Taxi Driver (1976)

20251220:
Starts slow but builds up to a strong end.

Rating: 5.0/5

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Instant Comments:
so young [this movie was released two years after his role as Vito Corleone in The Godfather Part II] come and blood
hehe money just go into cigar box
haha. has to be a lie. this story with getting to backseat
interesting question. I'd take the hand with no fingers, use that hand to hold down the matchbox, say at the edge of a table, then use my thumb of the other hand to hold the match, and strike the match
clean up the scum. flush it down the toilet (he replies to the candidate)
interesting. I think he made a normal choice there (to not do anything. just let the cash drop)
he just left it there throughout the night, only to pick it up at the end of his shift
hehe. choice in movie.
interesting character. it wasn't clear from the beginning of the movie, but he's real desperate [well, I guess there were signs of it earlier on; I think the fact that many of Robert De Niro's roles are these tough guy roles, it clashes with this particular character which is not that]
"that must be what I want"
"because you got no choice anyway"
hmm... "if you're dumb enough to put a round in the chamber"
wtf. all of them?
smile. the posing with the holsters... it would be ridiculous to wear those two pieces on you
wtf. that's ridiculous. he broke his drawer for that?
geez. he's going crazy
six digits?
chuckle. "I was thinking of my telephone number"
smile. "You talking to me?"
damn. I didn't think he was going to go through with it
interesting how simple the shopkeeper handled it. no problem and I'll take care of it he said.
huh interesting. he put himself in this position to help her.
it's also interesting that outside earlier she looked old, but in this seen talking to him, she does look young.
wow. that's quite a twist. as loner and crazy as he was earlier, he shows some heart here.
her eating this bread with sugar in it reminds me of rice krispies with sugar
ah. that mohawk reveal
I don't exactly understand why he wants to kill Palantine
huh. I don't get it he ran; was this his plan or unplanned
wow. he looks so different Matthew doesn't notice him
dang. through the neck
oh right... I forgot this was a Scorsese movie (the customer fires on Bickle; Bickle fires back followed by... well)
oh wow. was ready to fire on himself.
wow. that finger gun motion before death is something
interesting overhead shot
oh wow. unexpected ending [letter revealing Bickle is alive and considered a hero]

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Taxi Driver (1976) Martin Scorsese. 114 min

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Taxi Driver (IMDb.com)
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Taxi Driver (Wikipedia.org)