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So sue, me: I hated this movie


I just have to vent. I watched this last night again--haven't seen it for quite some time--and didn't feel free to express my true feelings because it is one of my boyfriend's favorite movies. I was just left with the following questions: Could Henry Fonda ever act? I know he was old in this movie and died not long after he won the Oscar, but his acting was pretty much the worst in my recent memory. Did they just want to pair Henry Fonda and Hepburn, never mind that Fonda couldn't act his way out of a paper bag? Can anyone stand Hepburn's voice for longer than 30 seconds? What were they thinking when they came up with ridiculous scene where Hepburn is singing and dancing in the woods and Jane F. joins her for the last verse? Would anyone really be such as *beep* as to meet someone's father and in the first 5 minutes ask if the father cares if he and the daughter sleep together in the house? Couldn't Jane and Dabny's character have some respect for her parents and Dabny's son for a few nights and sleep in separate rooms--or go to bed in separate rooms and sneak together until early a.m.? What the hell kind of father (Dabny) promises to spend the summer with his kid and then ditches the poor kid w/his girlfriend's elderly, elderly parents--and threatens to send the kid back to his mother's if he doesn't get with the program? Just a hell of a guy there. There. I feel somewhat better, but not as well as I would have had I not had to watch this cr*p for 2 hours.

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In response to the very first post:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hfYJsQAhl0

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I guess most people have no taste. It is not only a classic, but entertaining as hell.
How can you not laugh when Norman states all those curses.
Oh well, your loss.

"I am a lover and have not found my thing to love"~Sherwood Anderson

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It's fine to not like the movie, but I don't see how you could find anything wrong with Henry Fonda's performance. He has to play a character who behaves like a cranky old bastard the whole movie and is rude to everyone he meets, but he still manages to be a likeable character. It's a difficult role to pull off correctly.

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You probably like "Saved by the Bell" and "Degrassi". In my opinion, you are the Mayor of Simpleton.

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My attorney will be getting in touch with you.

Mind you, the only time to watch this movie is in summer...unless you happen to live on or near the REAL "Golden Pond". Then you're entitled to watch it at your pleasure.

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"Could Henry Fonda ever act? I know he was old in this movie and died not long after he won the Oscar, but his acting was pretty much the worst in my recent memory. Did they just want to pair Henry Fonda and Hepburn, never mind that Fonda couldn't act his way out of a paper bag?"

My God, please just shut up.

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Exactly. The OP is a complete moron, and that's MY opinion.


Sister, when I've raised hell, you'll know it!

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wow, what a bad review. Stick to Pauly Shore movies, Rivergirl.

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