Old age and it's toll

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AZ Jim

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Whenever I think about the effects of old age, I think of the brilliant acting job of the old master, Henry Fonda in his role in "On Golden Pond". So classic. If you never saw that movie, rent it! It's a joy to watch and how can you beat Hepburn and Fonda?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082846/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

If you do watch it make sure it's the original film (1981) not one of the many copy cat versions that followed.

I did not put this in entertainment because it reflects the effects of old age and is a GENERAL interest here!!
 

I have decidedly mixed emotions about the frequent portrayal of seniors of really advance age living their lives as if they were 40 years younger than their actual age. While I don't think it's a good idea to settle in on the front porch rocking chair, I'm not interested in sky diving or hiking the Appalachian trail.
 
the movie is top of my list, only To Kill a Mockingbird rates higher. But what I love most about the movie is the acting, of course, but how they cared for one another. I loved how they didn't have a TV, they played games, no computers. For me, if I ever have a mate, I want one that likes to live life that way. Not sedentary (unless incapable of getting around of course) but someone that enjoys the simple, family things of old. Especially skinny dipping. I give the movie 5 stars, 10 if there is such a thing;) Fave line?? Oh you ole poop, lol, and suck-face;)

PS I also want to go here one day:

Squam Lake

Screenwriter Thompson spent his summers along the shores of Great Pond, located in Belgrade, Maine, but the film was made on Squam Lake in Holderness, New Hampshire.
 
nwlady said:
the movie is top of my list, only To Kill a Mockingbird rates higher. But what I love most about the movie is the acting, of course, but how they cared for one another. I loved how they didn't have a TV, they played games, no computers. For me, if I ever have a mate, I want one that likes to live life that way. Not sedentary (unless incapable of getting around of course) but someone that enjoys the simple, family things of old. Especially skinny dipping. I give the movie 5 stars, 10 if there is such a thing;) Fave line?? Oh you ole poop, lol, and suck-face;)
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The movie also demonstrated the same issues Jane and Henry had in real life. So the movie was like they were making up in real life as well. It was the last movie Henry Fonda made except for a tv movie. He died the following year.
 
Went and seen it on my wife's and I 10th Anniversary. We loved the show and have watched it several times since.
 
A wonderful movie, everyone in it was superb. If I remember correctly, the most strenuous thing they did was go berry picking. Will try to see it again.
 
Cookie said:
A wonderful movie, everyone in it was superb. If I remember correctly, the most strenuous thing they did was go berry picking. Will try to see it again.
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You're correct Cookie, there were some other, "not on purpose" incidents but I don't want to spoil for anyone who hasn't seen it. But they were not people trying to be 40 years younger. That wasn't what the movie was about at all. I so loved they Summer home on the "Pond", and the simple joys of being "out" of the rush of the city;)
 
Josiah said:
I have decidedly mixed emotions about the frequent portrayal of seniors of really advance age living their lives as if they were 40 years younger than their actual age. While I don't think it's a good idea to settle in on the front porch rocking chair, I'm not interested in sky diving or hiking the Appalachian trail.
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With aging, I find that although you may feel young inside, the body just does not get the message. Refuses to co-operate. :bigwink: Despite strengthening core building exercise regimens, healthy diet, vitamins ect.
 
Butterfly said:
I've never seen it as I thought it sounded depressing.
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Just the opposite, it's a sweet movie featuring a cranky old man, his understanding wife, and a daughter whose been estranged for years. It's a fun movie, a love story....see it...guaranteed not depressing. Uplifting if either.
 
Josiah said:
I have decidedly mixed emotions about the frequent portrayal of seniors of really advance age living their lives as if they were 40 years younger than their actual age. While I don't think it's a good idea to settle in on the front porch rocking chair, I'm not interested in sky diving or hiking the Appalachian trail.
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Actually, I could settle in on the front porch rocking chair at this lake house. Just the kind of setting I like. Yes.....it was a good movie.

http://hookedonhouses.net/2014/03/10/the-cabin-from-on-golden-pond/
 
I saw it when it first came out. Although it was well made and featured superb acting, the father-daughter issues hit home too closely for me. My father had emotional problems which caused him to be violently abusive. I was the only girl. Some time after his death, my mother told me my father had been very moved by this movie as well. But I'll never watch it again.
 
Glinda I haven't watched this film yet but is their Father daughter abuse in this film, because if there is I won't be watching it..my father like yours was extremely abusive to me..
 
'On Golden Pond' one of my very favorites, superb acting by all.

Holly, the father was a standoffish old crank that did not show love, I guess he was abusive in that way......it is a great movie.
 
hollydolly said:
Glinda I haven't watched this film yet but is their Father daughter abuse in this film, because if there is I won't be watching it..my father like yours was extremely abusive to me..
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She is about 50 years old in this film and the dad is 80. She was an only child and felt emotionally abused because he was too critical. You'll like the ending though.
 
hollydolly said:
Glinda I haven't watched this film yet but is their Father daughter abuse in this film, because if there is I won't be watching it..my father like yours was extremely abusive to me..
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I don't remember the character having been physically abusive. It just brought up those memories in me.
 
Glinda said:
I don't remember the character having been physically abusive. It just brought up those memories in me.
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No the character wasn't physically abusive. Emotionally. And I assume withheld affection.
 

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