Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Really Good!
On Golden Pond is a great film about family,love, and death.
Henry Fonda plays an aging old man who's losing it, and is afraid of when his death will come. Katherine Hepburn is his wife who is there to set him straight, and comfort him along his way. Jane Fonda is there daughter, who does not get along well with her father, and is bringing her new boyfriend(Dabney Coleman) and his son to Golden Pond. Golden Pond is where there summer house is located, and where the whole story revolves around. When Jane's character arrives with her boyfriend and his son, Henry's character learns the boyfriends son will be living with them, while his father and his girlfriend go away. Here Henry's character learns to become friends with the boy and learn about his ways. For the boy, he enjoys the summer at Golden Pond with the two old folks. Eventually, the father and daughter reconcile. Suddenly the summer is over, and Kate & Henry's characters are ready to leave when a BIG plot Twist comes along. Here is where all of the main themes start to tie in. If you are looking for a good family film with good themes, this is the right one. Hepburn and H. Fonda won Oscars for there roles, respectively. Jane Fonda deserved the Supporting Actress Oscar, as well as the film, which should have won Best Picture.
Also, great Directing by Mark Rydell who deserved Best Director.
Great performances with a solid story line. Grade A
Rating:  - Even the loons deserve an Oscar
This is one fantastic movie. Henry Fonda provided his best in his final movie. The story centers around Norman Thayer's estranged daughter (Played by real life daughter Jane Fonda) who visits her parents at their summer home on Golden Pond. She brings along her Fiance' and his son. The daughter and the boys father leave for Europe, leaving the boy with the older couple. The freinship that developes between the boy and Norman Thayer is teriffic. In an age where movies treat elderly people with contempt, it is good to see that older people can be treated with dignity and respect. Older people tell some fantastic stories (some of them are even true). The friendship developes over Norman and the boy's attempt to catch the fiendish catfish known as Walter. When there is an accident Norman is thrown from the boat. He then clings to a rock calling for his daughter. This especially sd because if you see this movie their relationship is not exactly close. Of course, the boy and Norman are rescued. The daughter and the boys father return from Europe married. At the very end of the movie norman and his daughter begin to patch up their relationship.This movie is a possitive exzmple of frienship and trust. The boy was rejected by his mother and has to live with his father (Who does love the boy). But because of his mother's rejection he has a lot of anger and resentment. It takes him a while to trust Norman. The entire cast gave a stellar performance. Even the loons deserve an Oscar!
Rating: - One Of The True Classics.
This film goes beyond description. A feel good movie.....a drama.....a comedy.......call it what you will, but nothing changes the fact that "On Golden Pond" is one of the graetest films of all time. It's undeniably hillarious, but at the same time it's terribly heartbreaking/heartwarming. The whole thing rolls out as nothing short of a work of art. Katherine Hepburn and Henry Fonda were never better, ESPECIALLY Henry Fonda. As Norman, he evokes the most laughs, the best scenes, and gives a truly magnificent performance. Both esteemed actors won worthy Oscars.The DVD is pretty good. The picture and sound quality aren't much better than a VHS copy, but it's satisfactory. The making-of documentary is great, and very involving. But, hey, it's pretty good for an Artisan non-special edition release! Buy it now....you won't regret it! P.S. I'm not really Chris; I'm his friend, Erik Morton, and have a large collection of reviews myself.
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