingo12
What do you think of Mark Hamill on Batman the animated series as Joker?
Johnlindsey289 4 months ago
@maddingo12 Ledger was good, but after looking back at this film having not seen it for about a decade I can honestly say that I liked Nicholson better in this role. The Joker's "plan" in The Dark Knight actually had merit in a twisted sort of way, whereas the Joker in this film was just a genuinely evil bastard.
l3awl3ag 3 months ago in playlist Jack Nicholson Joker Scenes
@maddingo12 I agree man people just don't read comic books those are just bandwagon fans only true fans like you and me will say jack is better than heath but I do respect the roll but i'm just not use to seeing a guy with just paint instead of having a chemical accident and I don't find the painting to be original!
gabejohnson88 3 months ago
@maddingo12 Here's my opinion.I did see this film, but my favorite is a different Joker that's not from the movies. It's actually Mark Hamill's Joker from Batman: The Animated Series. He's my favorite because he's got an amazing personality, and his connection with Batman is a lot deeper. I always picture Mark Hamill's Joker voice when I read the comic books
killer92173 3 months ago
Thank You VERY MUCH, MISTERRBOSWELL, for your video in return... I was born in 1980, and I grew up loving JACK PALANCE on RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT, as well as the, Skin Bracer commercials... He used to splash it on and say, "It Makes Me Feel... SEXY!!!" LoL. He was one of the greatest actors of all time, and I surely miss him. Thanks again, and I love you Mr. Palance!
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meetyouthere 2 years ago 8
Whats the song at 1:42 called?
MJB01333333 2 years ago
@MJB01333333 waltz to the death
likojib 2 years ago
I remember only being about 11-12 when i saw this at the cinema.All these critics had gone on about how violent this movie was supposed to be and i remember to this day going into the theatre pretty scared - and from the minute Jack Nicholson started shooting Palance i was laughing through the rest of the movie. Classic film.
matwsussx 2 years ago 2
LOL I wasn't scared at all, I knew Tim Burton wouldn''t make this film too scary.
LOL the people in the theater must have been anoyed because you were laughing so hard.
linkfan160 2 years ago
I wasnt laughing maniacally at the top of my voice or anything. Most of the other cinema goers were laughing too - not cos the film was pathetic or anything but because the humour was very good and Jack Nicholson was very very funny in this film.
matwsussx 2 years ago 3
Oh see, this movie was made before I was born so I never saw it in the theatre
linkfan160 2 years ago
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Ol' Palance could have taken that little drug addict Ledger without a problem, though.
SoftWolfTread 2 years ago
nice job makin fun of a dead guy, asshole.
skate4pandas 2 years ago 2
It's funny cuz it's true
SoftWolfTread 2 years ago
Pussy talk..but idk the context.
Ecksntrick8 2 years ago
It maybe, and believe me, look at my comments when I say that I am no pro-Heath but a neutral, but that's not nice. And just because its true doesn't make it any better.
Momentum139 2 years ago
"...that you sugarbumps?!?!.......Who the hell are you?!"
that sucks to look and find out your not looking at your sugarbumps lol
Classic0074 2 years ago 24
@Classic0074 LMAOOoooO
DimaSilchenko 1 year ago
@Classic0074 sugarpuffs
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@Classic0074 -lol, ha ha ha
ChuckyDoll10 4 months ago
"Don't forget your lucky deck!!!!!"
vikrace 2 years ago 3
"Jack is dead...." an unexpectedly creepy line.
gizmobizness1 2 years ago 3
The music played on the part where The Joker shots his former boss sounds a bit like the Underwater Theme from SMB, doesn't it? :)
sonicmario64 3 years ago
hey you're right it does! :D
phily4life 2 years ago
this joker is the best one hands down
simmonslili 3 years ago 6
This should have been the MK vs DCU Joker fatality
NinjaNick2008 3 years ago 2
I love the way he says that line.
The guy has been betrayed, scarred by Batman, chased by the cops, thrown into a vat of acid, kills his boss and tops it off with
"What a day!"
SweetEmotion987 3 years ago 4
Haha! I agree with you! It is pretty funny!
SimplyAnomaly 3 years ago 2
You forgot went to the plastic surgeon.
JAF1970 2 years ago
ahahaa "what a day" :D
great scene!
btw: why are you alway discussing, which joker is better? thats a video about jack nicholson as the joker and you should talk about that. *rolleyes*
StrangeDarkSoul 3 years ago 4
i think that the Joker in this movie was more shocking than the one in TDK, coz since the 1989 movie we've had Hannibal Lecters and Tyler Durdens and other characters who are somewhat similar to the new Joker, so it really isn't THAT shocking, but still pretty awesome anyway.
But this Joker was the way the joker was intended:psychotic, funny and pure evil. And he was much darker than people would have expected it to be.
WWAAK 3 years ago
Half the problems people see with Jack Nicholson's Joker aren't his problem. The one good part of a bad painting is still part of a bad painting. Batman '89 suffered from some really poor cinematography, writing, and editing--uncharacteristically bad for Tim Burton. Personally I LOVE Jack Nicholson's Joker--especially when I see scenes like this one, but I think it was held back from being something even better. It all looks and feels like a bad '80's made-for-TV movie. Jack deserved better.
NickCaligo42 3 years ago
laughing all the way to hell
Santaslayr 3 years ago
Ok there is this big talk about who is the better Joker. Nicholson or Ledger. In reality they are professional actors who have particular chararismatic approaches toward the same character. The difference is one is still alive after a few decades and the other is dead. Harsh I know but it is true and it goes to show that drugs are not the healers of pain.
Reephamike 3 years ago 5
i havnt seen the new "ledger" batman film but i cant possibly imagion how he was better than jack nicholson. sorry but no.
Dannyflint 3 years ago 3
its hard to imagine, just watch it, you'll be suprised
Ether165 3 years ago
Yeah Heath was great! But I honestly find it hard to compare the two, I like them both.
TheAgnosticAspie 3 years ago 4
Don't you mean the new "bale" batman film. Christian Bale is playing Batman :)
JACKOSTiNKERBELL 3 years ago
Acting-wise you're right: Nicholson's perfomance is just unmatchable. The one area where Heath (or maybe I should say Nolan) has the edge lies in the villain's character. Nicholson's Joker is a pretty traditional foe, he plays a quite predictable role. Ledger's Joker - on the other hand - is one of the most complex, multi-layered, intriguing foes I've ever seen. Here we're fascinated by Nicholson, in Nolan's movie we're fascinated by the Joker: there you have the main difference.
ElodyTamTam 3 years ago
I just love it how his acting just fades out into "what a day", before he leaves. Makes me feel bad for laughing with someone that demented.
srlinski 3 years ago
Sorry, I meant "laughing", not "acting". My god, I read to much of these comments.
srlinski 3 years ago
People act like the New Batman movie didnt steal from the 1989 script, look again, so many parts of the 89' film were copied to the new film, most of what jack did were also copied on to the new film, this film rules
lukey1934 3 years ago
What exactly was copied from the older movie's script? And what was copied from Nicholson's performance? Please lay out some examples for me, because I don't see them...
brutalb83 3 years ago
hes too jokes
123letters 3 years ago
In a way, Jack Palance is a god cos Jack 'The King' Kirby used him as a model for Darkseid.
BruceBurnett 3 years ago
im sick of this shit about heath being a better joker!!!! if he never passed away, then all this shit wouldnt be going on! jack and ceaser romero were the best hands down! all of jack's movies he plays the shit out of the charactor!he has those str8 face one liners that put you on your ass in laughter!
everyone that says the old sucks is too young to understand!!!!
jtdavis44 3 years ago
they cant be compared. they were different Jokers. Nicholsons was more comedy ffocused, where as ledgers was more of a psychopathic animal.
marvelmax03191 3 years ago 3
If you liked Nicholson's Joker better then Heath Ledger's, then you're probably just more of a Nicholson fan than a Batman fan. Jack's Joker was funny, and he did a decent job with it, but it's mostly just him playing an exaggerated version of himself (which he does in a lot of his movies).
Ledger's Joker really is a much better performance all around. It's a better depiction of the Joker, and it's just better acting, period. And no, I'm not "too young to understand."
brutalb83 3 years ago
A Joker without blood in all the movie like of Ledger's??
I prefer Nicholson.
emmanuelloria 3 years ago
I would respond to you if I could understand what you were trying to get across. If you're complaining about the lack of blood in The Dark Knight versus Batman 89, then clearly you haven't seen The Dark Knight. The Joker is much nastier and his body count is much higher in the new movie then it is in this one.
Also, thanks to everyone who gave me thumbs down. I didn't even make any rude or immature comments, I just voiced my opinion. You guys are so mature...
brutalb83 3 years ago
You Sure about that, Jack killed 13 People with "Smily", and he killed another good 4 or 5 people himself, what did ledger's joker kill, 5 people? maybe 2 counting his own henchman, which the old joker also did.
lukey1934 3 years ago
Thats BS. Jack captured Joker, he killed more people , he did it more violently , Ledger's Joker was just a normal person posing as a "Terrorist" , the performance was great, but Jack's Joker WAS JOKER, it wasnt as dark as Ledger's but who cares, Jack's Joker was just as evil, he almost killed all of Gotham LOL WITH BALLOONS!
lukey1934 3 years ago 3
No people that liked Nicholson's Joker are still Batman fans. If you read the older comics, Nicholson was staying true to the times. I dunno Ledger put on a magnificant performance and I loved it, but come on; better acting? Sorry dude, but Nicholson was the show stealer in this film and he is a better actor than Ledger when it comes to Joker. He did a fantastic job. Just because someone likes Nicholson's joker doesn't mean they aren't Batman fans. We could say the same about Ledger fans
TheInstantClassic1 3 years ago 4
I didn't say that they absolutely aren't Batman fans, I'm just saying that if you like Jack's Joker more, then you're probably a big fan of Nicholson's. Like I said, his Joker was good, and fitting for the times, but in my opinion he was just playing an exaggerated version of himself (which he does in a lot of his movies).
And yes, the look of Jack's Joker is much truer to the comics, but I just feel like Ledger's Joker captured the character better.
brutalb83 3 years ago
In addendum to my previous post:
If you actually keep up with the comics, you'd know that the Joker is a nasty character that does some really depraved stuff. For example he shoots Barbara Gordon and paralyzes her, and then takes naked pictures of her bloody body and forces Commissioner Gordon to look at them over and over whilst strapped to a rickety old carnival ride.
Jack's Joker was great on the camp; he had the look and the goofy weapons down, but Ledger really captured that nasty streak.
brutalb83 3 years ago
They are two completely different Joker interpretations. Both can be believed because the Joker has been portrayed with either attitude. It's a matter of which type of personality of the Joker you like best. You can't compare their performances.
JRodB 3 years ago 20
Jack you could see was having fun with the role,Leger put everything he had into it. True to the comics? The only thing true to th comics was the look and the origin tale. jack brought his own take to the character clearly,as well did heath. Both are extremely talented actors and both did the role justice in their own way. jack brought out the humor and cleverness of him,while ledger brought out th sadisticness and pure insanity.
55venom55 3 years ago
heath was the darker twisted evil type of joker jack was the comedic evil joker. jack was more funny, heath was more dark. both of them were excellent though
PivotDark 3 years ago
This is my favorite scene from the film.
ldzppln4 3 years ago
Romero should of played Grissom.
redremenant 3 years ago
it's actualy kind of rude to watch this after what happened to palance
zufgh 3 years ago
You set me up over a woman.....A WOMAN! lol
bigb860 3 years ago 2
wow good clear video,wish more looked this clear
jandroaaaplus 3 years ago
Isn't that supposed to be Carl Grissom?
Sc0lopendra 3 years ago
Wow. Jack is so good. But Heath is too. I love both jokers forever!
bigboss25262 3 years ago 3
Is that you sugar bumps?
thirtyeightspl 3 years ago 4
Its me... Sugar Bumps.
Peaceandsuffering216 3 years ago
see this here is the scene which makes me wonder why so many people are hating on this movie and jacks version of the joker. its so good
hotrod2c 4 years ago 5
Well, it's one of the many, many scenes.
Anyway, I wholeheartedly agree with you.
ElodyTamTam 3 years ago