Amelia nonstop laughs GROUNDHOG DAY (1993) Movie Reaction FIRST TIME WATCHING 

You kinda missed the mark (in a reversed way) in the 1st and 2nd halves of the movie. When he was wooing Rita the first time it was for completely selfish reasons. After he tries to kill himself he begins to show signs of actually becoming a more caring person. When he speaks to Rita while’s she falling asleep he talks about wishing of becoming worthy of her. That’s when things start going right for him.

I have watched quite a few reactions to this movie but I have never seen someone misunderstand the movie as much as you.

🤔 It's interesting. You seemed to give Phil more of a "pass" in the first part of his journey than I've seen from most other reactors, but then you were harder on him in the back end than they were.

You have misread the movie more than you got it.

"That's assault." Okay lady, you lost me. Deuces!

I have watched this movie almost as many times as Phil relived Ground Hog day.

The Insurance guy, Steven Tobolowsky, really deserves a lot more love. He has nearly 300 IMDB credits. OMG, he just shows up in everything. Somethings he may only have two lines but he kills it. He's really good at quirky characters. "Thelma and Louise, Mississippi Burning, The Goldbergs, The Grifters, Baswic Instinct, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. He's been in so much stuff Can I get an Amen for Steven Tobolowsky. No, I am not Steven Tobolowsky.

~ You know Bryan Doyle Murray, but don’t know his ultra famous brother Bill?….. weird ~

This may be Bill Murry's best movie. Thank you for the great reaction. BTW, if you haven't seen it already, look into the movie Edge of Tomorrow.

Not that I don't like the movie...but of course, the whole story falls apart, once you make yourself aware, that only Phil has to live through Groundhog day, over and over again, over the span of several years. For all the people around him, it's just another day, that starts in the morning and ends in the evening - like every other day before or after in their lives. Therefore, it makes no sense for Rita to fall in love with him. I mean - I guess, it makes _some_ sense - IF you believe in "love at first sight", or something like that...but for Rita _(and Larry),_ Phil is the guy who behaved like a total a-- towards both of them _(and everybody else)._ So - their "first sight" was an utter disaster. So why would Rita fall for him, then - in the few hours between 6:00 A.M. and whenever she decides to go to bed with him? To the ladies reading: how realistic is that? You meet a guy, who is a total d--k about everything, and when you meet him again _(roughly 12 hours after you said "goodbye" to him),_ out of a sudden, he behaves like your Prince Charming...would you fall for that?

Fun touch 'groundhogging' us near the beginning with the looped remarks on the opening credits. 👍 Thanks for the reaction, glad to have found your channel. Good fortune!

Another great repeating day franchise Happy Death Day and Happy Death Day 2 U

Chris Eliot (Larry/Roland) was on Late Night with David Letterman back in the 80s. He also had a short-lived sitcom called Get a Life, but his movie Cabin Boy is fantastic. It's pretty weird, but one of my all-time favorite comedies.

Hi Amelia!😊 Phil predicted an early Spring today.😎 It has been estimated Phil repeats Groundhog Day 11,931 times. "50 First Dates" (2004) has to be one of the best romantic comedies. Great reactions to this fun comedy, Amelia!!!!🎬👏👏👏👏

This was filmed in Woodstock, IL... a little northwest of Chicago. A few years after the film was made, the town began to have it's own Groundhog Day celebration similar to Punxsutawney, PA. It's a week of festivities.. dinners, dances, trivia nights..and viewings of the movie in the local theater. They have little markers all over the town square indicating certain scenes... "Ned's corner" "Bill Murray's pothole" etc.

I like the part where Phil gives the married couple wrestling tickets and the girl kisses Phil on the lips, then her husband kisses Rita on the cheek and the girl gets upset about that.

“Lost In Translation “ I believe it’s Bill Murray’s best film. It’s beautiful

17:52 "Unpopular opinion, but _I_ like white chocolate." Yeah. So do I. When I buy a Hershey bar, it's the cookies-and-cream flavor.

other movies to try Stripes Kate & Leopold Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Clock Stoppers When Harry Met Sally You Got Mail sleepless in seattle Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas Lost in Translation What About Bob 'Scrooged three men and a little lady My Girl 2 The Princess Bride Look Who's Talking Father of the Bride Roxanne

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 that 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. Phil goes from scared to self-indulgent to manipulative to desperate to depressed, but it was only when he learned to stop being self-focused and genuinely started to care for Rita and improve himself for the benefit of others that he was released from the 'captivity' of groundhog day. You mentioned Phil's actions being about an ego boost for him, but in fact that was how he was earlier, when he was 'faking it'. By the time he was saving the falling boy and helping the old ladies with their car, etc, he had actually changed and was being genuinely helpful and altruistic. If you watch the extra commentary on the extended DVD, the director Harold Ramis (who also plays the neurologist in the scene at 10:53) 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. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2d7kkecft4w.html

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1:22 Wait, didn’t she just say tha- Oooh I see what you did there 😂

1:24 I see what you did there. LOL

According to the producers, he was there for 10,000 years.

I like the twist on “treat every day like it could be your last.” Perhaps, in this context, more accurately phrased as “don’t take tomorrow for granted.” Happy Groundhog Day!

The actor who played Ned the insurance guy also played a guard in Spaceballs. “You captured their stunt doubles!” 😂

There's a lot of SNL dna in this movie: Bill Murray (cast member 1977-1980) Brian Doyle Murray (Bill's older brother- writer/cast member 1978-1982) Chris Elliott (cast member 1994-1995)- (Chris' daughter Abby was also a cast member 2008-2012) Robin Duke (Doris the waitress- cast member 1981-1984) The movie's director, Harold Ramis, plays the neurologist. The man Phil meets in the hallway every morning was the Santa in Home Alone. Stephen Tobolowski and Marita Geraghty (Nancy Taylor) both appeared in episodes of Seinfeld.

Amelia looks almost like a young Tara Reid. Very stunning!

Thank you. Your reaction was great. I'd like to see you do Lost in Translation, Animal House, Meatballs, Ghost Busters and Star Man. Thanks.

Why did the old man always recognize him? Why did he die in different ways? Why did phil call him dad and pop? Why does the bartender seem to know something? Some math folks on the net seem to calculate, for him to get good at everything he did, plus know people's histories, and know the town so well, and everyone know him, he was in this loop over 30 years. I say, 2 things had to happen. 1. A completely unselfish and happy day. 2. Rita had to give all she had, because she WANTED to be with him. The doctor guy, Harold Ramis. He and Murray worked together since late 70s, with Ivan Reitman and Dan Akroyd. Ramis hated Murray for his stuck up, misogynistic ways, but they did make movie magic together, with this, Stripes, Ghostbusters and other movies. Lots of writing producing directing acting etc., movies with Bill. Such as Stripes, Ghostbusters 1-2, and others. It was a story originally written, very dark, and him being in the loop like 10,000 years!😮😮😮 Harold Ramis and Ivan Reitman, reworked it to make it a bit funny! But u must ask urself? Did he really leave the loop completely? He's staying with rita, in the town he knows everything about, he's going to live there, everyone else knows him extensively...also watch his movie, Scrooged! or worse thought, what if he became the owner or master of his own loop, and now everyone else is in it?😮😮 The real trick is this, the story was written long ago, and much darker. It's a psychology study. Think of every character in this, on screen longer than 3-4 minutes. They all have very distinct and different personalities. Who are u? Hannah is unchanged start to finish, like Rita. And Ashe? Just go back and listen to his comments because he is very much bad Phil!

Ah man, you look like Kelly Preston. Another cutie pie. Yeah. Peace

The poem Rita recites in the diner …”unswept, unhonored, and unsung” is from the Lay of the Last Minstrel by Sir Walter Scott.

How come the blizzard doesn't happen everyday?

Actually...for 2024 the groundhog says there will not be six more weeks of winter.

I tried to like this reaction but I couldn't hear the actors. When I set the volume for Amelia, I couldn't hear the dialogue. When I set it to be able to hear the dialogue, Amelia was blowing out my speakers and my ears. You guys really need to fix this so the host and the movie are similar volume.

Here's one for you How about Blast from the past or if you want older the Art of Love I. My self life both plus Man's Favorite Sport Overboard the Proposal and What's up Doc

Everyone has ego even you.

Lots of theories on your movie, but the one i think about is the ned ryerson theory. On the last day, he bought insurance from ned. Ned is the devil and Phil finally made a deal with him.

why do so many reactors use such low volumes on the film part. I don't want to always have to wear headphones with YT volume at 100 just to watch stuff

It's thought that it's been 10,000 plus days. It takes 10 years to learn the piano well...

Great reaction Amelia like always love this movie its a classic. There some fun-facts about it, While different times have been mentioned over the years, is subject of much debate, the time Phil spent in his seemingly endless time loop. Some have estimated that Phil spent a total of ten years in his cycle. However, Ramis (The Director) indicates that the time spent was more like “30 to 40 years.” The film was not filmed in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, but actually in Woodstock, Illinois (just fifty miles from Bill Murray's hometown of Wilmette, Illinois). There is a small plaque that reads "Bill Murray stepped here" on the curb where Murray continually steps into a puddle. Bill Murray was actually bitten twice by Scooter, one of the groundhogs. The bites were apparently so deep that Murray had to received anti-rabies injections to prevent serious complications. Brian Doyle-Murray who plays Buster Green in the film, is actually the elder brother of Bill Murray. The two have previously co-starred in other features such as ‘Caddyshack’ and ‘Ghostbuster II’. Keep up the good work.

17:15 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_ want to drink.

I've heard estimates that he repeated the same day between 35 years and 1000 years. It's said that it takes 100,000 hours of dedicated practice to become an expert at any skill. Some people dedicate their entire lives to mastering one skill. Multiply that by the number of skills he learned: piano, ice sculpting, French language and poetry, medical, every gust of wind, the details of the lives of every resident, etc. Then add all the days he couldn't drag himself out of bed, or how often he killed himself, or robbed the bank, or just tossed cards into a hat, or tried to drive out of town as far as possible. My guess is the lazy days would be 10 times more than the dedication days. There's one mistake that bothers me, though. At the end, the piano teacher shouldn't know that he's her student. If he had bothered to go for a lesson on that day, she would have said there's nothing she could teach him because he's already an expert. More likely, he stopped going as soon as he learned enough to practice on his own.

please react to midnight run. a great comedy with much heart in it.

Ok. Phil relived Groundhog Day for 33 years. I think you misinterpreted what was going on. He genuinely became a better person.

You only get one chance to c this for the first time.😂

It’s a It’s a Cloudy day‼️ How’d he see his Shadow⁉️

White chocolate is not chocolate. 🤢 I mean...what's the point?

If you look in the background during the hospital scene, the kid who falls out of the tree is in a wheelchair with a broken leg.

Please check out the Coen Brothers film, A Serious Man. (Dark comedy)

ground hog see shadow 80% of the time...he only right about 35-39% of the time...

She is gorgeous. At first glance I would think she's 19, but I think she said she was a bartender

What I think is oddly amusing is when he takes piano lessons, the teacher kicks out her prior student. That poor student will get kicked out over and over and over as he continues to takes lessons...

I love Phil's first encounter with Ned after he embraces his situation: "Ned?!" POW!

8:41 Why did this happen a _second_ time? Phil, by now, has picked up on the fact that Groundhog Day is _repeating_ itself. He should've remembered that puddle.

"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. But standing here among the people of Punxsutawney and basking in the warmth of their hearths and hearts, I couldn't imagine a better fate than a long and lustrous winter. From Punxsutawney, it's Phil Connors. So long." Fun Fact: Theatrical movie debut of Michael Shannon. Time Loop Fact: There are exactly 38 days depicted in this film, either partially or in full. The actual time Phil (Bill Murray) spends in his loop can only be guessed at. Art Imitates Life Fact: The idea of Phil Connors reading to Rita Hanson (Andie MacDowell) while she sleeps came from Bill Murray. His wife drank too much champagne on their wedding night and fell asleep early, so Murray read aloud to her until he too fell asleep. Location Location Fact: The film was not filmed in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, but actually in Woodstock, Illinois (just fifty miles from Bill Murray's hometown of Wilmette, Illinois). There is a small plaque that reads "Bill Murray Stepped Here" on the curb where Murray continually steps into a puddle. There is another plaque on the building wall at the corner that says "Ned's Corner" where Phil Connors was continually accosted by Ned Ryerson (Stephen Tobolowsky). During the Ned scene the sign for "Woodstock Jewelers" is clearly seen in the background.

11,931 days have passed the producer said i believe almost 34 years

Nancy Taylor 😍😍

The sarcasm is part of bills charm he’s a scamp

Really liked this reaction! Most reactors have heard of the general premise so it was really cool to see a reactor who had no idea whatsoever what was going to happen and was truly going in completely blind.

Hello Amelia! Shout out from the US Marine Corps! I love your reactions! This movie was one of my favorites as a kid! 02:06 Not this year! It's actually predicted to be an early spring! I'm stoked! 32:48 And your so right, at the end of the day it's all about helping others! Speaking my heart over here! Peace! ❤🤍💙💛

I thought you were British.

White chocolate is great!

This is Bill Murray favorite movie in his entire life.

6:34 "Six more weeks of winter." I mean, Groundhog Day is February 2 and Winter officially ends on March 18. So yes, that's a little more than six weeks. 🤷‍♂

How familiar are you with the TV show _Stargate SG-1?_ In 2000, they had an episode called _Window of Opportunity_ that had a lot of the same kind of humor.

Based on the skills he acquired I'd guess it was about a year

The kids were in school of course! 😉

Thanks ...

I stood at the top of the Wicklow Mountains at Ten O' Clock at night and saw the sun setting through the Glendelaouh valley. I saw the moon and Venus reflecting off the Mediterranean Sea like a mirror. I've seen a total solar eclipse that made me want to cry. Nothing compares to you, my gosh, you're not even from this world!!! Who are you??

Weatherman enters 2nd February with free will. Weatherman enters 3rd February with PTSD and living his life under conditions of permanent cosmic blackmail.

6:36 "I mean, it's always six more weeks of winter." Yep. Because Groundhog Day is Feb 2nd and the last day of Winter is the Spring Equinox which can vary a little, but is always around March 20th, give or take a bit. So that's like six and a half weeks, literally, based on the calendar. I guess groundhogs don't bother too much with the extra half week.

The movie was actually filmed in Woodstock, Illinois not the actual town it's supposed to be set in.

Can you please please react to the movie "Hard Candy" 🙏🏻🙏🏻?? Starring Patrick Wilson

Great Movie. I heard Phill stayed 10 years in the town. Fun fact the mayor of the town is Bill Murray real brother. Also there was suppose to be a scene that there was a witch who cursed Phil but they decided not to put it in and leave it open. Another movie with same time loop story but more serious and sci fi is The Edge of Tomorrow 2014 with Tom Cruise. Another great Bill Murray sarcastic comedy movie is MeatBalls.

You should react to The Hitcher, from 1986. It's a fairly unknown gem.

Amelia, i think it’s safe to say you work in “the biz” from your comments. However, never link G&E together, that’s disrespectful even though we work closely together. The grips are the knuckle draggers that try to get you onto their truck to party. Not us. We tend to be more nerdy and less “bad boy” like the grips. The electricians (aka Lighting technicians, as we are now known as) are the civilized, non-malodorous guys and gals. That’s how you can tell us apart when we’re grouped together.

The town of Punxsutawney was filmed in Woodstock, Illinois. To this day Woodstock holds a large Groundhog Day festival.

I watched Punxsutawney Phil today. He did not see his shadow!

Enjoyable reaction! Sounds like you have some industry knowledge, or at least some existing interest? Interesting also to see how your take on his behaviour at the midpoint and near the end was essentially the reverse of the 'conventional' interpretation.. unusual but each to their own 😊

If you like video games, there is one called "Shadow of Destany" or "Shadow of Memories" if you're in Europe, that has this type of reliving the same moments. It was fun trying to unlock the various endings. Someone should make a video game of "Groundhog Day".

Great reaction! For more romantic comedy and more Andie MacDowell try Four Weddings and a Funeral.

This is a real event, and takes place with the top hats and Punxsutawney Phil in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania

Phil was trapped in Groundhog Day for just short of 34 years. (33 years and 350 days)

3:47 I've never seen that show but I always hear people say Chris Elliot is in it. I know him from his old show Get A Life and his movie Cabin Boy.

Great reaction!

No matter how out of sorts I felt, I would definitely remember the pothole full of icy water.

Just a little movie trivia, Andie McDowell actually slapped him each time. Bill Murray talked about it in an interview, he said she didn't hold back at all with the slaps

Heh, that repeating intro clip was a nice touch.

that van over there, its full if ham sandwiches

Harold Ramis said it took 30-40 yrs

No, it's not like live each day like it's your last. It's live each day however you want because you know it will happen again.

Now, watch Bill Murray again in Ghostbusters series. Because Frozen Empire comes out March 22nd.

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10:58 who are you gonna call, certainly not the Ghostbusters

Danny Rubin, the writer, said that, in the script, Phil relived the same day for 10,000 years. Harold Ramis, the director, tried to say it was less. However, since it isn't stated within the film, I go with the intention of the writer. He was the one who created the whole story. So I always go with 10,000 years regardless of any argument people try to come up with to say otherwise.

The long day after day set up on Rita in not love for her. He is still bad Phil trying to get her into bed as a trophy.

Bill got bit many times in this

It’s from 1993.

In the first draft, Phil would spent 10.000 years in loop. Thet real account is 33 years and 350 days (12.395 days).