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wow..... I know he has been dead for a while now and I was saddened when he passed....

but it JUST hit me right now that he died. strange that it took so long but that journal is what did it. now I'm just sad as fuck right now

 

[blackflag]

Interesting. Seems from the clipping Alex de large form a clockwork orange seems to have been one of his main influences.

Totally could see that when I watched it.

 

[bbdude]

If they ever do a biopic about Heath, they know who to cast.

False:

Give him dark contacts and dye his hair and he's Heath Ledger

 

[LSauchelli]

Well worth it. Heath Ledger stole the show.

I'm sure he means that the dedication he had was worth it. Not that he died. There's no connection between his dedication to the Joker role and his OD, is it?

 

[Akahige]

As an aside, have fans seen his movie "Two Hands"? Not sure if it was ever out of Australia.

Really good movie.

yeah great little movie

 

[Thunder Monkey]

False:



Give him dark contacts and dye his hair and he's Heath Ledger

None of those men look anything alike.

Chins different, eyes, cheekbones, noses.

I mean in passing you might go "Oh hey... he kind of looks like Heath if he turns his head ever so slightly." The minute you actually stop and look at them you realize there's almost nothing similar between them.

 

[tokyostomp]

I was in a Cuban cafe in Central L.A. and the guy behind me sounded a like Waits in the clip. I mimicked him for the rest of the day

 

[Fantasmo]

wait, is the consensus he OD'd because he pushed himself too hard mentally while preparing for the role?

I didn't know his death was directly related...

Bullshit. He was a heroin addict beforehand. NOTHING good comes from being a heroin addict. His hardships helped cultivate The Joker. HEROIN killed him. Heroin cocktail if you want to be precise, but heroin is REALLY good at what it does. Death in life then death.


Heath was incredible fwiw. Wish he conquered his habit and demons before he left us.

 

[Killing_Joke]

That last page really is a tearjerker. Father looked like he was about to cry.

 

[cj_iwakura]

Is it just me or did TDK totally remove any supplement about Heath? Shame, I would've loved more insight.

Fantastic picture.

 

[hitmon]

Really enjoyed his movies. I was one of the skeptics about hearing him cast as Joker and he just blew me away with his performance. Too young to die indeed...

 

[Zaraki_Kenpachi]

Wait are you saying that it was worth him dying to give the performance?

>_>

Are you seriously that slow? He didn't mention his death at all.

Edit: I can't believe people took that as meaning it was worth him dying. The thread is only about him training for the role and has nothing to do with his death but instead of making the logical connection that he meant the preparation for the role you assume you mean his accidental death? SMH.

 

[Spinluck]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=110889

I love these old threads, always reminds me that portion of GAF that likes to jump the gun on shit is usually wrong. Stupidly wrong. Wait and see is the name of the game.

Also, RIP, Heath was the best thing to come out of Nolan's Batman, and TDK wouldn't have been half as good without him. So sad to see such a talented young guy like that go, but his performances will be remembered for quite some time.

 

[Fantasmo]

So why do they call him the Joker?

 

[Sane_Man]

they only look alike in that one photo dude...

Just Google image "Heath Ledger Joseph Gordon Levitt". They look alike.

 

[Hypereides]

Talk about really going into character. The "BYE BYE" note turned my smile upside down for a sec.

 

[sweetvar26]

So why do they call him the Joker?

I heard he wears make up.

 

[strafer]

I heard he wears make up.

Yeah, to scare people. You know, war paint.

 

[POWERSPHERE]

That is some horrible camera work

 

[vas_a_morir]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=110889

dat first post

GAF sure was a different place then.

 

[shanshan310]

Just Google image "Heath Ledger Joseph Gordon Levitt". They look alike.

I know what they look like, I've seen both of them in lots of different roles. I don't see it.

 

[jimi_dini]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=110889

dat first post

dat 10th post:

"Are they f*ckin serious!?"

Why so serious?

 

[Blader]

Is it just me or did TDK totally remove any supplement about Heath? Shame, I would've loved more insight.

Yeah, it was deliberate.

Since it's been five years now, though, hopefully they'll open the vault on this stuff for the next trilogy set.

 

[Deleted member 80556]

I just realized yesterday seeing this that he's been dead for 5 years. God, time passes so fast.

If he hadn't OD, he would've probably appeared in Inception and then again in TDKR. I'm sad, he had so much more potential.

 

[PopeReal]

As much as I enjoyed him playing the Joker, I will never, ever, EVER be able to scrub the awfulness that was A Knight's Tale from my mind. That's first and foremost what I will remember him for.

This is basically all I can think of with this film, but time has probably affected my memory http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEVJ_48YgTg

(NSFW, clip from a BBC cartoon called Monkey Dust)

I love A Knight's Tale. Not for Ledger but I think it is just funny.

 

[obin_gam]

Yeah, it was deliberate.

Since it's been five years now, though, hopefully they'll open the vault on this stuff for the next trilogy set.

The commentary track on TDK in the upcoming super box set (in august?) will surely mention him.

 

[daycru]

Hey, I wasn't referring to his death. I was talking about his dedication to the role.

GAF's reading comprehension as a whole has plummeted to a scary degree. I blame the Xbone.

 

[strafer]

The commentary track on TDK in the upcoming super box set (in august?) will surely mention him.

Oh wow, a commentary track, by Nolan? Bale? :O

That's gonna be awesome to listen to.

 

[obin_gam]

Oh wow, a commentary track, by Nolan? Bale? :O

That's gonna be awesome to listen to.

Details are spruce but with a title like "ultimate collectors edition" together with insider info at the superherohype forums there is a very very strong chance of there being newly recorded commentaries on all three films.

 

[Zekes!]

Heath was straight up the only good thing about TDK

 

[Hawkian]

you know what movie is better than it has any right to be? a knight's tale.

 

[TheKaeptain]

you know what movie is better than it has any right to be? a knight's tale.

He made really shitty movies fun to watch.

 

[Chinner]

knights tale was awful

 

[akira28]

If I had a time machine, I'd pencil in a saving Heath sortie. His Joker...brings actual tears to my eyes. It was literally the best...the best interpretation I've ever seen ever. He was so goddamn the Joker...it's even more tragedy on top of tragedy.

 

[I'M FINISHED!]

Heath was straight up the only good thing about TDK

Straight up now tell me
Do you really want to love me forever oh, oh, oh
Or am I caught in a hit and run?
Straight up now tell me
Is it gonna be you and me together oh, oh, oh
Are you just having fun?
Straight up now tell me