8 Little Known Ways Jack Nicholson Made The Joker Awesome

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[@revdarko1]

No, mate. SUBJECTIVELY, if you must, but in many an opinion, Nicholson's was the BEST live-action Joker.

[@devoncrestway338]

this channel is notorious for it's stupidity when it comes to popular opinion. i sometimes wonder if they do it to troll people and gain comments or if they just suffer from chronic retardation.

[@harrymanback3475]

Agreed, no one else could have played it the way Nicholson did without it being hammy as hell!

[@clarencemmarrowiii]

This channel is horrible.

[@devoncrestway338]

@@clarencemmarrowiii they're a bunch of narrow-minded mainstream doofuses.

[@AliG-fr9oj]

@@devoncrestway338 that is just plain rude!

[@datboytheo]

Jack was the DAMN BEST

[@TH3F4LC0Nx]

Well the 2 Oscars that went to the later guys would beg to differ.

[@ChrisLawton66]

@@TH3F4LC0Nx sure if winning the Oscar is what forms your opinion. Some of us have our own opinion which isn't swayed by a popularity contest.

[@TH3F4LC0Nx]

@@ChrisLawton66 My opinion is formed by not only how well acted the character is, but also how well written. Nicholson is a great actor, and he did an excellent job, but the writing behind his Joker was weak. The writers didn't understand the purpose of either the Joker or Batman, and their characters are either flat and static (Batman) or make no sense (Joker). They went with The Killing Joke for the origin story but they completely missed the point. They also completely removed all the mystery around the character. The Burton Batman movie just didn't do the source material justice, I feel.

[@ChrisLawton66]

@@TH3F4LC0Nx your opinion of the writing is, of course, your own. I'm sure there are others who'd agree. I'm not one of them. I don't expect the Joker to make sense. He's insane. Batman was static? Agreed. All his personality went into Wayne. Killing Joke? Did you read the comic? Jack Napier is no failed comedian. I'm completely baffled how you came up with the notion that they were even making an attempt at the Killing Joke.

[@datboytheo]

Well Oscar's don't mean a thing to me. I respect your opinion but its clear to me who was better. The later jokers were playing catch up in my opinion. The newer jokers were able to do what they did because of Jack.

[@timrobson8028]

I will always stand by my belief that Nicholson was the best joker combining fun and psychotic with even balance... not to knock the other iterations

[@tecdesigns8183]

I agree

[@lawrencerinehart5747]

He effected every Joker performance thereafter, without a shadow of a doubt.

[@kenbrown2808]

he was perfect for that movie. nobody else could have done it as well.

[@enlightenerofcryptozoology8761]

I agree with that.

[@Kakarott03512]

I agree 100%

[@jokertdk]

Nicholson's and Mark Hamill's Joker are literal embodiments of the Bronze Age Joker. A Joker dressed to the nines (in his own style of course), that enjoys being silly, but lethal at the same time. Having a arsenal of over the top gag weapons being always at his disposal. My favorite version of the Joker.

[@DragonKitty666]

Hell yeah !

[@lawrencerinehart5747]

Early Golden Age as well. The twisted roots.

[@douglasphillips5870]

I feel that the bronze age was trying to recapture the quality of the golden age Joker after the silver age

[@lawrencerinehart5747]

@@douglasphillips5870 the grit of the real and the fantastical. Prohibition & Great Depression time.

[@darkservantofheaven]

Love it.

[@OldMadHatter]

Jack Nicholson had the best live action Joker in my humble opinion. He really embodied the comic book Joker, and paved the way for the rest of them.

[@lawrencerinehart5747]

Jack took every element of The Joker from comics, cartoons and TV live action, The Man Who Laughs & added and embellished to his characterization. His performance became iconic and part of the patchwork tapestry of The Clown Prince of Crime.

[@chrishollister80]

Technically, Jack nailed all of the characteristics of The Joker. He was a maniac, over the top, and pretty damn funny. He hit on every trait. I loved Heath Ledgers portrayal but Jack totally embodied everything The Joker was.

[@5at5una]

for real ledger and phenix were a great act.. but those two were too emo for a jokester of a clown...while nicholson a very clowny yet still terrifying

[@djangosusamogus742]

@@5at5unaIn which universe is the heath ledger joker emo?

[@bdog3132]

I personally like Nicholson’s the best because I like the more gangster or mob vibe for Joker. I didn’t love the fact they gave him an origin but I still like him the best. Batman 89 is my definitive favorite Super hero movie

[@AllThisThen]

Since this movie didn't thoroughly explore the process of Bruce Wayne becoming Batman and instead has him reveal himself suddenly, Joker appearing unexplained also suddenly would be awkward. The origin making him a classic gangster is worth it by itself, though. 89 Batman is the best.

[@russellbarclay907]

Nicholson is the best Joker! Without his version Ledgers would never had happened

[@dakotamcculley4424]

Thank you my dude. Nicholson was the best and will always be the best

[@ChrisLawton66]

But then, without Romero's, there'd be no Nicholson Joker.

[@gojewla]

@@ChrisLawton66 Not necessarily true. That idea of the joker was completely thrown out the window when this movie was made. In fact, that whole idea of Batman was thrown out the window when this was made.

[@pete_nana]

That’s a silly argument. There has to be a difference between best and influential. By this logic, only the original character can be the best, since it led to all subsequent iterations.

[@ChrisLawton66]

@@gojewla The similarities between Batman '66 and Batman '89 are greater than between Batman '89 and Nolan's. Especially concerning the Joker.

[@josephabrams4059]

"This town needs an enema" best line ever.

[@Nhamp2000]

When my nephew was 6, I took him to see this movie. A few weeks later, my sister and I took him to breakfast at Denny's and we started talking about the movie. Out of nowhere, he blurts out loudly "This town needs an enema!" While my sister and I were kind of stunned, he then blurted out, " And I know what it means, too!"

[@kristenbenser2168]

I think America needs an enama. Lol.

[@dansanfrisco]

@@kristenbenser2168 Wet and wild..

[@robertfleischmann4119]

"Never rub another man's rhubarb." Also a great line!

[@FiliusFidelis]

He is still by far my favourite Joker, and Keaton the best bat.

[@devoncrestway338]

fist bump.

[@sdot7117]

Double fist bump

[@Shumac]

Nothing against Ledger or Phoenix...but Jack Nicholson is the best Joker. Mark Hamill is in the conversation though.

[@chevand8]

There's a particular part of Nicholson's portrayal that always stood out to me. During the scene where the Joker and his henchmen take over the art museum and begin vandalizing all of the artwork-- most of which appear to be 17th-19th Century portraits from artists like Rembrandt, Gainsborough, Degas, Gilbert Stuart-- he comes up the stairs and encounters an extremely modern and unsettling Francis Bacon painting that seems very out of place among the rest of the museum's older collection. Just as Bob is about to stick a knife through it, the Joker stops him and tells him to leave that one alone because he likes it. Could be because I'm an artist and because Bacon's one of my biggest personal influences, but I love that scene so much. I can't help thinking Nicholson's iteration of the Joker at least had good taste in art. XP

[@davidjames579]

Well, he is an artist.

[@smilxy2879]

@@davidjames579 A homicidal artist - He makes art...Till someone dies

[@davidjames579]

@@smilxy2879 And somebody always dies......

[@jaeusa160]

Most major Joker actors have brought something great to the role, and Jack was no exception. Having Bob as his straight man goon to bounce off was also really fun.

[@bacht4799]

And the actor who played Bob is so awesome in Repo Man from 1984 ..😎

[@tatiananediastri7625]

Bob... gun

[@kalvenjamieson70]

this channel needs an enema

[@kreiyu]

lol this comment needs more up votes.

[@devoncrestway338]

Can somebody tell me what kind of a world we live in where a man who wishes he was a film critic... thinks Jack is the worst?

[@thegingergyrl455]

Michael Keaton is still my favorite Batman after Adam West.

[@Iomhar]

The weaker of the three? Are you serious?

[@pinkbeatle2012]

Jack Nicholson is my favourite actor but I think out of the three his was probably the worst but still great

[@Bigd2k]

Um...that’s not a insult. You can compare Michael Jordan, LeBron James and Magic Johnson all three makes up three of the best to every play basketball. But one of the three will still be the “weakest” out of the three.

[@kreiyu]

@@Bigd2k maybe not an insult. but what culture saying it like it's fact when most of the comments here would disagree is a bit of an affront to his fans. it really looks like the majority favor nicholsons joker over the others.

[@Bigd2k]

@@kreiyu but that’s most likely the writers opinion. Stating it as a fact may seem excessive, but you don’t always have to say this is my opinion and it may not be everyone else’s. Sometimes you just state your opinion and move on.

[@dixienormus6941]

Surely Phoenix?? That film was rubbish.

[@MrBazBake]

Me: "Oh, great, the best Joker finally getting his due." WhatCulture: "Although he's objectively the worst Joker of the three." Me: "...No."

[@chucknorriscat8666]

That is literally the opposite of objective. It's purely their opinion as there isn't any way to calculate who's the best besides maybe box office earnings and that doesn't really mean anything

[@tatiananediastri7625]

@@chucknorriscat8666 Dude, any idea how much box office Batman earned when it was released back in ‘89? It’s still very high even for today’s standards

[@chucknorriscat8666]

different sure but that doesn't mean that makes Nicholson's joker the best

[@tatiananediastri7625]

@@chucknorriscat8666 Well yeah. I wast just replying to your statement about how they might have meant Jack Nicholson’s Joker as the worst as in box office-wise. They didnt specify anything, though which is confusing. Like maybe it didnt reach a billion dollars like 2019 Joker, but like 400 million plus is still frickin’ huge!

[@chucknorriscat8666]

different yeah especially in 89' money

[@agitadora60]

there's nothing " weak" about Nicholson's Joker, aside from Ceaser Romero's Joker, Nicholson set the bar for all future actors., his interpretation was brilliant and fitted perfectly into Burton's movie.

[@Mollie_Spring]

Not only was Nicholson the best Joker, but that was also the best Batman movie. Keaton is also the best Batman.

[@patrickhein6986]

Agreed

[@ingloriousmedia3096]

That was not the best batman movie Because..... BATMAN. DOES NOT KILL.....

[@blueeagleaguilaazul5365]

@@ingloriousmedia3096 facts

[@keishakellman4371]

Agreed! Michael Keaton’s Batman will always be the best IMO!

[@bobdole7451]

@@ingloriousmedia3096 Batman didn't kill ANYBODY in that movies. It doesn't show it, but all the villans went to the hospital and made a complete recovery. *Shifty eyes*

[@conqc20]

I always saw him as a darker verison of the Batman TV series Joker.

[@shaggyshaggswell]

I agree. I've always said that Burtons movies are a darker version of the Adam West show.

[@fanso76]

I agree. After the 40's, the joker went from being a scary killer to funny trickster. Both Nicholson and Hamill combined the 2 aspects.

[@VJAllison1974]

Yes!

[@MidnightIsolde]

So... basically bronze age Joker really

[@KevinKnutson]

Why do people feel the need to rank everything? He's not the best Joker? According to what criteria? Kind of an asinine thing to say, especially considering his performance was a huge trailblazing take on it, and each iteration since has had his work to build on in the decades since. Just let each actor's work stand alone and admire these professionals for their craft.

[@davidjames579]

Somebody said award ceremonies are pointless, as you can't measure acting like it's a sport.

[@craigkdillon]

Well said. Although, there is something in American culture that obsesses with ranking everything, and everybody.

[@darrenschannels]

Omg finally a comment with some actual sense. I always wonder why people not only feel like they have to rank everything, but insist that their ranking is somehow right and everyone else is wrong.

[@craigkdillon]

@@darrenschannels Not sure. But, I do think we should rank them in order of the significance of their rankings. On a scale of 1 - 10, most would be about 1. {this ranking being the exception. It is my ranking, so its a glorious 10}

[@t3jf]

He absolutely is the best Joker

[@jack93111]

And as you can see he is a lot happier.

[@niccolocirchirillo9127]

Jack Nicholson *is* amazing

[@Surreal469]

The blatant disrespect at the beginning of this video is why you're getting a thumbs down. "OBJECTIVELY worse?" "LESSER"? foh....

[@themidnightwalker3226]

I think that might be a lot of the fans talking here (the kind of fans that over-praise ledger’s Joker, way too much)

[@adamhendrickson512]

29 Dislikes as opposed to 2.9K Likes?

[@Surreal469]

@@adamhendrickson512 Popular doesn't = correct

[@lenevee4925]

Jack Nicholson is the Joker I remember growing up and I enjoyed his character. Each Joker represents a different time so there will be favorites.

[@danielcooke3732]

I wasn't born around that time but being a BATMAN fan I've seen everything BATMAN related....and Jack Nicholson is best JOKER out there. No he's the best BATMAN villain out there. I was too young to watch 89 BATMAN but old enough to watch BATMAN Forever You guessed it...born in the early 90s

[@lenevee4925]

@@danielcooke3732 I was in elementary school at the time ( older than you but very young) but the joker (Jack) was scary and funny at the same time.

[@russargabright]

Caesar Romero and Jack Nicholson will always be the best Jokers ever.

[@TheMeteoDragoon]

You forgot Mark Hamill as well. top three jokers are in no particular order are Romero, Nicholson, and Hamill.

[@landonmiles97]

The only joker I do not like is (cliche, I know) Jared Leto. Every other joker, including the animated ones, are enjoyable to watch.

[@BugRib]

I liked Leto’s Joker okay, it just wasn’t a good movie. I feel kind of bad that he didn’t get to be in “Birds of Prey” (or did he have a cameo? Don’t remember), which was a _much_ better movie.

[@davidjames579]

@@BugRib Leto didn't cameo, he was doubled by someone in shadow! He is however back in the Justice League mini series.

[@shainewhite2781]

Nicholson as the JOKER makes the film worthwhile.

[@heirrose1606]

Nicholson embodied the Joker spirit. I love Ledger's performance the best but I just wish he would've clicked his heels after he finally got the detonator to work at the hospital while wearing the nurse uniform. Just a little moment of joy there would've made it more jocular.

[@boogerandfriends]

Ledger himself said he could not live up to Nicholson’s Joker.

[@saiyansomething73]

I'm not sure he could have clicked his heels, he was wearing Crocs.

[@alvinsanchez967]

Ledger's Joker needed to laugh more in that movie.

[@Spintechfilms]

When he just says "..... my balloons...." Just so good

[@BlankRegie]

"And Hair Color so Natural Only Your Undertaker Knows for Sure!" LOVE THAT JOKER!

[@DavesEmpire1981]

Love his Joker. Hell, I love ALL versions of the Joker, for different reasons.

[@ChrisLawton66]

There's hardly a bad one out there. I recall an animated one from the 70's I didn't care for, but the vast majority are at least good.

[@DavesEmpire1981]

@@Just4Fun-Zocker nope. That one too. Without seeing the film as it was intended, I can't dislike that performance. Too much was cut out.

[@grizzly7160]

All? Cameron Monaghan?

[@tomtalker2000]

To me when you compare him to Ledger and Phoenix's Jokers. Jack's is the scariest to date too me by far and the most accurate portrayal. With Ledger's he was dark and brooding but he was also an antagonist like to push buttons etc...But also was willing to negotiate under certain terms. While Phoenix's you actually saw a regular man become The Joker through a downward mental psychotic breakdown. But at the same time you felt sorry for him. With Jack he was already evil to begin with as a gangster. And then COMPLETELY lost it when he was dropped into the acid bath. Throughout the whole film you saw a blend of again a "joker" prankster if you will in his funny lines. But right underneath that was this cold blooded killer that ENJOYED seeing people suffer. Plus, the permanent grin from the acid and subsequent surgery. Along with his great laugh that Jack had. Jack's Joker had to wear flesh colored make-up to even somewhat "fit in" to everyday society and hide his creepy grin. And even then he couldn't do it. So too me he encompassed EVERYTHING this villain was and should be about. And it will be VERY VERY hard for someone to top his performance.

[@Iomhar]

Not being the best Joker? Are you serious?

[@foolsjourney8118]

He is far from the best Joker for anyone who's clearly never read a single classic Batman comic. Nicholson was definitely the Joker for those of us who grew up reading Detective Comics and Batman throughout the 70s and 80s (in the same way Romero was for those brought up reading the comics in the pop art era). Ledger played a good part, but it wasn't DCs Crown Prince of Crime.

[@tenzhitihsien888]

Nicholson's Joker is more memorable to me than Ledger's or Phoenix's. Also, Burton's Batman movies are still my favourite of the bunch.

[@mark-alexmorridian7239]

Glad to know I'm not the only one. I completely agree! I think the Burton films mixed all the different elements of all the different Batman ages the best 🦇👍

[@mikethomas2641]

To me Nicholson's interpretation of the Joker was the best thing IN Burton's Batman movie.

[@lawrencerinehart5747]

When your performance becomes part of the mythos, you've made a lasting impact.

[@jinyo8700]

What? He is the best joker, better then everybody

[@AliG-fr9oj]

That prince dance scene was amazing!

[@patient_6925]

Nobody's talking about how amazing nicholsons control over his facial expressions are. Amazing

[@TinFoilCrotchBoy]

Did you just say that Jack Nicholson's Joker is OBJECTIVELY the weaker of the THREE? Cause that's how you get me to leave this comment and not finish the video.

[@redwolfe7049]

I don't know what you're going on about in the beginning but Jack's Joker is still and will always be loved by fans. Fans still chose his over Ledger.

[@DaneFalco]

His Joker was probably the closest to the original concept, Ledger transcended it too the Modern Joker.

[@danielcooke3732]

You can't "transcend" that role, you either get it right or wrong. Nicholson got it right. Ledger copied and pasted ideas and lines from Batman Beyond....that's why it seems like he was almost The Joker but wasn't quite there. His character was more like one of "The Jokerz" (a gang who immitate the original Joker in Neo-Gotham years after his death in Batman Beyond)

[@danielcooke3732]

Even the scars bit with the 🦋 🔪 flipping thing to intimidate people...one of the Jokerz did that in either episode 1 or 2 of Batman Beyond to Terry

[@filipemonteiro8255]

Weaker of the 3?! Oh please.🤦‍♂️ Seems to me this is another video to seed discord and get more comments.

[@viddork]

Of course! Everyone knows you can't have a _weaker_ of three. It's the _weakest_ of the three!

[@filipemonteiro8255]

Only a gen Z can say that, someone with a narrow movie culture.

[@allisterfield6028]

tbh, the best looking joker of all of them, and the best representation of the joker character. adding jack nicholson's legendary acting skill...clearly the best joker imo

[@pamelamays4186]

I loved Jack Nicholson's Joker, but, I do have a soft spot for the classic Cesar Romero Joker. Strangest episode was when he and Batman competed against each other in a surfing contest.

[@jacklow9611]

After the movie was released, and before I first saw it, I thought that Jack Nicholson wasn't right for the Joker, but when I did see it, I realized that Mr. Nicholson was the perfect person to play the role. The fact that it included his origin story, as told in the comics, also made it great, imo. The only thing that bothered me was that he was killed off at the end. That also bothered me with other, subsequent villains in the franchise. They were either killed off permanently (Penguin), or were permanently locked for being driven so insane that they lost everything that had made them "enjoyable" to watch (Riddler). The fact that none of them could have possibly ever returned (as they often did in the comics) kind of made me a bit angry. Heath Ledger's Joker did have much of the Joker's mad, sick personality/psychopathy, but making him just a man in clown makeup, kind of ruined it a bit for me. I haven't seen the latest iteration by Joaquin Phoenix's or Jared Leto's take on it, except in pictures, but from what I've seen of them, they were more like inhabitants of an alternate universe that were mere shadows of the original.

[@corbz273]

I also learned that for his salary in the movie, he instead requested a percentage of the film's earnings, including merchandising, and he was able to make quite a bit from it! Much more than he could've if he got paid as a normal actor

[@edkeaton1961]

Not taking anything away from both Joaquin Phoenix and Heath Ledger's portrayals respectively, but Jack Nicholson's Joker was my favorite portrayal, bar none.

[@KEVMAN7987]

Bob is one of my favorite secondary characters of all time.

[@SimoExMachina2]

We all need a "Bob" in our lives.

[@BOBXFILES2374a]

"But I'm a lot happier!" "The first fully functioning, homicidal artist. I make art until somebody dies." Great writing.

[@spade1ace7]

DAMN, Nicholson's Joker was the greatest!! He brought "character" to the character.

[@jamalvargas6146]

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[@alp21188]

Even though I was 12 years old when me my mom and my best friends and his mom sneaked us into the world premiere in ny when we were kids. Thanks to my friends mom or my moms friend knowing one of the ushers loll. Anyways I remember vividly even as 12 year old back them that Jack Nicholson did have Top Billing loll

[@amberjohnson4820]

I was 12 too, when I first watched it with my dad! The whole time after, my dad kept complaining how loud the film was and that he shouldn’t have taken me because it was too violent. I enjoyed it tremendously, for Nicholson, Keaton and the whole soundtrack by Prince. He liked it, but HATED the soundtrack! 😂 Ah, memories! I liked your story, as well! Your friend’s mom seems awesome!

[@Craziecory]

JN has in more than a couple interviews pointed out that the "Bird Dance" was an homage to a friend of his who use to do the same thing.

[@LSween7573]

He’s definitely my favourite joker

[@ChrisLawton66]

Saying Nicholson's Joker wasn't the best is kind of silly. Nicholson's Joker was the best possible for that movie. The thing about the vast majority of Joker presentations in live action and animation is that there aren't many bad ones. You can easily make arguments for Romero, Nicholson, Hamill, Ledger, or Phoenix being the best. I wish the same were true for Dr. Doom.

[@controlledchaos2391]

Jack Nicholson was only playing the Joker that Tim Burton and mostly the Studio’s wanted it to be... Having said that without JACK NICHOLSON’S Joker, Ledger and Phoenix’s Joker wouldn’t be what they are today

[@ChrisLawton66]

@@controlledchaos2391 I'm unsure what you mean by "only playing the Joker that Tim Burton and mostly the Studio's...".

[@controlledchaos2391]

@@ChrisLawton66 huh I edited it to fix that it’s suppose to say jack played the joker Tim burton and the studio wanted

[@ChrisLawton66]

@@controlledchaos2391 If I understand correctly, I respectfully disagree. It seems dismissive to say that Nicholson was only doing what was asked by Burton and the studio. This video itself shows that not to be true.

[@controlledchaos2391]

@@ChrisLawton66 disagree with me all you like I can dig your opinion and I’ll try to see it from your perspective

[@josephtrahan8045]

Jacks Nicholson was THE BEST Joker ever.

[@user-gf3vb7xj3h]

Jack Nicholson was the best Joker ever

[@RikoJAmado]

The “ Trust” parade float sequence alone is what did it for me.

[@jeffreycarr3528]

You said he is third on some lists. But everyone who plays the Joker. Tries to one up the previous "Joker". Give Jack Nicholson more Respect please

[@andregodfrey3022]

In my personal opinion, no one has eclipsed Jack Nicholson's unforgettable performance

[@jeffreyelya9996]

Me thinks you should do this video over again. While all eight entries are valid, there's at least one more I would be adding. The look of the Joker says everything. In the case of the first version of the Joker on the silver screen, they chose to do a look that screams 40s mob boss look, yet at the same time managing to turn that style on its own head by dressing the attire to look futuristic. As far as the ranking, the biggest factor in choosing Nicholson would be the look, because the Joker was introduced in the early 40s. Without Jack's version of the Joker, none of the other versions on film would've existed.

[@majormoolah5056]

All great Jokers are an embodiment of their time. Nicholson is not worse that Ledger or Phoenix, he is simply a creature of his time. Also being the pioneer is always hard. Your followers can build on what you did

[@jackiemcgill6433]

@majormoolah 💯! VERY well said.

[@Possum880]

You can’t say he’s objectively the worst dude, that’s a subjective opinion. Nicholson is my favorite version of the character. There’s no way you could claim which iteration is objectively the best

[@terencewoelke]

Jack Nicholson WAS born to play as the Joker

[@misterx530]

Fantastic video!! Loved Nicholson's Joker! :)

[@mattspychala7251]

Heath Ledger's joker wouldn't have happened without Jack Nicholson's, Jack set the standard and allowed Heath to make a grounded alternative

[@kreigguardsman3355]

I honestly love almost every incarnation of the joker. Each actor brought something to their performance. And that’s my favorite part of it all because no joker is alike

[@danielgertler5976]

Maybe the least dramatic version of the joker, but that doesn't mean weaker, in fact he's probably the most 1 to 1 translation of the character from the comics.

[@Logic783]

Story time. When I was younger, my dad worked for Amtrak (Newark), and as a child, he took me to meet Bob from Batman.

[@jonchapman86]

He was probably closest to the comics, Heath Ledger was good but he was as serious as a heart attack; Joker should have some fun about him. 89 Batman and Begins are probably my favourite movies.

[@tarantino0151]

The Joker being the murderer of Bruce Wayne's parents was a key plot point and really added an extra dimension to, not only their dynamic but the film as a whole. It was a great idea to incorporate it.

[@sourpatchkid394]

Jack Nicholson is exactly how I picture the joke. No gritty realism but Tim Burton

[@replacementkillah]

The weaker of the 3? Jack's version is hardly the weakest. His take of the Joker was perfect for the time it was released. They stuck true to the source material and the ridiculousness there in. People like the Jokers of today because they are made to be more realistic and more relatable. Nicholson's take was damn near perfect.

[@cls0372]

I especially like Jim Carrey as the Riddler in Batman Forever. I really like the outfit that Carrey wore for that film. I also really like the staffs that The Riddler used. I liked the question mark one the best. That was my favorite staff he used.

[@Niusereset]

The item _number one_ contains one more little piece of awesomnes. To make Jack Nappier the killer of Thomas Wayne bonded these two characters even more. Jack Nappier created Batman... and Batman later created Joker... It is quite often in the superhero world that antagonist was created by protagonist or protagonist was created by antagonist. But in this case it went full circle! They created each other!

[@russellcrawley2110]

Jack Nicholson is intense and scary as all hell with or without the makeup. Right?

[@valmid5069]

Arthur Fleck: I have the best dance moves Jack Napier: *Hold my cane*

[@totaldarkness3572]

Wow im mad for the first time at this channel....Jack is and always will be the best Joker ever.......Ever dance with the devil

[@TheSindustriesLtd]

Nicholson is my favourite Joker. his dry sense of humor combined with no fucks given silliness just absolutely worked for me.

[@MrRonald327]

Very iconic.

[@patrickhein6986]

My Personal Opinion: Best Joker, best Batman, best Batmobile, best Batmovie (together with Returns).

[@tatiananediastri7625]

Batman Returns was, hands down, the greatest batman movie to date

[@thechild3021]

My favorite joker actors 1: Nicholson and hamil 2: Phoenix 3: Romero I am not saying I hate this actor I just hear it all the time 4: ledger 5: Leto How many joker actors are still alive huh only 2 and one died of drugs and other one died of age

[@Guagex]

Jack Nicolson played Jack Napier. If he was overshadowed by anyone, it was Mark Hammill. No other actor really came close. Ledger is more responsible for giving rise to the 3 joker theory now established. Ledger playing the potential Edward Blake. Romero and Phoenix both play the PG era Red Hood joker (who never really had a name.

[@TheWolf80764]

My boy jacks always gunna be joker to me simple as that

[@cheezwombat1]

Still the best! He has so many classic lines and the craziness in which he delivers them is genius. This is the joker period.

[@saintmero16]

That my childhood movie of batman and still the best for me part 1 and 2 with Michael keaton and Jack N. one of my favorite jokers.

[@ciadella1971]

Nicholson's Joker was the best. Period.

[@astronaut8917]

Nicholson was BY FAR the BEST most threatening and scary Joker on film so far

[@alexsutton85]

There is and never will be another Joker as good.

[@afriend9428]

*He was one of THE best and That wicked smile was THE ticket for us* 💡

[@christermyrberg3661]

The best Joker there will ever be 👌

[@rocketdude2969]

The first appearance of the joker that June of 89 made one kid in the theater i was at spend years in therapy. When he says "jack is dead my friend you can me the joker" some kid began screaming bloody murder and his parents had to leave the theater. Of this bat fan loved it so much I watched it 3 times in the theater and saved my monet to pre order the VHS tape .

[@VJAllison1974]

Ledger was amazing as The Joker. I think we can agree he was a great choice for the role too. That said, I prefer Jack NIckelson's Joker over Ledger's. He walked the line between insanity and evil pretty much perfectly, blending them together in an amazing ball of ridiculously fun immorality. Mark Hamill's Joker is my favorite though. LOL

[@batgurrl]

He is still my favorite joker. Maybe not the most well acted. Michael Keaton remains my favorite Batman as does this movie remain my favorite Batman movie followed by Batman returns🦇🦇

[@miguelcorona6897]

Weaker of the three??? Watch your mouth!!!!! 3 Jokers :)

[@JTManuel]

Jack's joker is the cool and suave joker. He's the charmer that cleaves your back while wooing you.

[@mikefisher4834]

Keep talking shit about Jack Nicholson‘s Joker not being the best but you can never change the fact that Jack Nicholson is the first person everyone thinks of when they think of the Joker💯

[@TheToonMonkey]

Who doesn't put Batman at the top of Batman.....1978 Superman called.