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A clip of Heather Ledger's "Joker" taunting the actual Sen. Patrick Leahy -- awesome.

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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on July 12, 2008 at 2:51 PM

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Jeffrey Kunze Author Profile Page says ...

Oh my God he is just so fucking creepy.

Posted by Jeffrey Kunze Author Profile Page at July 12, 2008 3:04 PM

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The InSneider Author Profile Page says ...

Who's Heather?

Posted by The InSneider Author Profile Page at July 12, 2008 4:11 PM

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thevisceral Author Profile Page says ...

I agree - Leahy is creepier than shit.

Posted by thevisceral Author Profile Page at July 12, 2008 4:17 PM

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otakuhouse Author Profile Page says ...

thevisceral wins.

anyone else catch the 6 minutes of the dark knight on the batman begins bluray? i doubt they'd want to do it, but i wish they would shoot the third one in imax.

Posted by otakuhouse Author Profile Page at July 12, 2008 8:27 PM

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otakuhouse Author Profile Page says ...

thevisceral wins.

anyone else catch the 6 minutes of the dark knight on the batman begins bluray? i doubt they'd want to do it, but i wish they would shoot the third one in imax.

Posted by otakuhouse Author Profile Page at July 12, 2008 8:27 PM

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Jeffrey Kunze Author Profile Page says ...

Health Ledger is so unrestrained and raw in this scene that I just can't shake it from my head. I must have watched this clip at least five times over the past 12 hours.

I'm not a big comicbook fan at all, but I now understand all the buzz surrounding his performance and would vouch if he recieved a Best Actor nom/win (considering what I've seen so far this year, nothing much).

Wells, you must be (______) that you have no reservations to an advanced screening of the film every major critic on Earth is predicting will be THE hit movie of summer '08. You've been left blowing in the wind.

But I empathize, as the 'No Reservations' trailers were a total cop-out.

Posted by Jeffrey Kunze Author Profile Page at July 12, 2008 9:43 PM

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D.Z. Author Profile Page says ...

He comes off like he's playing a struggling actor who's trying to get in touch with his agent more than the Joker...

Posted by D.Z. Author Profile Page at July 12, 2008 10:39 PM

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Richard_Stone Author Profile Page says ...

Strange, I remember seeing this clip with Ledger saying the "I'll settle for his loved ones" in a childish, sing-songy, playful and slightly more memorable way.

Strange editing choice as well, the music cue starts at a rather random point abruptly in the middle of the clip. It's like the mixer missed his cue, but couldn't be bothered the rewind the film or fade in the track.

I hope the final mix is more polished.

Posted by Richard_Stone Author Profile Page at July 12, 2008 10:47 PM

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BurmaShave Author Profile Page says ...

D.Z., you're absolutely right. Your analysis is spot-on and your simile is oh so tight. Thank you for making me see the truth. If only Heath Ledger could have been in better command of his talent. It's a shame he didn't really know what he was doing. You do though. Thank you for making me see.

Posted by BurmaShave Author Profile Page at July 12, 2008 11:07 PM

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D.Z. Author Profile Page says ...

Burma: "If only Heath Ledger could have been in better command of his talent. It's a shame he didn't really know what he was doing. "

I blame the coke.

Posted by D.Z. Author Profile Page at July 12, 2008 11:22 PM

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hiviper Author Profile Page says ...

D.Z. says ...
He comes off like he's playing a struggling actor who's trying to get in touch with his agent more than the Joker...

And you come off as a judgemental asshole trying to be über clever. I blame the internets.

Posted by hiviper Author Profile Page at July 12, 2008 11:44 PM

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hiviper Author Profile Page says ...

wow - that's some translation. my attempt to be uber in clever backfired!

Posted by hiviper Author Profile Page at July 12, 2008 11:48 PM

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BurmaShave Author Profile Page says ...

D.Z. you're terrifying.

Posted by BurmaShave Author Profile Page at July 13, 2008 1:15 AM

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BNick Author Profile Page says ...

Jeffrey Kunze,

I agree with you that, after watching this closely, I don't think it's a finished scene from the movie. The quick, awkward cuts and the lack of any background music make me think it's just a few shots of Heath ad libbing and frightening the extras. Which is still pretty cool.

Posted by BNick Author Profile Page at July 13, 2008 9:08 AM

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symscovington Author Profile Page says ...

Well I saw the film last week here in Sydney and having seen the above clip before the screening, and now after, I can tell you that it is actually intercut with some other stuff going on at the same time (for those who have seen it, remember the "panic room" part) which probably accounts for the bizarre cuts in music.

Speaking of music I love the Joker theme, which is just a building whiny hum, which each time, klet's you know he's coming.

Posted by symscovington Author Profile Page at July 13, 2008 9:56 PM

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