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Summary: Psychotically Amazing
Review: "Taxi Driver", directed by Martin Scorcese, is a great psychotic and dark film about a man, Travis, who suffers from insomnia and begins his job as a taxi driver. As he begins developing more psychotic thoughts, the plot becomes more interesting. The several twists and turns keep audiences' eyes wide open for every second. The grizzly streets of New York City offer a closer, more interesting look into every event. Such dark theme makes this film ahead of its time; in fact, some may say it's also ahead of our time. The multiple storylines keep the plot interesting the whole time, namely a woman, Betsy, he's obsessed with and a twelve-year-old prostitute, Iris (nickname "Easy"), that he wants to help. This leads to a powerful conclusion. The presented quality deserved its four Oscar nominations, including Best Picture of 1976.The actors add their own powerful psychotic theme to "Taxi Driver". Robert De Niro plays Travis delightfully. His every expression is flawless. Jodie Foster plays Iris beautifully as her character's pain and yearning are expressed to the fullest. She proves that she was one of the best child actors from the 1970's. This role is great for audiences to watch to see how she's become the genius actress she is. All other actors also performed their roles wonderfull, namely Cybill Shephard, Harvey Keitel, and Peter Boyle. "Taxi Driver" is a great film for audiences looking for a unique drama. Its dark theme will never be forgotten by any viewer. This will surely continue to be a classic for many more years.
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Summary: Horrible, horrible movie.
Review: If I could I will not giving any star, it's an horrible movie. Robert Deniro is terrible in it, he gets on my nerves, Cybil Shepard is annoying, only Jodie Foster seem fresh and interesting but we don't saw her much. To much violence for nothing and awful cheezy music. It was soooo boring.
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Summary: Not quite what I was expecting.
Review: After reading and hearing so many good things about this film I was sure it would be a great movie, especially because DeNiros in it. Unfortunatly I ended up being very wrong.The whole movie seemed like it was just a bunch of random junk to make it longer. The so called climax also left much do be desired. Bodies fell in some very cheap slow motion effect, and the whole scene seemed to end very quickly. It left me saying "I watched all of that for this?" Please take my advice and don't by this movie.
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Summary: Classic.
Review: 'Taxi Driver' is a classic. Although it may seem dated, it is still a facinating study of lonliness and the paranoia, sadness, and frustration it can bring. De Niro brings one of his best performances as a former vet slowly going psychotic. A must see, but not for the faint of heart.
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Summary: Thats what im talking about....
Review: De Niro has always been the man by my book. He is such a great actor. This is a must see for any De Niro fan. At a very young age you can see how his tallets make the taxi driver seem so alive. He gives him a purpose in life to do something good. The dvd is also filled with many extras interviews with De Niro, Jody Foster etc.. Everyone knows the line, "You talking to me" come on what a classic. If you own Scareface this better be right next to it.
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Summary: The Disturbing Allure of Early Deniro
Review: While this film is masterfully directed, shot, edited, has an incredible sound design - and I don't mean just the score - what gets me every time is Deniro's acting ability. I have rarely seen a film where an actor is so possessed by his role like Deniro in Taxi Driver. And no, I'm not referring to the scenes of violence, or other obvious dramatic moments. What fascinates me are his facial expressions when he drives his cab through the seedy city streets, his banal conversation with Cybill Shepard in the coffee shop, the dialogue between him and the politician, or when he pulls Wizard outside to ask him for advice. These moments to me, are the most powerful in the film. It's easy to get carried away with what a dark, cynical, violent film this is; but that's not what set this film apart from other 70's fare. 70's cinema was full of cynicism and violence, Eastwood, Bronson, etc. Yet none of those films featured the simplistic banality of reality as Taxi Driver did. Also, most of those films didn't stray from narrative logic, and displayed messages that were absolute; whereas in Taxi Driver one can have different interpretations on subsequent viewing. Obviously every film afficionado has seen Taxi Driver multiple times so it's pointless to give a synopsis of a pop culture staple. I just wanted to point out that the seemingly "less important" moments in the film add to the rich texture of the character, and Deniro's acting is incredible to the point of disturbing.
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Summary: Regarding the Soundtrack
Review: I don't think I need to say any more about the movie itself - that's pretty much covered by the other reviewers. But something MUST be said about the incredible soundtrack by Bernard Herrmann. I have seen a lot of movies in my time, and there are some great soundtracks out there, but this one is beyond compare. It is dark and seething and apocalyptic in a way that no other soundtrack I've heard has been able to achieve. It adds such depth and dimension to the film that there are moments where you almost feel as if you are drowning in the atmosphere that is conjured. If I were to rate all of best film soundtracks according to how perfectly they match the mood and the undercurrents of the film, this would be, hands down, #1.
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Summary: Essential to Any Sensible DVD Collection
Review: Taxi Driver is a stunning, numbing classic of the American cinema. Director Martin Scorsese was to the 1970s what Quentin Tarantino was to the 1990s - the brash, intelligent new-kid-on-the-block determined to give the mainstream a wake-up call. Tarantino is on record stating Taxi Driver is one of his favourite movies. The story concerns Travis Bickle (Robert de Niro), the taxi driver of the title, and Vietnam veteran, rapidly losing his mind. He is disgusted by the New York low-lives he sees all around him in his job, and eventually, he snaps - he decides to do something about it. But his anger is largely directionless. His first attempt to "do something about it" involves an attempt on a presidential candidate's life, which - except in Bickle's mind - has nothing to do with anything. It is made amply clear that Bickle is, in fact, intent on making a name for himself, rather than "cleaning up the streets." There are echoes of Lee Harvey Oswald in Travis Bickle's character - the messed-up loner who just wants to "be someone." First he latches on to political campaigner Betsy (Sybil Sheppard in such fine form one wonders why she didn't enjoy a much longer film career, rather than becoming a television staple.) But he's so inept at social communication, he's been so isolated for so long, that he finds nothing wrong with taking the woman to a porno movie on their first date. She abandons him, which only galvanises his already warped views of society. He next latches on to Iris (Jodie Foster), a 12 year old prostitute, and becomes determined to "save her" despite her protestations. And eventually he achieves his ambition. He saves her, he "becomes someone." But the blood-soaked manner in which he does this and his elevation to hero-status leaves an intentionally sour taste in the mouth. This is a frame-perfect movie about loneliness, madness and bigotry. It is not an easy ride. We are shown the world only as Travis Bickle sees it, as a vile pit of a place. There is very little light in this film. It is suffocating, from Bernard Herman's excellent, melancholy score to the almost endless rain. De Niro gives one of his deepest, most intelligent performances as Bickle. He's so good at playing the weirdo outsider, the crank, the loon, one starts to worry for his (De Niro's) mental health. He seems to know Bickle so well, and by the end of this engrossing film you will too. It's bleak but it's brilliant. And with generous, informative extras, it's essential to any sensible DVD collection.
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Summary: Doesn't get much better than this....
Review: And I mean that, this is one of my favorite movies of all time. I highly recommend it to anyone, but especially to ganster movie lovers. Although this isn't really a "gangster movie", it does appeal to the same crowd. Great movie, and really good acting from DeNiro as Travis. This is one of the greatest movies of all time, please do yourself a favor and buy a copy!
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Summary: EXCELLS AT TRYING
Review: The simple fact of this matter is the film makes no sense. However, it is childishly compelling in its mystery and gloom and for a second every now and again, you might begin thinking this film really does have something along the lines of a theme, but then it falls from the tip of your tongue because something else is happening.
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