Groundhog Day

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Summary: Don't Dirve Angery
Review: Phil Coners hates going to the little town in Pennsylvania but he is very thankful that he is only going to be there for one day(or so he thinks). The days start repeating themselves and suddenly Phil has been everywhere in town and knows exactly what is going to happen in the town at any given time.

Phil starts to get to know himself and he attempts to make his life better, will he succeed?? Or will be forever trapped on Groundhog Day?

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Summary: One day over and over with Andie MacDowell?
Review: Life could be MUCH worse. Embittered weatherman Murray takes on small town Pennsylvania, covering groundhog day with his new boss MacDowell and creepy camera-guy Chris Elliot (in one of his few understated and enjoyable roles). This comedy came in under the radar-it was not a big hit, but it has the stars and script that should have made it one. Bill Murray is PERFECT for this part, and any collection of his classic film lines, from GHOSTBUSTERS and CADDYSHACK thru the present would have to include at least a couple of the following from this film:

"I'm guessing March 22nd."
"I'd love to stay and talk...but I'm not going to."
"I'm BOTH! I'm a celebrity in an emergency!"
"Yeah, they're hicks Rita."
"Morons! Your bus is leaving."
"Well what if there IS NO TOMORROW!? THERE WASN'T TODAY! Hello?"

I can't say much for the special edition treatment-there isn't really anything here to speak of. Commentary is nice, but it's obvious that not too much time or effort was put into this. The film looks good and sounds good and that's all I really care about. If you have passed over this film year after year in the video store-try it. It takes a hardened man and redeems him by the end! Very uplifting and funny.

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Summary: My favorite comedy of all time...
Review: ...is a praise I don't offer lightly. This movie isn't only unbelievably funny, but also very intelligent. I've seen it about 10 times and it seems to get better with each viewing. Great actors (Bill Murray: never better), even in the smallest roles, a fantastic script and a fine direction all contribute to a wonderful experience. The extras are a worthy addition to a fine DVD.

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Summary: Great!
Review: This is a TERRIFIC movie. Get the "Special Edition" if you don't own it, otherwise be happy with the version you got.

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Summary: This Movie Be Funny
Review: Yo,Wat up playaz and playetz.

Da movie Groundhog Day starrin' Bill Murray is very funny.Bill Murray playz a weather man who livez through groundhog day every single day.Dats just crazy,man.At first,he be freaked out.Then by da end,he start using this at his advantage to hook up with women.This movie iz off da chain.Y'all need to see this movie if ya never seen it before.It iz a clazzic.

Peace To My Doggz Round All Coastz.

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Summary: Rise and shine wood-chuck-chuckers, it's GROUNDHOG DAY!
Review: The second DVD release of Harold Ramis's GROUNDHOG DAY does justice to such a brilliantly clever comedy taken from a simple yet superb premise. Bill Murray is at his best here, showcasing his perfect comedic timing par excellence. Leaning more towards a rom-com than straight laugh-out-loud comedy, this nontheless is the pinnacle of both Ramis and Murray's career. Nothing else has come close to the wit and genius that pervades every scene throughout the running time. Sarcastic sourpuss weatherman Phil Conners goes to the small town of Punxsutawney to report on the Groundhog festival, and wakes up the next day to Sonny and Cher's "I got you babe". However he starts to get concerned when everything repeats on itself ad infinitum. The key to the cleverness is that it's never explained how Phil gets stuck in his one-man timewarp, and critics and curios of the film point out that throughout his self-discovery and dispatching numerous clock radios, that it's possible that Phil has been stuck in groundhog day for years. But aside from fascinting ponderings, the film lends itself surprisingly well to the comedic fore. The extent that Phil goes to to woo his weather reporter companion Rita (Andie McDowell) provides some great gags. Screenwriter Danny Rubin's sharp back-and-forth dialouge is another key element to what makes this one of the timeless comedies.
The DVD extras are impressive, with the doco "The Weight Of Time" being the highlight, with insightful thoughts from the director and writers. You also get a dry commentary from Harold Ramis, trailers and talent profiles. The DVD digital transfer is top-notch, with sound and picture quality 10 out of 10. A must-buy DVD for Murray and comedy fans alike.

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Summary: "Is it snowing in space?"
Review: Phill Conners (Bill Muary) is a TV wheaterman that is assigned to cover the Groundhog Day holiday. He is self-centered and doesn't much like Groundhog Day. He goes through the first time being nasty and downright rude to everybody. He goes to sleep, glad that the day is over.......or is it?
He awakes to find that its Groundhog Day again and the same things happen also, people say the same things, nothing ever changes except Phill Conners. He kills himself serveal times and different ways, but he can't escape from the time warp. It's always Groundhog Day.
Finally, he does things right: he helps people, save a kid's life (the kid had never thanked him), saved Buster from choking on a steak and be all round nice guy and bingo, he's out of the time warp. One of the best romantic comedies out there.

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Summary: It's brilliant over and over and over and......
Review: This is one of those RARE movies that I could watch repeatedly over and over again. I love the philosophical points hit on in the flick (any situation in life is good or bad based on how you look at it). This is a great movie to use as a teaching tool with high schoolers (as I have done) and is that perfect formula of "makes you laugh, makes you think." I haven't gotten the new version of the DVD yet with the documentary and the commentary, but I have read that both enrich an already classic movie.

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Summary: Close to redeeming qualities
Review: An incredible study of character by Bill Murray in this film makes it not just hilarious, but it covers a wide array of emotions, and you'll hate him or love him. His antics are classic, but he's also serious, and he actually becomes a person you can care about, than from the beginning of being a slob. Highly recommended. Murray is close to becoming human in this movie. Maybe even close to redemption.

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Summary: "An average un-boring movie"
Review: Groundhog Day is a very entertaining film though it's more of a romantic comedy than a plain one. Bill Murray (Stripes and Ghostbusters) is Phil Connors, an insulting and mean news reporter. When he is sent to Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania to cover Groundhog Day, he thinks it's going to be a simple come and go routine. However, he gets into a blizzard and is forced to stay. The next day he wakes up and immediately wants to leave when he sees that is Groundhog Day..again. At first he's confused but after waking up each day and seeing that the day is the same as the last one, Connors begins to take advantage and soon turns into a nice and good guy and gets himself the producer (Andie MacDowell, Hudson Hawk) With a good cast including Chris Elliot (Snow Day) as a cameraman and Steven Tobolowsky (Hero) as an idiotic insurance-seller named Ned, this movie is pure fun for the whole family. It's directed by Harold Ramis (Stripes). He makes a brief appearance as a doctor. Very good! Reccomended. Compliment: Kind a get's boring after viewing it about five times.