Groundhog Day The Rewatchables
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Groundhog Day

Most Rewatchable Scene

Jeopardy answers and Surly Phil rant; Phil learning to be a better person; Ned getting punched; the light-to-dark transition; the groundhog heist

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  • The second-day wake-up is praised for how Murray plays wondering whether he imagined the day before.
  • The drunk drive with the two townies, screaming he will not live by their rules, is liked; snapping by the third or fourth day shows an already damaged man taking their lives in his hands.
  • The flipping-around stretch: kissing the old lady in the breakfast place, punching Ned Ryerson, and eating a giant dessert breakfast with the no-worries exchange; it is called a dream scene, and one participant tried the cake move in fourth grade and almost choked.
  • The scene where he first realizes he likes Andy McDowell's character, as she lists wanting a man who is kind, sensitive and gentle, is called really good.
  • The snowball-fight date: research says Ramis told the kids to whip snowballs at Murray, and Murray whipped them back; whether Rita actually tripped is questioned.
  • He crafts the perfect date with his knowledge, something nobody has figured out in real life; the best dates are imperfect, which is called a theme of the guest's show.
  • Phil answering every Jeopardy question and his Surly Phil rant about worshipping a rat are called a personal choice, followed by the alarm-clock smashing.
  • The suicide-attempt run and the tower jump are praised as well-filmed tone shifts into drama, with Ramis underrated as a director; the ending wake-up with her is another scene.
  • The transition from seduction to the slapping montage to depression and suicides is called very carefully told, possibly found during shooting, and one of the darkest evocations of suicide in a mainstream movie.
  • The efforts to save the homeless man and their inevitability are dark; the fun-and-games stretch of the movie's construction is enjoyable; the favorite part is watching him learn, wise up and be the better person. — Issa Rae
  • Ned getting punched in the face is added: every time, perfect.
  • The pick is the transition from light to dark plus the groundhog heist, an undiscussed great sequence. — Sean Fennessey