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This is my favorite movie of all time (though I constantly alternate it out of the top spot and replace it with El Topo or Hana-Bi but it's been in the top spot longer than any other film so...). I heard all about it before I saw it, people going on and on about it. Then I saw it and it was even BETTER than what people had said. Jesus what a film! A truely groundbreaking, daring, innovative, moving, brilliantly-filmed, hypnotic, unbelievable film. Seems ahead of its time even today and is still being ripped off today (did anyone see the Brave One? Ugh...). Regardless of all that mumbo jumbo.. because to be honest, a film's "importance" really has nothing to do with how much I love it.. I love it because it's real. It doesn't apologize for anything. Travis is a likeable-enough guy, but he's a fucking psychopath!
Brilliant acting, I mean what a cast.. DeNiro and Keitel are just amazing as always. The soundtrack is amazing. I mean, I really can't even think of anything wrong with this film. That scene when Travis is on the phone and the camera pans over and shows an empty hallway is probably my favorite scene.
I think you were just expecting something different. Watch it again.
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