Soylent Green
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21st century New York City is (still) an overpopulated mess, and the only food left is Soylent Green, a soybean and lentil concoction with an extra-special, government-mandated ingredient. As police detective Thorn (Charlton Heston) investigates a murder, he learns of a conspiracy with bizarre implications. This Edward G. Robinson's final movie, as the star died not long after filming his final scene. Based on Harry Harrison's "Make Room! Make Room!"Actors and Key Contributors: Richard H. Kline, Fred Myrow, John Barclay, Whit Bissell, Jan Bradley, Chuck Connors, Joseph Cotten,
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Spotlight Review
"The seas are dying..."
Written
By Kerry Walters
on 2008-06-17Richard Fleischer's* 1973 "Soylent Green" both has and hasn't aged well.
From a cinematic perspective, the film sometimes (although not always) comes across in that semi-seedy, vaguely polyester way so successfully lampooned in the Austin Powers film. Clothes styles are just a little over the top (even in a dying world), emotional expressions are just a little too forceful, blood is just a little too red, and villains just a bit too villainous. Nor does it help that Heston's acting is rather wooden--although Edward G. Robinson's swansong performance (he died days after the final shooting) as Sol Roth is masterful.
But from the perspective of social and environmental commentary, the message of "Soylent Green" is even more pertinent today than it was 35 years ag... (Read Full Review)
