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Charlton Heston seemed fond of starring in apocalyptic science-fiction films in the late 1960s and early '70s. There was Planet of the Apes, of course, and The Omega Man. But there was also 1973's Soylent Green, a strange detective film (based on Harry Harrison's Make Room! Make Room!) set in 2022 and starring Heston as a Manhattan cop trying to solve a murder in the overpopulated, overheated city. His roommate (a necessity in the overcrowded metropolis), played by Edward G. Robinson, tries telling him about a better time on Earth before there were no more resources or room left; but Heston doesn't care. Directed by Richard Fleischer (The Vikings), the film has a curious but largely successful mix of mystery and bleak futuristic vision, somewhat like Blade Runner but without the extraordinary art direction. This was Robinson's last film and he's easily the best thing about it; his final scene seems terribly appropriate in retrospect. Joseph Cotten makes an appearance as the man whose murder results in the revelation of a shocking secret. --Tom Keogh

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The is the year 2022. Overcrowding, pollution, and resource depletion have reduced society's leaders to finding food for the teeming masses. The answer is Soylent Green -- an artificial nourishment whose actual ingredients are not known by the public. Thorn is the tough homicide detective who stumbles onto the secret so terrifying no one would dare believe him.

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Soylent Green.......2007-08-31

This movie was ok, pick it up if you can get it cheap otherwise pass it up. It's more like a "B" rated Sci-Fi movie but it has a somewhat interesting story line though.

Great!!.......2007-08-23

This movie was just as enjoyable to watch as it was all those years ago when it first came out. Charlton Heston as a young man was great to see again. The story line may have been futuristic when it was first told, but it makes one wonder about our future!
See it, you'll like it.

"People...People who eat People...".......2007-08-15

Sorry, Babs! I couldn't resist!

One of the all-time best movies ever made! Forget that in the year 2022, the most advanced gaming system is Pong! Forget that the People's usual housing is old 1966 Pontiac station wagons. Although dated in it's interpretation of physical things in the "future," the message is horrible and indeed it is happening!

Take today's headlines of global warming, the depleted fish stocks in the ocean, the droughts and poisoning of foodstocks, and the overpopulation of the world. Add Charlton Heston (How could a NRA gun nut Reagan Republican star in such a 'leftist' "Environmental whacko" movie like this?) and the unmatchable Edward G, Robinson, in his last role. What you have is an apocolyptic vision that is both timeless and a warning! Oh, Al Gore, where are you when we need you?

In that world the rich are like they always are, living pampered lives where they can afford 150 D a jar strawberry jam. The working and the poor live squalid lives living on stairs and stair landings of apartment buildings and in the shells of wrecked cars. The poor can't afford the food the rich eat, they must rely on all those synthetic crackers that Soylent Corporation churns out. "Soylent Yellow! Get your Soylent Yellow, made from genuine soy beans!"

However, if you are in the madding crowd struggling for your ration of Soylent Yellow, do not cause a riot! For if you do, the "scoops" will scoop you and your fellow rioters up and deposit you all in garbage trucks, perhaps to be made into the new miracle food, Soylent Green! Oops, I gave away the ending of the movie!

Charlton Heston's ending death wail about Soylent Green is as epic as when he screamed: Get your stinking paws off me, you damn, dirty ape!"

In this film, they dont even have the luxury of "wok-ing their dog." (ha ha ha) As Charlton finds out, the society of 2022 utilizes the epitome of recycling technology to eat. I will say no more about that.

The revelation to Charlton as he goes to Edward's new "home" is both beautiful and sad. It contrasts the beauty of what once was to the squalor of what is and what will become.

Movie is good at showing a crappy future.......2007-08-14

This movie sucks, not in a bad way. Man, it makes a future so bleak, felt like I would need antidepressants after seeing it. Good flick at what it does, strong story, cute 70's chicks. I'm not some tree hugger, but this movie makes you think. It kind of reminds me of "Land of the Dead", with rich living good and poor barely surviving. The ending is killer and kind of figure it out, good watch.

Soylent Green.......2007-08-06

Strange and eerie. Makes you think that if us humans are not careful we could really mess up the world we live in. To think though that we would resort to eating each other is bizarre. The individual who imagined such a thing must have been really out there. Didn't like the lead Charlton Heston, however. Just didn't fit the part. Also, I'm not to sure now that 2022 will look like this. Hopefully never.

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Starring: Heston , and Taylor-Young
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
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Description

The is the year 2022. Overcrowding, pollution, and resource depletion have reduced society's leaders to finding food for the teeming masses. The answer is Soylent Green - an artificial nourishment whose actual ingredients are not known by the public. Thorn is the tough homicide detective who stumbles onto the secret so terrifying no one would dare believe him.

Soylent Green / Forbidden Planet (Two-Pack)

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Soylent Green / Forbidden Planet (Two-Pack)
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Who thinks up these combos?.......2004-10-19

Soylent Green

This is one of those bleak future movies where there is a finite amount of resources and an unbalanced distribution of them. The one good point is that food processing as been perfected to the point that we get tasty blocs of colored nutrients. The best one, publicized as being made from plankton Soylent Green.

Detective Robert Thorn (Charlton Heston) is tasked with investigating a homicide in a ritzy section of town. During the investigation he, with the help of his friend Sol Roth, discovers a dirty little secret.

Shocking for the time of the movie release. Nowadays we would take it in our stride. Still worth watching.

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Forbidden Planet

In the 23 century a rescue ship is sent to the planet Altar to look for survivors of an earlier expatiation. They find nothing except an ominous voice warning them not to land. What would you do?
Notice that the investigating party is the caption, first officer, and medical doctor. Can your say Star Trek?
The movie was great I watch it over and again. However it made a major deviation from the book by W.J. Stuart (ASIN: 0374424454) also written in 1956. Did you notice in the movie that the animals were all contemporary? However, they were supposed to have been brought there from earth before man existed. The book shows that the Krell were in the process of creating LIFE with their machine, Morbius was doing the same. He created what he remembered the animals looked like. However, when a monkey was accidentally run over by the tractor, its innards were not correct or complete. Yes, the monster was the same but the purpose of the Krell and Morbius were modified for the film.

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"People...People who eat People..."
Movie is good at showing a crappy future
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Soylent Green [Region 2]
Starring: Charlton Heston , Leigh Taylor-Young , Chuck Connors , Joseph Cotten , and Brock Peters
Director: Richard Fleischer
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Customer Reviews:

Soylent Green.......2007-08-31

This movie was ok, pick it up if you can get it cheap otherwise pass it up. It's more like a "B" rated Sci-Fi movie but it has a somewhat interesting story line though.

Great!!.......2007-08-23

"People...People who eat People...".......2007-08-15

Movie is good at showing a crappy future.......2007-08-14

Soylent Green.......2007-08-06

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