Why did people latch onto Taxi Driver and not Death Wish? Death Wish does everything better, better kill count, better kill conditions (Travis kills THREE people at the very end of the movie and dies in the process), WAY better soundtrack, better story, better protagonist. It is the superior 70s vigilante (Travis is a FAILED vigilante) movie, and is kino. King of Comedy is way better than Taxi Driver if you don't wanna pretend you didn't sit around waiting for him to start vigilante killing at night the whole movie and instead wanted a movie about a mentally ill Robert Deniro. The soundtrack is excellent too, genuinely masterful. It almost feels like Taxi Driver is pushed as an agenda to demoralise potential vigilantes. Hell, Taxi Driver isn't even a /tv/movie, I'm not even sure if its on the list (I will check), but you're better off just watching Leon. I will never stop saying Taxi Driver is a garbage piece of shit movie, and I will never understand the acclaim it gets.
TD is nihilistic. DW is life-affirming.
>>220756405Because Taxi Driver is obviously a much better filmed movie. And I say that as someone that prefers Charles Bronson to Robert DeNiro.
>>220756405The wave of sequels probably damaged its reputation.
>>220756405>>220756939michael winner was a mid director for hire, and he was br*tish too, they have a weird TV movie quality to their directing.death wish was a complete fluke because death wish 2/3 look a lot shittier, and it's not even an amazingly directed movie. 70s new york was just able to produce instant cinema. right time and right place.
>>220756405death wish is undoubtedly more fun, but taxi driver has those kino scenes of him just driving around dingy 70s new york with that jazz sax playing. i care less about the last half of the movie where the plot picks up, but the first half is comfy as fuck
>>220756405The Mechanic is the superior Bronson-kino, it mogs both of these
>>220756405Horrendous take, Winner is not even 1/10th the director Scorsese is and Taxi Driver is so much more interesting and has much more to say than being a boilerplate action flick. Death Wish is enjoyable solely on the strength of shithole 70's NY vibes and being a rare pro-gun film, but it's technical aspects are objectively mediocre. Very plain shot composition, staging and lighting and wooden performances all around. Also Ms .45 turbomogs Death Wish at it's own game.
>>220756405>braindead contrarian take of the dayyawn
>>220756405Taxi Driver has more atmosphere, existential angst and a more compelling central character. Death Wish is great but it's basically a straight revenge story.
>>220756405It's not as good. I love it but Winner and Scorsese are not really comparable.
>>220757273Second time I've seen Ms 45 mentioned tonight, shame this girl died so young. Real cool flick.
>>220757951She was extremely talented (she helped write this movie and Bad Lieutenant) and imo a very beautiful and expressive face that was made for cinema. Utterly brilliant performance considering that this was her first film and the part is essentially non verbal which is very difficult to pull off even for experienced actors. Such a tragic waste.
>>220758218Real shame, too many talented artists die from drugs.
DW>TD for me. Also Freak #1 is Jeff Goldblum’s film debut. Comic legend Gary Conway said Paul Kersey was a big inspiration for Marvel’s Punisher
for me, it's The Brave One
>>220756405Death Wish is too redpilled for leftroons.
>>220756405What are you talking about, dude? Travis survived and was celebrated as a hero.
>>220756405Absolutely embarrassing post. Call your mother and apologize to her.
>>220758461He played a rapist in his next film as well. Good thing he didn't get typecast.
>>220756954Nah, they're self contained shock but it's fun. 2 is extremely brutal.
>>220757273Sad she died. I love Ms. 45, at first it's like "oh she's going after men who want to hurt people, classic vigilante" then it dawns on you "oh she's a misandrist psycho"
>>220756405Taxi Driver is a brilliant character study. Death Wish is racist right wing propaganda for chuds.
>>220758522>"I want my fucking dog back, beaner!"What did she mean by this?
>>220758795Explain
>>220758845Watch the fucking movies retard and it's obvious.
Be sure to read the books, too.Despite Death Sentence being supposedly made as a condemnation of Bronson's Paul being portrayed too positively, I didn't think the book treated the character in an unfair manner. It's definitely not a Joker 2.
When they throw that jew off the fire escape in DW 3 is pretty funny.
>>220758919Are you sure that wasn't the Pianist?
>>220759020Im sure, you haven't seen the DW series of movies now have you.
Hot take: the Bruce Willis remake is alright. It definitely isn't the original or even 2 or 3, but it's still entertaining. Just a good old fashioned middle-aged man killing pieces of shit flick. It was probably the last time Bruce Willis was coherent in a film too.
>>220756405because Bickle is an austic loser with no real friends or family and a shitty job and delusions of grandeur, so he's more "relatable" to disaffected young men.
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>>220756405Death Wish and Taxi Driver are different movies. Death Wish is a vigilante film with a classic hero. Paul suffers loss, gets a clear motivation, a clear target, and executes competently. Taxi Driver is an anti-vigilante film that is more of a character study of isolation. Its essentially righteous fury vs. depressing reality
>>22075705370s is peak Bronson. I wish he had a bigger career when he was younger.
>>220756405Half of The King of Comedy is some annoying, shrill cunt overacting and writhing all over a chairbound Jerry Lewis. Nobody ever mentions that or how much screentime it takes up.
One of the things that is missed is that Paul is an architect. He is a builder and contributor to society. Its a very old story, a builder being forced to protect the things that he builds. Very compelling. Thats why I like DW > TD>agency, competence, and a man standing up for what’s rightvs>alienation, rot, and the tragedy of human isolation
>>220756405Thread makes a good case for Death Wish. I'll have to watch it.
>>220756405Taxi Driver is like a classic novel on the screen. Death wish is just schlock entertainment like the movie falling down, Leon or Joker. Taxi Driver is riddled with symbolism, has a top tier mixed up and insane soundtrack by peak Bernard Herman, peak De niro, peak Scorsese, cool cinematography, and it tackles some of the most uncomfortable realities about modern American life, like racial tension, cultural changes, alienation, paranoia. The whole film is meant to make you feel sickly and sleazy, it's like a fever dream. Paul Schrader wrote Taxi Driver from his own lived experience, it's not 'meant to demoralize' or 'moralize' it's just an interesting film noir character study. Honestly, this feels like the last real film noir film ever made imo.
>>2207569543 is one of the best movies every made.ps. OP is a faggot
>>220757273Winner is a very competent director. But he was also a weird pervert and it seeps into his films often.
>>220762375This one's kino
>>220762407His Big Sleep remake is borderline insane
>>220756405Coming back to my thread to say all of you have only further reinforced my views on taxi driver. it is a definitive midwit movie, and Death Wish sits at both ends of the bell curve. There is no point watching a film just for the visuals and feel alone, there are so many more components that go into it, and the feel you get from Death Wish is much more visceral. Especially in the world we live in now where criminals get a slap on the wrist. I will keep loving Death Wish. https://youtu.be/NvYLTaRMpDQ
>>220762734Yah, Death Wish is truly an "end of the bell curve" film.
For me, it's Death Sentence
>>220762907Underrated
>>220761985Me too. I need a new literally me
I liked Eye for an Eye.
>>220763780>look it up>has based Kiefer as a villainthanks for the rec
>>220756939Bronson was a Chad.
>>220764198Yup. Definitely. Probably why he was such a perfect actor to play Kernsey.
>>220758532Shattering commentary on crime that will break their minds.
>>220764198If I'm not mistaken, Bronson literally went up to her husband and pretty much said, "I'm going to fuck your bitch," then he did.
>>220765188Guy was probably some jew cuck. I would've knocked that manlet the fuck out.
>>220762430Good or bad insane? Been getting into noir stuff. Played Max Payne and just got an itch for it now.
>>220765256Good/bad, depends on how you look at it. Some batshit insane performances. Also Jimmy Stewart on his deathbed.
Just finished it. Absolute kino. Thanks for the rec, OP. It was weird seeing that final shot, because I have seen posted on here before. Is there an actual name for the sensation a person gets when they see the movie/show where a meme comes from?
>>220756405>Still no good Deathwish action figure Fuck you NECA
>>220765888>Is there an actual name for the sensation a person gets when they see the movie/show where a meme comes from?"That meme from Once Upon a Time in Hollywood"That's the name, I think.
>everyone itt saying death wish is a "revenge" movieI mean technically it is, but its very deliberate that he never finds the guys who actually wronged him and his family.
