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Groundhog Day type "time loop" movies
Posted: Tue July 04, 2023 4:17 pm
by Jorge
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
Re: Groundhog Day type "time loop" movies
Posted: Tue July 04, 2023 4:24 pm
by tragabigzanda
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.
Re: Groundhog Day type "time loop" movies
Posted: Tue July 04, 2023 4:25 pm
by VinylGuy
Meet Cute.
Haley Cuoco, Pete Davidson. Yeah, its bad of course. But looks beautiful so thats a good thing.
Re: Groundhog Day type "time loop" movies
Posted: Tue July 04, 2023 4:27 pm
by The Argonaut
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
Re: Groundhog Day type "time loop" movies
Posted: Tue July 04, 2023 4:30 pm
by tragabigzanda
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.
Re: Groundhog Day type "time loop" movies
Posted: Tue July 04, 2023 4:52 pm
by The Argonaut
Oh! Russian Doll. Season 1, at least
Re: Groundhog Day type "time loop" movies
Posted: Tue July 04, 2023 4:54 pm
by Anders
Not a movie: Cause and Effect (TV ep, Star Trek, the Next Generation) — 1992
Re: Groundhog Day type "time loop" movies
Posted: Tue July 04, 2023 5:12 pm
by bart
sounds like you’re describing Timecrimes
Re: Groundhog Day type "time loop" movies
Posted: Tue July 04, 2023 5:32 pm
by Simple Torture
Anders wrote:Not a movie: Cause and Effect (TV ep, Star Trek, the Next Generation) — 1992
There’s also an X-Files episode, I believe it’s called “Monday”?
Re: Groundhog Day type "time loop" movies
Posted: Tue July 04, 2023 5:43 pm
by 96583UP
Big Sausage Pizza
Re: Groundhog Day type "time loop" movies
Posted: Tue July 04, 2023 6:34 pm
by BurtReynolds
Predestination is probably the weirdest I've seen.
Re: Groundhog Day type "time loop" movies
Posted: Tue July 04, 2023 9:02 pm
by Jorge
tragabigzanda wrote:Not sure if this qualifies as lesser known but The Butterfly Effect
I don't think I've ever actually seen it. Something about Ashton Kutcher is just repellent to me
Re: Groundhog Day type "time loop" movies
Posted: Tue July 04, 2023 9:53 pm
by blueviper
Christmas Do-Over (2006)
Made for tv movie with jay Mohr and Daphne zuniga
Re: Groundhog Day type "time loop" movies
Posted: Tue July 04, 2023 9:54 pm
by tragabigzanda
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.
Re: Groundhog Day type "time loop" movies
Posted: Tue July 04, 2023 10:32 pm
by Simple Torture
Simple Torture wrote:Anders wrote:Not a movie: Cause and Effect (TV ep, Star Trek, the Next Generation) — 1992
There’s also an X-Files episode, I believe it’s called “Monday”?
PS this is a Vince Gilligan episode if that piques your interest.
Re: Groundhog Day type "time loop" movies
Posted: Wed July 05, 2023 1:14 pm
by tree_
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
Re: Groundhog Day type "time loop" movies
Posted: Wed July 05, 2023 6:59 pm
by spike
Jorge wrote:Something about this format is just deeply satisfying. Patterns, repetition. Easy fun.
Re: Groundhog Day type "time loop" movies
Posted: Wed July 05, 2023 7:19 pm
by The Argonaut
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
Re: Groundhog Day type "time loop" movies
Posted: Wed July 05, 2023 7:31 pm
by BurtReynolds
You're living in one.
Re: Groundhog Day type "time loop" movies
Posted: Wed July 05, 2023 7:53 pm
by VinylGuy
what about Batman & Robin