6am & it's Groundhog Day... AGAIN! Great film. (Groundhog Day (DVD))

Member Name: ChrisandHolly

Product:	Groundhog Day (DVD)
Date:	02/11/09 (79 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Great Cast. Well directed. Very funny. Bill Murray at his best.

Disadvantages: None.

Groundhog Day is one of those classic films that everyone should watch at least once in their lifetime!

The film follows the life of Phil Connors played by the amazingly funny Bill Murray! Phil Connors is a weatherman from a local Pitsburgh TV station who is sent to Punxsutawney to cover the annual Groundhog Day festivities.

On Groundhog Day every year people gather from all around to see if a small groundhog who is also called Phil, see's it's shadow and tells people how much longer the Winter will last! If he sees his shadow, it means 6 more weeks of winter. (I think!) The crowds love this tradition but Phil has been covering this story for too many years and it's getting pretty boring for him!

6:00am and the Radio Alarm Clock ticks on to Sony and Cher's "I Got You Babe" and its Groundhog Day...

Groundhog Day is one of those classic films that everyone should watch at least once in their lifetime!

6:00am and the Radio Alarm Clock ticks on to Sony and Cher's "I Got You Babe" and its Groundhog Day...

Hmmmmm that was weird, I just had really bad Deja Vu! Anyways...

6:00am and the Radio Alarm Clock ticks on to Sony and Cher's "I Got You Babe" and its Groundhog Day... AGAIN! Phil is stuck repeating the same day over and over again! Stuck in a dead-end town, reporting from the same Groundhog Day event! As you can imagine it gets pretty boring very fast!

I love the way Phil learns everything that is going to happen and ends up changing so much, but nothing really happens. It really makes you think what you would do in the same situation!

Groundhog Day was made in 1993 by the great director Harold Ramis who also Wrote and Produced it! The script is well written and at 97 minutes long it moves along at a good place and never get boring.


Bill Murray is fantastic in this film as you really feel his pain when he is at his lowest and he is brilliantly funny when he needs to be!
Andie MacDowell co-stars as Rita, Phil's TV Producer who is accompanying him on the Groundhog Day report.

Phil starts off just using his "extra days" to his own advantage and tries to make it so that he can gain the most out of this situation for himself. But he soon realises that he should try to get the most out of it by helping others.

Groundhog Day is basically a comedy film but it does have some serious issues about morality and helping the needy. When Phil has lost his will to keep going I think Bill Murray shines as he really does play the "broken man" very well!

I watched this on TV the other day but you can pick it up on DVD for about £3 now so you can really grab a bargain! It's also going to be available on Blu-ray early in 2010 and I think it's one that I'll have to pick up!

If you like other Harold Ramis films such as Ghostbusters, Analyze This, Bedazzled & Year One etc, then you should really give Groundhog Day a watch as I think it is up there in icon status along with the great Ghostbusters!

Bill Murray fans will also love Groundhog Day as I think Phil is up there with the great Murray character that is Dr. Peter Venkman!

Groundhog Day is a very clever, funny film that can be enjoyed by everyone! It really has aged well! Great film. A true masterclass in Comedy!

9.5/10!

C

Summary: A great comedy to watch over and over again!