tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post8307669365195837228..comments2023-09-15T04:27:57.129-04:00Comments on Commentarama: Film Friday: Groundhog Day (1993)AndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-10692993056288572722011-02-04T21:13:27.676-05:002011-02-04T21:13:27.676-05:00Thanks Doc. I'm glad you liked the review. It...Thanks Doc. I'm glad you liked the review. It really is a heartwarming film.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-91690952506831480832011-02-04T20:46:19.991-05:002011-02-04T20:46:19.991-05:00Great movie and excellent review! This is a real f...Great movie and excellent review! This is a real feel good story because it all works out so well at the end. He's a better person, he gets the girl, and everyone in town is happy. I never thought about the particular message, but you're very right.Doc Whoahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16283308866886912377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-52388506550060974642011-02-04T20:30:52.481-05:002011-02-04T20:30:52.481-05:00Jed, Skydiving sounds pretty cool, so would deep s...Jed, Skydiving sounds pretty cool, so would deep see diving at that point. I guess you could do a lot of things that might normally get you killed?<br /><br />As an aside, it might be interesting to see a movie like this expanded beyond the confines of this town. Or maybe even let the whole community go through the same thing with Murray. I wonder how that would play out?AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-76818966585914017092011-02-04T19:47:01.746-05:002011-02-04T19:47:01.746-05:00skydiving and high peak ascent. Nothing michievous...skydiving and high peak ascent. Nothing michievous, but never had the guts.Tennessee Jedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10604275115906776992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-43734585305755449922011-02-04T18:45:42.865-05:002011-02-04T18:45:42.865-05:00http://old.nationalreview.com/
flashback/goldberg2...http://old.nationalreview.com/<br />flashback/goldberg200602020835.asprlaWTXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09319344164726195144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-89525173585205779692011-02-04T18:45:12.164-05:002011-02-04T18:45:12.164-05:00http://old.nationalreview.com/flashback/goldberg20...http://old.nationalreview.com/flashback/goldberg200602020835.asp<br /><br />for another, similar perspective...rlaWTXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09319344164726195144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-57611664684501935472011-02-04T17:08:23.425-05:002011-02-04T17:08:23.425-05:00Joel, That's the problem with cookies and donu...Joel, That's the problem with cookies and donuts... just mentioning them is enough to make people crave them!<br /><br />On your point about the retro feel, I can see that. It's got a "It's a Wonderful Life" feel too it, with the town festival, and his living in a bed and breakfast rather than a commercial hotel. It definitely does not feel ultra "modern." Plus, the whole sensibility is rather 1950ish in that everyone except for Murray is distinctly not cynical.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-73178806447577734552011-02-04T16:46:30.280-05:002011-02-04T16:46:30.280-05:00All this talk of cookies and donuts got me hungry....All this talk of cookies and donuts got me hungry. <br /><br />Andrew,<br /><br />One thing this movie did have for me is a retro feel to it. It reminds me of Hollywood movies of years before.Joel Farnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15856960977033430002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-52032382047844453412011-02-04T15:27:32.440-05:002011-02-04T15:27:32.440-05:00Thanks TJ! Here's the link:
LINKThanks TJ! Here's the link:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L18p35eYZVA" rel="nofollow">LINK</a>AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-17353164723248348662011-02-04T15:20:27.955-05:002011-02-04T15:20:27.955-05:00Here is a good clip of some bombers you might enjo...Here is a good clip of some bombers you might enjoy:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L18p35eYZVA<br /><br />Sorry, I haven't figured out how to post the link properly.<br /><br />TJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-46750978623261615842011-02-04T15:13:47.048-05:002011-02-04T15:13:47.048-05:00That's ok TJ, off topic is fine too.
I've...That's ok TJ, off topic is fine too.<br /><br />I've never seen them use the JATOs in person, but I've seen it on the Discovery Channel. I've seen the C-130s overhead, but not on the ground. HUGE planes! In fact, they're so big I'm amazed they can even fly.<br /><br />I've never seen a B-52 in person, though I'd like to. I have seen the B-2, which is a great plane but somehow doesn't capture my imagination like the older bombers. I guess it's a nostalgia thing? Who knows?AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-49959401820549796582011-02-04T15:07:12.288-05:002011-02-04T15:07:12.288-05:00My husband's favorite also happens to be the S...My husband's favorite also happens to be the SR-71. I really love the jets, but my absolute favorite is the BUFF or B-52. I don't know why, but there's just something about that monster. I guess it could partly be blamed on Dale Brown's book "Flight of the Old Dog". When I first read it, I couldn't put it down. I have read it several times since and still thoroughly enjoy it.<br /><br />They've had B-52s on display at the airshows we've been to, but we've never seen one fly over.<br /><br />I tell you what is really cool is watching Fat Albert (that's the Blue Angels C-130) use it's JATO (for those not familiar with that term, it means "jet assisted take off"). You see this huge prop plane lumbering down the runway and all of sudden the jet engines kick in and it shoots straight up almost as easily as those F-15s you saw. It's really incredible to behold.<br /><br />Sorry to get completely away from the current topic, but once you get me started on jets I can't seem to stop talking, or as in this case, writing about them.<br /><br />TJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-74749586007655427392011-02-04T15:06:36.241-05:002011-02-04T15:06:36.241-05:00Writer X, Thanks!
When it comes to making endurin...Writer X, Thanks!<br /><br />When it comes to making enduring comedies, Harold Ramis has proven to be an absolute genius! And I agree, everything in this movie clicked, especially the relationship between Murray and MacDowell.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-28186587328236318412011-02-04T15:01:56.173-05:002011-02-04T15:01:56.173-05:00I love this film, and I am a huge Bill Murray fan....I love this film, and I am a huge Bill Murray fan. He has the ability to be funny, smart, and loveable all at once. He just clicked with Andie McDowell and the writing, well, that's what made it. I think Harold Ramis is a genius.<br /><br />Great review, Andrew!Writer Xnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-19357632587456362232011-02-04T14:34:53.556-05:002011-02-04T14:34:53.556-05:00TJ, Yeah, it's hard to put the cookie/donut ge...TJ, Yeah, it's hard to put the cookie/donut genie back in the bottle! LOL!<br /><br />I've seen the F-22 in the air, but never up close. A friend of mine has a really cool picture of it in his office because he worked in a procurement office that bought parts of it and everyone on the program got a copy of the photo.<br /><br />We have an AFB nearby that occasionally gets jets -- I think the guys at NORAD use them to keep up their air time, so occasionally you see them flying over the city here. The coolest thing I ever saw them do was one day they were practicing take offs and landings, and they were flying low over the runway and snapping up at the end of it, right over the road that led to the AFB. That was really wild to see these (F-15s) shoot straight up a few hundred feet away.<br /><br />They also had an SR-71 land here once for a couple days, which was SUPER cool! That's my all time favorite plane. . . though it's now retired.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-36780775756676160512011-02-04T14:10:59.276-05:002011-02-04T14:10:59.276-05:00It's too late now Andrew, the cookie . . . I m...It's too late now Andrew, the cookie . . . I mean the cat's out of the bag so to speak and now T_Rav has got me thinking about donuts . . . yum.<br /><br />We try to go to Oceana Naval Air Station every year to catch the Blue Angels and it's always a great show. The F-22 Raptor is a real treat to watch and unfortunately they have retired the F-14s so we don't get to see them anymore.<br /><br />TJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-20631921694483088392011-02-04T14:07:50.405-05:002011-02-04T14:07:50.405-05:00Thanks Ed! I like writing these and I love talkin...Thanks Ed! I like writing these and I love talking about them. Films are the biggest window we have into our culture, so I think discussing them is a great way to examine who we are and what we believe. Plus, I like films! :-)AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-36723298861956471922011-02-04T14:06:10.866-05:002011-02-04T14:06:10.866-05:00Great review! I really love these. They're a ...Great review! I really love these. They're a great way to end the week. Excellent point too about this film. I always found the film to be energizing when it's over and I think the positive message is why. You leave feeling like you're ready to go out and be a better person and I think you're review explains why. Good job!Ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-70038441169153469712011-02-04T14:02:22.908-05:002011-02-04T14:02:22.908-05:00T_Rav, Donuts! Now that's an investment that ...T_Rav, Donuts! Now that's an investment that pays for itself!<br /><br />I love the idea of having forever to write -- though sadly, that wouldn't work in the <i>Groundhogs Day</i> scenario. Still though, it would be pretty cool to have as long as you needed to write whatever you wanted! I've been working on some things and as I work through them, I keep getting more ideas. At this point, there are probably more ideas than I'll ever be able to do in my life... so having forever would be a big help.<br /><br />The one thing I'd really like to do though is to learn to play an instrument. That would be great.<br /><br />Plus I'd rob banks. . . just kidding.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-64915082053659750822011-02-04T13:57:59.997-05:002011-02-04T13:57:59.997-05:00TJ, We'll stop with the cookies! LOL!
I love ...TJ, We'll stop with the cookies! LOL!<br /><br />I love jets -- they are totally cool. I'd love to be able to fly one too, but that's not happening. Oh well.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-76296972597803251352011-02-04T13:56:11.865-05:002011-02-04T13:56:11.865-05:00Andrew, I would probably learn a lot of languages,...Andrew, I would probably learn a lot of languages, watch a lot of movies, and then sleep. And maybe try my hand at writing. I don't think I'd be tempted to break the law that much; the only reckless behavior I see myself engaging in would be spending a lot, since my bank account would be back to normal next morning. And I wouldn't spend it all on cookies, either--I might also splurge on donuts.T_Ravnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-23839461255437147722011-02-04T13:52:07.277-05:002011-02-04T13:52:07.277-05:00Okay now, you guys are really making me hungry for...Okay now, you guys are really making me hungry for some cookies! I guess I'll have to stop by the store and pick some up on my way home tonight LOL!<br /><br />Yes, yes, yes, Andrew, F-14s would have been totally awesome back in WWII. I guess you can't tell I REALLY LIKE jets!<br /><br />TJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-82191525378806226412011-02-04T13:24:10.289-05:002011-02-04T13:24:10.289-05:00Bev, Thanks! I'm glad you liked it! I figured...Bev, Thanks! I'm glad you liked it! I figured you would like the GWTW reference... and the "free-range" cookies! LOL!<br /><br />Hmmm... cookies!<br /><br />I've actually never seen <i>Defending Your Life</i>. I'll check that out. Thanks!AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-68673544610849216132011-02-04T13:17:16.897-05:002011-02-04T13:17:16.897-05:00TJ, There is something about paradoxes and time tr...TJ, There is something about paradoxes and time travel that really challenges our imaginations, and I think that's what makes these kinds of episodes so fascinating. . . the "what if" potential. We seem to like speculating about how things would turn out if we tried different things or if history was changed ever so slightly.<br /><br />In fact, I've noticed that alternate timelines and time twists seem to be the most popular shows of any science fiction series, and films dealing with those matters almost always become big hits in the science fiction genre. And they really are fun to talk about -- so I'm glad you shared your thoughts on this!<br /><br />The IMBD sometimes has some really neat discussions, though sometimes people get kind of nasty over there. Someone posted the link to my <i>Ninth Gate</i> article over there once and it got both rave reviews and total hate. It was kind of fun to watch -- though I didn't comment personally. I had to laugh though that the two guys who really hated it didn't have the nerve to come comment at our site. It would have been interesting to debate them.<br /><br />And you are of course correct that if they had solved the issue right away so easily in STNG, then we wouldn't have had the neat episode to watch!<br /><br />I really enjoyed <i>The Final Countdown</i>! I especially like the struggle they had about "do we change history or don't we" and how time made that choice for them -- although I think it would have been really neat to see F-14s at Pearl Harbor! Very interesting movie!AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-78651247624700182842011-02-04T12:49:48.704-05:002011-02-04T12:49:48.704-05:00This is great review. It's got everything - a...This is great review. It's got everything - a great review, a nod to GWTW, so I don't have to force the issue, and free-range cookies!<br /><br />I love this movie because of exactly the reason you stated. <br /><br />A movie with kind of a similar topic to this and one I can watch over and over - "Defending Your Life" by Albert Brooks with Meryl Streep. Though is more direct in it's message about selfless acts versus selfish acts. If you've never seen it, it's worth a snowing day's viewing.BevfromNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953050916932306270noreply@blogger.com