@@bigmikem1578 Its the original full length movie with this plot. But it's actually a rip off of a short original movie made by Showtime called "12:01". In that story the guy is repeating the sane hour, not the sane day.
Agreed. So much so that it's weird hearing what Groundhog Day is without the answer involving a time-loop. "Oh yeah, it's also that animal seeing its shadow thing" 😂
The saddest part was with the elderly homeless man. Because he realized that he can’t control things. He can’t play God. So, instead of focusing on saving him, he instead made his last day comforting. He spent time with him. He fed him.
Sometimes being a true hero simply means seeing the humanity in the people around us and being there to serve others. Like you said, “He spent time with him. He fed him.”
My favorite thing about this film is that there is no explanation. There is no guide like Clarence the Angel. He is a regular guy plopped into limbo one day and has to find his way out on his own.
Somebody calculated how much time Phil Connors should spend in that limbo if he could learn French, master card tricks, learned how to play piano of such level and lerned sculpture, not mentionong all the time he spent doing bullshit and trying to kill himself. The time is estimated between 30 and 40 years.
"It's A Wonderful Life" and "Groundhog Day" have very different plots. I would not even compare the 2 movies that way. God is one of the central character's in IAWL, even when we don't think about it. It's really a deeper movie than "Groundhog Day" on many levels. Also, Jimmy Stewart just was a flat-out better actor than Bill Murray ever was.
Tragically, Bill Murray and Harold Ramis had a serious falling out, during the making of this film. The two never worked together again, and didn't contact each other for over 20 years. By the time they finally reconciled, in February 2014, Ramis had lost the ability to speak due to an autoimmune disease, which he died from, days later.
A "groundhog" is a large ground squirrel, and is the largest of all squirrels. It burrows in the ground and hibernates in the winter. It is also called "marmot", "woodchuck", "whistlepig" (because it whistles) and many other names in North America. The celebration of "Groundhog Day" derives from the old German tradition of Dachstag (Badger Day). If a badger emerges from its burrow on this day and sees its shadow, it will retreat to its den and winter will go on longer. If it does not see its shadow, spring will arrive early.
Yeah, for people who aren't familiar with marmots, you can pretty much say "It's a giant squirrel that has gotten so big and fat it almost looks like a beaver!" 😆🦫
Where does this tradition come from? Germany. The german immigrants used a Badger for the forecasts originally. Unfortunately there were none in the region of Punxatowney so the Groundhog got the job
Yes, that's correct, Americans adopted this German tradition. In Lithuania we also have the similar one, also with the badger. But the day is not the second of Febuary, it is 25th of January - the middle of the winter in our geographic location . When the badger wakes up that day and goes out from his burrow and if the day is sunny he is scared of his own shadow, runs back and goes to sleep, which means the winter will be long. On the other hand if the day is cloudy and gloomy and he doesn't see his shadow, he goes for a walk. And if the people see that day the footprints of the badger all over the forest, well that means he's not sleeping any more, and the winter is close to its end. We have a saying tabout the middle of the winter - the badger turns over on the other side while sleeping😁.
@@fidenemini111 Given that Lithuania converted to Christianity in 1387 but didn't adopt the Gregorian calendar until 1915, I'd be curious if maybe the date difference is actually due to the Julian calendar conversion. Early 15th century would have been 8 days of difference. Granted, the Gregorian calendar didn't exist until 1582, but it's not uncommon for cultures to backdate holidays.
There were lots of German immigrants in Pennsylvania and there is even a Germantown, Pennsylvania. The importance of this tradition is centered around the planting season for farming. An early spring means a longer planting and harvesting period, increasing the chances of success.
This movie is so funny, so well written, Bill Murray is amazing and i love the plot so much! But you know what the greatest thing about this movie is? It's the heart and soul! it's about the homeless man he cannot save, it's about the despair he feels during his most difficult times, it's about his journey of redemption, it's about making today count and trying to change your life for the better and that's what makes this movie so iconic!
I like how he starts out self centered but his perspective changes and he reflects and grows. We could all learn from that. Also your accent is amazing!!
It's too bad you saw "Edge of Tomorrow" before this. This is the famous implementation of the concept, which has changed the way people use the term "Groundhog Day." It used to just refer to the quaint, obscure holiday, but now it means "being stuck in potentially endless repetition." This movie is a classic. It should be in everybody's list of "must watch" movies.
Love this movie. Bisscute fun reaction. "Groundhog Day" is not the first time-loop story told on screen, but it was critical to inspiring an entire genre. Movies like Edge of Tomorrow might not exist without it.
Enjoyed your reaction, as usual. I read how someone once did the maths about Groundhog Day, that it would take so many hours of work and study to become skilled in things like piano-playing, ice sculpture, etc.. Plus all the time spent getting to know everybody. And so on, and so on. What it amounted to is that Phil must have gone through that loop *THOUSANDS* of times. Thinking about it, small wonder that he went through a suicide phase.
Some european country (Romania too) use the bear in exactly the same manner. If the bear sees the shadow, more winter. If the bear doesn't see the shadow, early spring.
14:50 "Breathes There The Man" -- by Sir Walter Scott (Scottish poet) Breathes there the man, with soul so dead, Who never to himself hath said, This is my own, my native land! Whose heart hath ne’er within him burn’d, As home his footsteps he hath turn’d, From wandering on a foreign strand! If such there breathe, go, mark him well; For him no Minstrel raptures swell; High though his titles, proud his name, Boundless his wealth as wish can claim; Despite those titles, power, and pelf, The wretch, concentred all in self, Living, shall forfeit fair renown, And, doubly dying, shall go down To the vile dust, from whence he sprung, Unwept, unhonour’d, and unsung.
I totally get your shock at the kiss greeting. I grew up in a part of the US where this just wasn't done and I remember at my first job out of college I was sent to NYC. That was my first encounter with the hug and kiss greeting. The first time someone did it to me, I froze. I was stiff as a board and couldn't move. I was embarrassed and worked so I could do it but it never felt natural to me.
I wasn't aware that there was anywhere here in the US that it was common. I thought it was only something you'd encounter in Europe. Although I don't really travel much and have never been farther from home than neighboring states. So this is just the impression I've gotten from movies / shows.
@@MuljoStpho I thought the same as you but I can say that the NE (Jersey, NY, East Penn, etc) it was common place among friends to welcome and say good night this way. I am not even saying its wrong its just if you are not from an area where its practiced, it takes some getting used to.
@@MuljoStpho In Europe we don't kiss on the lips or on the cheek for greetings. We are doing "la bise" where we touch the one cheek with our own (some people do a smack in the air so their is a kiss sound).
One movie I wish more reactors would cover is "Always:" (1989) directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Richard Dreyfuss, Holly Hunter, John Goodman, and Audrey Hepburn in her last movie role.
For me, this is a five out of five star movie. My absolute favorite type of story is a tale of redemption. I love this movie because Phil changes his fate by improving himself for the sake of improvement, not to accomplish any goal. At first, when he first starts repeating Groundhog Day, he decides to improve himself specifically so that he can sleep with Rita. The improvement that he makes to himself is real, but the motivation isn't. So he keeps going. Over time, he loss the desire to nail Rita and starts working toward improving himself for the sake of his fellow humans. He saves the kid from falling, Buster from choking, the ladies from the flat tire, and others just because he can. He never saves the old man, and from that he learns that there are somethings he can't change; that's futility. That failure is as important as his successes. He finally breaks the cycle, and wins the affection of Rita, because he is a genuinely better person. She deserves the man he becomes, not the man he was. I watch this movie several times a year. Over all, I have seen it probably 200 times, and I don't expect that to change for the rest of my life.
I absolutely LOVE explaining weird American traditions (like Groundhog's day) to folks from other cultures. Their reactions are priceless and it gives me a chance to chuckle at our own silliness as well. Seriously folks, we have an entire holiday set aside for an adorable rodent that has zero clue it's name is even 'groundhog'. Not complaining... just think it's giggle worthy.
This is a Phil-osophical movie, a couple more lessons...."If you don't grow, you are doomed to repeat the same day." & "You never wake up tomorrow, so might as well make the most of this day." 😉
Another name for 'woodchuck'. It's a North American woodlands rodent known for it's ability to predict the weather. Also has some time-control powers that are little understood.
Bill Murray at his best. Another great movie with him his Scrooge. And don't forget the Ghost Busters. But i love this good Oldie. The grumpy man is what he can play like no other, but always got a good ending. Thank for your comments (and the movie).
A good portion of the movie filmed in the downtown area was in a city near me. Woodstock, Illinois. They still have a festival each year there to celebrate Groundhog Day. It’s also sad that Bill Murray was a frequent in the local diners while filming there - so cool !
Living in the Chicagoland area, I regularly go to the city where this was filmed. Also, I’ve seen the amount of time he spent reliving the same day as long as 138 years.
It has been estimated that the length of time they were in the time loop was approximately 34 years, given the amount of time it takes to become an expert at all of the things he learned. The doctor that told him to see a psychiatrist is Harold Ramis, the director, and former Ghostbuster (RIP).
30:44 "When Chekhov saw the long winter, he saw a winter bleak and dark and bereft of hope. Yet we know that winter is just another step in the cycle of life." And besides, if your _supplies_ are well stocked winter can actually be rather _nice._
The groundhog is only 39% correct in predicting the weather since his first prediction in 1887 and only 30% correct over the past decade. They need to hire a new groundhog. Best bet against him in Vegas. lol. Some estimate that Phil was stuck in the time loop for 33 years & 350 days. (There are other competing theories, but this one is the most popular).
Yes, but if you are just studying something because you enjoy it and are interested then it's generally advisable to use things like the internet and public libraries and such rather than paying for college. You can learn all the same information at your own pace and much cheaper.
@@AnarchyShogun college degrees aren't JUST for the thing you study, they're often for things like HOW you study, learning different ways of thinking in that sense, if you're not trying to be a doctor or study something specifically useful (like business or something), you can study whatever you want i got my degree in linguistics, but i'm an artist i enjoyed it and learned a lot, i learned how to read academic articles and how to conduct studies, how to study and describe languages, how to understand language in a way most people generally don't i needed a degree (and my family paid for it with college funds from my dad and grandpas jobs, plus i got a partial scholarship so i had no loans), and i didn't have any specific job in mind (like doctor or lawyer) so i didn't have to study a specific field but i really LOVE languages, i've studied at least 7 in school and plenty more outside that i create languages too, that's where i started before choosing to major in linguistics and i often joke that i studied linguistics as my major to make my languages better aka for my hobby just because the subject itself isn't necessairly of use, doesn't mean the process of studying it isn't either i learned a ton that's not just applicable to linguistics, learning linguistics was just the method in which i chose to learn it and made it more fun and interesting for me
what i mean is, i studied linguistics on my own time for about 2 years in high school and i learned a lot.... about linguistics but all that self study did absolutely nothing for any other skills the way going to college and studying linguistics formally did it's great if you want to study something on your own and learn just about that, but i think that's a fundamental misrepresentation of what college is for it's not JUST learning the subject, it's how you learn it, how to write papers and articles, how to think critically and logicaly if you just study linguistics on your own, even using the exact same textbooks as used in college, you'll learn linguistics - but if you get a degree in linguistics, you learn a lot more outside of linguistics itself that can be applied to so many other aspects of your life and so many other jobs
9:07 Actually, it is the movie that introduced this trope. Every other movie/series that you have seen usinjg that trop was making a reference to this movie.
Flirting with the lady by pumping her for information the day before: This strongly suggests, since Phil doesn't remember Ned Ryerson, that Ned is having his own Endless Groundhog Day, and that Ned pulled the same trick on Phil (and probably everyone he talks to).
Punxsutawney is near where i grew up, about 100km and is a beautiful typical small town in the laurel mountains of western Pennsylvania. It is about 130km from Pittsburgh which is an amazing hidden gem city. I have been to see the festivities on groundhog day a few times and its is pretty amazing to experience. As a child we drank hot chocolate,but as adults we drank hot toddy's with irish whiskey...jameson is my favorite. Its a crazy party like atmosphere that starts well before sunrise. Im told you cant have alcohol on Gobblers Knob anymore though, but there is plenty of other warmer places to enjoy your time at. Its fun and very unique plus it can be really beautiful there if its fresh snow and not to bitter cold.
Then you should know that this isn't Punxutawney or Gobblers Knob. It's The Woodstock Square, Woodstock Illinois. Where I grew up. I was there when they filmed This. It was a giant pain in the ass for everyone who lived there.
@@burnout_2017 I don't know why they did that. I guess maybe they just thought it looked better on film? It is kind of cool to see my home town in a movie tho.
@@joevoolo8532 i think it was because the town is not near the knob. The actual knob really doesnt have much other than the parking lot, the stump and stage, and then a souvenir tent and a refreshment stand....thats it. Would have looked bad on film i think. They do i nice job meshing them together in your town. I know how you feel though, the mall i grew up in was where they filmed Dawn of the Dead back in the late 70s..the sequel to Night of the Living Dead. It is weird seeing the ice rink and stores that we hung out in as kids. Some of my friends were extras in the overhead helicopter scenes playing zombies in the parking lot. But your town is nice and picturesque and did a good job mimicking punxsutawney....except its flat...😊
Good reaction! Glad you liked the film. Groundhog Day is one of my favourite films of all time, and I've seen it lots of times. I enjoy it so much, I re-watch it every February 2nd! I've always liked Bill Murray anyway, and this film is a lot more complex than it at first appears. There are so many layers to this film exploring themes about time and eternity, death and destiny, choice, self-realisation and development, etc, yet there's also romance and humour in there and overall it's a wholesome, feelgood film. If you watch the extra commentary on the extended DVD, the director Harold Ramis (who also plays the neurologist in the scene at 13:48) says that Phil was probably stuck in that same day for many, many years, although as with much of this film (like why it happened in the first place), it's left to the imagination of the viewer. Sadly, Murray and Ramis fell out during the making of Groundhog Day and didn't talk for years (which is why Bill is not in the 'Making of' features), but fortunately Murray relented and they made up just before Ramis died in 2014. th-cam.com/video/2d7kkecft4w/w-d-xo.html
18:04 "Sweet vermouth, rocks, with a twist, please." No, Phil. This was a mistake. You don't want the woman you're courting to feel like she's being courted by _herself._ Drink what _you_ like.
I’m up at 4am every morning, the result of 35 years of getting up that early for work.. I get right up and I’m ready to go.. just remember: Every day above ground is a great day.
I usually get up between 8am and 12pm. It varies day to day, depending on when I go to sleep. I go to sleep when I'm tired. Haven't had to use an alarm clock in decades...
Your comment about every day above ground being a good day reminds me of an expression I read a few years ago (after spending two years dealing with my late parents' estate), concerning bad weather: "Cemeteries are full of those who would love any kind of weather." After that, sometimes I would make a point of visiting the village cemetery when it was raining, because at least I was still able to. Behind every person alive there lies a hundred souls, for that is the ratio by which the dead outnumber the living.
Phil started his journey as a very flawed man. "Groundhog Day" is about the perfection of the human soul. *FUN FACT:* We know from an early script draft - the idea stems from the Buddhist ideology that it takes 10,000 years to perfect the human soul. Once Phil perfected his soul, he was freed from the curse. This 10,000 years to betterment was confirmed by director Harold Ramis (RIP).
You might also like the reunion/2020 commercial/tv spot "Extended Cut* Bill Murray Jeep Gladiator 'Groundhog Day' Commercial w/ Behind The Scenes Footage!"
Harold Ramis, the director...believed in reincarnation & said that Phil would have had to relive that same day over 10,000 times to learn all that he did.
I've watched a bunch of people react to this because it's one of my favorites. Your reaction was by far the most fun! The highlight for me was your reaction to the slaps
Even sunny or cloudy doesn't mean anything. It's just a silly tradition and a reason for folks in that area to stay up all night getting drunk and standing out in the bitter cold to see a large rodent
I've heard it said Harold Ramis (Director) knew that Bill Murray gets grumpier and more difficult to work with over the course of a movie's shooting.. And so for this, he deliberately shot the ending scenes (Where Phil is at his absolute best) early on, and the opening bits where he's a self-centred unpleasant... individual.. towards the end of filming.
There's a degree to which cold showers are therapeutic. When I was in jail, we had an ice storm. At the same time, our boilers went out for 2 days straight. I was fortunate the shower was a large space where I could step in and out of the water, because it was literally taking my breath away every time I got wet.
All living species in the genus Marmota it commonly known as a Marmot, only Marmota monax is called a Groundhog plus many other names, even other members of North American Marmota are referred to as Marmots, like the Hoary marmot (Marmota caligata), the Yellow-bellied marmot (Marmota flaviventris), the Olympic marmot (Marmota olympus), the Vancouver Island marmot (Marmota vancouverensis). This is why personally i call "Groundhogs" Wuchak Marmot (Marmota monax), wuchak (woo-chak) being from native American language meaning digger, rather that the European name Groundhog aka Groundpig.
I love that you had no idea what the movie was about when you started watching. That's rare for this movie because it's become an icon in the US and a metaphor for the same day repeating over and over again, so people who haven't seen it still know what it is about. It was great that as he wakes up the first time with the repeating day, you're discovering what's going on just as he does. This is the best reaction I've seen to this movie, even though you cut some of the iconic lines. 😊
Bill Murray's masterpiece. This is a great comedy with a little bit of everything. Thank you @BissFlix, for this reaction. So much fun. Bisscute, you are perfect for the MGM logo.
Groundhog Day was filmed in Woodstock , IL. where I was born . I still live just one town over . You can watch this movie and still recognize the town square in person . The theater has been remodeled and made much larger .
"To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden, or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded." -Ralph Waldo Emerson Rock On!!! 🤘🌎❤️
Some philosophical movie, what would you do? Great reaction, I could see your appreciation grow towards the end. Thanks for your reaction! Cu sinceritate and a kiss on the mouth from the Netherlands!
It's been calculated that Phil spent nearly 35 years reliving the same day. They say that because he would need roughly that long to master all of the things he mastered. Good news, no laundry foe 35 years, you will always have clean clothes. Also, the character Buster was played by Bill Murrays older brother. They've appeared in 4 or 5 films together.
Thank you for reacting to this! This is my birthday movie, since I happen to have been born on February 2nd, GROUNDHOG DAY! I actually travelled to Punxatawney (pronounced "punks a tohnny"), PA one year and it was really fun, but no day repeating over and over 🙂
Another great reaction! Thank you for all your hard work and the effort you put into these! I hope you know how much joy you are bringing to the world with these reactions, Bisscute!
In alll seriousness, this is really rewatchable movie. In noticing new or enjoying the little things, to noticing new or enjoying the big picture philosophies and messages.
I have an entire family of ground hogs living under my front covered deck! I tried to trap them, but they are really smart. I gave up and now I just feed them! They keep stray cats and dogs away -and they don't mind my domestic house cat!
Very good and fun movie, but not a masterpiece. Masterpiece is something without flaws. For example, when Phil is running out of his room instead of slowly doing what he was doing the day before, there is no way he would reach the same people and the same destination at the same tine as yesterday. Events on the street would be radically different. And there are many flaws like that throughout the whole movie. Now, a masterpiece would be, if movie accounted for all those things, while staying equally fun. And no, other movies with the same plot are not rip off, because this movie was not the first. There is a short movie from 1990 called 12:01 PM (you can find it here on TH-cam), followed by the full movie 12:01 (without PM) from 1993
This isn't a loopday plot movie, is THE loopday plot movie!
Yup, most movies like this "borrowed" from "Groundhog Day."
Exactly what I came to say. This IS that movie.
@@bigmikem1578 Its the original full length movie with this plot. But it's actually a rip off of a short original movie made by Showtime called "12:01". In that story the guy is repeating the sane hour, not the sane day.
@@periechontology And we've only just begun...
Agreed. So much so that it's weird hearing what Groundhog Day is without the answer involving a time-loop. "Oh yeah, it's also that animal seeing its shadow thing" 😂
The saddest part was with the elderly homeless man. Because he realized that he can’t control things. He can’t play God.
So, instead of focusing on saving him, he instead made his last day comforting. He spent time with him. He fed him.
Sometimes being a true hero simply means seeing the humanity in the people around us and being there to serve others. Like you said, “He spent time with him. He fed him.”
My favorite thing about this film is that there is no explanation. There is no guide like Clarence the Angel. He is a regular guy plopped into limbo one day and has to find his way out on his own.
Somebody calculated how much time Phil Connors should spend in that limbo if he could learn French, master card tricks, learned how to play piano of such level and lerned sculpture, not mentionong all the time he spent doing bullshit and trying to kill himself. The time is estimated between 30 and 40 years.
"It's A Wonderful Life" and "Groundhog Day" have very different plots. I would not even compare the 2 movies that way. God is one of the central character's in IAWL, even when we don't think about it. It's really a deeper movie than "Groundhog Day" on many levels. Also, Jimmy Stewart just was a flat-out better actor than Bill Murray ever was.
@davestang5454 I wasn't comparing them but ty for your opinion
And the award for the cutest MGM Lion goes to Bisscute.
You beat me to it. Bisscutest roar!
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And she rolls her R’s with every word she speaks but doesn’t roll it when she roars lol
Vampires and lions both have fangs.
Funniest thing Ive ever seen on youtube
The guy choking is Bill's brother, Brian Doyle Murray. The doctor reading his brain scan is the director, Harold Ramis.
Tragically, Bill Murray and Harold Ramis had a serious falling out, during the making of this film. The two never worked together again, and didn't contact each other for over 20 years. By the time they finally reconciled, in February 2014, Ramis had lost the ability to speak due to an autoimmune disease, which he died from, days later.
"The wretch" is from a poem by Sir Walter Scott, _The Lay of the Last Minstrel_ which speaks about emptiness of soul among the rich and powerful.
It’s about an orange ex-president?
@@JohnWelsh-oz3jz There are many to whom it applies.
@@JohnWelsh-oz3jz you might want to get some help for that TDS, you're gonna be dealing with it for almost 5 more years 😉
A "groundhog" is a large ground squirrel, and is the largest of all squirrels. It burrows in the ground and hibernates in the winter.
It is also called "marmot", "woodchuck", "whistlepig" (because it whistles) and many other names in North America.
The celebration of "Groundhog Day" derives from the old German tradition of Dachstag (Badger Day). If a badger emerges from its burrow on this day and sees its shadow, it will retreat to its den and winter will go on longer. If it does not see its shadow, spring will arrive early.
Marmots are everywhere here in my city.
We always called the ones in our area rockchucks.. 😅🤷♂️
There was a Native American tribe that called this animal a WUH-chuk, which over the centuries got Americanized into 'woodchuck'.
get a life
Yeah, for people who aren't familiar with marmots, you can pretty much say "It's a giant squirrel that has gotten so big and fat it almost looks like a beaver!" 😆🦫
Where does this tradition come from? Germany. The german immigrants used a Badger for the forecasts originally. Unfortunately there were none in the region of Punxatowney so the Groundhog got the job
Yes, that's correct, Americans adopted this German tradition. In Lithuania we also have the similar one, also with the badger. But the day is not the second of Febuary, it is 25th of January - the middle of the winter in our geographic location . When the badger wakes up that day and goes out from his burrow and if the day is sunny he is scared of his own shadow, runs back and goes to sleep, which means the winter will be long. On the other hand if the day is cloudy and gloomy and he doesn't see his shadow, he goes for a walk. And if the people see that day the footprints of the badger all over the forest, well that means he's not sleeping any more, and the winter is close to its end. We have a saying tabout the middle of the winter - the badger turns over on the other side while sleeping😁.
@@fidenemini111 Given that Lithuania converted to Christianity in 1387 but didn't adopt the Gregorian calendar until 1915, I'd be curious if maybe the date difference is actually due to the Julian calendar conversion. Early 15th century would have been 8 days of difference. Granted, the Gregorian calendar didn't exist until 1582, but it's not uncommon for cultures to backdate holidays.
There were lots of German immigrants in Pennsylvania and there is even a Germantown, Pennsylvania. The importance of this tradition is centered around the planting season for farming. An early spring means a longer planting and harvesting period, increasing the chances of success.
This movie is so funny, so well written, Bill Murray is amazing and i love the plot so much! But you know what the greatest thing about this movie is? It's the heart and soul! it's about the homeless man he cannot save, it's about the despair he feels during his most difficult times, it's about his journey of redemption, it's about making today count and trying to change your life for the better and that's what makes this movie so iconic!
I like how he starts out self centered but his perspective changes and he reflects and grows. We could all learn from that. Also your accent is amazing!!
It's too bad you saw "Edge of Tomorrow" before this. This is the famous implementation of the concept, which has changed the way people use the term "Groundhog Day." It used to just refer to the quaint, obscure holiday, but now it means "being stuck in potentially endless repetition." This movie is a classic. It should be in everybody's list of "must watch" movies.
Oh, ABSOLUTELY! No true cinephile should deny themselves this treat!
I have a need to wtch it at least every second year.
Love this movie. Bisscute fun reaction.
"Groundhog Day" is not the first time-loop story told on screen, but it was critical to inspiring an entire genre. Movies like Edge of Tomorrow might not exist without it.
Your impression of Leo the MGM Lion was spot on.
Enjoyed your reaction, as usual.
I read how someone once did the maths about Groundhog Day, that it would take so many hours of work and study to become skilled in things like piano-playing, ice sculpture, etc.. Plus all the time spent getting to know everybody. And so on, and so on. What it amounted to is that Phil must have gone through that loop *THOUSANDS* of times. Thinking about it, small wonder that he went through a suicide phase.
Some european country (Romania too) use the bear in exactly the same manner. If the bear sees the shadow, more winter. If the bear doesn't see the shadow, early spring.
I can barely believe that's true.
lol "I would eat" this is why i like to watch movies with you. 🙂
14:50 "Breathes There The Man" -- by Sir Walter Scott (Scottish poet)
Breathes there the man, with soul so dead,
Who never to himself hath said,
This is my own, my native land!
Whose heart hath ne’er within him burn’d,
As home his footsteps he hath turn’d,
From wandering on a foreign strand!
If such there breathe, go, mark him well;
For him no Minstrel raptures swell;
High though his titles, proud his name,
Boundless his wealth as wish can claim;
Despite those titles, power, and pelf,
The wretch, concentred all in self,
Living, shall forfeit fair renown,
And, doubly dying, shall go down
To the vile dust, from whence he sprung,
Unwept, unhonour’d, and unsung.
A film i can always rewatch on a rainy day or when feeling down. Classic
I totally get your shock at the kiss greeting. I grew up in a part of the US where this just wasn't done and I remember at my first job out of college I was sent to NYC. That was my first encounter with the hug and kiss greeting. The first time someone did it to me, I froze. I was stiff as a board and couldn't move. I was embarrassed and worked so I could do it but it never felt natural to me.
I wasn't aware that there was anywhere here in the US that it was common. I thought it was only something you'd encounter in Europe.
Although I don't really travel much and have never been farther from home than neighboring states. So this is just the impression I've gotten from movies / shows.
@@MuljoStpho I thought the same as you but I can say that the NE (Jersey, NY, East Penn, etc) it was common place among friends to welcome and say good night this way. I am not even saying its wrong its just if you are not from an area where its practiced, it takes some getting used to.
@@MuljoStpho In Europe we don't kiss on the lips or on the cheek for greetings.
We are doing "la bise" where we touch the one cheek with our own (some people do a smack in the air so their is a kiss sound).
One movie I wish more reactors would cover is "Always:" (1989) directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Richard Dreyfuss, Holly Hunter, John Goodman, and Audrey Hepburn in her last movie role.
For me, this is a five out of five star movie. My absolute favorite type of story is a tale of redemption. I love this movie because Phil changes his fate by improving himself for the sake of improvement, not to accomplish any goal. At first, when he first starts repeating Groundhog Day, he decides to improve himself specifically so that he can sleep with Rita. The improvement that he makes to himself is real, but the motivation isn't. So he keeps going. Over time, he loss the desire to nail Rita and starts working toward improving himself for the sake of his fellow humans. He saves the kid from falling, Buster from choking, the ladies from the flat tire, and others just because he can. He never saves the old man, and from that he learns that there are somethings he can't change; that's futility. That failure is as important as his successes. He finally breaks the cycle, and wins the affection of Rita, because he is a genuinely better person. She deserves the man he becomes, not the man he was. I watch this movie several times a year. Over all, I have seen it probably 200 times, and I don't expect that to change for the rest of my life.
I absolutely LOVE explaining weird American traditions (like Groundhog's day) to folks from other cultures. Their reactions are priceless and it gives me a chance to chuckle at our own silliness as well. Seriously folks, we have an entire holiday set aside for an adorable rodent that has zero clue it's name is even 'groundhog'. Not complaining... just think it's giggle worthy.
This is a Phil-osophical movie, a couple more lessons...."If you don't grow, you are doomed to repeat the same day." & "You never wake up tomorrow, so might as well make the most of this day." 😉
Another name for 'woodchuck'. It's a North American woodlands rodent known for it's ability to predict the weather. Also has some time-control powers that are little understood.
If you're trying to discovery the subtle meanings of life, love, and the universe, poetry is not a bad place to start. It is useful.
The producer said he is there for almost 34 years
February 1993 - January 2027
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Thank you, editor. 🤣🤣🤣
You need to start/ intro all your future React videos with your MGM Lion roar. It's adorable.
Bill Murray at his best. Another great movie with him his Scrooge. And don't forget the Ghost Busters. But i love this good Oldie. The grumpy man is what he can play like no other, but always got a good ending. Thank for your comments (and the movie).
A good portion of the movie filmed in the downtown area was in a city near me. Woodstock, Illinois.
They still have a festival each year there to celebrate Groundhog Day.
It’s also sad that Bill Murray was a frequent in the local diners while filming there - so cool !
*Biscute* I don't think recognized for him to learn all those things & repeatedly fail means he relive that single day for years upon years
Living in the Chicagoland area, I regularly go to the city where this was filmed.
Also, I’ve seen the amount of time he spent reliving the same day as long as 138 years.
It has been estimated that the length of time they were in the time loop was approximately 34 years, given the amount of time it takes to become an expert at all of the things he learned. The doctor that told him to see a psychiatrist is Harold Ramis, the director, and former Ghostbuster (RIP).
30:44 "When Chekhov saw the long winter, he saw a winter bleak and dark and bereft of hope. Yet we know that winter is just another step in the cycle of life."
And besides, if your _supplies_ are well stocked winter can actually be rather _nice._
33:34 Should be the new channel logo.
Watched this a lot with my mom when I would stay there for summer break. We love Bills comedy.
The groundhog is only 39% correct in predicting the weather since his first prediction in 1887 and only 30% correct over the past decade. They need to hire a new groundhog. Best bet against him in Vegas. lol.
Some estimate that Phil was stuck in the time loop for 33 years & 350 days. (There are other competing theories, but this one is the most popular).
He's a famous weather forecaster, just not a good weather forecaster.
@@3DJapan Famous? Sure. Good? Not so much w/ 39% success rate.
You don't have to study something for it to be of use - you can study it because you like it. That's allowed too.
Yes, but if you are just studying something because you enjoy it and are interested then it's generally advisable to use things like the internet and public libraries and such rather than paying for college. You can learn all the same information at your own pace and much cheaper.
@@AnarchyShogun college degrees aren't JUST for the thing you study, they're often for things like HOW you study, learning different ways of thinking
in that sense, if you're not trying to be a doctor or study something specifically useful (like business or something), you can study whatever you want
i got my degree in linguistics, but i'm an artist
i enjoyed it and learned a lot, i learned how to read academic articles and how to conduct studies, how to study and describe languages, how to understand language in a way most people generally don't
i needed a degree (and my family paid for it with college funds from my dad and grandpas jobs, plus i got a partial scholarship so i had no loans), and i didn't have any specific job in mind (like doctor or lawyer) so i didn't have to study a specific field
but i really LOVE languages, i've studied at least 7 in school and plenty more outside that
i create languages too, that's where i started before choosing to major in linguistics and i often joke that i studied linguistics as my major to make my languages better aka for my hobby
just because the subject itself isn't necessairly of use, doesn't mean the process of studying it isn't either
i learned a ton that's not just applicable to linguistics, learning linguistics was just the method in which i chose to learn it and made it more fun and interesting for me
what i mean is, i studied linguistics on my own time for about 2 years in high school and i learned a lot.... about linguistics
but all that self study did absolutely nothing for any other skills the way going to college and studying linguistics formally did
it's great if you want to study something on your own and learn just about that, but i think that's a fundamental misrepresentation of what college is for
it's not JUST learning the subject, it's how you learn it, how to write papers and articles, how to think critically and logicaly
if you just study linguistics on your own, even using the exact same textbooks as used in college, you'll learn linguistics - but if you get a degree in linguistics, you learn a lot more outside of linguistics itself that can be applied to so many other aspects of your life and so many other jobs
"This is one of those movies with repeating loops" Yes, this is the movie that started that plot device.
9:07 Actually, it is the movie that introduced this trope.
Every other movie/series that you have seen usinjg that trop was making a reference to this movie.
Love to have a coffee with her and ask her questions that require a long drawn out answer just so I can listen to her accent 🤣😂😋
31:28 "You little brat. You have never thanked me!" 🤣 I love that line.
Such a good reaction and such wonderful comments here. 😊😊😊
I love love love this movie 🎥
Flirting with the lady by pumping her for information the day before: This strongly suggests, since Phil doesn't remember Ned Ryerson, that Ned is having his own Endless Groundhog Day, and that Ned pulled the same trick on Phil (and probably everyone he talks to).
“You should drink to bullshit.” 🤣❤️
Punxsutawney is near where i grew up, about 100km and is a beautiful typical small town in the laurel mountains of western Pennsylvania. It is about 130km from Pittsburgh which is an amazing hidden gem city. I have been to see the festivities on groundhog day a few times and its is pretty amazing to experience. As a child we drank hot chocolate,but as adults we drank hot toddy's with irish whiskey...jameson is my favorite. Its a crazy party like atmosphere that starts well before sunrise. Im told you cant have alcohol on Gobblers Knob anymore though, but there is plenty of other warmer places to enjoy your time at. Its fun and very unique plus it can be really beautiful there if its fresh snow and not to bitter cold.
Then you should know that this isn't Punxutawney or Gobblers Knob. It's The Woodstock Square, Woodstock Illinois. Where I grew up. I was there when they filmed This. It was a giant pain in the ass for everyone who lived there.
@@joevoolo8532 of course i know that....common knowledge that western PA isnt flat
@@joevoolo8532 and goblers knob isnt in punxsutawney either, its in young township
@@burnout_2017 I don't know why they did that. I guess maybe they just thought it looked better on film? It is kind of cool to see my home town in a movie tho.
@@joevoolo8532 i think it was because the town is not near the knob. The actual knob really doesnt have much other than the parking lot, the stump and stage, and then a souvenir tent and a refreshment stand....thats it. Would have looked bad on film i think. They do i nice job meshing them together in your town. I know how you feel though, the mall i grew up in was where they filmed Dawn of the Dead back in the late 70s..the sequel to Night of the Living Dead. It is weird seeing the ice rink and stores that we hung out in as kids. Some of my friends were extras in the overhead helicopter scenes playing zombies in the parking lot. But your town is nice and picturesque and did a good job mimicking punxsutawney....except its flat...😊
Optimist: The glass is half full! 🙂
Pessimist: The glass is half empty. 🙁
Engineer: The glass was constructed wrong. 🤔
Wine lover: The glass is full.
the glass is at 50% of its capacity
Builder: The glass was designed wrong.
My Mom: Was it filled all the way to begin with or just filled half way? That's the difference.
Alcoholic : What? Already empty?
Good reaction! Glad you liked the film.
Groundhog Day is one of my favourite films of all time, and I've seen it lots of times. I enjoy it so much, I re-watch it every February 2nd! I've always liked Bill Murray anyway, and this film is a lot more complex than it at first appears. There are so many layers to this film exploring themes about time and eternity, death and destiny, choice, self-realisation and development, etc, yet there's also romance and humour in there and overall it's a wholesome, feelgood film.
If you watch the extra commentary on the extended DVD, the director Harold Ramis (who also plays the neurologist in the scene at 13:48) says that Phil was probably stuck in that same day for many, many years, although as with much of this film (like why it happened in the first place), it's left to the imagination of the viewer. Sadly, Murray and Ramis fell out during the making of Groundhog Day and didn't talk for years (which is why Bill is not in the 'Making of' features), but fortunately Murray relented and they made up just before Ramis died in 2014. th-cam.com/video/2d7kkecft4w/w-d-xo.html
18:04 "Sweet vermouth, rocks, with a twist, please."
No, Phil. This was a mistake. You don't want the woman you're courting to feel like she's being courted by _herself._ Drink what _you_ like.
I agree. Mimicking whatever your date does or wants is unwise.
"You should drink to bullshit" lol I loved that
Such a great reaction Biss.
Palm Springs is another fun film in the genre.
They are also called Woodchucks. My wife called them a Groundchuck one time on accident. I only call them that now.
I’m up at 4am every morning, the result of 35 years of getting up that early for work.. I get right up and I’m ready to go.. just remember: Every day above ground is a great day.
I get up between 3:30 and 4:00 every morning. The result of one of my cats thinking that's when she should get fed.
I usually get up between 8am and 12pm. It varies day to day, depending on when I go to sleep. I go to sleep when I'm tired. Haven't had to use an alarm clock in decades...
Your comment about every day above ground being a good day reminds me of an expression I read a few years ago (after spending two years dealing with my late parents' estate), concerning bad weather: "Cemeteries are full of those who would love any kind of weather." After that, sometimes I would make a point of visiting the village cemetery when it was raining, because at least I was still able to.
Behind every person alive there lies a hundred souls, for that is the ratio by which the dead outnumber the living.
7:50 Your face at the shovel... 😝
Phil started his journey as a very flawed man. "Groundhog Day" is about the perfection of the human soul.
*FUN FACT:* We know from an early script draft - the idea stems from the Buddhist ideology that it takes 10,000 years to perfect the human soul. Once Phil perfected his soul, he was freed from the curse. This 10,000 years to betterment was confirmed by director Harold Ramis (RIP).
One of my clasic favorites.
Kissing hello and goodbye used to be common (in my world anyways) and felt very normal. Your reaction is funny. :)
You might also like the reunion/2020 commercial/tv spot "Extended Cut* Bill Murray Jeep Gladiator 'Groundhog Day' Commercial w/ Behind The Scenes Footage!"
Harold Ramis, the director...believed in reincarnation & said that Phil would have had to relive that same day over 10,000 times to learn all that he did.
I've watched a bunch of people react to this because it's one of my favorites. Your reaction was by far the most fun! The highlight for me was your reaction to the slaps
This dumb day doesn’t really need a groundhog. If it’s cloudy, more winter. If it’s sunny, early spring.
Even sunny or cloudy doesn't mean anything. It's just a silly tradition and a reason for folks in that area to stay up all night getting drunk and standing out in the bitter cold to see a large rodent
You as the MGM lion might just be the cutest thing I’ve ever seen! And also LOL funny!
I read that Romania has a tradition called Stretenia on Feb 2nd where a bear looks for its shadow
Biss: i would eat
Everyone: yeah, that checks out....😅
I've heard it said Harold Ramis (Director) knew that Bill Murray gets grumpier and more difficult to work with over the course of a movie's shooting.. And so for this, he deliberately shot the ending scenes (Where Phil is at his absolute best) early on, and the opening bits where he's a self-centred unpleasant... individual.. towards the end of filming.
Красивые эмоции, будто сама в лужу наступила! Лучше этого фильма ещё никто не снял! Смотрим каждый февраль!❤
"I know your face so well I could have done it with my eyes closed."
"Then why did you make me sit here freezing my butt off?"
"payback for a thousand face-slaps..."
Very simple. It was more important to tell her that in the moment.
There's a degree to which cold showers are therapeutic. When I was in jail, we had an ice storm. At the same time, our boilers went out for 2 days straight. I was fortunate the shower was a large space where I could step in and out of the water, because it was literally taking my breath away every time I got wet.
Awesome reaction of my favorite movie!!!!!!!😊😊😊😊😊😊
7:52 when Biss thinks Phil deserved to get smacked in the head with a snow shovel 🤣🤣🤣 You have the best expressions
I'm glad you liked it. We quote this movie all the time. ❤
One of my favorites. Glad you liked it. Enjoyable reaction. Thank you.
Groundhog is what's called Marmota in Romanian.
Interessante. Em português é marmota também.
@@ericomartins9794 both languages linked to Latin.
All living species in the genus Marmota it commonly known as a Marmot, only Marmota monax is called a Groundhog plus many other names, even other members of North American Marmota are referred to as Marmots, like the Hoary marmot (Marmota caligata), the Yellow-bellied marmot (Marmota flaviventris), the Olympic marmot (Marmota olympus), the Vancouver Island marmot (Marmota vancouverensis). This is why personally i call "Groundhogs" Wuchak Marmot (Marmota monax), wuchak (woo-chak) being from native American language meaning digger, rather that the European name Groundhog aka Groundpig.
I love that you had no idea what the movie was about when you started watching. That's rare for this movie because it's become an icon in the US and a metaphor for the same day repeating over and over again, so people who haven't seen it still know what it is about. It was great that as he wakes up the first time with the repeating day, you're discovering what's going on just as he does. This is the best reaction I've seen to this movie, even though you cut some of the iconic lines. 😊
16:00 she doesnt notice he is 10-15 years older than her, LOL
Bill Murray's masterpiece. This is a great comedy with a little bit of everything.
Thank you @BissFlix, for this reaction. So much fun.
Bisscute, you are perfect for the MGM logo.
Groundhog Day was filmed in Woodstock , IL. where I was born . I still live just one town over . You can watch this movie and still recognize the town square in person . The theater has been remodeled and made much larger .
OMG Bisscute in the MGM logo broke me EPICLOLZ
"To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden, or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded."
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
Rock On!!!
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Every time Biss says "sexytime", it makes me think that she really needs to do a reaction to Borat...
Some philosophical movie, what would you do? Great reaction, I could see your appreciation grow towards the end.
Thanks for your reaction!
Cu sinceritate and a kiss on the mouth from the Netherlands!
Excellent Boogie Down Productions reference 13:15
6:39 Biss, baby... The guy reading the scroll is Bill Murry's actual, older brother, Brian.
7:50. That face!😆🌿🌸
It's been calculated that Phil spent nearly 35 years reliving the same day. They say that because he would need roughly that long to master all of the things he mastered.
Good news, no laundry foe 35 years, you will always have clean clothes. Also, the character Buster was played by Bill Murrays older brother. They've appeared in 4 or 5 films together.
Calculations have come on as low as 10 years and as high as 10000. Fun to speculate on.
35 years being slapped by the woman you really, reaaaaaaally love 🤕
Thank you for reacting to this! This is my birthday movie, since I happen to have been born on February 2nd, GROUNDHOG DAY! I actually travelled to Punxatawney (pronounced "punks a tohnny"), PA one year and it was really fun, but no day repeating over and over 🙂
Another great reaction!
Thank you for all your hard work and the effort you put into these!
I hope you know how much joy you are bringing to the world with these reactions, Bisscute!
Wow, thank you
Being from Pennsylvania, when we get up at 6:00 am in February it's still dark. So the movie wasn't made in February in Pennsylvania....js
Being from Woodstock Illinois. Spring/Summer 1992 they pissed me off.
One of my favorite movies. I watch it every year, around the actual Groundhog Day.
...and he's learned more French poetry than most French people will ever know. I love you! ❤❤❤ 😂 Don't drive angry!
@3:18 "hell waking up at 6 am"
I get up every morning at 4:45, have to be out the door by 5:30 to be at work by 6:00.
In alll seriousness, this is really rewatchable movie. In noticing new or enjoying the little things, to noticing new or enjoying the big picture philosophies and messages.
"Whoop Whoop, Thats the sound of the police" You warmed my heart 😊
Thank you!! ✌❤✌
A+ One of the best reactions I’ve seen for this movie. Bravo 👏🏻
I have an entire family of ground hogs living under my front covered deck! I tried to trap them, but they are really smart. I gave up and now I just feed them! They keep stray cats and dogs away -and they don't mind my domestic house cat!
Omg!! Eat with no consequence! Lol!!! Love it. An mechanical engineer would say “hey, the glass is twice as large as it needs to be. Engineer joke.
Very good and fun movie, but not a masterpiece. Masterpiece is something without flaws. For example, when Phil is running out of his room instead of slowly doing what he was doing the day before, there is no way he would reach the same people and the same destination at the same tine as yesterday. Events on the street would be radically different. And there are many flaws like that throughout the whole movie. Now, a masterpiece would be, if movie accounted for all those things, while staying equally fun. And no, other movies with the same plot are not rip off, because this movie was not the first. There is a short movie from 1990 called 12:01 PM (you can find it here on TH-cam), followed by the full movie 12:01 (without PM) from 1993
"You should drink to bullshit..." LMFAO!!!