re: IGN's Top 25 Comic Book Films

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Dude. Heath redefined the Joker. It's really not close.

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Heath's a sign of the times man. He's a great Joker, no doubt, but he's not the true essence of the character. I mean pretty much all the Joker's usual weapons are out of the picture with Heath's, aside from guns, knives, and crowbars. Hamill's can adapt to pretty much any situation and is truly timeless. You can see him holding two boats hostage waiting for them to blow the other up or poison make up of everyone in town just so they die with a smile on their face. Can't see Jack or Heath's Joker doing both those things. In 40 years, directors and writers will be looking at Hamill's interpretation as the true essence, not Ledger's. If you read the comics, Ledger's interpretation doesn't really fit that much. It's easy to imagine Hamill's voice on the page though.