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- Excellent, but...think about it!
- VERY FUNNY MOVIE
- a profound comic parable
- Stands the test of time
- A Groundhog Day worth reliving (and re-watching)
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Groundhog Day (Special Edition)
Starring:
Carol Bivins ,
Ken Hudson Campbell ,
Brian Doyle-Murray ,
Rick Ducommun , and
Robin Duke
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ASIN: B00005U8EM
Release Date: 2002-01-29 |
Product Description
Bill Murray at his wry, wisecracking best in this riotous romantic comedy about a weatherman caught in a personal time warp on the worst day of his life.
Teamed with a relentlessly cheerful producer (Andie MacDowell) and a smart-aleck cameraman (Chris Elliott), TV weatherman Phil Connors (Bill Murray) is sent to Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, to cover the annual Groundhog Day festivities. After a surprise blizzard traps him in small-town hell, things get even worse; Phil wakes the next morning to find it's Groundhog Day all over again... and again... and again.
System Requirements:
Starring: Bill Murray, Chris Elliott, and Andie MacDowell.
Directed By: Harold Ramis.
Running Time: 101 Min., Color.
This film is presented in "Widescreen" format.
Copyright 2002 Columbia TriStar.
Format: DVD MOVIE
Amazon.com
Bill Murray does warmth in his most consistently effective post-Stripes comedy, a romantic fantasy about a wacky weatherman forced to relive one strange day over and over again, until he gets it right. Snowed in during a road-trip expedition to watch the famous groundhog encounter his shadow, Murray falls into a time warp that is never explained but pays off so richly that it doesn't need to be. The elaborate loop-the-loop plot structure cooked up by screenwriter Danny Rubin is crystal-clear every step of the way, but it's Murray's world-class reactive timing that makes the jokes explode, and we end up looking forward to each new variation. He squeezes all the available juice out of every scene. Without forcing the issue, he makes us understand why this fly-away personality responds so intensely to the radiant sanity of the TV producer played by Andie MacDowell. The blissfully clueless Chris Elliott (Cabin Boy) is Murray's nudnik cameraman. --David Chute
Customer Reviews:
Excellent, but...think about it!.......2007-09-11
Don't get me wrong, I really like this movie. But think about the philosophical implications.
Here we have a man who has to go through the same day over and over. At 6 AM, everything in his life goes back to the way it was 24 hours ago.
But everything in the world is interconnected. So that means that every person in the world would have to relive the same day over and over. And every living thing--every animal and plant. And every object in the world, every atom in the world, would have to shift back to the way it had been. The Earth itself would have to go back to where it had been in its orbit.
Every single living being and every atom in the entire universe, and the entire universe itself, would have to revert back to the way it had been the day before, over and over again.
All so that this one man could learn to become a better person.
I mean, just how important is this guy, anyway?
VERY FUNNY MOVIE.......2007-08-28
I THOUGHT THAT THIS MOVIE WAS VERY FUNNY BUT ALSO NERVE WRACKING. I WOULD HATE TO WAKE UP TO "I'VE GOT YOU BABE" EVERY MORNING, IT WOULD DRIVE ME CRAZY. BILL MURRAY IS VERY HILARIOUS AND IS VERY AGGRAVATED THAT HE WAKES UP EVERY MORNING AND REPEATS THE SAME THING EVERYDAY UNTIL HE FIGURES OUT WHAT HE NEEDS TO DO RIGHT TO CHANGE HIS DESTINY.
a profound comic parable.......2007-08-24
I'd seen only bits and pieces of "Groundhog Day", and hadn't cared for it. Then I sat down yesterday and watched the whole thing.
I was flabbergasted. This is a movie about the way we piss away our lives, day by day, never improving our own lives or the lives of those around us.
Unhesitatingly recommended.
Stands the test of time.......2007-08-23
Really just one of my favorite films. A clever metaphor for life, and how you can (or have to) live it one day at a time.
A Groundhog Day worth reliving (and re-watching).......2007-08-15
Groundhog Day is based on what may be the oddest premise for a romantic comedy ever. A TV news weatherman (Bill Murray) goes to Punxatawnee, PA to cover Groundhog Day. The next day he wakes up and it is Groundhog Day again. No one remembers that this day has already passed and so he is forced to live it again. And the next day he wakes up and... it's Groundhog Day again. And again... and again... and again... and, well, you get the idea. Watching Murray's character go through this bizarre situation and the effect it has on him is absolutely riveting. I love that no attempt to explain this time-loop is ever made, it's enough for the viewer to know that it is happening and we don't need to get bogged down in some geeky sci fi explanation.
Bill Murray has a tendency to be a little too smug and over-the-top in his movie performances but he is at the top of his game here. His timing is perfect and the role harnesses his smug and biting humor but this is tempered as the story progresses and Murray captures the nuances perfectly. The rest of the cast similarly rises to the level of the unusually intelligent script. For my money, this is probably the single best movie in the "romantic comedy" genre. It is unique and perfectly executed. Well worth watching whether you are a fan of Bill Murray or not.
Average customer rating:
- Excellent, but...think about it!
- VERY FUNNY MOVIE
- a profound comic parable
- Stands the test of time
- A Groundhog Day worth reliving (and re-watching)
|
Groundhog Day
Starring:
Carol Bivins ,
Ken Hudson Campbell ,
Brian Doyle-Murray ,
Rick Ducommun , and
Robin Duke
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD
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ASIN: 080017948X
Release Date: 2001-03-06 |
Amazon.com
Bill Murray does warmth in his most consistently effective post-Stripes comedy, a romantic fantasy about a wacky weatherman forced to relive one strange day over and over again, until he gets it right. Snowed in during a road-trip expedition to watch the famous groundhog encounter his shadow, Murray falls into a time warp that is never explained but pays off so richly that it doesn't need to be. The elaborate loop-the-loop plot structure cooked up by screenwriter Danny Rubin is crystal-clear every step of the way, but it's Murray's world-class reactive timing that makes the jokes explode, and we end up looking forward to each new variation. He squeezes all the available juice out of every scene. Without forcing the issue, he makes us understand why this fly-away personality responds so intensely to the radiant sanity of the TV producer played by Andie MacDowell. The blissfully clueless Chris Elliott (Cabin Boy) is Murray's nudnik cameraman. --David Chute
Customer Reviews:
Excellent, but...think about it!.......2007-09-11
Don't get me wrong, I really like this movie. But think about the philosophical implications.
Here we have a man who has to go through the same day over and over. At 6 AM, everything in his life goes back to the way it was 24 hours ago.
But everything in the world is interconnected. So that means that every person in the world would have to relive the same day over and over. And every living thing--every animal and plant. And every object in the world, every atom in the world, would have to shift back to the way it had been. The Earth itself would have to go back to where it had been in its orbit.
Every single living being and every atom in the entire universe, and the entire universe itself, would have to revert back to the way it had been the day before, over and over again.
All so that this one man could learn to become a better person.
I mean, just how important is this guy, anyway?
VERY FUNNY MOVIE.......2007-08-28
I THOUGHT THAT THIS MOVIE WAS VERY FUNNY BUT ALSO NERVE WRACKING. I WOULD HATE TO WAKE UP TO "I'VE GOT YOU BABE" EVERY MORNING, IT WOULD DRIVE ME CRAZY. BILL MURRAY IS VERY HILARIOUS AND IS VERY AGGRAVATED THAT HE WAKES UP EVERY MORNING AND REPEATS THE SAME THING EVERYDAY UNTIL HE FIGURES OUT WHAT HE NEEDS TO DO RIGHT TO CHANGE HIS DESTINY.
a profound comic parable.......2007-08-24
I'd seen only bits and pieces of "Groundhog Day", and hadn't cared for it. Then I sat down yesterday and watched the whole thing.
I was flabbergasted. This is a movie about the way we piss away our lives, day by day, never improving our own lives or the lives of those around us.
Unhesitatingly recommended.
Stands the test of time.......2007-08-23
Really just one of my favorite films. A clever metaphor for life, and how you can (or have to) live it one day at a time.
A Groundhog Day worth reliving (and re-watching).......2007-08-15
Groundhog Day is based on what may be the oddest premise for a romantic comedy ever. A TV news weatherman (Bill Murray) goes to Punxatawnee, PA to cover Groundhog Day. The next day he wakes up and it is Groundhog Day again. No one remembers that this day has already passed and so he is forced to live it again. And the next day he wakes up and... it's Groundhog Day again. And again... and again... and again... and, well, you get the idea. Watching Murray's character go through this bizarre situation and the effect it has on him is absolutely riveting. I love that no attempt to explain this time-loop is ever made, it's enough for the viewer to know that it is happening and we don't need to get bogged down in some geeky sci fi explanation.
Bill Murray has a tendency to be a little too smug and over-the-top in his movie performances but he is at the top of his game here. His timing is perfect and the role harnesses his smug and biting humor but this is tempered as the story progresses and Murray captures the nuances perfectly. The rest of the cast similarly rises to the level of the unusually intelligent script. For my money, this is probably the single best movie in the "romantic comedy" genre. It is unique and perfectly executed. Well worth watching whether you are a fan of Bill Murray or not.
Customer Reviews:
Not very good quality.......2007-09-03
We've seen 2 out of the 3 movies, and in each of them there are several sections where the audio is out of sync. Groundhog Day is a good movie; Ghostbusters has not really held up over time (especially for my 13-year-old).
I love Bill Murray & Harold Ramis!!!.......2006-07-15
I must say that I love Stripes and Ghostbusters while Groundhog day isn't my favorite movie. I can still quote Stripes and some of Ghostbusters which greatly impressed my teenage son. These movies are super!!!!!! The team of Bill Murray & Harold Ramis is excellant. They really have a great chemistry whether it is acting together or whether Ramis is directing Murray. I highly reccomend these movies!!
Judi
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Average customer rating:
- A Thoughtful Metaphor Disguised as a Comedy.
- A FUNNY FANTASY FILM...
- This is a profoundly funny film
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Groundhog Day [Region 2]
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B00005UL69 |
Customer Reviews:
A Thoughtful Metaphor Disguised as a Comedy. .......2006-11-01
"Groundhog Day" (1993) is a comedy... in its surface... but a thoughtful metaphor on meaning of life underneath.
Does this mean you will not laugh? No. It IS a comedy but there is more, MUCH more.
The story is quite simple: a noted TV weatherman, cynical and embittered Phil Connors, is sent with his crew to report Groundhog Day. A snow storm ground the team at Punxsutawny, driving Phil mad with impatience & impotence. The frustrating day ends, Phil go to sleep and when he awakes... it's Groundhog Day again. And again, and again, and again. Phil is horrified. The movie chronicles his eternal re-living.
There's enough stuff to laugh in earnest with poor Phil marooned in a boring day. His way to cope with this situation ranges from desperation to resignation; from egotistical attitudes to caring for others; from boredom to making the best of a bad day.
I think is a metaphor of human life. Each of us may choose, even in constrained situations, what to do with our lives and live it to its ending.
Bill Murray gives a top-notch performance showing all the emotions that rage thru his character. Andie Mac Dowell as the producer of the TV team is a sweetheart as always.
Ten points for the idea! It is a very enjoyable film for all audiences.
One last thing, if you like the "re-living" subject you may enjoy the book "Replay" by Ken Grimwood, it is centered on "replaying" a whole life!
Reviewed by Max Yofre.
A FUNNY FANTASY FILM..........2006-10-07
This is without a doubt, one of Bill Murray's best films. It is both a fantasy and a comedy flick. The basic premise of the film is simple. A man is forced to relive the same twenty four hours, over, and over, and over again, ad infinitum.
Bill Murray is that man. An obnoxious Pittsburgh weatherman, he is in Punxutawney, Pennsylvania to cover its Groundhog Day celebration, along with his beautiful and altruistic TV producer, played by Andie MacDowell, and his patient, long suffering cameraman, played by Chris Elliot. Murray, playing an uncaring, unfeeling wretch of a guy, is, for some inexplicable reason, forced to relive the same twenty four hours in Punxutawney over and over again. Why? Who knows and who cares? What follows next are some of the funniest moments in film.
At first, Murray is confused. No one else, however, seems to be. As Murray continues to relive the same day, confusion turns to anger. Ultimately, that anger turns to mischieviousness and indulgence. After all, what would one do, if there were no consequences to one's actions?
This premise provides for quite a few, very funny scenes. This puckish foray quickly denigrates into profound despair, as Murray realizes that he seems destined to relive the same day forever. Frequent, subsequent suicide attempts fail to stop the clock, and Murray rethinks his position. He concentrates , finally, on becoming the best man that he can be, with the lovely Andie MacDowell as his romantic interest.
Murray's transition from smarm to charm provides for many hilarious scenes that will leave the viewer howling with laughter. The ultimate impact of his transition from Neanderthal man to Renaissance man is, needless to say, a positive one. This redemption will ultimately prove to be be Murray's salvation.
Murray provides droll, comedic delivery, and he is perfect in this role. Andie MacDowell is the perfect straight man and comedic foil. Together they make this movie one that the viewer will want to see again and again.
This is a profoundly funny film.......2006-06-16
Bill Murray has done many funny films "The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997)" and many profound films "The Razor's Edge" (1984). This film is profoundly funny. What would you do if you had all the time in the world? This movie covers just about everything you can think of.
Phil Connors (Bill Murray) is a conceited self-serving weatherman. He gets caught in a time warp while covering the Groundhog Day events. Everyday becomes Groundhog Day. After exhausting all the fun things you can do, he has time to confront himself and reflect on what is important.
In "Joe Versus the Volcano" (1990) people relate that environment to where they work.
Groundhog Day summed this up in one statement:
Phil Connors asks, "What would you do if you were stuck in one place and every day was exactly the same, and nothing that you did mattered?"
Ralph answers, "That about sums it up for me."
Amazon.com
Bill Murray does warmth in his most consistently effective post-Stripes comedy, a romantic fantasy about a wacky weatherman forced to relive one strange day over and over again, until he gets it right. Snowed in during a road-trip expedition to watch the famous groundhog encounter his shadow, Murray falls into a time warp that is never explained but pays off so richly that it doesn't need to be. The elaborate loop-the-loop plot structure cooked up by screenwriter Danny Rubin is crystal-clear every step of the way, but it's Murray's world-class reactive timing that makes the jokes explode, and we end up looking forward to each new variation. He squeezes all the available juice out of every scene. Without forcing the issue, he makes us understand why this fly-away personality responds so intensely to the radiant sanity of the TV producer played by Andie MacDowell. The blissfully clueless Chris Elliott (Cabin Boy) is Murray's nudnik cameraman. --David Chute
Customer Reviews:
Excellent, but...think about it!.......2007-09-11
Don't get me wrong, I really like this movie. But think about the philosophical implications.
Here we have a man who has to go through the same day over and over. At 6 AM, everything in his life goes back to the way it was 24 hours ago.
But everything in the world is interconnected. So that means that every person in the world would have to relive the same day over and over. And every living thing--every animal and plant. And every object in the world, every atom in the world, would have to shift back to the way it had been. The Earth itself would have to go back to where it had been in its orbit.
Every single living being and every atom in the entire universe, and the entire universe itself, would have to revert back to the way it had been the day before, over and over again.
All so that this one man could learn to become a better person.
I mean, just how important is this guy, anyway?
VERY FUNNY MOVIE.......2007-08-28
I THOUGHT THAT THIS MOVIE WAS VERY FUNNY BUT ALSO NERVE WRACKING. I WOULD HATE TO WAKE UP TO "I'VE GOT YOU BABE" EVERY MORNING, IT WOULD DRIVE ME CRAZY. BILL MURRAY IS VERY HILARIOUS AND IS VERY AGGRAVATED THAT HE WAKES UP EVERY MORNING AND REPEATS THE SAME THING EVERYDAY UNTIL HE FIGURES OUT WHAT HE NEEDS TO DO RIGHT TO CHANGE HIS DESTINY.
a profound comic parable.......2007-08-24
I'd seen only bits and pieces of "Groundhog Day", and hadn't cared for it. Then I sat down yesterday and watched the whole thing.
I was flabbergasted. This is a movie about the way we piss away our lives, day by day, never improving our own lives or the lives of those around us.
Unhesitatingly recommended.
Stands the test of time.......2007-08-23
Really just one of my favorite films. A clever metaphor for life, and how you can (or have to) live it one day at a time.
A Groundhog Day worth reliving (and re-watching).......2007-08-15
Groundhog Day is based on what may be the oddest premise for a romantic comedy ever. A TV news weatherman (Bill Murray) goes to Punxatawnee, PA to cover Groundhog Day. The next day he wakes up and it is Groundhog Day again. No one remembers that this day has already passed and so he is forced to live it again. And the next day he wakes up and... it's Groundhog Day again. And again... and again... and again... and, well, you get the idea. Watching Murray's character go through this bizarre situation and the effect it has on him is absolutely riveting. I love that no attempt to explain this time-loop is ever made, it's enough for the viewer to know that it is happening and we don't need to get bogged down in some geeky sci fi explanation.
Bill Murray has a tendency to be a little too smug and over-the-top in his movie performances but he is at the top of his game here. His timing is perfect and the role harnesses his smug and biting humor but this is tempered as the story progresses and Murray captures the nuances perfectly. The rest of the cast similarly rises to the level of the unusually intelligent script. For my money, this is probably the single best movie in the "romantic comedy" genre. It is unique and perfectly executed. Well worth watching whether you are a fan of Bill Murray or not.
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Groundhog Day [Region 2]
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Customer Reviews:
"Don't drive angry".......2006-04-02
Bill Murray has done many funny films "The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997)" and many profound films "The Razor's Edge" (1984). This film is profoundly funny. What would you do if you had all the time in the world? This movie covers just about everything you can think of.
Phil Connors (Bill Murray) is a conceited self-serving weatherman. He gets caught in a time warp while covering the Groundhog Day events. Everyday becomes Groundhog Day. After exhausting all the fun things you can do, he has time to confront himself and reflect on what is important.
In "Joe Versus the Volcano" (1990) people relate that environment to where they work.
Groundhog Day summed this up in one statement:
Phil Connors asks, "What would you do if you were stuck in one place and every day was exactly the same, and nothing that you did mattered?"
Ralph answers, "That about sums it up for me."
Average customer rating:
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Bewitched/Groundhog Day
Starring:
Sony Home Pictures 2pak
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
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Release Date: 2006-01-02 |
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Bewitched/Groundhog Day
Starring:
Sony Home Pictures 2pak
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B000CSTKQA
Release Date: 2006-01-02 |
Amazon.com
Bill Murray does warmth in his most consistently effective post-Stripes comedy, a romantic fantasy about a wacky weatherman forced to relive one strange day over and over again, until he gets it right. Snowed in during a road-trip expedition to watch the famous groundhog encounter his shadow, Murray falls into a time warp that is never explained but pays off so richly that it doesn't need to be. The elaborate loop-the-loop plot structure cooked up by screenwriter Danny Rubin is crystal-clear every step of the way, but it's Murray's world-class reactive timing that makes the jokes explode, and we end up looking forward to each new variation. He squeezes all the available juice out of every scene. Without forcing the issue, he makes us understand why this fly-away personality responds so intensely to the radiant sanity of the TV producer played by Andie MacDowell. The blissfully clueless Chris Elliott (Cabin Boy) is Murray's nudnik cameraman. --David Chute
Customer Reviews:
Excellent, but...think about it!.......2007-09-11
Don't get me wrong, I really like this movie. But think about the philosophical implications.
Here we have a man who has to go through the same day over and over. At 6 AM, everything in his life goes back to the way it was 24 hours ago.
But everything in the world is interconnected. So that means that every person in the world would have to relive the same day over and over. And every living thing--every animal and plant. And every object in the world, every atom in the world, would have to shift back to the way it had been. The Earth itself would have to go back to where it had been in its orbit.
Every single living being and every atom in the entire universe, and the entire universe itself, would have to revert back to the way it had been the day before, over and over again.
All so that this one man could learn to become a better person.
I mean, just how important is this guy, anyway?
VERY FUNNY MOVIE.......2007-08-28
I THOUGHT THAT THIS MOVIE WAS VERY FUNNY BUT ALSO NERVE WRACKING. I WOULD HATE TO WAKE UP TO "I'VE GOT YOU BABE" EVERY MORNING, IT WOULD DRIVE ME CRAZY. BILL MURRAY IS VERY HILARIOUS AND IS VERY AGGRAVATED THAT HE WAKES UP EVERY MORNING AND REPEATS THE SAME THING EVERYDAY UNTIL HE FIGURES OUT WHAT HE NEEDS TO DO RIGHT TO CHANGE HIS DESTINY.
a profound comic parable.......2007-08-24
I'd seen only bits and pieces of "Groundhog Day", and hadn't cared for it. Then I sat down yesterday and watched the whole thing.
I was flabbergasted. This is a movie about the way we piss away our lives, day by day, never improving our own lives or the lives of those around us.
Unhesitatingly recommended.
Stands the test of time.......2007-08-23
Really just one of my favorite films. A clever metaphor for life, and how you can (or have to) live it one day at a time.
A Groundhog Day worth reliving (and re-watching).......2007-08-15
Groundhog Day is based on what may be the oddest premise for a romantic comedy ever. A TV news weatherman (Bill Murray) goes to Punxatawnee, PA to cover Groundhog Day. The next day he wakes up and it is Groundhog Day again. No one remembers that this day has already passed and so he is forced to live it again. And the next day he wakes up and... it's Groundhog Day again. And again... and again... and again... and, well, you get the idea. Watching Murray's character go through this bizarre situation and the effect it has on him is absolutely riveting. I love that no attempt to explain this time-loop is ever made, it's enough for the viewer to know that it is happening and we don't need to get bogged down in some geeky sci fi explanation.
Bill Murray has a tendency to be a little too smug and over-the-top in his movie performances but he is at the top of his game here. His timing is perfect and the role harnesses his smug and biting humor but this is tempered as the story progresses and Murray captures the nuances perfectly. The rest of the cast similarly rises to the level of the unusually intelligent script. For my money, this is probably the single best movie in the "romantic comedy" genre. It is unique and perfectly executed. Well worth watching whether you are a fan of Bill Murray or not.
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Manufacturer: Schlessinger Media
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