What would you do if you were stuck in one place and every day was exactly the same, and nothing that you did mattered?

Date: Friday 11th January
Film: Groundhog Day (1993)
Director: Harold Ramis
Starring: Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell
Running time: 1 hour, 41 minutes
Rating: 8/10

I adore Bill Murray. I'm sure I've mentioned that before.

Groundhog Day is another film that proves I am justified in my love for him, and it sits near the top, second only to Ghostbusters, of my Brilliant Bill Murray Scale.

It's a simple enough story, a man repeats the same day over and over. He is the only person aware that he is repeating the day, and his interactions with people change as his outlook on the situation differs.

Somewhat ironically, given the film's premise, this movie never seems to get old or repetitive. I always find myself laughing along and it's one of the rare times that I find Andie MacDowell tolerable (I couldn't tell you why I don't enjoy watching her, I just know that something annoys me).

I'm not a fan of the phrase 'feel good film' but it most definitely applies here.

Challenge day: 108
Challenge time: 06 days, 10 hours, 30 minutes
Challenge film total: 80

Now, what we got here is a little game of show and tell. You don't wanna show me nothing but you're telling me everything.

Date: Monday 12th November
Film: True Romance (1993)
Director: Tony Scott
Starring: Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette and Dennis Hopper
Running Time: 2 hours
Rating: 8/10

In all the wonderful tributes and obituaries that appeared shortly after the passing of Tony Scott, there was an awful lot of love for True Romance. Love that reminded me that I haven't seen this film in years. It was only sensible that I added it to my LoveFilm list and settled down for another evening with 90s Christian Slater (my favourite of all the Christian Slaters).

It was a delight; True Romance is a brilliant film. There is violence, drugs, sex and an awful lot of talking, all trademarks of a great Tarantino script. With a solid supporting cast and lots of familiar faces popping up, True Romance is a love story with a difference.

Also, I think it managed to cure me of my old man crush on Gary Oldman...

Challenge Day: 50
Challenge Time: 2 days 7 hours 15 minutes
Challenge film total: 30