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Lifestyle => Sports & Entertainment => Topic started by: Javier on July 26, 2008, 01:41:41 PM

Title: Heath Ledger is to the Dark Knight, as DeNiro was to Godfather II
Post by: Javier on July 26, 2008, 01:41:41 PM
The only difference is that Ledger died and we'll never know how big he could have gotten. 
Title: Re: Heath Ledger is to the Dark Knight, as DeNiro was to Godfather II
Post by: Makaveli's Food & Liquor on July 26, 2008, 05:32:30 PM
Totally agree, i still cant believe how good his performance was, i was watching 10 Things I hate About You earlier, and i couldnt believe that he played the Joker, i really hope when this hits DVD theres a special edition with behind the scenes footage of the filming of it, i'd love to see what it was like in between the filming of scenes (if you get what i mean)
Title: Re: Heath Ledger is to the Dark Knight, as DeNiro was to Godfather II
Post by: Javier on July 26, 2008, 05:39:14 PM
lol check it out, he was caught skating


http://youtube.com/watch/v/H1Fdv10HJMs
Title: Re: Heath Ledger is to the Dark Knight, as DeNiro was to Godfather II
Post by: Sikotic™ on July 26, 2008, 05:50:32 PM
He definitely would of been one of the greats. He had all the potential in the world.
Title: Re: Heath Ledger is to the Dark Knight, as DeNiro was to Godfather II
Post by: NiCc_FrUm_ThA_nO on July 26, 2008, 06:09:11 PM
Without a doubt he wouldve been one of the greats. It was insane how he was able to pull this role off. I like how he prepared for the movie too, reading some of the comics, keeping a 'joker journal', and being isolated in a hotel room for 6 weeks.
Title: Re: Heath Ledger is to the Dark Knight, as DeNiro was to Godfather II
Post by: MontrealCity's Most on July 26, 2008, 10:23:25 PM
Heath Ledger= This generation James Dean?
Title: Re: Heath Ledger is to the Dark Knight, as DeNiro was to Godfather II
Post by: Australian Bastard on July 26, 2008, 10:43:20 PM
Word. We lost a magnificent Aussie and great actor.....


Yall should check out the movie Ned Kelly, Heath plays the infamous OG outlaw...
Title: Re: Heath Ledger is to the Dark Knight, as DeNiro was to Godfather II
Post by: Lunatic on July 27, 2008, 12:46:56 AM
He definitely would of been one of the greats. He had all the potential in the world.
oh yeah, him as Joker completely proved that.
Title: Re: Heath Ledger is to the Dark Knight, as DeNiro was to Godfather II
Post by: Don Jacob on July 27, 2008, 02:52:21 AM
i heard that he did a great job in brokeback mountain as well. straight or gay, it doesn't matter i heard he perfected a texas accent.
Title: Re: Heath Ledger is to the Dark Knight, as DeNiro was to Godfather II
Post by: virtuoso on July 27, 2008, 07:19:12 AM

The sad and ironic thing is that from what I have read he was forced into acting, never wanted to be an actor and would harm himself viciously in his early days as an actor. I haven't seen this film yet but given the above, it seems somehow very disrespectful to release the film with him in it.
Title: Re: Heath Ledger is to the Dark Knight, as DeNiro was to Godfather II
Post by: Javier on July 27, 2008, 08:58:11 AM

The sad and ironic thing is that from what I have read he was forced into acting, never wanted to be an actor and would harm himself viciously in his early days as an actor. I haven't seen this film yet but given the above, it seems somehow very disrespectful to release the film with him in it.

Where did you read that?  And that's just corny, "very disrespectl to release the film with him in it" 
Title: Re: Heath Ledger is to the Dark Knight, as DeNiro was to Godfather II
Post by: NiCc_FrUm_ThA_nO on July 27, 2008, 09:52:02 AM
i heard that he did a great job in brokeback mountain as well. straight or gay, it doesn't matter i heard he perfected a texas accent.
I heard the same thing, but i wont be watching that movie anytime soon ;)
Title: Re: Heath Ledger is to the Dark Knight, as DeNiro was to Godfather II
Post by: virtuoso on July 27, 2008, 10:09:18 AM

It was in one of the english papers the Daily Mail about a month ago. I don't think it's corny to say that, if it was acting that led to his obvious deep depression and unhappiness, then to release the film with him in it doesn't seem right. If you want to describe that opinion as corny then knock yourself out.
Title: Re: Heath Ledger is to the Dark Knight, as DeNiro was to Godfather II
Post by: Javier on July 27, 2008, 10:12:35 AM
So which is it that lead to his depression?  Being forced into acting (which is not true), acting itself, or his role as the Joker(which he had a blast playing, as quoted in intereviews)? 
Title: Re: Heath Ledger is to the Dark Knight, as DeNiro was to Godfather II
Post by: virtuoso on July 27, 2008, 10:43:52 AM

My bad, he was not forced into acting but he couldn't handle acting as a profession because of what it brought with it

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-510066/Drugs-depression-lost-love--truth-lonely-death-Heath-Ledger.html

I guess that was only part of it because it also talks about terrible sleeping problems he was experiencing months before he committed suicide, so all in all one extremely unhappy individual beneath the exterior.
Title: Re: Heath Ledger is to the Dark Knight, as DeNiro was to Godfather II
Post by: Javier on July 27, 2008, 11:06:37 AM
A lot of actors hate the other attention the profession brings. He would have been depressed anyway, acting or not.   
Title: Re: Heath Ledger is to the Dark Knight, as DeNiro was to Godfather II
Post by: Now_Im_Not_Banned on July 27, 2008, 11:50:22 AM
LOL@"very disrespectful"
Title: Re: Heath Ledger is to the Dark Knight, as DeNiro was to Godfather II
Post by: Sikotic™ on July 27, 2008, 11:56:27 AM

It was in one of the english papers the Daily Mail about a month ago. I don't think it's corny to say that, if it was acting that led to his obvious deep depression and unhappiness, then to release the film with him in it doesn't seem right. If you want to describe that opinion as corny then knock yourself out.
The guy was skateboarding on set and having a good time, so I don't think the part made him THAT miserable.
Title: Re: Heath Ledger is to the Dark Knight, as DeNiro was to Godfather II
Post by: virtuoso on July 27, 2008, 12:48:55 PM

My bad, he was not forced into acting but he couldn't handle acting as a profession because of what it brought with it

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-510066/Drugs-depression-lost-love--truth-lonely-death-Heath-Ledger.html

I guess that was only part of it because it also talks about terrible sleeping problems he was experiencing months before he committed suicide, so all in all one extremely unhappy individual beneath the exterior.
Title: Re: Heath Ledger is to the Dark Knight, as DeNiro was to Godfather II
Post by: Australian Bastard on July 27, 2008, 08:42:17 PM
Its a shame, of course it sucks we lost a bright individual, but now he ain't around to reprise the role of the Joker and if yall niggaz know Batman the Joker is the central villain, who always has a hand in it all somehow...I hope some actor wil be able to step-up to that mantel and do it well...
Title: Re: Heath Ledger is to the Dark Knight, as DeNiro was to Godfather II
Post by: Fuck Your Existence on July 28, 2008, 03:38:14 AM
I guess that was only part of it because it also talks about terrible sleeping problems he was experiencing months before he committed suicide, so all in all one extremely unhappy individual beneath the exterior.

did i miss something? was it ruled a suicide?..last i heard it was thought to be an accidental overdose...
Title: Re: Heath Ledger is to the Dark Knight, as DeNiro was to Godfather II
Post by: Lunatic on July 28, 2008, 09:11:41 AM
^it was accidental overdose, no suicide.
Title: Re: Heath Ledger is to the Dark Knight, as DeNiro was to Godfather II
Post by: Don Jacob on July 29, 2008, 10:55:34 PM
accidental.