Though I don’t feel as passionate about this picture as I did back in my “angry young man” phase, I still like it a lot. It’s my clear-cut favorite of Martin Scorcese’s movies, and one of the top five for Robert DeNiro as well. Here we have the grim tale of Travis Bickle going from slightly off to totally insane. His obsession with rage, firearms and political assassination makes this picture particularly popular with certain kinds of crazies, such as Reagan shooter John Hinkley. Still, it has a wonderful 70s NYC texture, an intriguing plot and some shockingly realistic violence. Buy the disc
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