Taxi Driver (DVD, 1999, Collector's Edition)

An unflinching glimpse into the life of a man

on the edge of insanity, Taxi Driver

is a brutally honest picture. DeNiro plays

Travis Bickle, a New York City taxi driver,

who lives a lonely existence in a run down apartment.

He works compulsively, 6 or seven nights a week.

He spends his free time in a XXX movie theater.

He becomes obsessed with a woman working at

a politician's campaign office. They actually go out

for a date, but things go

badly and Travis is sent spiraling

further into a black abyss of anger

and depression. Then theres young Jodie Foster,

who plays a misguided

teen prostitute that Travis feels the need

to rescue from her horrible

life, perhaps trying to rescue her before

she finds herslf in the same

hell that Travis lives in. The movie

moves along smoothly, until finally climaxing

in blood drenched violence.

Some may find this

portrait of Travis

Bickle too unpleasant to enjoy, however

I savor every second of this

film. DeNiro's performance is second to none.

Scorcese creates a vivid

picture of the New York City nightlife,

lighting scenes with neon lights of

vibrant colors. It is very pleasing to the eye,

if not entirely pleasing to the mind.

This is one of my top five

favorite movies, and I never

tire of it. 5 Stars!

Classic Star-rich Cast create this epic tale about a NYC Cab Driver that resorts to unorthodox methods to save a teenage "working girl". Directed by the great Martin Scorsese, this Thriller starts: Robert DeNiro, Jodie Foster, harvey Keitel, Peter Boyle, Cybill Shepatrd, Albert Brooks. The Special Features are many, including rare advertising materials.

For anyone who has ever wondered WHY people walk around saying, "Are you talkin' to ME?!", this movie is why. For anyone who wondered what the heck George Michael was trying to get across as a cab driver in his "Father Figure " video - this movie is your answer. It is a classic; a cultural icon, and of course, a disturbing piece of American history in the impact it had on real life would-be assassin, Hinkley. Perhaps the most disturbing aspect of this film is in how easy it is to sympathize with the title character. He could be anyone. Perhaps a part of him is in everyone - and that is the creepiest thought of all. Want to know what the heck all these esoteric and somewhat cryptic reviews are trying to say? SEE IT. OWN IT. You will not be the same for having watched it. DeNiro is a genius, and creepy as hell.

This is a great film. This is probably the best acting that Jodi Foster and Robert Deniro have ever done. Jodi Foster was so great that I at times would forget she was only 12 at the time this movie was shot. Great story set in a decaying NYC. I saw this movie as a 12 year old kid back in the mid 70s and did not find it toubling. NYC was creapy just like the move at the time.

The defense angle that Hinkley took was so strange during his trial. I think this movie should be shown in political science classes just for the historical perspective.

It is also nice to look at how NYC looked when the DEMS ran it.. Rudy really cleaned the place up after 40 years of poor management. I remember NYC being spooky as a kid. Now it is clean and hospitable.

A classic by any measure Taxi Driver is the story of a man fighting his personal demons while gaining understanding of a society losing touch with decency. He challenges the evil in a single attack of isolated rage gaining the respect of the family of a young prostitute who had simply never taken an understanding of her own.
Very well acted and portrayed, this timeless classic shall live well into the next generation. Perhaps it needs to, if only to share decency with a few random souls that don't understand the meaning....