Heath Ledger as the Joker - Batman - Dark Knights

Will you be able to watch Batman - dark knights now?? after the death of Heath Ledger. I am such a fan of the Batman series. Loved Michael Keaton first and last as Batman. “I love the lips in the mask.”

Christian Bale, not so pretty lips.

 Wondered how much Tommy Lee Jones was paid to make a fool of himself as “Two face” Why??Why??Why??  I asked silently in the movie theatre. Loved Danny Devito as the penguin, Jim Carey just made me nervous as the Riddler - as always over the top for me, rather manic. Arnold Schwarznegger just made it look like - The terminatorman, not Batman. When I saw the trailer while watching “I am legend”, I thought -  I do believe they finally got it right. I loved what Heath Ledger was doing with the Joker.

Now that Heath Ledger is dead, and rumours persist about the depths he went to, to portray the Joker, would you be able to watch the movie? I don’t know yet, maybe it still is too fresh. May his soul rest in peace.

UPDATE

To watch the late Heath Ledger in this role is to watch an actor at the top of his professional game daring himself to go even further. Ledger’s Joker is a slimy beast with a carelessly stitched mouth, speaks with a creaky Midwestern housefrau accent, and uses his clown exterior to creep out the room. It’s a resourceful performance, not only because it articulates manically, but because Nolan finds an ideal home for Ledger’s affectations in this crushing carnival, fitting comfortably between Bale and his impressive growl and Eckhart, who’s uncharacteristically well cast as Gotham’s new beacon of tranquility. It’s a stupendous triangle of conflict, with delightful cast additions in Michael Caine as butler/taskmaster Alfred, Morgan Freeman as weapon specialist Lucius Fox, and, of all people, Eric Roberts, who oozes agreeable olive oil as Mafioso kingpin Salvatore Maroni.

It’s been three lengthy years since “Batman Begins” clobbered the big screen, and the wait for the next chapter in this saga has been interminable. What director Christopher Nolan achieved with “Begins” was superhero tonality on an inspired, chilling scale; it was cartoon vigilantism turned into a mesmerizing metropolitan dirge, masterfully executed in a manner that made previous attempts to bring Batman to life seem juvenile and insincere.

Well, “The Dark Knight” eats “Begins” for breakfast.

As Batman (Christian Bale) lords over Gotham City, he watches his efforts to curb crime, with the help of Lieutenant Gordon (a quite reserved and quite marvelous Gary Oldman), finally bearing fruit. Into his path walks Joker (Heath Ledger), a madman who wants to rule the local crime syndicates and watch the city burn to the ground. Overwhelmed by such a merciless foe, Bruce Wayne (Bale) seeks out new strategies and armaments to fight off Joker, while watching district attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) gain ground fighting crime legally, not to mention making moves on lost love Rachael Dawes (a mature Maggie Gyllenhaal, needlessly replacing Katie Holmes). Left to contemplate his original mission of justice, Batman/Wayne finds himself in over his head as Joker’s ruinous wrath is turned to loved ones and the greater integrity of Gotham City.

“The Dark Knight” is a raw nerve of a comic book film, bravely daring to go beyond the heroic norm and keep its fingers wet with the extremities of evil. There’s just no stopping its intensity and antagonism, reaching far beyond what many would expect from a Batman sequel to become something willfully hazardous. This isn’t a pow! bam! action fiesta, but more a crime story containing marvelous sprawl; a cinematic safe haven for iconic cartoon characters to be newly imagined as embittered pawns in the mighty chess game of Gotham City. The prize? Control of the streets.

Enjoy!!! Just crazily amazing!