Now and Then | | Cast : | Christina Ricci, Demi Moore | | Director : | Lesli Linka Glatter | | Studio : | New Line Home Entertainment | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby | | Released Date : | October 20, 1995 | | DVD Released Date : | February 03, 2004 | | Language : | English (Subtitled), English (Dubbed), English (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | May 01, 2005 | | Summary | Amazing! | Content
 | I have seen this movie a long time ago and owned it on VHS for a while. When it came out I was estatic, this movie is one of the best movies made. With such an amazing and touching storyline and fantastic cast its well worth the money. I'm a huge fan of all cast members outside of this movie and they all work amazingly together.
If your going to buy this movie, you'll feel the passion and love for it just like I have, you cannot help but fall in love with this movie.
thanks for reading my review, I hope it helped you with your purchase.
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| Rating | | | Date | April 20, 2005 | | Summary | Go Christina Ricci | Content
| This movie is the best. The friends still unite in this wonderful film. Chrisina Ricci rocks in this film. It`s the best movie in the world. Take my advice and see it now. You will love it. |
| Rating | | | Date | March 08, 2005 | | Summary | good girls film | Content
| ah now and then, the film of so many girly sleepovers. my friends and i would actually discuss which one of us would be which character(i always picked roberta and was very disappointed that she got so fat)if u have young daughters then they will love this film and it certainly did form an important part of my childhood.a girls version of stand by me (only of course not quite so amazing)its funny, moving and inspiring |
| Rating | | | Date | December 15, 2004 | | Summary | Stand By Me for girls | Content
| Has anyone else noticed that all good coming-of-age films take place in the era of the Vietnam War? The turbulent times make for good cinema, even if the movie never deals directly with the war. In fact, the only reference to 'Nam in this film is a brief cameo by Brendan Fraser, as a disillusioned soldier.
This film is full of clever, meaningful quotes. They often seem cheesy, but when taken into actual considerations, the messages in this film are truly inspiring.
In the suburbs of thew early 1970's, four girls live and breath for eachother. There is the sensitive and curious Samantha (Gaby Hoffman), and her precocious best friend Teeny (Thora Birch), who is in a hurry to grow up. Their unlikely companions are the tough tomboy Roberta (Christina Ricci), and the innocent but insecure Chrissy (Ashleigh Aston Moore). After a seance in the cemetary, they embark on the adventure that will inevitably claim the end of their childhood.
All four of the girls give decent performances. The script is witty, and the soundtrack is wonderful. It's sentimental candy, that will most be enjoyed by women. |
| Rating | | | Date | August 31, 2004 | | Summary | For Always....Not Just Now and Then | Content
| This is a great character film expanding the lives of four young girls from the good old 70's decade and stirring up a lot of old memories.
The film starts with the adult versions of the four girls played by Rosie O'Donnell, Melanie Griffith, Demi Moore and Rita Wilson as they come together for a reunion for the birth of Wilson's child. Not much has changed! O'Donnell has become a doctor, Griffith a movie star, Moore a writer and Wilson a pink and perky mother to be. This film allows us all to discover how these women came to be and it is actually pretty insightful. So sit back and take yourself on an "old school" journey back in time.
Soon enough this movie goes back in time to the early 70's when kids could ride bikes all over town, ice cream sodas were the rage, AM radios hung on every handlebar, laughter hung in the air and stories were meant to be told. The young O'Donnell is played by Christina Ricci, a tough tomboy growing up in a family of men because her mother was killed. Ricci is the strong one, the shoulder to cry on, the fighter who would rather play sports than sprout a couple of breasts. Griffith is portrayed as a young girl by Thora Birch and as a youth is fascinated early by sex, fake breasts and being an actress. Birch is the adventurer, the wandering heart and the heartbreaker of the group. Moore's child is played by Gaby Hoffman and she is the quiet, introspective and questioning young girl. Hoffman gets herself in all sorts of dilemmas stemming from the shame of divorced parents who act more like children than she does. Finally Wilson is played by Ashleigh Aston Moore, and of all the girls she remains steadfastly the same in adulthood as in youth, a simple, rather innocent girl surrounded by a perfectionist mother (played by Bonnie Hunt!) and an entire room of pink and lacy curtains.
The young girls are shown growing up and daring the world, finding where they all belong and how they are alike yet very different. The film brings back great memories of the time through the use of great music and ties to certain events that impacted the generation. The happiness and innocence of the decade is found on the country roads and soda shops as the girls plan their adventures. Silly crushes and fights with boys are inevitable along with all the challenges of growing up imperfect. All of the fun of childhood is represented here, the cemetery séances, tree-house meetings, excursions on bicycles, splashes in the river, sneaking out the bedroom window at night and childhood friendships that should last a lifetime. I found this film inspiring and insightful, but then I came from the same generation so I can totally relate. So I watch it every now and then for the sweetness and the memories of a great childhood.
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