DonnieX said:
Jack did a wonderful job in the
original 1988 batman.
The only original Batman is the 1966 one!
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Fuckin' A.
Anyhow, about the actual movie. I'm going batshit about it (Get it? Batshit instead of apeshit! Har har). The teaser itself is magnificent, and it allows for so much to be determined from it. First of all, the biggest thing revealed here is exactly what I wanted to know; the plot. It's pretty surely something along the lines of The Roman's relatives trying to get back at Batman, who in turn fucks them up. Or actually, The Roman could probably just be released from Arkham if they had the cure for the nerve toxin, which they do. Something goes wrong, or perhaps just Batman takes down too many mobsters. While this is going on, The Joker is born. Then, in desperation, The Roman&Co. turn to him for aid. What ensues is a battle that takes place throughout Gotham between The Joker and Batman.
Now, to the voice. It's absolutely stunning. Just listen to the pronounciation of "I'm a man of my word." Ledger uses the same type of style in talking as Bill Nighy in every single bad guy role he's ever had, kinda prolonging some words while using a hissing s. Regarding the laugh, it's also perfect. Now, I'll compare it to The Joker in the 1989-versio, but technically I could compare it with any other laugh an actor has made, except for a few exceptions. Listen to The Joker's laugh in the 1989 version. It's obviously acted. There's nothing wrong with that, it's impossible to truly act a laugh. But that laugh was controlled, it wasn't manic, it was handled as acting. Now, take a look at Ledger's laugh. It's uncontrolled, unsustained and undoubtedly great. He has managed to go to the next step from acting a laugh. He managed to create a laugh. I've heard my share of actually insane people cackling, and I can assure you, that is what it does sound like when they really get started.
Now, to the visuality of the teaser. It works. The thing with teasers is that there is absolutely no point whatsoever in watching them online, because you aren't meant to know what movie it is. Teasers are surprises. You're meant to watch them in front of movies in the theatres, and in the end you find out what the title of the movie is, or what movie it is. But since we view it over the internet, of course the experience is ruined since we already know what the movie is. As a theatrical experience, that teaser is brilliant, but as all good teasers, online it becomes somewhat useless in the element of surprise.
I seriously want this movie, NOW. 2008 is too far away :-(