Craig Sheffer strikes again on Death of the B-Movie blog! And you better believe this isn't the last time. I don't know what it is about movies starring Craig Sheffer, he's a great actor, but they never quite seem to make it. Anyway "That Was Then... This Is Now" is one of the lesser known S.E. Hinton film adaptations. If you aren't an idiot you've heard of or read his other works "The Outsiders" and "Rumble Fish". This time around we don't have the all star cast of those films, but we do have another 80's teen star in Emelio Estevez. He actually wrote the screenplay for this film, and while it isn't amazing, it surely isn't bad. He does take some artistic liberties though with "his" version, such as, a more 80's/brat pack style than the book.
Despite it's flaws, I still think it is a decent movie about growing up. The 80's did it the best, and I still would rather watch this than any teen movie from the past 15 years. It's no "Sixteen Candles" as far as popularity, but it isn't much worse than the other brat pack movies of that era. Once again, the age old argument of "the book is better than the movie" applies here, but this isn't a bad movie. If you love the 80's and coming of age, check it out. It's out of print and somewhat rare, but look around your local video store and you may find a cheap used copy like I did. If you don't like it, sell it on amazon for 30 bucks to some idiot.
*2 1/2 Lance Approvals*
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