Anton Chigurh vs. The Joker - which is the better villain? - Blu-ray Forum

emm7th · 07-26-2008, 02:13 AM

Who played a better villain - Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men) or Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight)?

wnicholas76 · 07-26-2008, 02:30 AM

My vote's for Heath Ledger all the way! I have seen both No Country for Old Men and The Dark Knight, and while Javier Bardem's Anton Chigurh in "No Country" was cold, calculating, and sociopathic, he just wasn't menacing enough for me to be my favorite villain. And that's why I picked Heath Ledger's Joker in The Dark Knight, because Heath just had it all: the right combination of madness with his method acting, bringing a more edgy, yet twitchier approach to an anarchic, punk-rock, almost junkie version of The Joker. In fact, in comparing The Dark Knight to 1989's "Batman", when it came to Jack Nicholson playing The Joker in the '89 film, he was cracking jokes. But in Heath's world, The Joker was cracking skulls and loving every second of it!!

R.I.P. Heath Ledger (1979-2008)

kaliraver · 07-26-2008, 02:35 AM

Both of them are freaking crazy! I would say the Ledger because in the movie he lived and didn't give an "F" about getting hurt by Batman iun the jail or even in the street scene where he is mumbling that he wants Batman to hit him.

mrgreed202 · 07-26-2008, 02:39 AM

there really is no comparing these two, but i went with heath ledger...

Bokchoy · 07-26-2008, 03:05 AM

I went with Anton Chigurh, but I think he and Two Face would have been a better match-up. I'd have to flip a coin for that one.

dahoover · 07-26-2008, 04:37 AM

The Joker in a landslide!

SeahawxBlu · 07-26-2008, 04:50 AM

I gotta go with the Joker here. Pit these two against each other and the Joker would be doing things with that air gun that Chigurh would have never thought of.

JUDGEMENT 4400 · 07-26-2008, 06:28 AM

Both are pretty good. But I think the Joker wins by a little bit. I'd like to see them reverse roles are see the results

theprophecy247 · 07-26-2008, 07:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bokchoy

I went with Anton Chigurh, but I think he and Two Face would have been a better match-up. I'd have to flip a coin for that one.

lol no pun intended ?

Blufury · 07-27-2008, 02:04 AM

The Joker.

The Don · 07-27-2008, 08:26 AM

this should be a 4-way dance

Anton Chiqurh vs. The Joker vs. Keyser Soze vs. Tyler Durden

juha · 07-27-2008, 10:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Don

this should be a 4-way dance

Anton Chiqurh vs. The Joker vs. Keyser Soze vs. Tyler Durden

The Joker would still win, there...

Anton doesn't have the agility

Keyser the strength

Tyler is a fabric of imagination . oops spoiler too late dammit

though my favorite character of those 4 is definetely Pitt's Tyler. He was not exactly a villain, though

crey014 · 07-27-2008, 11:00 AM

I have to give the edge to the Joker.

Anton is indeed feral and animalistic, but he goes around and kills people because he thinks he's doing destiny's plan. Anton feels "obligated" to kill these people.

The Joker, in the other hand, creates all these mindgames, because it's fun and not even thinking of the collateral damage. That for me is cold, to find cruel acts as such as something fun.

The Don · 07-27-2008, 12:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by juha

The Joker would still win, there...

Anton doesn't have the agility

Keyser the strength

Tyler is a fabric of imagination . oops spoiler too late dammit

though my favorite character of those 4 is definetely Pitt's Tyler. He was not exactly a villain, though

he orchestrated a group that terrorized the town....

he's a villain with the same belief system as the Joker...

Moefiz · 07-27-2008, 12:34 PM

I"ll have to the the Joker on this one...I don't think that Anton Chigurh can make a pecile disappear with such style like the joker.

elecrofunk · 05-18-2017, 07:57 AM

Chigurh.... the Joker is a fantastical character, while Chigurh has more of a real life menace. Both incredible performances. Hard to choose.

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07-26-2008, 02:13 AM	#1
emm7th Active Member Member since:Sep 2007 Blu-ray collection:3	Anton Chigurh vs. The Joker - which is the better villain? Who played a better villain - Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men) or Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight)?

07-26-2008, 02:30 AM	#2
wnicholas76 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Memphis, TN (for now...) Home Theater Gallery:188 4K collection:495 Blu-ray collection:1068 Blu-ray reviews: 24 Trading Score:12	My vote's for Heath Ledger all the way! I have seen both No Country for Old Men and The Dark Knight, and while Javier Bardem's Anton Chigurh in "No Country" was cold, calculating, and sociopathic, he just wasn't menacing enough for me to be my favorite villain. And that's why I picked Heath Ledger's Joker in The Dark Knight, because Heath just had it all: the right combination of madness with his method acting, bringing a more edgy, yet twitchier approach to an anarchic, punk-rock, almost junkie version of The Joker. In fact, in comparing The Dark Knight to 1989's "Batman", when it came to Jack Nicholson playing The Joker in the '89 film, he was cracking jokes. But in Heath's world, The Joker was cracking skulls and loving every second of it!! R.I.P. Heath Ledger (1979-2008) Last edited by wnicholas76; 07-26-2008 at 02:44 AM.

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07-26-2008, 02:35 AM	#3
kaliraver Blu-ray Samurai Member since:May 2007 Location:San Francisco Bay Blu-Ray SteelBooks™: (150+) Blu-ray collection:373 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:285	Both of them are freaking crazy! I would say the Ledger because in the movie he lived and didn't give an "F" about getting hurt by Batman iun the jail or even in the street scene where he is mumbling that he wants Batman to hit him.

07-26-2008, 02:39 AM	#4
mrgreed202 Senior Member Member since:Apr 2008 Blu-ray collection:138	there really is no comparing these two, but i went with heath ledger...

07-26-2008, 03:05 AM	#5
Bokchoy Member Member since:Apr 2008 Home Theater Gallery:5 Blu-ray collection:166	I went with Anton Chigurh, but I think he and Two Face would have been a better match-up. I'd have to flip a coin for that one.

07-26-2008, 04:37 AM	#6
dahoover Expert Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Bloomington, Indiana Blu-ray collection:230 DVD collection:107 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:25	The Joker in a landslide!

07-26-2008, 04:50 AM	#7
SeahawxBlu Special Member Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Redmond, WA	I gotta go with the Joker here. Pit these two against each other and the Joker would be doing things with that air gun that Chigurh would have never thought of.

07-26-2008, 06:28 AM	#8
JUDGEMENT 4400 Senior Member Member since:Nov 2007 Blu-ray collection:34 Blu-ray reviews:10	Both are pretty good. But I think the Joker wins by a little bit. I'd like to see them reverse roles are see the results

07-27-2008, 02:04 AM	#10
Blufury Blu-ray Guru Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Texas 4K collection:409 Blu-ray collection:1669 Trading Score:36	The Joker.

07-27-2008, 08:26 AM	#11
The Don Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Apr 2006 Blu-ray reviews:12 Trading Score:2	this should be a 4-way dance Anton Chiqurh vs. The Joker vs. Keyser Soze vs. Tyler Durden

07-27-2008, 11:00 AM	#13
crey014 Banned Member since:Apr 2007 Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:16	I have to give the edge to the Joker. Anton is indeed feral and animalistic, but he goes around and kills people because he thinks he's doing destiny's plan. Anton feels "obligated" to kill these people. The Joker, in the other hand, creates all these mindgames, because it's fun and not even thinking of the collateral damage. That for me is cold, to find cruel acts as such as something fun.

07-27-2008, 12:34 PM	#15
Moefiz Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jul 2007 Blu-ray collection:288 DVD collection:20 Blu-ray reviews: 15 Trading Score:70	I"ll have to the the Joker on this one...I don't think that Anton Chigurh can make a pecile disappear with such style like the joker.

05-18-2017, 07:57 AM	#16
elecrofunk Special Member Member since:Aug 2014 4K collection:74 Blu-ray collection:647 DVD collection:497 Prime collection:3	Chigurh.... the Joker is a fantastical character, while Chigurh has more of a real life menace. Both incredible performances. Hard to choose.

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