8. Jack Nicholson - The Joker
Casting Jack Nicholson as the Joker is essentially a non-brainer - the man IS the flesh-and-blood incarnation of the Clown Prince of Crime. I'm one of the few people who believes that you can't really compare Jack's Joker with Heath Ledger's - neither is better; neither is worse - they're both fantastic performances, and it's all to do with personal preference. It's glaringly obvious that Nicholson came closer to the source material than Heath Ledger - some people dismiss Jack's performance; claiming that it's just him playing an exaggerated version of himself - similar to Jim Carrey in 'Batman Forever'. I agree in-part with this statement - although, unlike Carrey's Riddler; Nicholson's Joker translated wonderfully to the big screen - plus, Jack IS The Joker€ he was born to play that role in the same way Christopher Reeves was born to play Superman - why should he have to alter his acting style when playing the Harlequin of Hate? Just as Jack Nicholson's Joker wouldn't have worked in 'The Dark Knight', Heath Ledger's would have fallen flat in 'Batman' (1989) - each contributed different character aspects to their individual films.