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Originally Posted by Steve Carlton

I remember being dazzled by Jack Nicholson's Joker. Then Heath Ledger brought it to a different place and a level with his characterization. What a tragedy about Heath and that we'll never get a reprise or anything else from him again. For me, there was tremendous entertainment value in both of their portrayals. I like Joaquin Phoenix's acting (especially in Gladiatory) and thought he did a brilliant job in Joker. But OMG was a sad, negative, depressing movie. The problem for me is I found it non-entertaining. Watching a very sick guy mentally, let down by the system, circle the drain and lash out was not entertaining at all for me.

I had such high expectations of a Joker creation movie and went out on its first night in the theater. I don't regret seeing it, but I was profoundly disappointed. I had glanced to see some reviews were good without really reading them. After the movie, I looked more seriously at some reviews and my feelings were borne out. See this one from the NY Times. I don't think it's a spoiler:

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/03/movies/joker-review.html

I saw the trailers and thought, "This is going to be a REALLY well done movie that I'm not remotely interested in seeing." (and I love the super hero movies, whether it be Marvel or DC) It looked dark and disturbing and too real. I don't mind having a movie make me think, but this one just looked like it would be dark and involve thinking that would put me off of any entertainment value it may have.

Originally Posted by javadog

Call me an old fart but I've seen the trailers and I have less than zero interest in seeing this movie...

I go to movies to be entertained, to escape life... etc.

exactly.