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RE: Comparing various portrayals of the Joker, I don't know that it's fair to say Ledger put Nicholson's version to shame. I have zero doubt that if you'd asked him to play Joker like Ledger played him, Nicholson would do an outstanding job, but that's not the Joker he was asked to play. They're two very different and equally iconic portrayals of the same character and i think a preference between them is merely that, preference.
My personal problem with the Burton Batmans is Michael Keaton, who I simply can't take seriously. He's just a goofy-looking guy and I can't make that goofiness into a badass superhero. But you'll never see me argue with the Joker's GIANT revolver, frozen-smile killer make up or "Have you ever danced with the Devil in the pale moon light?" That shit, in the context of Burton's Gotham, is priceless.
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