In addition to De Niro, the remainder of the cast works pretty well. I never much cared for her, but Cybill Shepherd hits all the right notes as unrequited love interest Betsy. CTS have made a name for themselves as producing DVDs with the highest-quality images, and their work with Taxi Driver does not really disappoint. Oh, the image clearly has a number of flaws, especially in that dark scenes often seem too dim and muddy. The picture usually looks very sharp and clean, and contrast is good.
Colors also seem strong and accurate.
It's not reference quality, but it's much better than we had any right to expect. As is the remastered Dolby Prologic 2.0 soundtrack. I'm pretty sure it was originally a mono affair - but it sounds surprisingly good. Dialogue and effects are somewhat harsh and flat, but not horribly so, and not any more so than one would expect from a movie that's this old and this inexpensive. No, this sound mix won't make you throw away Twister as your demo track, but it's still much better than I expected.