Groundhog Day type "time loop" movies
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Groundhog Day type "time loop" movies
I'm talking Edge of Tomorrow, Source Code, etc
Something about this format is just deeply satisfying. Patterns, repetition. Easy fun.
What are some lesser known ones? There's gotta be some weird foreign ones and such
Something about this format is just deeply satisfying. Patterns, repetition. Easy fun.
What are some lesser known ones? There's gotta be some weird foreign ones and such
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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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Re: Groundhog Day type "time loop" movies
Palm Springs, though not lesser known, is a great version of this. It relies entirely on people understanding the mechanics of Groundhog Day, which is great because it doesn't waste time explaining it. Just jumps into the world, clarifies a few differences, and takes its time exploring and having fun. Great movie
Run, Lola, Run is a "weird, foreign one", as you say. Not explicitly a time travel movie, but similar
Run, Lola, Run is a "weird, foreign one", as you say. Not explicitly a time travel movie, but similar
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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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Oh! Russian Doll. Season 1, at least
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Re: Groundhog Day type "time loop" movies
Not a movie: Cause and Effect (TV ep, Star Trek, the Next Generation) — 1992
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sounds like you’re describing Timecrimes
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There’s also an X-Files episode, I believe it’s called “Monday”?Anders wrote:Not a movie: Cause and Effect (TV ep, Star Trek, the Next Generation) — 1992
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Predestination is probably the weirdest I've seen.
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I don't think I've ever actually seen it. Something about Ashton Kutcher is just repellent to metragabigzanda wrote:Not sure if this qualifies as lesser known but The Butterfly Effect
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Re: Groundhog Day type "time loop" movies
Christmas Do-Over (2006)
Made for tv movie with jay Mohr and Daphne zuniga
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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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PS this is a Vince Gilligan episode if that piques your interest.Simple Torture wrote:There’s also an X-Files episode, I believe it’s called “Monday”?Anders wrote:Not a movie: Cause and Effect (TV ep, Star Trek, the Next Generation) — 1992
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Re: Groundhog Day type "time loop" movies
i can't think of any.. i guess quantum leap tv show is somewhat similar, but not really a good fit here, so i'll just not post anything
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Jorge wrote:Something about this format is just deeply satisfying. Patterns, repetition. Easy fun.
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Actually, the end of Dr Strange 1 kind of does fit this. Strange uses a Groundhog Day trick to beat the big baddie by annoying him basically
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You're living in one.
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