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Taxi [DVD] [2004]
enlarge	Director: Tim Story Actors: Queen Latifah, Jimmy Fallon, Gisele Bündchen, Henry Simmons, Jennifer Esposito Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Category: DVD List Price: ~~£15.99~~ Buy New: £0.37 as of 23/11/2009 03:28 GMT details You Save: £15.62 (98%) New (22) Used (48) from £0.26 Seller: fastdvd2006 Rating: 12 reviews Sales Rank: 16545 Format: PAL, Widescreen Languages: English (Original Language), Portuguese (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language) Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over Region: 2 Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 99 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6 EAN: 5039036020015 ASIN: B00070HK6A Theatrical Release Date: January 27, 2005 Release Date: April 11, 2005 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Editorial Reviews: Amazon.co.uk Review Bumbling cop Washburn (Jimmy Fallon) is a terrible driver who loses his license and so recruits reluctant Belle (Queen Latifah) and her souped-up mega-cab after he stumbles onto a team of supermodel bank robbers. Several klutzy encounters and high-speed car chases ensue. If this sounds to you like the obvious result of a Hollywood pitch session ("Hey, let's pair some guy from ISaturday Night Live/I with a tough-talking African-American and set them after babes on wheels!"), you're right; it doesn't mean, however, that you won't get in a few decent laughs before director Tim (IBarbershop/I) Story's amiable time-killer falls into a steaming pile of would-be blockbuster buddy film cliches. The ever-ingratiating Latifah has long since proved her star charisma, and Fallon does an amusingly offhand parody of failed machismo. They're clearly having a good time together, and you could do worse than their company. There isn't a frame here that isn't cheaply recycled from some other lame action comedy, but if you grit your teeth for the very bumpy ride, you'll come out without too many scratches.I--Steve Wiecking/I

Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 12 1 2 3 Next » Brilliant! April 11, 2005 2 out of 9 found this review helpful This is so much better than the French original... not only can you watch the film without having to read the subtitles, but you can enjoy a throughly action packed story line.brQueen Lathifa was hillarious, and jimmy fallon wasnt bad for his character.brI dont know why people say it had a slow moving story line, because I genuinley didnt think it did... and the twist at the end was genuinley unpredictable... I think this is essential viewing from start to finish, for any action fan Fantastic fun! June 13, 2005 S. Horton (UK) 2 out of 10 found this review helpful A great film, thoroughly entertaining, action packed, with an eventful storyline. Well worth watching, few very good characters, and in general a very good film, thumbs up from me! Buckle Up April 25, 2005 DL Productions UK (Merseyside, UK) 6 out of 7 found this review helpful When I first heard Taxi by Gérard Pirès was getting a US version I was disguested, I felt that the Americans had gone too far by wanting to rip the French version apart, with a very poor review on many websites and magazines, I felt it was best to not see it at the cinema. Well more fool me!pTaxi is as vibrant as the original, and in some ways better, Daniel replaced with Belle, Emilien - a geeky cop replaced with a dangerous driver cop - and the story less focused on politics against the police, but more of a comical view to policing, and that Taxi's still the lead role!pI felt that Belle was a great character - not stressed like a lot of cabbies can be - but laid back, funny and cool at the same time - and Queen Latifah did a great job! Washburn was as funny as Emilien, but I felt Maria was not as sassy as Petra in the original. pThe humor was just as good as the French counterpart, just it was different, see what we find funny in France doesn't always work in the US, but to me Luc Besson did a great job with getting the main funny things about Taxi FR into the US edition. pThe stunts were not as good in Taxi US. Yes, they were good, but Taxi FR's were better, there was a lot more action than Taxi US, and the music that went alongside made the speed scenes more exciting (shame they didn't get IAM to do the soundtrack for Taxi NYC).pOn the subject of soundtrack, it was good, but could have been better, Taxi was always known in France for bringing some of the best of France's hip hop artists to the forefront, but it looks like this wasn't the case. Not that it's a bad move, I am really pleased to see a director not go with hip hop for his OST, makes a refreshing change.pThe villians were very nice - cool to see that supermodels are just as capable to rob a bank as a bunch of German robbers like in the original. It was nice to see that the big roles went to women, nice to see them have powerful roles.pAltogether this is a fine movie, funny, good stunts, enjoyable. I know I have been comparing it with the French version, but it's quite a bit different. The only reason why it didn't get the full five for me is because the copying of some of the French scenes just seems so unimaginative really, specially the jump where the girls get stuck on the bridge. I did however, like the twist, clever writing from Mr Besson! This is definately a good film for the family, there's little drug references, the violence is not overkill and there's not a lot of swearing compared to some of the films I have seen lately. It's very refreshing to see this.pThe DVD boasts some cool extras, like the 10mins extra on the extended edition, the CGI featurete, the Comedy Central look at Taxi, the making of, Jimmy's guided tour and the 4 deleted scenes are a welcomed addition.pA must buy. Queen Latifah is brilliant! November 17, 2009 Raynebow (United Kingdom) If you are a Queen Latifah fan you will love her in Taxi. A silly movie but loads of fun and easy to watch. Funny but film lacks speed January 7, 2005 8 out of 10 found this review helpful A US remake of the french action-hit but moved from France to New York.pQueen Latifah plays Belle Williams, the maddest, fastest and at times the calmest taxi driver in New York. Jimmy Fallon is Detective Washburn, the cop who has a reputation of severely damaging any car he drives, after finally smashing another car his license is taken from him. Washburn is on the case of the 4 Brazilian robbers (one being Jeniffer Esposito) who have become NYPD's biggest case after robbing a bank in New York. But Washburn is taken off the case leaving him with nothing to do except eating dinner with his Mother, so he sees Williams and jumps in the taxi and for the rest of the film shouts orders causing rows which result in disasters, but they do work together in some way and cleverly work out ways to catch the thieves!pBut the film does not move at a steady enough pace, you get caught up in events and lose the plot. If you liked the Fast and Furious films you might like this film, one thing this film has that they dont have is humour, full of gags and good script writing it gives the film that bit more. TAXI, not as good as the originals but a good family film. Showing reviews 1-5 of 12 1 2 3 Next »

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