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| Groundhog Day | 
| Category: Movie
Buy New: $2.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  349 reviews
Sales Rank: 1988
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: Video On Demand
Running Time: 102 minutes
ASIN: B00170I7GG
Theatrical Release Date: February 11, 1993
Release Date: December 2, 2008 (New: This Week)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 A Comedy With Heart & Brains April 7, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
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.
GD combines elements of whimsy and Eastern thought in the story of a sarcastic, embittered Pittsburgh weatherman doomed to live the same day over and over until he gets it right. Bill Murray is the perfect actor for the role. He is a tremendously talented comedian and a surprisingly talented actor. The dissatisfied man who looks back with regret, confusion and loneliness has become something of a Murray stock character.
At the beginning of the movie, Phil's pain is the viewer's enjoyment. He's such a sarcastic, cynical, miserable bore, the viewer can't help but feel no sympathy for him and laugh at his discomfort. The jokes are hilarious even as they are delivered with hostility and self loathing.
Then he wakes up and finds it's still Groundhog Day. Again and again and again. Disoriented and terrified at first, Phil comes to accept his predicament and even enjoy it as a life without consequences. Little by little he tires himself out and realizes there must be something more to life than lust & gluttony. He goes through a period of despair and suicidal depression then he finally realizes he's stuck and must find something to make the day less agonizing.
He starts to care about other people. He starts to listen to them and respond their need for respect & through respecting others he learns to respect and like himself. Only when he achieves this self consideration, is he able to achieve a deeper, more meaningful fulfillment in the moment & for the future. He learns to live in and for the moment. Ultimately, his satisfaction is the viewer's. How many comedies really make you think about how you live your life?
Groundhog Day April 4, 2008
19 out of 19 found this review helpful
This is without a doubt the best film I have seen starring Bill Murray. It has a powerful combination of great writing, a wonderful cast, and even a lesson to learn. It also has a nice combination of comedy and romance, so that neither are neglected. Bill Murray is phenomenal! He starts out this shallow shell, and undergoes character development and change, but it is gradual and believable. Andie MacDowell and Chris Elliot were great choices for supporting characters.
Groundhog Day is a 1993 classic film March 29, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Groundhog Day is one of the best films of all time and also the best movie of the 1990's. This film would be a good movie to watch on Groundhog Day.
 Surefire humor March 24, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is one of the funniest films of the Nineties, in my opinion. Bill Murray perfectly captures a thoroughly dislikable, self-centered jerk whose soul is polished by having to re-live the same day over and over till he gets it right. In the process, the vignettes of his sometimes clumsy efforts are hysterical. A wonderful collection of one-liners, too.
This movie gets better every time I see it. February 24, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Bill Murray stars in this brilliant and classic comedy film as a T.V. weatherman named Phil working for a local station in Pennsylvania, this film has got to be the funniest and best films to come out of the 90's and Bill Murray is at his best as a sarcastic and selfcentered but still charming weatherman, he treats his co-workers with contempt and its utterly hilarious watching Bill Murray as he keeps saying his sarcastic lines. Phil gets sent on an assignment (which he really loathes) to the annual Groundhog Day festivities in Puxsutawney PA where the citizens await the appearance of Puxsutawney Phil the groundhog who will supposedly determine the length of winter by his ability to see his own shadow. Phil Conners gets upset when a blizzard he didn't predict keeps him in town overnight but that is nothing compared to the fact that when he wakes up its February the 2nd all over again, it seems like the calendar has just stopped for Phil and he lives the same day over and over and over ect. and all kinds of hilarious stuff happens. This film however is not just a comedy but is also a character study as Phil realises that nothing changes except himself and how he affects those around him including his new producer Rita played by Andie Macdowell who also develops a relationship with Phil but first she finds him to be very obnoxious but they do eventually fall in love. Bill Murray was fantastic as usual check out the several confrontations between Phil and his old school mate Ned or when Phil decides to rob a bank great stuff, this film was highly entertaining and one of the funniest films I've ever seen. if you liked Groundhog Day then I highly recommend these other Bill Murray films Caddyshack, Scrooged, What About Bob, Stripes, Rushmore and Kingpin.
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