Happy Groundhog Day!

[roo_ster]

http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/228088/movie-all-time/jonah-goldberg?pg=1

Here’s a line you’ll either recognize or you won’t: “This is one time where television really fails to capture the true excitement of a large squirrel predicting the weather.” If you don’t recognize this little gem, you’ve either never seen Groundhog Day or you’re not a fan of what is, in my opinion, one of the best films of the last 40 years. As the day of the groundhog again approaches, it seems only fitting to celebrate what will almost undoubtedly join It’s a Wonderful Life in the pantheon of America’s most uplifting, morally serious, enjoyable, and timeless movies.

"If this were a French film dealing with the same themes, it would be in black and white, the sex would be constant and depraved, and it would end in cold death."

If it were an Igmar Bergman film, it would look like the French film above.

Happy Groundhog Day!

[wmenorr67]

Hell it has been Groundhog Day for me since July 5th.

[Tallpine]

Did you want to talk about the weather or just chit-chat ?

[makattak]

One of my favorite movies. My wife and I will be watching it tonight.

My favorite line:

Phil: 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: That about sums it up for me.

[makattak]

Oh and the fat guy's scream when Phil tosses him against the wall on the second Groundhog Day just makes me giggle every time.

"Don't mess with me, porkchop!"

[Harold Tuttle]

Don't drive angry

[MillCreek]

I liked Stephen Tobowlowsky as Ned Ryerson.  He has subsequently been on Glee playing a character named Sandy Ryerson, and I always wondered if the choice of last name was deliberate.

[RoadKingLarry]

This one didn't see his shadow, 6 more weeks of winter my ass...

[Monkeyleg]

I think Jonah Goldberg is one of the best political writers of our time. I read every column of his I can find.

I never thought I'd see a column of his about a Bill Murray movie, though, and certainly not one that gives the movie such in-depth scrutiny.

It almost makes me want to see the movie (which I never have). Almost.

[roo_ster]

I think Jonah Goldberg is one of the best political writers of our time. I read every column of his I can find.

I never thought I'd see a column of his about a Bill Murray movie, though, and certainly not one that gives the movie such in-depth scrutiny.

It almost makes me want to see the movie (which I never have). Almost.

See it.  It is worth your time.

[Tallpine]

Roundup MT now has a groundhog named Montana Murray that predicted an early spring.

 

[Scout26]

I think Jonah Goldberg is one of the best political writers of our time. I read every column of his I can find.

I never thought I'd see a column of his about a Bill Murray movie, though, and certainly not one that gives the movie such in-depth scrutiny.

It almost makes me want to see the movie (which I never have). Almost.

And you haven't seen Firefly.   Holy #%*^^!(, who's checking ID's around here?

[Northwoods]

See it.  It is worth your time.

+1.  One of the few movies that I don't mind watch frequently.

[Perd Hapley]

+1.  One of the few movies that I don't mind watch frequently.

Do you watch it every day? One day after another?

[wmenorr67]

Do you watch it every day? One day after another?

Continuesly(sp)

[Harold Tuttle]

One question about the movie is how many years passed while Phil was stuck on ghd

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groundhog_Day_(film)

[BryanP]

See it.  It is worth your time.

This.  If I had to dig through the piles of DVD's and put together a top 10 list this would definitely make the list.

[Northwoods]

One question about the movie is how many years passed while Phil was stuck on ghd

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groundhog_Day_(film)

According to the Goldberg article they show 34 days.  It's implied that it was many more than that.  Apparently the original script called him to be stuck in that day for 10,000 years.

I would assume something along the lines of at least a few years worth of hearing "I Got You, Babe" when he woke up. 

[Tallpine]

One question about the movie is how many years passed while Phil was stuck on ghd

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groundhog_Day_(film)

Long enough to learn to play jazz piano 

[geronimotwo]

^^^^  ditto,  that alone made me think in terms of years, unless he had some amazing aptitude for music.

i also agree that the movie is a classic.  one of the few that i will linger on while channel surfing.

i took the kids to punxsatawney (could they use any more letters in their name?  it's almost like they intentionally changed it to make it the most awkwardly spelled city in the US.) a few years ago.  we made the mistake of going when it was held on a weekend.  they say before the movie a good year would have about 1,500 participants.  after the movie they had to move the venue outside the town to an open field where they see 10-20 times that.