New stills from The Dark Knight

[thunderbolt]

http://themovieblog.com/community/?p=540

Joker's costuming looks great, not sold on the crappy makeup yet.

[Dave Mc]

Yeah, I don't know that I like that look either. It probably makes more "real world" sense, but it's kind of distractingly sloppy.

[ctc]

Hmmmm....

The Joker looks like they kicked him out of Slipknot for not conforming to the dress code; and Batman looks like a Japanese Sentai hero.

*sigh*

Don C.

[The Bat]

Joker's costuming looks great, not sold on the crappy makeup yet.

But We don't know yet...how it will be done, in the context of the Movie. Don't Judge to quickly...wait and see.

[The Toyroom]

OK I'm scared...and not in a good way...isn't the whole classic Joker origin that he slips into the vat of chemicals and it turns his skin "chalk white", his lips "ruby red", his hair "emerald green"? This just looks like a refugee from the Barnum and Bailey Circus who slaps makeup on haphazardly.

[Comic Book Geek]

OK, so the Joker's skin wont "really" be white. He's just a really crazy guy that clowns himself up. Spider-man's webs were organic yet I like the first two Spideys. The Green Goblin was the worst thing ever and that movie ended up OK. This is not my choice to have Joker like this, but I can get over it if they nail the character.

[grayhank]

NOOOOOOOOOOO that make-up is horrible! The thing that makes the Joker one of the greatest villains ever created is his insanity. His insanity was caused from the chemical plant accident which permanently disfigures him. But now he's been downgraded to a crazy person who wears stupid makeup. That's the equivelent of Bruce Wayne becoming Batman because his parents get shot by a BB gun, which doesn't kill them but really stings a bit.

[batmanmc]

cant wait for the movie. the stills look good. the makeup is not that good.

[Comic Book Geek]

That's the equivelent of Bruce Wayne becoming Batman because his parents get shot by a BB gun, which doesn't kill them but really stings a bit.

No, no it's not. Batman's origin is iconic. Ask 100 people on the street about Batman's origin and 98% or better know it. How high would the Joker's be? 50%?

Batman's parents are murdered and he vows to seek justice.

Joker is a criminal and gets dumped in some chemicals. Sure he becomes a worse criminal, and crazier, but the red hood was barely a character before he became the Joker.

I understand why you guys hate it, but I don't think white skin defines the joker anymore than a 1970's blue cape defines Batman.

Another thing to note is that the close up is the Joker after a sound beating. In the other shots it's clear that the makeup is brighter.

Anyone notice the angle of the camera in the shot where Joker is kicking Batman? Nice touch IMO.

[toys2cool]

I don't think it's that bad,it looks pretty real and that's what i wanted to see.
On another note,doesn't Bale look a little thinner?

[aquatroy]

When I see that makeup, Lullaby by the Cure starts playing in my head.

Honestly, the makeup doesn't bother me that much. The Joker is still disfigured (huge scar making a horrific smile). He's still crazy, and he's still deadly. After "Begins", I'll trust the film makers to do a great movie.

[Earth 2 Chris]

Ditto what Aquatroy said for me.

Plus, the Joker's chemical bath origin was done pretty faithfully in the Burton movie. Had they gone that route, Dark Knight would have seemed like a remake to the general public.

Chris

[Wee67]

I accepted Bat's black suit, I can deal with this. Besides, if chenical disfugured your pimentation, wouldn't it come out kind of messy?

I'm really more worried about how he's portrayed than anything else.

[grayhank]

Joker is a criminal and gets dumped in some chemicals. Sure he becomes a worse criminal, and crazier, but the red hood was barely a character before he became the Joker.

He was a criminal as the red hood, no argument there. But it's the chemical accident that drives him over the edge to complete insanity. Prior to that he was just a small time thug. See Legends of the Dark Knight #50 for an excellent look at his background prior to becoming the Joker. Of course even the Joker says as he's telling his story that he sometimes remembers it differently.

[megoscott]

As usual, I like the fake photoshop images on the net better than the actual look. Heath doesn't quite look right, but I have a lot of faith in Nolan and Bale.