> > I do too. I just wish you weren't so dismissive of Ledger's Joker. Hope I didn't come off as too harsh. I'm just very excited about this film and I think the trailer is all sorts of kick ass. 
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> I'm not a huge Joker fan (he's probably 4th or 5th on the list of the Bat Rogue's gallery in terms of appeal), and griming him up in an attempt to make him more realistic and scary doesn't add to the character's appeal. And Ledger definitely deserves to be tweaked for his preparedness for the role: locking yourself in a hotel room and living off room service for a month is goofy no matter how you slice it, and excessive for any part. Read "Mad Love" and "Killing Joke",
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I've read "Killing Joke." Do you know who's also read it? Ledger. He's using it as source material for his Joker interpretation.
I don't understand. From your comments, you seem to prefer that Ledger put no work into the part. You mock him because he's taking the role seriously, which is something any Batman fan should be thrilled about. I suppose people thought Brando was "excessive" for his ground-breaking method acting during 'On the Waterfront' and DeNiro was "excessive" for gaining 40 pounds for his role in 'Raging Bull.' Now I'm not making comparisons between 'Dark Knight' and those movies, but my point is this... all I care about is how much work Ledger's putting into this role, and IMO the more the better. Whether or not you think he's a Hollywood pretty-boy has no impact on the quality of the movie. So I hope you haven't already prejudged Ledger. Because from my take on the trailer, I didn't even see Ledger, just the Joker.
