Taxi Driver Reviews and Ratings


  • bnvka
    June 5, 2009
    bnvka
    De Niro Talking to Himself
  • rescueme39
    June 3, 2009
    rescueme39
    What is there to say about Taxi Driver that hasn't already been said? DeNiro nailed the role and the rest of the cast is fine, even though they're not in it all that much. This is still among Scorsese's best direction, and the storyline is tense and brooding. Very good, still uni...( read more)que to this day, with a shock of reality to jolt it along.
    Still though, Taxi Driver still features one of the most annoying soundtracks ever, and some scenes are just tiresome as they go along.
  • zanarkandguardian
    June 2, 2009
    zanarkandguardian
    I'm going to shoot her in the face with a .44 magnum.
  • Chosen718
    June 1, 2009
    Chosen718
    Good film, somewhat overrated though. Great performances by Robert De Niro, Cybill Shepherd, and Jodie Foster.
  • mrpopcorn
    May 28, 2009
    mrpopcorn
    "On every street in every city, there's a nobody who dreams of being a somebody."

    A mentally unstable Vietnam war veteran works as nighttime taxi driver in a city whose perceived decadence and sleaze feeds his urge to violently lash out, attempting to save a teenage pro...( read more)stitute in the process.

    REVIEW

    Travis Bickle remains one of the most iconic figures in cinema. His psychotic nature, profound intolerance and insomnia, are chillingly portrayed by a wired De Niro at the top of his game. While his role as the mercurial and masochistic Jake La Motta (Raging Bull) remains his finest hour, De Niro's performance is memorable. The reality of a New York with a hot underbelly is very much realised, and it gives substance to Travis' constant alienation from his immediate civilisation. The first person narrative structure allows us all to be immersed with Travis' unnerving state of mind. He is 'God's lonely man'.

    Scorsese's camera-work is especially riveting during the height of Travis' psychosis. When Travis has a gun in his hands, the camera becomes frighteningly close to the action, continuing this first person perspective that the film has from the start. Scorsese's distressing back seat cameo is a feat in itself. Paul Schrader's script smacks with attention to detail and palpable tension at every turn but it would never have been as effective without Herrmanns haunting score. It beautifully adapts to different moments in the film, evoking a whole range of emotions.
  • steveraivio
    May 27, 2009
    steveraivio
    An iconic performance by De Niro.
  • WORNGBIT
    May 23, 2009
    WORNGBIT
    excellent film loved it 10 out of 10
  • theohprieto
    May 20, 2009
    theohprieto
    el mejor loco del cine
  • salianom
    May 17, 2009
    salianom
    This is what happen when you make friend with loneliness. Travis, vietnam vet, is a taxi driver. he can't sleep. he doesn't have social life. so he makes plan to do something great, with his style. The best performance of Robert de Niro
  • leh6306
    May 17, 2009
    leh6306
    "You talkin' to me? Are you talkin' to me?" This line is considered one of the most memorable in movie history! It was an improve idea by DeNiro. He told Marty,"Point the camera at the mirror. I have an idea." Unbelievable huh?
  • jessixuxi
    May 14, 2009
    jessixuxi
    the ending could have been better
  • jad5379
    May 14, 2009
    jad5379
    Life lessons from Taxi Driver: Taking a woman to a porno flick on the 2nd date is a bad idea.
  • masteroffpeanuts
    May 7, 2009
    masteroffpeanuts
    A must-see film for movie lovers, this Martin Scorsese masterpiece is as hard-hitting as it is compelling, with Robert De Niro at his best.
  • EkYnEmO
    May 6, 2009
    EkYnEmO
    fuHhYYoo...VeRy SHoCk WhEn I ThInK It's My DaD..No LaH...HeHe..BuT WhEn He drIvE LiKe a RaCe..It's ReAlLy2 LiKe My dAd ...HeHuhU....
  • rainynightluv
    April 30, 2009
    rainynightluv
    one of the very best ever
  • flixsterman
    April 29, 2009
    flixsterman
    Today I got my Bickle on. I don't get my Bickle on every day. In fact, it had been a few years since I last got my Bickle on, but today I was on vacation, with nothing better to do.

    Anyone who knows me knows that I can be a bit obsessive. I can brain-lock on a subject and o...( read more)rbit it for days and days, weeks even! Bickle is like that. He gets obsessed with crime and moral degradation and pretty soon that's all he can think about. I can relate to that. Lucky for me I live in an area where the worst crime I see is my fat-ass neighbor encouraging her poodle to crap in MY lawn instead of her own. But hey, as psychotic as I am, I can even obsess about that. It won't be long before I buy a .44 magnum, shave my hair into a mohawk and then it's bye-bye Mister Fi-Fi...
  • groderick
    April 27, 2009
    groderick
    This movie nearly kept me away from any DeNiro movie - glad I tried the rest of his repetoire. DID NOT like this movie!!! Too sleazy - no redeeming points.
  • LYNNWOODS04
    April 26, 2009
    LYNNWOODS04
    Oh what a terrific film.. If you haven't seen it... I recommend you do.. Robert De Niro scares the crap out of me in this movie.. he definetly comes of creepy..
  • JcobCrim
    April 24, 2009
    JcobCrim
    Scorsese can do no wrong, and this is one of his finest films AND one of De Niros best roles.
  • RThornhill
    April 21, 2009
    RThornhill
    Tour de Force performance by DeNiro propels this one to the top of the charts. Highly recommended.
  • k4k5k
    April 21, 2009
    k4k5k
    Man who born to be good, live all his life as a good man ...
  • savioda
    April 16, 2009
    savioda
    Early keitel and De Niro-Its a must see film.
  • Diezel16N
    April 16, 2009
    Diezel16N
    Raw talent! De Niro iz a King!
  • ilmouzer
    April 13, 2009
    ilmouzer
    Brilliant and a bold statement of the film industry. Superb acting, the brilliance of De Niro cannot be denied.

    The plot is original and deals with loneliness and paranoia, it also displays violence towards the violent and unconcern towards the shallow.

    Martin Scorcese did a fa...( read more)bulous job of directing and made a cult classic that has the most disturbing thematic material and probably the deepest character study ever.
  • ilovetheeightiesforever
    April 12, 2009
    ilovetheeightiesforever
    saw it a few years ago on cable tv, it was pretty good
  • Jstover12
    April 10, 2009
    Jstover12
    De Niro is absolutly AMAZING in this film!
  • LadyMidnight1973
    April 10, 2009
    LadyMidnight1973
    Damnnn this is scary as hell But Damn Bobby is a great actor!!!!!!
  • MusicOrGTFO
    April 8, 2009
    MusicOrGTFO
    Outstanding! Robert De Niro is great! What a great film all around. :)
  • jackass001
    April 6, 2009
    jackass001
    you talkin' to me...? lol
    this of my favorite film with martin scorsese, robert de niro, jodie foster, & harvey keitel. i like one of travis bickle(robert de niro's character)mohawk of his hair.

    so SUCK ON THIS...
  • redbushido
    April 6, 2009
    redbushido
    "...Are you talkin' to me?"
  • rajiv23gooners
    April 5, 2009
    rajiv23gooners
    now this is what i call masterpiece.,
    great story, great play by de niro & foster, great directing, and what a music by Bernard Herrmann.,
    its a great work of art!
    and a little touch of nice sense of humour makes it very enjoyable movie..
  • Ekiushi
    April 3, 2009
    Ekiushi
    Robert De Niro was fantastic. Great role.
  • jp992751
    March 31, 2009
    jp992751
    Good but not great. A bit drawn out with some useless scenes that add nothing to the plot.
  • kjjordan7
    March 29, 2009
    kjjordan7
    You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? Then who the hell else are you talkin' to? You talkin' to me? Well, I'm the only one here. Who the fuck do you think you're talking to? Oh, yeah? Ok?"
  • friskyflugette
    March 27, 2009
    friskyflugette
    De Niro is breathtaking as the taxi driver whose downward spiral is handled with affection and grittiness. Foster is simply superb with one of the finest child acting roles to have graced the silver screen. A must-see.
  • harlembutchers
    March 25, 2009
    harlembutchers
    #4
    Scorsese's second masterpiece and DeNiro's best role.
  • lukkyervian
    March 19, 2009
    lukkyervian
    Hei u!!!! R u talking to me??? Hah??? R u talking to me??? Mr. Robert De niro obsessed with a beautiful girl & he must kill a politician to prove it....guess who's young lady here?? Yes, Jodie Foster. & u know what??!! I think i've seen Luna Maya here ( Cybill Sheperd He he he )I...( read more)ts 70's yahoooo...
  • turnernazgul
    March 17, 2009
    turnernazgul
    One of the best films of the 70's
  • wotansschwert
    March 15, 2009
    wotansschwert
    ''On every street in every city, there's a nobody who dreams of becoming a somebody.''

    A most uplifting and reassuring tagline, especially FOR the nobodys, or even, ''losers'' out there.

    Scorsese being my favourite director of all time, this is is him at his most raw and re...( read more)al.

    The one liner ''You talkin' to me?'' is so infamous that it is used in our everyday speech. Almost every person will put on the 'Robert DeNiro expression' and imitate him to themselves in the mirror atleast at some point in their life, if not, multiple. hell, even French chav Saiid does it in 'La Haine' and he's about as cultured as my left buttcheek. Every one knows it one way or another...

    As 'God's lonely man', methinks this is DeNiro at his riveting best, as well as this role being his iconic screen character, and NOT Jake LaMotta, not Noodles, not Jimmy Conway, not young Vito Corleone, hell, not even psychopathic paedophile Max Cady...but everydayman, observant, idealistic, morally ambitious and golden-hearted Travis Bickle. a random and unique name for the hero, or if you must, anti-hero...

    Travis has been horribly misinterpreted as a villain, and even made it into the 50 greatest Villains of all time by AFI! stupid Americans.

    The film title, in all its simplicity, labels his occupation. when it comes down to the elaborately detailed, personal and visually vivid voiceovers, we are reminded that he's just a Taxi Driver. an average lower-middle class choffeur.

    His obsession with weapons and being the lone ranger and idealising his own rules and commitments are only but childish. His goal is to save the 'Damsel in Distress', per se, from the 'venal' pimps and druggies. He's essentially a do-gooder in the end, in spite of the killing of three people at the end as well as the inevitable visitations to adult movies. The freaky mohawk is simply childish too, only wanting to look rebelklious and kill the baddies.

    The screenplay couldn't be better. It stays true to the entire situation.

    The sleepy jazzy score by Bernard Herrman links with Travis' frame of mind: always on the move, straightforward, and always alive. awake. wired. never-ending. The transfixing lead in to the tune proper has a prominent effect of brief psychosis, paranoia, then mysticism and eventually leading in to a stream of flowing rythm, akin to the streets of NYC.

    It FEELS like a documentary, taking us through the slums of the city and meeting new people and observing every face and mannerism on every person. The setting also echoes your typical 70's crime flick, or even a horror film (especially the dark and fulvrous Lynchian corridor with crawling pimps), but on the whole, it seems like the hero (who ironically sticks out like a sore thumb) is the one to save the day (more like the night) and brings an element of redemption to the vulnerable waste land of shadows, neon lights and the creatures of the underworld...
  • cspanerio
    March 14, 2009
    cspanerio
    A film that will stay with you forever.
  • Pritdbat
    March 14, 2009
    Pritdbat
    scorsese's best film..& de-niro rocks
    cult-classic,very iconic & ofcourse interesting.
  • KevinTheMovieManiac
    March 12, 2009
    KevinTheMovieManiac
    WOW! Robert De Niro is fantastic in this role, in my opinion his best. This movie is very dark and twisted.
    Travis Bickle: You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? Then who the hell else are you talking... you talking to me? Well I'm the only one here. Who the f...( read more)uck do you think you're talking to? Oh yeah? OK.


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