Soylent Green (1973)

Plot so thin, it passes unnoticed.

Good concept, poorly executed.

Entertaining from beginning to end, it maintains the spirit of the franchise while establishing it's own seal with a fun cast

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

I'm going to tell you why I gave this movie a 9. I contemplated a 10, even though there are other superior science fiction films. Soylent Green hasn't aged well and its depicted technology was an anachronism for the year 2022. The book and the movie did not attempt to depict what technology could have been in the year 2022 because that wasn't the point of the movie. The movie was an environmental warning. I gave this movie a 9 because every pre-teen in America should be made to watch this movie. I believe watching Soylent Green makes a young person possibly more responsible for the environment and far more appreciative of the food his or her parents work so hard to put on the table. As a result of watching Soylent Green as a young teenager, I now appreciate all food served to me, whether by my mother, friends, or purchased. I could go to a friend's house and be served the toughest cow meat by the mother and I would relish it as if it were filet mignon. Soylent Green makes one appreciate the real, delicious food we take for granted in our lives. Everyone knows what Soylent Green is about. It's a national movie icon so I'm not giving away anything that nobody knows. Everyone knows without spoilers that the movie is about everyone having to eat mass-produced, synthesized food squares. Now I won't go further into the story. Other people have already done it. In this dystopian future, only the very wealthy can afford real food. Most Americans under age 35 have never eaten real meat. The scene where the local food grocer shows Shirl and her bodyguard a rare slice of raw, uncooked steak will make a lasting impression on your mind. You'll never forget it. You will become hungry watching this movie. You will come away from this movie as a nouveau-environmentalist. You will NOT waste food again. You will be less picky and less finicky about your food. You will be far more appreciative of the good fortune today to eat real food and meat everyday upon demand. In short, SOYLENT GREEN has the capability to make everyone who watches it a more responsible, more ethical citizen.

One of my all-time favorite sci-fi movies. If you like dark movies about dystopian societies this movie is a must-see. Besides a top made movie and top acting, you get a very very dark twist in the end. If you didn't already watch - watch! Like 1984, Blade Runner and Logan's Run a very classic and one of the finest moments of the sci-fi genre regarding human (dystopian) societies. And like the other mentioned movies Soylent Green after all this time must not fear the newest additions to the genre like The Hunger Games, Divergent and Maze Runner etc. Last but not least, this gem got Charlton Heston, who got 2 more sci-fi-classics in his line of duty: The Omega Man (1971) and Planet of the Apes (1968).

I saw this in 1973 and listed it in my list of movies that I had seen and could not find. A very pleasant surprise that it was just shown on the Comet Network. One of Charleton Heston's best but certainly not his last best. A lot of people dismiss the work of this fine actor simply because his politics were not what they would call politically correct.I really think we would all be better off if our celebrities would keep their politics to themselves unless they wish to run for office. This is certainly not a forum to discuss politics just like it is probably never a good idea to discuss politics in the work place today. We all have the right to our opinions and should respect the opinions of others and should not crowd those with whom we may disagree.As for this fine movie, after 44 years, it still holds up well. I have read in places that there is an effort to remake it and that would be interesting. I certainly think it would be a good project for Arnold Schwarzenegger in the Charleton Heston part since a lot of physical "grunt work" is not required. It was certainly a fine farewell performance part for Edward G. Robinson. Rest in peace all of you. Well done.

I've never seen Charleton Heston in a bad movie; until now. Everything about this film was bad: the acting, the sets, the dialogue, the story. It is supposedly set in the future (2022 I believe), however there is no indication of anything that someone in 1973 might expect in the future. There are no computers, nothing to give it a futuristic flair. There are also no plants, animals, food, etc. We have destroyed our planet and now people are forced to eat crackers called Soylent Orange, Soylent Yellow, etc. with is made from ocean plankton. Or is it? Water is limited and only the rich have showers and food. A jar of strawberry jam is $150.The sets were especially bad, didn't even begin to look real and even Heston was just awful as the policeman Thorne who doesn't seem to be much better than a common thief. He is investigating the murder of some rich guy named Simonson who was murdered and he takes a lot of stuff away with him after perusing the murder scene. While there he meets & beds the "furniture", a young woman named Shirl who apparently goes with the apartment and who will most likely stay with the next rich person to get the apartment after the Simonson's murder if the new tenant likes her. People want to shut Thorne up and they are willing to go to any lengths to do so. I'm assuming most of you know what Soylent Green is but I won't spoil it for you in the remote chance you don't know.I can't believe Charleton Heston actually agreed to star in this bomb.