Wow, there are so many good movies out right now, especially for us sci-fi geeks! Joker, Zombieland Double-Tap, and that new Terminator.
Yeah, I'm especially excited to see what they do with Terminator. Salvation and Genesis were fair, but nowhere near the classic awesomeness that was Judgement Day. Did you see Double-Tap? What did you think of it?
Double-Tap was solid, for sure. I don't know if it was as cool as the first, but I definitely enjoyed it. Lots of good laughs. I was worried that it'd be just more of the same, but they managed to make it unique in its own right.
I've heard mixed reviews from the critics, but I'm sure I'll see it soon. Don't want to wait for DVD.
Now, Joker was pure artwork. Didn't you guys go see it last weekend?
Yup, on Friday. Agreed, it was awesome.
Gotta be honest. For me, Jack Nicholson will always be the quintessential Joker. I get it, I'm an old dude, and because Batman came out the year I graduated, it will always be my favorite. Heck, my high school friends and I even called my car the "Batmobile."
Seriously? I mean it was good, but anything Nicholson does is, well, Nicholson. Hard to separate the man from the role.
True. Heath Ledger definitely managed to do more of a pure Joker than Nicholson.
What did you think of Leto?
I'm going to pretend you didn't even ask me that. (laughs)
Hey, I know. I'm in the minority. But I thought he wasn't so bad.
I'm not sure we can be friends anymore. I will say this: Phoenix absolutely nailed it! He's officially my second-favorite joker of all time. Just a step below Nicholson.
Oh, he's my favorite by far. Brutal, dark, but not over-the-top. That's no small feat for a villain like the Joker.
Yeah, and the script was pure gold. Give credit where credit is due: even a great actor like Phoenix can't turn a garbage script into gold.
Agreed.
I also dig that it wasn't just another Batman movie. Joker's a fun character, definitely needed his own headline.
Agreed. Now, if we can just get them to let Phoenix do a big-screen Killing Joke, that would be awesome!