The Joker (TDK) vs. Bane (TDKR)

[Impact]

So who was the better villian? I actually think Bane was more cold then The Joker. (Not to say Joker was evil also)My vote is for Bane. (The minority I know)

[JackO]

Performance wise it is Joker by a landslide but in terms of working within the film, I go Bane. His physical beatdown of Batman was epic to see. And I don't feel that he got cheated in the end, I felt as thought he and

Talia

were more partners then him being a lapdog.

[4815162342]

The Joker easily. Better acting and a far better plan and execution of it.

[Cedarpoint1111]

Joker by miles. /thread

[Punishment]

Jokerbut

Bane is very close during the first third of the movie. He was a let down during the middle and ending for me.

[4815162342]

Ra's al Ghul would be disappointed in Talia and Bane's plan since it strings things along for the sake of psychological cruelty, leaves a ton of loose ends open that could unwind the whole venture, and in general relies too much on nihilism and suicidal waiting for the end.

[redfirebird2008]

I feel it's a tie, but since people keep shitting on Bane I voted for him.

[ddddeeee]

I absolutely loved Bane until the big reveal.Honestly, my favourite villain in the Nolan trilogy is probably Scarecrow...

[pinocchio]

Silly question. Ledgers The Joker wrote movie history. Bane is something that will be forgotten tomorrow. The usual stuff.You could as well compare General Zod from Superman 2 with Hannibal Lector or whatsoever.

[Letsuseournoggin]

Joker, hands down. Although I do feel Bane's hand to hand fights top anything involving the Joker and Batman. But as a whole, the Joker is just too much to top.

[bryan]

Both, my favorite is the Joker but right now I'm going with Bane

[peludo]

I love both, but I know Joker will win, so I voted for Bane. I think Tom Hardy has surprised many people.

[tommycruise]

Going with Bane because Tom Hardy had impossible standards to live up to but he still did a really good job

[Noctis]

Bane, definitely. Much more interesting.

[CDK]

WOW!This is much harder than I ever thought it would be, HL's Joker is IMO perfect, the voice, the laugh, how he always changed the story about his scars, his violence that makes everybody laugh (How about a magic trick?) and the perfect police station one-on-one with Batman, his take is as close as I will ever get to the 100% true comic version of that character and I do not believe that in my lifetime I will ever see a better version.But I can say the same about TH's BANE, his look, the mask, his mission, how he was all about punishment & pain, his fighting skill, size, strength, and how bang on they got the 1st head-to-head battle with Batman, it was brutal and the image of him holding Batman over his head and what he did right after that was pulled right from the comics and could not have been done any better.I hate to sit on the fence but I must, this is a tie for me as both were perfect in their own Batman films.

Edited August 25, 2012 by CDK

[tommycruise]

WOW!

This is much harder than I ever thought it would be, HL's Joker is IMO perfect, the voice, the laugh, how he always changed the story about his scars, his violence that makes everybody laugh (How about a magic trick?) and the perfect police station one-on-one with Batman, his take is as close as I will ever get to the 100% true comic version of that character and I do not believe that in my lifetime I will ever see a better version.

But I can say the same about TH's BANE, his look, the mask, his mission, how he was all about punishment & pain, his fighting skill, size, strength, and how bang on they got the 1st head-to-head battle with Batman, it was brutal and the image of him holding Batman over his head and what he did right after that was pulled right from the comics and could not have been done any better.

I hate to sit on the fence but I must, this is a tie for me as both were perfect in their own Batman films.

The police station scene has some of the best dialogue ever, nothing between batman and Bane can beat that (althought my vote still goes to Bane).

[The Toymaker]

Bane was pretty shit really. The Joker was far better. Nothing to do with Heath Ledger at all, just The Joker is a better character altogether.