tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post3049025337170814320..comments2024-03-24T13:26:57.317-07:00Comments on Sergio Leone and the Infield Fly Rule: GROUNDHOG DAY: EVALUATING THE SHADOWSDennis Cozzaliohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01954848938471883431noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-73984969510432416162009-02-03T17:01:00.000-08:002009-02-03T17:01:00.000-08:00I haven't read the whole article yet, but that pas...I haven't read the whole article yet, but that passage you quoted is dead-on. <B>Groundhog Day</B> is such a great, complex comedy, of a type pretty much unheard of these days. I'll read the rest soon, but I can already tell it's good stuff. Nice job, Ali.<BR/><BR/>On a sort-of side-note: Anyone here ever read Ken Grimwood's novel <B>Replay</B>? I haven't yet, but it predates, and has a VERY similar premise to <B>Groundhog Day</B>. It is now and always has been a fairly osbcure cult SF novel, and I don't claim that Ramis ripped anyone off...but I do wonder about the film's original author, Danny Rubin. I have no idea just how close Grimwood's novel and the film match up, but I find it very curious that Rubin has written very little since (or at least has very few credits).<BR/><BR/>But I love the movie, and haven't read the book (though I probably will soon), so I guess I should pull back on this. Outside of the basic premise, they could be completely disimilar. I'm really just wondering if anyone knows the novel.bill r.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17748572205731857892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8795280.post-65642109040452513672009-02-03T02:02:00.000-08:002009-02-03T02:02:00.000-08:00Thanks for the plug, and the kind words, Dennis. ...Thanks for the plug, and the kind words, Dennis. I am glad you liked it.Ali Arikanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02293558856795196349noreply@blogger.com