1001 movies – Groundhog Day (1993)

It’s groundhog day! It’s groundhog day! It’s groundhog day!

Movie is about the grumpy weatherman Phil played by Bill Murray who goes to some little town to witness the groundhog day where they predict if the winter is gonna be long or short by seeing if a Groundhog (also called Phil) sees its own shadow or not. Bill Phill does not like this town and he cant wait until tomorrow comes so he can get the hell out of there. But by some unexplained supernatural event tomorrow never comes. He relives the same day over and over.

Now we have seen this kinda thing before, but not actually. Because apparently this movie invented it. But still you have seen it and this is how it is built up.

1. Confusion. Bill goes: Omg wtf, it mus have been a dream or something. Alright lets just re live this day again then.

2. Bill understands that something is up and thinks about the situation.

3.This is the part where he starts taking advantage of the situation. He realizes that nothing he does has any consequences and starts doing whatever he wants.  (and this ALWAYS includes making out with an old lady for some reason).

4. Then they get tired of it and start hating everything and everyone and begin being a dick against everything.

5. When they have a change of heart and start being veeery nice to everyone.

and then the movie gets very good. He starts trying to take suicide and goes extremely nuts. This part I enjoyed.

the next part I also enjoyed. This is when he realizes that he has all the time in the world to improve as a person. Now this is one of the key things we look for in a movie, the asshole character to develop, to change. This part the movie has covered very nicely and even though I’ve seen a lot of it from before I still liked it.

other things that is always in this kinda movies is: The pool or the edge or something that they keep hitting everyday until at the end they stop because they know its there and they guy that they threat like shit everyday but then they threat him nice at the end.

A major part in the movie is when Phil tries to hook up with this chick, and he tries over and over in various ways and every day he starts over again as everyday the thoughts of the chick about Phil resets. Even though I hate this kinda thing and I’ve seen it before it was still a very ok part of the movie.

One more thing: I just love Bill Murrays voice.

and I love paranormal movies from the 90′s where none of the paranormal events are explained.

I give it 4,5 groundhogs named Phil out of 5.