If you own the terrific 2011 bluray edition of taxi driver, theres no need to purchase this 40th anniversary release, despite the addition of a brand new supplement. Making taxi driver is a 70minute documentary carried over from the 1999 singledisc collectors edition. Its hard to come away unaffected by taxi driver, and to me thats the mark of a great film. This 40th anniversary edition of taxi driver does not contain a new video transfer and is almost exactly the same as the films first 2011. The discs have animated menus with options to watch the film, select scenes, adjust the setup and check out the extras. Travis bickle is an exmarine and vietnam war veteran living in new york city.
Taxi driver gallery 1988 range zavvi exclusive limited. It remains the definitive documentary about the films production, featuring interviews with all of the primary cast and crew including cinematographer michael chapman and legendary makeup effects master dick smith. Taxi driver 1976 alle infos zur bluray taxi driver 1976. Kundun special edition bluray directed by martin scorsese. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. The first disc contains the film itself, two audio commentaries one by writer schrader and the other by. I highly recommend this purchase as it has some embossing treatment, some of the artwork on the.
But if you only want to own one bluray version of taxi driver, for us the new version feels a bit cynical, and the features on the original are just too good to pass up for a bit of extra colour. If you havent seen taxi driver in a few years, seeing it on blu ray will jolt you the way moviegoers back in 1976 must have been jolted when they first saw this. Select paypal credit at checkout to have the option to pay over time. As he suffers from insomnia, he spends his time working as a taxi driver at night, watching porn movies at seedy cinemas during the day, or thinking about how the. Bluray all 35th anniversary edition united kingdom sony pictures home entertainment no cuts 1. The 4k restoration image, incredible sound mix, and comprehensive supplementary material make the disc an essential purchase. It has to be, pound for pound, one of the best dvd special editions ever.
The stunning transfer presents this movie in all its gritty, violent glory. Having said this, fans will probably agree that it is a nice addition to this new bluray edition. Martin scorseses classic film will be returning to theaters and receiving a 40th anniversary bluray later this year. From martin scorsese, the legendary director of taxi driver, raging bull and goodfellas. If you havent seen taxi driver in a few years, seeing it on bluray will jolt you the way moviegoers back. Powered by an evocative score and featuring stellar performances by jodie foster, albert brooks, harvey keitel, peter boyle, and cybill shepherd, this 2disc set. Taxi driver taxi driver april 5th trailer facebook. The bluray edition looks great considering the age of this film, though its obviously not as sharp as recent releases. A taxi driver bluray korean limited edition full slip fnc. Shop taxi driver 40th anniversary edition bluray 1976 at best buy.
New signups will receive a limited time coupon for an. Taxi driver has always been a very dark, gritty and grainy looking film and as such the newly restored 1. Taxi driver bluray release date november 8, 2016 40th. Now, taxi driver makes its bluray debut in a loaded but reasonablypriced disc. Taxi driver went on to win the palme dor at the cannes film festival, but it lost the best picture oscar to the more comforting rocky. And sony has taken extra special care to keep the films original look intact, steering. Details about a taxi driver bluray korean limited edition full slip fnc add culture sold out.
Taxi driver bluray release date november 8, 2016 40th anniversary edition. Collectors edition, limited edition, special edition. The accompanying audio commentary by film historian and critic peter tonguette is quite informative, as it also deals with scorseses experiments in. Review of one of zaavis latest steelbooks taxi driver. Directed by martin scorsese, woody allen and francis ford coppola. The mastered in 4k edition of taxi driver arrives on bluray packaged in a standard case inside a sleeve. Collectors edition, sowie ein 15minutiges feature scorsese on taxi driver, in dem martin. An anthology of wildly diverse, starstudded short films about life in the big city, new york stories features the creative collaboration of three of americas greatest filmmakers, martin scorsese taxi driver, francis ford coppola the godfather and woody allen annie hall.
Taxi driver bluray special edition wpictures sealed set. Taxi driver for the first time on bluray april 5th. There are also enough special features left over from past discs to keep a filmic obsessive as disconnected from everyday life as any crazed cab driver. In 2006, a 30thanniversary 2disc collectors edition dvd was released. Find great deals on ebay for taxi driver dvd and taxi driver blu ray. Taxi driver zavvi exclusive bluray steelbook avforums.
In an early announcement to retailers, sony is preparing taxi driver. The 40th anniversary edition of taxi driver arrives in a twodisc set one bluray, one dvd, packaged in a standardwidth, dualhubbed bluray keepcase with a slipcover that repeats the cover art. Taxi driver special 2 dvd collectors set with special features. This is much preferred to the folderlike sleeve that most special releases insist on including these do not protect the disc. Once the disc is inserted into the player, the fullmotion menu with music immediately pops up. Video codec is 1080pavc mpeg4 and default audio is dtshd master audio 5. Sony released an earlier bluray edition of this film that is quite remarkable in its own right and a 2disc dvd special edition set is also. Deniro is travis bickle, a new york city cab driver whose rage builds in a lonely, dark world, until his attempt to befriend and free fosters 12yearold prostitute from her pimp culminates in a violent shootout. It contained special features, such as behindthescenes and several trailers, including one for taxi driver. Kino lorbers new special edition 2disk bluray release gives us an excellent 1920x1080p restoration that beats any previous home video release. The films first dvd came just six months after the formats spring 1997 debut. Special edition on dvd 043396034815 from sony pictures home entertainment. Blu ray authority started out in 1999 then dvd authority. Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
Please join our email list to receive announcements, news, and dvdbluray sale offers. Buy taxi driver gallery 1988 range zavvi exclusive limited edition steelbook only from zavvi, the home of pop culture. The transfers and all the extras are the same, yet the 2011 collectible insertions and digibook packaging give that release a substantial edge. What happens is that you find, through these images, a way of writing with the camera that stays in your mind.
Special thanks to rewind user bluray scrapbook facebook group for providing these specifications. What is mastered in 4k and does it make a difference. I have the special edition amaray, if the artwork is excellent i will probably buy this and flog the other one. There are very few films out there quite like martin scorseses taxi driver a haunting journey through new yorks underbelly. This particular release is loaded with special features. This item will ship to united states, but the seller has not specified shipping options. It is interesting as a sort of reunion but the included information is more fully explored in some of the other features. The bluray transfer of taxi driver is fantastic and is way better than the dvd. Buy taxi driver dvd, bluray online at lowest price in india at. A collectors edition dvd was released in 1999, followed by a 2disc collectors edition in 2007.
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