Max's Weekend Movie Review
Groundhog Day (1993)
"A weather man is reluctantly sent to cover a story about a weather forecasting "rat" (as he calls it). This is his fourth year on the story, and he makes no effort to hide his frustration. On awaking the 'following' day he discovers that it's Groundhog Day again, and again, and again. First he uses this to his advantage, then comes the realisation that he is doomed to spend the rest of eternity in the same place, seeing the same people do the same thing EVERY day."
Ok, so I Tivo'd this over the weekend but didn't watch it until last night. But since it showed over the weekend, it qualifies as a weekend review. So there.
I had seen most of this movie a year or so ago but this was the first time I had watched it completely. It's an entertaining movie and brings up a lot of interesting discussions of "what would you do if you lived the same day over and over?".
Bill Murray's character (Phil Conners) seems to live the first hour of each day about the same way - wake up, shower, breakfast and then report on Groundhog Day celebration in Punxsutawney. It's after that is where he elects to change each day. What is interesting is trying to determine how long he is stuck in this time loop. Is it a month? A year? Several years? I would say several years based on the fact that he 1) becomes fluent in French and 2) becomes an accomplished pianist and 3) learns to ice sculpture. Each one of those would take months or years to master. And it would be safe to assume that he could only learn one of those at a time, i.e., spend a few years learning piano, then the next year or so learning French, etc
I was also reminded that teeth whitening hadn't been introduced yet in 1993 because Murray's teeth and Andie McDowell's teeth could use some serious whitening.
So, what would you do if you lived the same day over and over again?
"A weather man is reluctantly sent to cover a story about a weather forecasting "rat" (as he calls it). This is his fourth year on the story, and he makes no effort to hide his frustration. On awaking the 'following' day he discovers that it's Groundhog Day again, and again, and again. First he uses this to his advantage, then comes the realisation that he is doomed to spend the rest of eternity in the same place, seeing the same people do the same thing EVERY day."
Ok, so I Tivo'd this over the weekend but didn't watch it until last night. But since it showed over the weekend, it qualifies as a weekend review. So there.
I had seen most of this movie a year or so ago but this was the first time I had watched it completely. It's an entertaining movie and brings up a lot of interesting discussions of "what would you do if you lived the same day over and over?".
Bill Murray's character (Phil Conners) seems to live the first hour of each day about the same way - wake up, shower, breakfast and then report on Groundhog Day celebration in Punxsutawney. It's after that is where he elects to change each day. What is interesting is trying to determine how long he is stuck in this time loop. Is it a month? A year? Several years? I would say several years based on the fact that he 1) becomes fluent in French and 2) becomes an accomplished pianist and 3) learns to ice sculpture. Each one of those would take months or years to master. And it would be safe to assume that he could only learn one of those at a time, i.e., spend a few years learning piano, then the next year or so learning French, etc
I was also reminded that teeth whitening hadn't been introduced yet in 1993 because Murray's teeth and Andie McDowell's teeth could use some serious whitening.
So, what would you do if you lived the same day over and over again?
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I would learn ballroom dancing. And maybe read War and Peace. :laugh:0
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I would learn ballroom dancing. And maybe read War and Peace. :laugh:
Hi Nat!!!
Is this the thread you wanted to hijack?
it is a tough thread after all:laugh:0 -
I would learn ballroom dancing. And maybe read War and Peace. :laugh:
Hi Nat!!!
Is this the thread you wanted to hijack?
it is a tough thread after all:laugh:
Sure!! :drinker: Let's take it!!! :devil:0 -
I would learn ballroom dancing. And maybe read War and Peace. :laugh:
Hi Nat!!!
Is this the thread you wanted to hijack?
it is a tough thread after all:laugh:
Sure!! :drinker: Let's take it!!! :devil:
that ballroom dancing can be quite a workout....have you ever done the twist?:laugh: :laugh:0 -
I would learn ballroom dancing. And maybe read War and Peace. :laugh:
Hi Nat!!!
Is this the thread you wanted to hijack?
it is a tough thread after all:laugh:
Sure!! :drinker: Let's take it!!! :devil:
that ballroom dancing can be quite a workout....have you ever done the twist?:laugh: :laugh:
My favorite is the Cha-cha. (although I am pretty sure I do my own version of it :laugh: )
Tell me more about this "twist" :devil:0 -
I would learn ballroom dancing. And maybe read War and Peace. :laugh:
Hi Nat!!!
Is this the thread you wanted to hijack?
it is a tough thread after all:laugh:
Sure!! :drinker: Let's take it!!! :devil:
that ballroom dancing can be quite a workout....have you ever done the twist?:laugh: :laugh:
My favorite is the Cha-cha. (although I am pretty sure I do my own version of it :laugh: )
Tell me more about this "twist" :devil:
RFLMAO
well...it is quite fun....you can do anything you want as long as you twist a bit every few seconds....any music will do:laugh: :laugh:0 -
"So, what would you do if you lived the same day over and over again? "
I would watch a movie on time looping such as Groundhog Day.0 -
so what's this thread about again?!:laugh:0
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I think it's about teeth whitening?
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I think it's about teeth whitening?
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Oops, it's not about ice sculpting??0
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OH NO..he's back!
Ok, I would want to stay in bed all day...under nice warm sheets (raining outside) with some hot hunk of man that I was deeply in love with and watch classic movies...and eat?
Is that bad on a dieting site
and and throw in some hancky pancky
Ok that would be great for ONE day but not day after day...everything would get boring? right?
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Oops, it's not about ice sculpting??
it very well may be about ice sculpting AND teeth whtening....a multi tasking thread
good job OP!!!:laugh:0 -
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Oops, it's not about ice sculpting??
it very well may be about ice sculpting AND teeth whtening....a multi tasking thread
good job OP!!!:laugh:
Oh, I see! I don't think I'd want to learn ice sculpting...I'd be ticked off when it melted.
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OH NO..he's back!
Ok, I would want to stay in bed all day...under nice warm sheets (raining outside) with some hot hunk of man that I was deeply in love with and watch classic movies...and eat?
Is that bad on a dieting site
and and throw in some hancky pancky
Ok that would be great for ONE day but not day after day...everything would get boring? right?
Kim
If I was that hot hunk of a man, it wouldn't be boring. :devil:
She said all day...not 5 minutes.
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She said all day...not 5 minutes.
WOW ZING!!!
:laugh: Nat you make me laugh so hard i cry!0 -
OH NO..he's back!
Ok, I would want to stay in bed all day...under nice warm sheets (raining outside) with some hot hunk of man that I was deeply in love with and watch classic movies...and eat?
Is that bad on a dieting site
and and throw in some hancky pancky
Ok that would be great for ONE day but not day after day...everything would get boring? right?
Kim
If I was that hot hunk of a man, it wouldn't be boring. :devil:
She said all day...not 5 minutes.
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She said all day...not 5 minutes.
WOW ZING!!!
:laugh: Nat you make me laugh so hard i cry!
Oh I am sorry, I was being mean. :devil:
I hear Max is more like 7 minutes. I should give credit where credit is due. :happy:0 -
that was a stupid movie. nuff said! :laugh:0
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She said all day...not 5 minutes.
WOW ZING!!!
:laugh: Nat you make me laugh so hard i cry!
Oh I am sorry, I was being mean. :devil:
I hear Max is more like 7 minutes. I should give credit where credit is due. :happy:
OMG bwaaaah ha ha ha haaaaa... Nat stop now seriously I am in a meeting and I cant be laughing and then telling the group that I was just thinking about our distributors asking dumb questions... I can only cover for you a couple of times before they ask me to see my screen...
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I actually thought this movie was pretty funny.
That's all.0 -
I actually thought this movie was pretty funny.
That's all.
yes Tam but do you tango?
ice sculpt?
LOL:laugh:0 -
I could. Think I couldn't??? LOL!!I actually thought this movie was pretty funny.
That's all.
yes Tam but do you tango?
ice sculpt?
LOL:laugh:0 -
I actually thought this movie was pretty funny.
That's all.
Except for Andy McDowell...her acting is painful to watch.
The groundhog did a good job though. :drinker:0 -
I am more of a Steve Martin fan....but Bill Murray is OK. I prefer him in Ghostbusters though!0
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I actually thought this movie was pretty funny.
That's all.
Except for Andy McDowell...her acting is painful to watch.
The groundhog did a good job though. :drinker:
ya but Andie is hot,,,so her acting is forgiven0 -
Andie McDowell lives about 1/2 hour from here - we run into her at restaraunts and use to see her at dance competitions - actually my daughters group shared a dressing room with her daughter - she wasn't very friendly
not so perfect up close in reality - pretty but not perfect0
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