I've seen it a few times, and still hate Andie MacDowell too much to call the film great. It's entertaining, and Bill Murray is fantastic, but she's just...ugh.
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Jessica - Jan 20, 2005 3:41:12 pm PST #8199 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Steph L. - Jan 20, 2005 3:41:12 pm PST #8200 of 10001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Actually you should watch it again and again and again and again and again.
You so funny! And by that, I mean -- don't quit your day job, Smay.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 20, 2005 3:43:19 pm PST #8201 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Groundhog Day is great. I mean, people are allowed to have their own opinions and taste and stuff, but NOT IN THIS INSTANCE.
Sorry, but that movie did an all too effective job of conveying the boredom and repetition-spawned suckage of all joy from life that the main character was experiencing. Only the moment with Punxatawney Phil driving struck me as entertaining.
DavidS - Jan 20, 2005 3:44:56 pm PST #8202 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
You so funny! And by that, I mean -- don't quit your day job, Smay.
Yes, well at least my dayjob doesn't include working for superfundie KrazyKristian Boss.
Quick! Your top five favorite Bill Murray performances.
If you don't have five favorite Bill Murray performances, get the hell out of this thread!
Scrappy - Jan 20, 2005 3:45:14 pm PST #8203 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I think Andie McDowell is a terrible actress, but this is one of the two movies I like her in, the other being "Unstrung Heroes."
§ ita § - Jan 20, 2005 3:45:48 pm PST #8204 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
You know, telling Alibelle she'll get it when she's older is about as respectful as "Oh, you'll get fat when you're thirty, though." (to which I should have replied "Like you? Will I also get bitter and vindictive? Yay!" But I didn't. Still, being in good shape works fine as revenge so far.)
I hate Andie MacDowell. I really enjoy Groundhog Day, but given how Alibelle feels about, say, tamarinds, there's no reasoning with some people.
I only tried to watch The Princess Bride once on TV, they shortened my favourite scene (on TBS, maybe, or TNT), and I'm not going in for that again. Nosirree.
TiVo cuts down on the amount of stumbling into crack I do these days.
Alibelle - Jan 20, 2005 3:48:10 pm PST #8205 of 10001
Apart from sports, "my secret favorite thing on earth is ketchup. I will put ketchup on anything. But it has to be Heinz." - my husband, Michael Vartan
Groundhog Day is great. I mean, people are allowed to have their own opinions and taste and stuff, but NOT IN THIS INSTANCE.
Oh, Robin. I thought you were always wise. It's like the end of a more innocent era.
Actually you should watch it again and again and again and again and again
God, what a nightmare. Also, I've done that, and just recalling the memory is bringing traumatized tears to my eyes.
*sits next to Matt*
DavidS - Jan 20, 2005 3:50:37 pm PST #8206 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Bill Murray Top Five
1. Rushmore
2. Groundhog Day
3. Lost in Translation
4. Ghostbusters
5. Stripes
Hmmm, the selection (not the movies) seems kind of pedestrian. But that's what came to mind immediately. Anybody for Quick Change or What About Bob?
DavidS - Jan 20, 2005 3:51:20 pm PST #8207 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Also, I've done that, and just recalling the memory is bringing traumatized tears to my eyes.
Serves you right for the wrongness of your opinion. May it bring you suffering.
Alibelle - Jan 20, 2005 3:52:11 pm PST #8208 of 10001
Apart from sports, "my secret favorite thing on earth is ketchup. I will put ketchup on anything. But it has to be Heinz." - my husband, Michael Vartan
You know, telling Alibelle she'll get it when she's older is about as respectful as "Oh, you'll get fat when you're thirty, though." (to which I should have replied "Like you? Will I also get bitter and vindictive? Yay!" But I didn't. Still, being in good shape works fine as revenge so far.)
I hate Andie MacDowell. I really enjoy Groundhog Day, but given how Alibelle feels about, say, tamarinds, there's no reasoning with some people.
I was trying to figure this out. And first I was all, she's defending me! Whoot! And then I was all, oh, wait, no. She's making fun of my pickyness again. And then I was like, oh! I get it. It's ita. She's both nice and picking on me simultaneously. It's her art.