I stand by the claims that Taxi Driver is a masterpiece. Although if anything it's current iconic status tends to get in the way of appreciating just how good it is. I'm with fugazifan when he says to watch it again; it really does get better and better. Up there with Dog Day Afternoon, Mean Streets and Duel as one of my favourite films of all time. The bit where he's sitting watching Soul Train with his foot pushing the TV set backwards being probably my single favourite movie scene ever.
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