Movies Val Kilmer as Doc Holliday or Heath Ledger as The Joker - Which is the better performance?

[Ima5starman]

You could make an argument that Jack Nicholson or Mark Hamill have played The Joker better while nobody comes close to Val as Doc Holliday.

 

[Excelsior]

Definitely Val. I liked Ledgers Joker, but I never saw it as the revelation others did. I doubt that his performance would be as revered as it is if he hasn't died.

 

[Adamant]

I feel like picking a winner is unfair to the loser. The one who comes in second was still fantastic.

I'd probably say Heath just because of all the hype around it.

 

[Bob Gray]

Heath was fantastic and Nolans version of Joker gave him a bit more depth than Nicholsons version. I'd still give an edge to Kilmer on this. There were layers to his performance that some roles just dont have.

 

[Protectandserve]

Kilmer killed that role but Ledger fucking disappeared into that role. So many people had zero faith in his ability and he just fucking knocked it out of the park.

 

[Two Crows]

Votes.

(Sees results)

"WTF is wrong with you people!?!?"

End.

 

[Doomer]

Val Kilmer no contest.

 

[Takes Two To Tango]

This is a very good race between the two.

 

[stalehotdog]

I think a lot of Val votes come from a liking to the character. Val benefits from Doc Holiday being a man’s man. Funny as hell, smart as a whip, best gun slinger in the west, manages to still fuck while being a degenerate alcoholic, doubles back on his death bed like a true friend to fight Ringo who people considered the better marksman at the time.

 

[Morning Star]

That's tough. Ledger was incredible, but Val's dialogue IMO puts him over the top. Absolute quote machine in Tombstone, dude nailed the part and stole that movie with an absolutely stacked cast.

 

[Uber_Noober]

 

[Takes Two To Tango]

Votes are so close, it's basically a tie.

 

[pv3Hpv3p]

Fuck off!

 

[the ambush]

He stole the show!!

 

[Belaya Smert]

Kilmer, he could handle his shit and looked higher than ceiling paint in Tombstone.

 

[James Eagle]

I just ordered Tombstone with The Hateful 8

 

[Thrawn33]

Votes.

(Sees results)

"WTF is wrong with you people!?!?"

End.

maybe a generational thing?

I'm not even sure Ledger was the best Joker (hes good dont get me wrong)...let alone better than Doc Holiday