- Joined
- Jun 9, 2018
- Messages
- 12,639
- Reaction score
- 10,800
taxi driver beacuase joker has too much weird dancing
King of Comedy is the last really classic Marty film IMHO, Goodfellas is definitely a fun watch also getting a bit more formulaic.
Its Taxi Driver
Its not close
This thread has been done before
You really think King of Comedy is a better movie than Taxi Driver?
You really think King of Comedy is a better movie than Taxi Driver?
Goodfellas invented that formula. There wasn't really a movie like it before it. Because its been copied so many times now when you watch it without that frame of reference in mind you think it's a formulaic movie.
It does feel more like formula entertainment to me though even if quite original for its time, films like Mean Streets, Taxi Driver, Raging Bull and King of Comedy I'd say have quite a bit more depth to them plus often a good deal more interesting visually.
Its not really a film about Henry Hill being corrupted its a film about cool gangster shit with a cool soundtrack. Not to say it isn't very well made cinema but I wouldn't consider it quite at the same level as his peak years.
I disagree with this. It's about the allure of the gangster lifestyle contrasted with the reality that comes with it. Every moment of cool gangster shit is undermined by the indefensible actions of the characters. Having Atlantis by Donovan playing during the Billy Batts scene doesn't change the fact that they're beating a man to death or lessen the brutality of that, if anything it creates a grotesque contrast.Its not really a film about Henry Hill being corrupted its a film about cool gangster shit with a cool soundtrack. Not to say it isn't very well made cinema but I wouldn't consider it quite at the same level as his peak years.
Yeah, I do. I respect that Taxi Driver came first but King of Comedy did it better. First of all, Rupert Pupkin is a more believable protagonist than Travis Bickell.
Taxi Driver only works on a macro level, on a broad societal view but, it makes no sense on a micro level.
Again, unless you’re a literal hostage nobody puts a gun to your head and forces you to make life choices. Everyone, even poor people, have the ability to either invest in themselves with the grand scheme in mind (school, saving a house) or quick ill-gotten gains (criminality). Travis Bickell chose the latter… So as Silk the Shocker sang: It ain’t my fault.
And as far as far as entertainment goes: Sandra Bernhardt’s performance in King of Comedy trumps everything else in Taxi driver besides DeNiro’s performance.
Huh exact opposite for me.Joker, can't stand most old movies.
are you 12?Joker, can't stand most old movies.
Yeah, you got me figured out. I made my account as an infant.are you 12?