01-31-2007, 06:41 PM
I felt the same way about Taxi Driver. Aside from the "you talkin to me" scene - which is only recognized as being good becuase of how much it's been parodied over the years - and the final shootout scene, it's pretty much a boring film. DeNiro drives around, talks to himself. Stops, gets out and talks to a whore. Drives some more, stops, talks to a younger whore. Buys some guns. Goes home, shaves part of his head. Drives some more. Shoots Harvey Keitel. The End.
It was a decent movie overall, I just don't see how it's considered a "classic" just because Scorsese and DeNiro were involved.
It was a decent movie overall, I just don't see how it's considered a "classic" just because Scorsese and DeNiro were involved.