
On Golden Pond (1981)
Tim (4.5 stars) - We weren't able to watch a movie yesterday so now we've got to catch up this weekend. I had seen On Golden Pond several times as a kid and all I remembered about it was that I thought it was a really sad. Watching it again, I was impressed with how funny it was, the clever dialog (you can tell it was a play) and the powerful performances by Katharine Hepburn, Henry Fonda and Jane Fonda. It is just so touching that I didn't want it to end and it definitely made me long for summer vacation on the beach of Maine.
Liz (5 stars) How have I never seen this movie?! I loved it! The performances, writing, direction and plot were great. I knew it was originally a play and it's amazing how you can really tell when a movie was written as a play originally. The characters are so developed and in this case the playwright, Ernest Thompson, also wrote the screenplay, so you know everything is true to the original form. I had made the assumption that this movie was just sad and depressing, and it certainly has its sad moments, but it was also really funny. Henry Fonda was amazing as Norman Thayer Jr. and of course Katherine Hepburn wasn't too shabby as Ethel Thayer either. The setting made me long for summer days in Maine and just the idea of a simpler life where you can enjoy your surroundings instead of just trying to get through the day. I will have to make a point of reading this play now.
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