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Perhaps the finest example of expressionistic cinema ever made.  Compelling script, sometimes breathtaking cinematography, excellent performances, taut, masterful editing.  This film, seen in the perpective of today, reveals a gritty New York City that no longer exists, supplanted by the upmarket, sanitized version of the post-Giuliani years.  Watching it, one is reminded how much our lifestyles have changed in 30 years.  This film evokes a world of public telephones, people listening to vinyl records, Checker Marathons prowling the streets, all-night cafeterias, sleazy adult cinemas, black and white broadcast TV, wilding crews, grimy coffee shops, low-income minority folks living in what should have been prime real estate neighborhoods, etc.  It's a disturbing story, but captures the ethos of its time.

A masterful film that is not by any means a "fun" movie. Disturbing in almost every way. Nevertheless it belongs on a short list of the best in American Cinema.

Robert De Niro is excellent in this film as the eponymous taxi driver, an intensely lonely man whose isolation from general society is further intensified with each nightly sojourn he makes into New York's seedy underworld. As he ferries about a cavalcade of strange and debauched characters he slowly starts to develop a deep-seated belief in the need for a cleansing force to remove the sordid elements in society which he is constantly exposed to; "a real rain to wash the scum off the sidewalks". As the film progresses, he comes to see himself as the vigilante-messiah to undertake this task. The film here becomes a powerful study in the corrosive nature of black and white morality, how arbitrarily separating the world into heroes, villains and damsels in distress leads to a warped view of reality. The key character forcibly fits others in the film into the aforementioned roles, but in reality the "villains" he sees are (though rather unpleasant) hardly deserving of the grim fate he formulates for them, and the central "damsel in distress" is neither as innocent as he thinks nor exactly in distress. However, in his world, others are required to fit into his simplistic version of reality for him to be the hero, and for him to find salvation in his bleak existence. Notice the difference in how De Niro's character whips out his gun whilst rehearsing for a future confrontation in the famed "You talkin' to me?" scene and the scene where he actually does. The motion is slightly less fluid, a little less than perfect, emphasizing in one movement the massive void between macho fantasy and the grim reality. Its masterful little touches like this that really showcase Scorceses superb directorial craftmanship and make this movie a dark, brooding masterpiece.

Great movie, but disturbing at the same time. Robert Dinero does a great job potraying the lonely, derainged taxi driver. This movie also makes me wish that the old times square was still around...wah.

An all time favorite. Scorsese's best; De Niro's best. A classic.

DeNiro was very good and the story was interesting.

A groundbreaking powerhouse of a movie! One of the finest acting performances of all time by De Niro and inspired direction by Scorsese. Disturbing but brilliant and deserves it's cult status. How did this not win any oscars? De Niro still gives me goosebumps in the "Boom, Boom" scene...

What the heck is everyone thinking? This movie should be at the top.

Oh my god! deniro is so cool. very intellegent and messed up. you must be a very smart person to watch this or you will be bored. phycological!good stuff

Another brilliant film from the '70s. DeNiro and Scorsese team up for the second time and have created a masterpiece on the subject of loneliness and despair. Foster is superb as the 14 yr old hooker that DeNiro saves as part of his redemption.

It takes balls to make a movie like this and no one else could have pulled it off besides Martin Scorsese. There is a dark underworld to the human soul which id reflected by De Niro's character, Travis Bickle. I don't care how much anyone denies it, there is a Bickle in us all.

Maybe my copy is diffrent. Me and a friend watched it and we bored stiff. Last 25 minutes of it are pretty good. The rest of it will put you to sleep. Im a big De Niro fan. Thats why I got it but even he could not save this film

De Niro kicks ass. One of his best roles. He's a complete lunatic nut.

Taxi Driver was a disturbing movie to say the least. I remember, young as I was when I watched it, I was very shocked when he said he always had to clean up the back of his seat. I thought it was overall a movie of very bad taste, that did not, could not influence the audience in a positive way. In fact, Ronald Reagan was shot because of this stupid movie and the madness it arose in people.

There were definite parts of this movie that I absolutely loved. Other parts were less great. The parts with Jodie Foster were almost heart wrenching. When De Niro is standing in front of the mirror practicing his guns ("You talkin' to me?"), I was amazed.

Illustrates how the anonymity of the city coupled with its sweetness can drive a person into feeling deep isolation. Taxi Driver points out a growing trend in society- people's need to be noticed. All people need to feel significant, however, some do it positively and some do it negatively. With a twist of irony, the end of Taxi Driver makes it clear that society is very distorted. They make this deranged taxi driver a hero, without knowing who he really is. We must be careful in choosing who to glorify.

A man stands alone...He is an outsider. Unknown but shy and curious. He wants a friend but he can't. He can help but he doesn't understand. Do you want to push man further...let us take a slow ride through the life of the insane preacher!

"Taxi Driver" must've been pretty shocking when it came out in 1976, and even today it's disturbing. Robert De Niro is terrific as a New York City taxi driver whose deep resentment of society's moral decay boils just below the surface. The rest of the cast (Cybill Shepherd, Jodie Foster, Harvey Keitel, Albert Brooks) is first-rate, too. I really liked the way Martin Scorsese used intriguing camera angles to create tension and dramatic effect throughout the movie. Usually I'm annoyed and distracted by the use of such a technique, but it was very effective in "Taxi Driver." The movie is very dark and depressing, with lots of violence, and it did drag in a few spots. It's worth seeing for the acting alone, but be prepared to feel pretty depressed afterwards.

One of the best movies i have ever seen! Robert DeNiro was fabulous at portraying this character whom you want to dislike but at the same time feel sorry for him. Great film!

Dinero in his pre-Raging Bull form(skinny)! This was a fun one to watch - lots of memorable parts from Dinero.

Taxi Driver is a great movie that portrays loneliness.