While the standard Blu-ray was fine for its time, the 4K HDR transfer fundamentally changes the texture of the film. The older Blu-rays suffered from black crush (loss of detail in shadows) and a slightly muted palette. The 4K restores the contrast that cinematographer Michael Chapman intended.

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Thankfully, Sony (under the Columbia Classics line) has performed a masterful transfer. Scanned in native 4K from the original 35mm camera negative, the new release preserves the film’s . Instead of looking waxy or digitally smoothed, the image retains the organic "noise" that makes Taxi Driver feel like a documentary from hell.