I think I may have walked out of What about Bob and I've never been able to sit through all of Groundhog Day

Uma Thurman is pretty.

Is not.

I've never been able to sit through all of Groundhog Day

Well, you do get the hang of the plot after a while.

Favorite Bill Murray performances...

1) Lost in Translation
2) Lost in Translation
3) Lost in Translation
4) Lost in Translation
5) Rushmore

Sigh. Groundhog Day. t pets the DVD

The bit that just kills me is the multiple suicide sequence in the middle. Especially that slo-mo swan dive off a church. It made me cry and cry the first time around. Still sniffles when I get to that, after umpteenth viewing. Oh, and the whole card-throwing-from-bed scene. ::sniff::

5 Fave Bill Murray performances? Groundhog Day, Lost in Translation, Rushmore, Kingpin, Ghostbusters.

I gotta add Roxanne to the list of movies I always stop and see. Actually, I've a major softness for any version of Cyrano.

Roxanne is my alltime favorite Steve Martin movie. One of the best of the "small town with quirky residents" genre. Actually, it shares a lot in common with Groundhog Day, including having a rather bad actress playing the romantic female lead.

The bit that just kills me is the multiple suicide sequence in the middle. Especially that slo-mo swan dive off a church. It made me cry and cry the first time around. Still sniffles when I get to that, after umpteenth viewing. Oh, and the whole card-throwing-from-bed scene. ::sniff::

And don't forget his attempts to save the homeless guy.

OMG Zardoz. The best part of owning this is the commentary track -- basically just John Boorman going "Yeah...I don't really remember what this scene was supposed to be about...sorry..." for two and a half hours. It's AWESOME.

I bought this on DVD just for the commentary. Sadly, I was hoping it would explain what the hell he was thinking. I haven't gotten around to watching it yet (cause, hey, Zardoz, and Sean Connery in a loin cloth isn't my turn on, thought, ya know, Charlotte Rampling, growrrrrr), but this both saddens and makes me look forward to it.

Groundhog Day sucks majorly. / I liked Van Helsing. / I also enjoyed Underworld,

I suspect these three statements may have much to do with each other.

Anybody for Quick Change or What About Bob?

Love, love, LOVE Quick Change (especially the soundtrack), but I still don't think it makes my Murray top 5. One of the greatest "I hate NY" movies evah, though. Didn't like BOB because I found it to be Murray in ANNOYING mode (ala Man Who Knew Too Little).

Top 5 Bill Murray, in no particular order:

Groundhog Day Lost in Translation Rushmore Scrooged Ed Wood and Tootsie (tied as they are both supporting roles)

Haven't seen LIFE AQUATIC (hopefully tomorrow night) and I do have a special place in my heart for MAD DOG AND GLORY because, despite the myriad of problems I have with the movie, I ultimately liked it and esepcially Murray a lot, and the scene where he's beating the crap out of DeNiro made me believe that Murray could, indeed, beat the crap out of DeNiro.

Oh YEAH! Roxanne was definitely a "stop and watch the movie" movie.

My favorite bit - the throwaway at the beginning where he pays for a local paper out of coin-op box, starts reading it, screams, puts more money in the box, puts it back, and walks away. It's in the first two minutes of the movie, and I just laughed and laughed.

Best GROUNDHOG DAY story I ever heard: My brother and his then girlfriend were seeing it in a theater, and before the movie started, they thought they spotted a friend walk past them right as the movie was starting. They just figured they'd see if it was him after the movie.

Cut to after the movie: They are walking out, and one of them suddenly remembers the friend, and how they forgot to look out for him after the movie like they planned. The other (and I can't remember who said what, but neither of them blinked an eye at the next, paraphrased statement) said "That's OK, we'll just try to remember to check if it's him tomorrow".

I'm not sure anything starring Jeanine Garofalo can be characterized as not very good.

The Matchmaker, anyone?

I'm not sure it could have managed to suck more without medical assistance.

Uma used to be stunningly pretty, but now she's just occasionally striking and often just odd looking.

My favorite bit - the throwaway at the beginning where he pays for a local paper out of coin-op box, starts reading it, screams, puts more money in the box, puts it back, and walks away. It's in the first two minutes of the movie, and I just laughed and laughed.

I loved this bit! One of my favorite things about the film is his friendship with Shelley Duvall--it was one of more realistic man/woman best friend relationships I've ever seen in the movies. Oh, and also the really sweet romance that develops between the cocktail waitress (Sandy, right?) and the hot stud firefighter is great; they're very much suited for each other without being complete dimbulbs.