Taxi Driver is my favorite movie. I was young when it came out. I remember looking up at the screen (people watched movies in theaters back then) and seeing steam come up from the street and this big yellow taxi driving accompanied by a burst of saxophone, and I was mesmerized. Every performance is perfect. De Niro was destined to be a star, but this is the movie that made him a star. The writing is so quotable ("You lookin' at me? Ain't nobody else here.") that I still quote it. I love what the movie says about cities and the alienating impact they have on people, but I love the way the movie looks as much as I love the acting, the writing, and the message.