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Jack Nicholson had the best mix for Joker


Cesar Romero was excellent at portraying Joker's silly side, and Heath Ledger did well at showing the villain's disturbing qualities. Jack Nicholson was a smooth blend of the two. He displayed scary crimes with an oddly amusing air. That best held the attitude of the character.

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That makes sense. If you take them in order you can trace an evolution of the character; Romero = silly, Nicholson = silly/disturbing, Ledger - disturbing. Nicholson bridged the other two (love all three, by the way).

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Thank you, DoctorThirteen. I like the other actors as Joker too, but Jack Nicholson's portrayal is most comfortable.

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I agree. He was the perfect mix of funny and scary. And that's exactly what we need.

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Thank you, George. Yes, it is.

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Yeah, one thinks Jack Nicholson was THEE best Joker.

Best Batman - probably Val Kilmer. He had the right mix of smooth enough for Bruce Wayne, athletic enough for Batman.

Best Catwoman - no doubt in my mind, MIchelle Pfeiffer

Best Penguin - have to go way back on this one - Burgess Meredith

Best Riddler - Well, I think I'll go way back again - Frank Gorshin

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Thank you, jacotodd47. I couldn't find a collective choice among any of the actors who played Batman. Adam West's portrayal of Bruce was debonair. He had the kindest and calmest rationality for the character, and managed to bring humor in to the man's high education. Michael Keaton had the best balance for Batman, though. He delivered the intimidation that Adam West lacked without carrying the melancholic weight that Robert Pattinson did, and avoided the nonsense that Val Kilmer brought to the screen. The last actor was much too immature as Batman and Bruce, but that matched the very childish nature of Batman Forever. Regarding Catwoman's physical abilities, I agreed with you, but Julie Newmar was better at showing the villainess' sexual obsession with Batman. I also shared your view about Penguin. Frank Gorshin as Riddler was something that I hated. His air was acutely uncomfortable, and laugh very obnoxious. Paul Dano successfully reached the point of the riddling freak: a deranged yet analytical man with a morbid interest in wild violence and psychological games.

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Yep, Nicholson's the best Joker.

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Thank you, HellFire. If you look at the whole character, then yes, he is. However, I'm not saying that the performances of the other actors are inferior. Those just have more specific aspects.

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