On Golden Pond

On Golden Pond is a film that proved to me that acting is a beautiful thing when it comes from some of the veterans and the greats. I have always had the opinion that most acting from the 60's and... Read more at imdb.com

I really enjoyed "On Golden Pond". I wanted to see it, because Henry Fonda won his only Best Actor Oscar for it. Since I'm a Henry Fonda fan, I thought I should watch the movie the Academy considered his best.... Read more at imdb.com

"On Golden Pond" is simply an old-fashioned testimonial to long-lost youth and facing one's mortality, and, in its simplicity, becomes a life-affirming valentine to those who feel that time has become the enemy - a seemingly ageless, universal perception. If... Read more at imdb.com

This film is just so nice to watch. The plot is fairly simple, as is the direction. The script just serves as the frame for Hepburn and Fonda.To say their performances are out of this world is probably the wrong... Read more at imdb.com

Mark Rydell's On Golden Pond was a surprise hit in 1981, finishing third in box office grosses after Rocky III and E.T. Such an occurrence was unheard of in Hollywood, considering the key players in the film, Henry Fonda and... Read more at imdb.com

I had never seen this movie before. I have always wanted to see it mainly because I knew it was the last big movie for all three of the leading actors. The film turned out to be a heartwarming, but... Read more at imdb.com

I was expecting a very boring movie. All I thought about this was a couple of old people sitting around talking at some cabin. I was way off. This film is quite the opposite. Things do happen that make this... Read more at imdb.com

Cinematically, "On Golden Pond" is a breathtaking movie. The enveloping surrounds of the woods, the shimmering gold of the pond at dark, the loons, the details of the water plants. Rarely I have seen such a eye captivating piece of... Read more at imdb.com

Many of us may wonder what it is like when you finally have to face the realities of getting old . The kids are now adults the summer cottage just does not hold the same value as before . Years... Read more at imdb.com

Oh,the numerous memorable characters Henry Fonda brought to the screen over the years.His most memorable came in his final film,On Golden Pond. This film brought to light two important realizations for me.Family togetherness is one of the most important things... Read more at imdb.com

The opening sequence sets the reflective, elegiac tone of this heartfelt movie, winner of three Academy Awards. Norman and Ethel spend summers at Golden Pond, but this year they'll come to know their grown daughter, a teen visitor, and each other a little better. ... Full Review

There's little that happens in On Golden Pond that isn't thoroughly predictable from the start, but the film is blessed with so much star power Gorgeously photographed by Billy Williams , On Golden Pond is a wonderful valedictory for Henry Fonda , who died not long after the film's completion; Katharine Hepburn has less to do, but few can do so much with so little. ... Full Review

Curiously, the affliction which isn't unlike those that besiege the wretched Regan in The Exorcist, seems to escape the attention of every-one in On Golden Pond. Father and daughter had issues; they were never close and Jane hoped that working together for the first time on what would certainly be his last film would help resolve their problems. ... Full Review

Viewed simply as a stage plot, ON GOLDEN POND is so predictable we can almost hear the gears squeaking. ON GOLDEN POND is a treasure for many reasons, but the best one, I think, is that I could believe it. That is a good scene. ... Full Review

It's not a bad film, and certainly it's one that has found a place in many viewers' hearts, but it's one that needs viewers to supply a great deal of their own meaning, rather than creating it on its own. The DVD Video On Golden Pond appears here in an anamorphic widescreen transfer at the film's original aspect ratio of 1.85:1. ... Full Review

DALLAS - Henry Fonda's Oscar-winning, valedictory performance as Norman Thayer Jr. in the 1981 film version of On Golden Pond is solidly rooted in the public consciousness. ... Full Article

Hollywood loves nothing so much as a comeback.On Saturday at the Beverly Hilton, it got one: The 39th Golden Globe Awards annually one of Hollywood's tackiest evenings returned to respectability. ... Full Article

OK, "On Golden Pond" weighs in at No. 22. It's hard to resist Katharine Hepburn and Henry Fonda together. But there is an even more heartbreaking example of the septuagenarian love story in Leo McCarey's 1937 classic "Make Way for ... Full Article

On Golden Pond (1981) Director: Mark Rydell Average user rating 1 review Movie review From Time Out Film Guide Generation gap tearjerker with Fonda and Hepburn as a septuagenarian married couple visiting their lakeside New England bungalow for their 48th... ... Full Article