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Essentially a treatise by writer Paul Schrader on pathological loneliness and PTSD, "Taxi Driver" goes deep into the numbingly boring yet emotionally painfilled and completely socially disconnected life of taxi driver Travis Bickle. We follow him down a rabbit hole of his own making leading to increasingly disturbed behavior and onto the final blood bath. So dark and violent in its day, Scorsese had to edit some shots and desaturate the blood color of the climatic shoot out scene just to avoid an "X" rating by the censors. Today, it would be a fairly standard "R" rated film for language and some violence, ha! It shows a coal black, seedy and amoral 70's New York City mostly at night. The images haunt the viewer, and we know that nothing good is coming down the line with this narrative. Part of this feeling of tension and foreboding is enhanced by the stunning score by the great Bernard Herrmann. It's a masterful mixture of smooth, jazzy themed elements with discordant, howling blocks of chords sounding almost like a horror film at times. The score becomes another full character of the movie. Sadly, Herrmann passed away literally hours after he finished it and never saw the released film. The film is dedicated in his honor. Another thing to note is the almost movie stealing work of a 12-year-old Jodie Foster as Iris, the like aged prostitute. Detailing in interviews years later how uncomfortable and awkward it was being on the set playing her role and interacting with the fellow male actors yet she still somehow managed to put on a stunning portrayal of hardened, street wise bluntness with an almost childlike humor and vulnerability. It is truly amazing to watch. Even Scorsese himself steps out of the director's chair and into a scene as one of Bickle's fares. It is an extremely chilling interaction and further contributes to Bickle's disintegrating mental state.Colombia does itself proud with the 4K Dolby Vision release of this film. Restored from the original camera negative the video quality just oozes with the grainy, grimy color saturated world of nighttime 70's New York City. Detail is abundant. Grain is wonderfully present and textural. Blacks are deep with no crush. Neon signs pop with the HDR giving a garish eye dazzling experience. The DTS-HD MA 5.1 audio track is quite atmospheric delivering a sense of "street" sounds as well as the unforgettable sonics of Herrmann's score and clear easy to understand dialog. There's lots of interviews, documentaries and behind the scenes extras on both the 4K disc as well as the included SD Blu-ray disc. This is a must own for all lovers of American neo-noir films and belongs in just about anyone's physical media collection. It will haunt you well after the credits roll.