What Knife Did Joker Use?

Juramentado said:
It showed Batman for what he is, a human being trying to do superhuman deeds, but is now faced with a villain as determined as he is. The movies transcended the same old "superhero saved the day" genre. You always expected that. In this movie you're really are not sure if Batman can stop the joker, and that change in expectations was great.
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Well, if Batman can't handle him, he should drop the Clint Eastwood clinched teeth routine and go into being a stock broker. Seriously, his refusal to kill the Joker is reflective of today's demented society in which we tolerate recidivism in the name of taking the high road, even when the one committing the repeat offenses is brutal, relentless and pathological. Just think, had Batman (or someone) killed the Joker when they first had him, look at the numbers of people they would have saved, not to mention the hospital. Batman, after all, may have a code, but he's a vigilante.

You said yourself that Batman walks the fine line between hero and villain, but in the end it was the DA who refused to kill the Joker, but he still lost his soul. The movies where the protagonist is forced into crossing the line are the most intriguing to me. Dirty Harry and Charles Bronson's characters often did this. If vigilantism is that which is resorted to when law fails, how much of a step is it to go from vigilante to executioner? Marvel's Punisher is one who is not deterred by the responsibility of taking life to save it.

Superheros are, by definition, people who use their abilities to save people. Back in the 60s, they never really killed anyone. That wasn't always the case. The original Superman comic strip featured a hero who quite frequently stood by while a bad guy fell to his death, then assumed a ho-hum attitude. This changed as it became more popular, and all superheros followed suit. Even the Lone Ranger knew how to shoot a gun out of someone's hand without breaking the skin.

Now superheros do take life to save others. Note Iron Man, who tallied up an enviable body count of terrorists in his recent movie. Getting back to Batman, though, as he deals with whether to cross the line, the end result is frustration and a high body count of innocent people.

Had the Joker forced Batman to cross that line, it would have been a more interesting study given today's extreme society. After 911, a friend of mine jubilantly proclaimed, "Political correctness is now dead!"—to which I replied, "Dream on!" It all comes back to how far we, as a society, will go to save people from relentlessly evil people. Will we waterboard someone to keep a nuclear weapon from going off or to keep someone from releasing a deadly form of resistant Smallpox? Only time will tell. If The Dark Knight is any indication, we're in for a dark future.

At least, in the interim, the Joker could buy a decent knife.
 
I have been reading this thread and have to wonder if you all are taking the same meds that my Dr has me on...I liked the sexiest heroin and really bad villain in "Alien". Oh and I think they used a scalpel blade. ops I might be off topic for this serious thread. Sorry.
 
Uuuuuugh...I think you'd have to be on a lot of heroin to like Sigourney Weaver. Me, I'm in love with Amanda Tapping (Stargate, Sanctuary), but I've never seen her with a decent knife. I can't say the same thing about her replicator double on Stargate SG1. She actually doesn't need a knife as she can turn her arm into a knife. That means if you go out with her, you don't need a knife. "Excuse me, dear, would you mind cutting this thread off my shirt?"

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Replicator Carter kills Daniel Jackson. I can't recall now how many
times he's been killed in the show, but he comes back.


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Now she kills the evil system lord Wu...or Lu (whatever). He
doesn't come back, at least not yet.
 
Sigourney Weaver has made a lot more $$$ and has a lot more respect in films WHY the $#&^$%*@ does every so called Sci Fi use some kind of a sword/light saber or arm thing as is the case of your "B" list TV star? I thought Harrison Ford put that to rest in his fight scene etc. OK ...I'll admit that Amanda Tapping looks better now- But I remember long legged S.W. when she and I were younger...do I have to say the word knife here. One more thing I don't like about spell check , heroin is spelled right but its not A proper HEROINE! Dang
 
hotrodKelley said:
Ledger's performance is the only reason to watch the movie. It looked like an assortment of microtechs and daltons.

"why so serious..son?!"
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Ledger was the WORST Joker ever! I was cringing ALL THE WAY.

The best joker was Jack Nicholson. He set the bar too high IMO!

The latest Joker also had an uninteresting knife *I'm putting it mildly"
 
Well, when movies start using props rather than having a designer come up with something or using a well known knife like Spyderco (remember Cliffhanger?), they really miss the proverbial boat. I suspect someone sends some stooge down to the prop department to rummage through a box of plastic knives. It's too bad.

Stargate used replicator Sam's sword arm from the second Terminator. It's a fun show, though they use the same outdoor areas to represent a number of different planets and even Earth. I laugh my head off. I guess they think we can't recognize that same field shot over and over and over. I could get dropped in the middle of that field and know exactly where I am. It's really like some kid's backyard home movies, where he has only one outdoor set he can use.

I think Weaver does the best with what she has, but she lacks natural beauty. When Amanda smiles her whole face lights up and that's what good casting people look for. Sigourney needs a lot of makeup. Oh, another beauty is Jennifer Connelly (The Hulk). Beautiful eyes.

Still, to each his own!

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They're throw away knives. I wouldn't be packing a $500 custom blade if I was running from the police, I'd get a dozen or so "cheapies" that worked when I needed them to and then could be thrown away or confiscated. And that's exactly what happened to the Joker, at one point it was even his intention to be jailed and stripped of weapons.

That's just my thought.
 
I can understand why young guys only look at appearances and if you want to include “B through ”D” listed then check out Diana Rigg as Emma Peel in the 60’s The Avengers… talk about long leggy women !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
and Emma Peel used a knife. Forgot which one ... once used a cane sword or maybe other guy,whatever.
 
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Confederate said:
Well, if Batman can't handle him, he should drop the Clint Eastwood clinched teeth routine and go into being a stock broker. Seriously, his refusal to kill the Joker is reflective of today's demented society in which we tolerate recidivism in the name of taking the high road, even when the one committing the repeat offenses is brutal, relentless and pathological. Just think, had Batman (or someone) killed the Joker when they first had him, look at the numbers of people they would have saved, not to mention the hospital. Batman, after all, may have a code, but he's a vigilante.

You said yourself that Batman walks the fine line between hero and villain, but in the end it was the DA who refused to kill the Joker, but he still lost his soul. The movies where the protagonist is forced into crossing the line are the most intriguing to me. Dirty Harry and Charles Bronson's characters often did this. If vigilantism is that which is resorted to when law fails, how much of a step is it to go from vigilante to executioner? Marvel's Punisher is one who is not deterred by the responsibility of taking life to save it.

Superheros are, by definition, people who use their abilities to save people. Back in the 60s, they never really killed anyone. That wasn't always the case. The original Superman comic strip featured a hero who quite frequently stood by while a bad guy fell to his death, then assumed a ho-hum attitude. This changed as it became more popular, and all superheros followed suit. Even the Lone Ranger knew how to shoot a gun out of someone's hand without breaking the skin.

Now superheros do take life to save others. Note Iron Man, who tallied up an enviable body count of terrorists in his recent movie. Getting back to Batman, though, as he deals with whether to cross the line, the end result is frustration and a high body count of innocent people.

Had the Joker forced Batman to cross that line, it would have been a more interesting study given today's extreme society. After 911, a friend of mine jubilantly proclaimed, "Political correctness is now dead!"—to which I replied, "Dream on!" It all comes back to how far we, as a society, will go to save people from relentlessly evil people. Will we waterboard someone to keep a nuclear weapon from going off or to keep someone from releasing a deadly form of resistant Smallpox? Only time will tell. If The Dark Knight is any indication, we're in for a dark future.

At least, in the interim, the Joker could buy a decent knife.
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I dont know wether i think your a ranting idiot or spot on....:confused:

have you read garth ennises punisher? only ones worth reading imho im not a comics kind of guy but theyre excellent.
 
4W4K3 said:
They're throw away knives. I wouldn't be packing a $500 custom blade if I was running from the police, I'd get a dozen or so "cheapies" that worked when I needed them to and then could be thrown away or confiscated. And that's exactly what happened to the Joker, at one point it was even his intention to be jailed and stripped of weapons.

That's just my thought.
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I agree: He liked to use knives because he liked to see the fear in his victims' eyes as he killed them (many real life psychos are like this) he was not a gear fetishist looking to show off with the fanciest gear, these were tools for him. I believe in the scene where he has his pockets emptied of all his many weapons a vegetable peeler is among them. Shudder!
 
4W4K3 said:
They're throw away knives. I wouldn't be packing a $500 custom blade if I was running from the police,
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If you're a criminal of the Joker's caliber, why not STEAL a whack of $500 knives?
Stolen knives would make great disposables.:)
Or, he could have spent some of that giant pile of cash he burned to buy a whack of $500 knives.
 
Joker's knife looked like a potato peeler to me, but I don't know every knife. As an action movie afficianado, I was not very impressed; after three attempts, I feel asleep each time. And I agree that was the worst Joker ever, very tedious and I found myself not really caring about him at all. The key to a great action movie, horror film or kung fu movie is a really great bad guy. You've got to hate the guy, but this Joker just left me not caring....:thumbdn:
 
Wow... After reading all these posts I just have to ask... You guys realize that it was a movie and there was a whole screenplay behind it right? The characters do what they do in the movie because they are actors and it's written in a script.

As far as those saying that Ledger was the worst Joker ever... Well I just don't know what you say to you. I've been watching Batman since the old school TV show and Cesar Romero was playing The Joker. Nicholson was good if you're looking for more of a silly / cartoony Joker. Ledger's Joker was supposed to be dark and twisted to fit with the theme of the movie. I thought he played his character with outstanding talent. I could get the sense of how "insane" he was supposed to be without being "crazy". I think that Ledger's performance was fantastic. Nicholson could have played that same Joker 25-30 years ago and he would have nailed it better than Ledger simply because Nicholson is such an amazing actor.

It really all depends on the script and how well the character develops from the lines he speaks and the actions he takes in the movie.
 
Tony8179 said:
The Microtech he used in the movie was an actual Troodon. They show an Ultratech after he gets caught and they are laying out his weapons in the jail.
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thank you- you know your knives-im glad some people actually know what they're talking about-i've heard a lot fo different knives mentioned-it kinda gets ridiculous
 
I personally loved the movie and watched it 3 times before it was returned to its home at the Nexflix warehouse. I rarely watch any movies more than once. Also thought Ledger did an awesome as the Joker having read hundreds of Batman comics as a kid. It was a very good rendition of the Dark Knight series. My only beef was the short lived appearance of Two Face...they shouldve kept him as a cliffhanger for the next movie.

The last two Batman movies have blown all the previous Batman motion pictures off the map.
 
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