Groundhog Day
reviewed August 6, 2004

It has been over ten years since “Groundhog Day” first appeared in theaters, but this 1993 romantic comedy still shows up regularly on premium cable movie channels. Even though I have seen it several times, I watched it again last night when it appeared on HBO. It is to my mind one of the freshest and most original romantic comedies ever made, and it is one of the few movies I never get tired of seeing.

“Groundhog Day” stars two of my favorite comedic actors, Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell. Murray is the antithesis of a brash, fowl-mouthed jewish comedian, an “everyman” low-key personality easy for Whites to identify with. MacDowell projects a sweet wholesomeness in all of her characters, but she also displays a mental toughness underneath. She is not a classic beauty by any means, but there is something I find very appealing about this lovely fair-skinned brunette with her girl-next-door appearance.

For those of you not familiar with the story, Phil Connors (Bill Murray) is a weather reporter for a Pittsburgh television station, who has been asked for the last five years, much to his disgust, to travel to nearby Punxutawney, Pennsylvania to cover the annual Groundhog Day festival. According to local folklore, a groundhog named Punxutawney Phil makes his way out of his hibernation nest on February 2 and looks for his shadow. If he sees his shadow, it means there’s another six weeks of winter ahead, but if its a cloudy day, Spring is said to be just around the corner.

Anyway, the jaded Phil doesn’t like either this small hick town or the hokey celebration, but reluctantly goes through the motions. Of course his negative attitude shows in his sour relations with his two co-workers who have come along for this assignment: producer Rita (Andie MacDowell) and cameraman Larry (Chris Eliott). After filming the morning ceremony with the groundhog let out of its cage in the town square, the crew packs its equipment in the van and heads back home to Pittsburgh. Much to Phil’s dismay, however, there is a sudden big snowstorm, and they are forced to go back to Punxutawney to spend the night.

Phil is in for a very strange surprise the next morning because, lo and behold, it is, as Yogi Berra once famously said, deja vu all over again. Every day for what seems to be hundreds of days it will still be the morning of February 2 when he wakes up, always in the same room with the same alarm clock. Frustrated by this situation, Phil attempts to commit suicide, many times and in many ways, but stuck in this time warp he is immortal. He can drive off a cliff or jump from a three story building, but afterward it is always again Groundhog Day morning for him.

Finding that he can’t kill himself, Phil decides to make the best of things, and use his accumulated knowledge he’s learned about the town to his advantage. He’s found he has an attraction for Rita, and uses what he learns from her one day to his advantage his conversation with her the next. Very clever, and he makes some progress with her, but it seems that she discovers his phoniness in the end.

Finally, Phil determines to take the course of self-improvement and good-neighborliness, and he gradually has a change of attitude toward those around him. He actually begins to like the town of Punxutawney as he learns gradually learns the most intimate secrets of its citizens. This change in attitude is noticed by Rita, and their relationship becomes one based on genuine love. They go to bed together in Phil’s room, but this time she is still next to him in the morning and it is finally February 3 for him. The spell has been broken, and he is again living in real time. The couple plans to live happily ever after in Punxutawney, since Phil now loves the small town.

Since I am now more racially conscious than when I first saw the film in 1993, it struck me watching it now that this is an all-White film set in an all-White community. There are a couple negroes shown, but they are cast in subserviant roles and their time on screen is very brief. The movie actually promotes the small-town values of Punxutawney, unlike so many Hymiewood films that show such folks as hicks and rubes. I must sadly report, however, that this is a jew-make movie, with scriptwriter Danny Rubin and director/co-writer Harold Ramis (who looks very jewish despite my not being able to definitely confirm it). Nevertheless, give the devil his due; none of the usual kikishness shows through in “Groundhog Day.”

There are several possible morals to be drawn from this comedy, which is also, after all, a morality play of sorts. Religions which believe in reincarnation usually teach that we return to this world over and over again till we “get it right.” This is essentially what Bill Murray’s character does in this film. The tale is artfully put together, and the acting is flawless. I should make a special mention of Chris Eliott, another veteran of late-night TV comedy. His part as the nerdy sidekick Larry wasn’t very big, but he perfectly complemented Murray and McDowell. The humor is never forced, and while the movie’s basic premise is palpably absurd, none of the rest is at all unbelievable. In other words, once we buy into the premise, and we easily do, then all the action flows naturally.

Occasionally I will be asked what is my all-time favorite film, and I am always hard-pressed to answer. I don’t think I can really say, because you can’t compare apples to oranges, and that is what one is being asked to do when asked such a question. However, I do know that “Groundhog Day” would definitely be any “ten best” list I compiled.

RICH BROOKS

©2004 Rich Brooks. All rights reserved.

here: http://www.whitealert.com/groundhog_day.htm

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Groundhog Day
reviewed August 6, 2004

It has been over ten years since “Groundhog Day” first appeared in theaters, but this 1993 romantic comedy still shows up regularly on premium cable movie channels. Even though I have seen it several times, I watched it again last night when it appeared on HBO. It is to my mind one of the freshest and most original romantic comedies ever made, and it is one of the few movies I never get tired of seeing.

“Groundhog Day” stars two of my favorite comedic actors, Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell. Murray is the antithesis of a brash, fowl-mouthed jewish comedian, an “everyman” low-key personality easy for Whites to identify with. MacDowell projects a sweet wholesomeness in all of her characters, but she also displays a mental toughness underneath. She is not a classic beauty by any means, but there is something I find very appealing about this lovely fair-skinned brunette with her girl-next-door appearance.

For those of you not familiar with the story, Phil Connors (Bill Murray) is a weather reporter for a Pittsburgh television station, who has been asked for the last five years, much to his disgust, to travel to nearby Punxutawney, Pennsylvania to cover the annual Groundhog Day festival. According to local folklore, a groundhog named Punxutawney Phil makes his way out of his hibernation nest on February 2 and looks for his shadow. If he sees his shadow, it means there’s another six weeks of winter ahead, but if its a cloudy day, Spring is said to be just around the corner.

Anyway, the jaded Phil doesn’t like either this small hick town or the hokey celebration, but reluctantly goes through the motions. Of course his negative attitude shows in his sour relations with his two co-workers who have come along for this assignment: producer Rita (Andie MacDowell) and cameraman Larry (Chris Eliott). After filming the morning ceremony with the groundhog let out of its cage in the town square, the crew packs its equipment in the van and heads back home to Pittsburgh. Much to Phil’s dismay, however, there is a sudden big snowstorm, and they are forced to go back to Punxutawney to spend the night.

Phil is in for a very strange surprise the next morning because, lo and behold, it is, as Yogi Berra once famously said, deja vu all over again. Every day for what seems to be hundreds of days it will still be the morning of February 2 when he wakes up, always in the same room with the same alarm clock. Frustrated by this situation, Phil attempts to commit suicide, many times and in many ways, but stuck in this time warp he is immortal. He can drive off a cliff or jump from a three story building, but afterward it is always again Groundhog Day morning for him.

Finding that he can’t kill himself, Phil decides to make the best of things, and use his accumulated knowledge he’s learned about the town to his advantage. He’s found he has an attraction for Rita, and uses what he learns from her one day to his advantage his conversation with her the next. Very clever, and he makes some progress with her, but it seems that she discovers his phoniness in the end.

Finally, Phil determines to take the course of self-improvement and good-neighborliness, and he gradually has a change of attitude toward those around him. He actually begins to like the town of Punxutawney as he learns gradually learns the most intimate secrets of its citizens. This change in attitude is noticed by Rita, and their relationship becomes one based on genuine love. They go to bed together in Phil’s room, but this time she is still next to him in the morning and it is finally February 3 for him. The spell has been broken, and he is again living in real time. The couple plans to live happily ever after in Punxutawney, since Phil now loves the small town.

Since I am now more racially conscious than when I first saw the film in 1993, it struck me watching it now that this is an all-White film set in an all-White community. There are a couple negroes shown, but they are cast in subserviant roles and their time on screen is very brief. The movie actually promotes the small-town values of Punxutawney, unlike so many Hymiewood films that show such folks as hicks and rubes. I must sadly report, however, that this is a jew-make movie, with scriptwriter Danny Rubin and director/co-writer Harold Ramis (who looks very jewish despite my not being able to definitely confirm it). Nevertheless, give the devil his due; none of the usual kikishness shows through in “Groundhog Day.”

There are several possible morals to be drawn from this comedy, which is also, after all, a morality play of sorts. Religions which believe in reincarnation usually teach that we return to this world over and over again till we “get it right.” This is essentially what Bill Murray’s character does in this film. The tale is artfully put together, and the acting is flawless. I should make a special mention of Chris Eliott, another veteran of late-night TV comedy. His part as the nerdy sidekick Larry wasn’t very big, but he perfectly complemented Murray and McDowell. The humor is never forced, and while the movie’s basic premise is palpably absurd, none of the rest is at all unbelievable. In other words, once we buy into the premise, and we easily do, then all the action flows naturally.

Occasionally I will be asked what is my all-time favorite film, and I am always hard-pressed to answer. I don’t think I can really say, because you can’t compare apples to oranges, and that is what one is being asked to do when asked such a question. However, I do know that “Groundhog Day” would definitely be any “ten best” list I compiled.

RICH BROOKS

©2004 Rich Brooks. All rights reserved.

here: http://www.whitealert.com/groundhog_day.htm

www.whitealert.com

Good review as always, Rich! As I recall in the movie, Murrays time warp ends when he saves the life of a homeless White man he finds in the streets freezing to death. At first he ignores him, then gives him a few bucks and then buys him a meal but he always dies....until Murrays character takes him to the hospital. The next day the time warp ends...not when he bangs Andie MacDowell.

Is Bill Murray Jewish?

You give this a decent review and didn’t like the village? I just really don’t know what to say about that.

Groundhog Day has to be Murray's most under-rated fims ever. It's one of the few films I can watch over and over. Thanks for the review.

Originally Posted by sean(doc)martin
Is Bill Murray Jewish?

He's about as Jewish as my Dog. Then again, weren't you that expert of the French Front Nationale? So, well, I can easily see why you're so confused.

You give this a decent review and didn’t like the village? I just really don’t know what to say about that.

Groundhog Day was a very complex and well-thought out film. I don't believe "The Village" is even in the same league.

I watched it a few times and will have to watch it again:

As I recall in the movie, Murrays time warp ends when he saves the life of a homeless White man he finds in the streets freezing to death. At first he ignores him, then gives him a few bucks and then buys him a meal but he always dies....until Murrays character takes him to the hospital. The next day the time warp ends...not when he bangs Andie MacDowell.

I thought banging A. MacDowell ended the timewarp, it means I have to check again.

A good White movie. Hardly any jews or niggers except as a few tokens, I don't remember seeing any of them in fact. Another lesson of the movie is that an Aryan can study and learn everything.

Chris Eliott is a good white comedian, his show "Get a life" is good for a ZOG TV production.

I thought banging A. MacDowell ended the timewarp, it means I have to check again.

Be nice if banging A. MacDowell would get rid of non-whites, too. lol

Good review as always, Rich! As I recall in the movie, Murrays time warp ends when he saves the life of a homeless White man he finds in the streets freezing to death. At first he ignores him, then gives him a few bucks and then buys him a meal but he always dies....until Murrays character takes him to the hospital. The next day the time warp ends...not when he bangs Andie MacDowell.

No, as far as I can recall, that turned out to be one of his lessons: sometimes it is just impossible to save someone, no matter how hard you try. The old man died at the hospital as well (I think).

I am reloading it now and will check it out.

A good movie is chockfull of details that are not necessary to appreciate the movie the first time but help you to enjoy it later.

One point of criticism on Andy McDowell is that she does look a bit jewish and might be introduced in Hollywood movies to make jewesses look attractive. If that is true, I would expect her to be cast in the role of a jewess soon.

No, as far as I can recall, that turned out to be one of his lessons: sometimes it is just impossible to save someone, no matter how hard you try. The old man died at the hospital as well (I think).

Yes I belive you are correct...the old man did die at the hospital. I still think that that was the prime reason the time warp stopped. At least that was the impression I got from the movie.

One point of criticism on Andy McDowell is that she does look a bit jewish and might be introduced in Hollywood movies to make jewesses look attractive. If that is true, I would expect her to be cast in the role of a jewess soon.

I couldn't find any evidence that Andie McDowell is a Jewess.

http://www.kinomania.ru/_stars/andie_macdowell/1.jpg

Andy McDowell looks like she stepped out of 19th centuty England. Lovely looks.

http://www.kaposnet.hu/kata/movie/faces/mc.dowell_andy.jpg

No jewess could ever approach such loveliness.

I wouldn't be surprised then if the Hollywood kikes "offer" her a role as a jewess.

I wouldn't be surprised then if the Hollywood kikes "offer" her a role as a jewess.

If she was younger she would be cast as Anne Frank.

If she was younger she would be cast as Anne Frank.

Some Meds just happen to look similar to Jews but it's not their fault and I don't think we should reject them for it.

Yes I belive you are correct...the old man did die at the hospital. I still think that that was the prime reason the time warp stopped. At least that was the impression I got from the movie.



There is a part where Anne describes her 'perfect man'. At first, Murray thinks he can manipulate her into thinking he's Mr. Right. When he can't, he goes through the whole committing suicide a hundred different ways. Then he comes to some sort of acceptance that he's an asshole. Anne suggests that the time warp may be a blessing in desguise and he begins to change. His last Groundhog Day he actually is the description she originally gave of Mr. Right.

This only goes to show that I've seen this movie waaaaaay too many times.