My mind boggles that so many people have rated this a 10. Stupid story, bad acting, incredibly corny, with terrible production quality and very dated. So many 70's movie cliches.

While we are constantly bombarded with the terms "climate change" and "global warming" today from numerous media sources, rarely do we hear about one of the primary causes of these conditions, which is the explosion of the world's population, primarily on much of the Asian and African continents. Apparently, it is politically incorrect nowadays to mention uncontrollable, unsustainable population growth in these places because rarely is it ever mentioned as a direct contributor to environmental disaster. Although the setting of this apocalyptic movie is New York, and we know very well that the population of the Big Apple won't reach anywhere near 40 million in five years (2022), the population of many cities in Asia and Africa have in fact increased by five-fold since this film was produced in 1973. They include Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Chongqing, Beijing, and Shanghai in China, Bangalore and Delhi in India, Dhaka in Bangladesh, Karachi in Pakistan, Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Lagos in Nigeria. I'm sure that there are many other cities that can be added to this list. While the population crisis presented by this film clearly did not occur in New York, it did in fact take place in many other cities over the past 44 years, and that is very critical to the movie's fundamental message, which maintains its vital significance today.The opening montage of still photos, first in black and white before shifting to more recent color, that depicts the world's environmental degradation during the past century is very powerful and very sobering. Any fan of Edward G. Robinson, and I am one of those, should have been deeply moved by his spectacular, symphonic farewell to us in the euthanasia facility only days before he passed away in real life.Considering all of the recent revelations about the debasement and humiliation of women throughout Hollywood history, I found the reference to young, abused women here as inanimate "furniture" to be true to life in a distinctly Hollywood kind of way. After all, who knows more about the "furniture" of Hollywood studios than Hollywood itself? There's an interior decorator on every corner.Just go easy on those odd, green crackers before you completely lose your appetite and hope to God that we never live to see this work of fiction become reality. Bon appetite!

A classic film with Charlton Heston taking the lead as a detective trying to uncover who murdered a corporate big wig. Set in the future where greenhouse gasses and nasty chemicals have ravaged food supplied, a massively inflated populous struggles for food and breathing room. While this film may seem dated by today's slick standards this production from the 70's is still relevant, delivering a message about culture and society, wealth, greed, economics and the lengths humans will go to in order survive. Slow at times while the plot and setting unfolds the film picks up pace towards the end. The acting is as good as you'll get from similarly dated films. There's nostalgia for anybody re watching this but equally there's fun and thrills for new audiences still. Enjoy.

Soylent Green is an excellent dystopian science fiction classic starring Charlton Heston. Along with Planet Of The Apes and The Omega Man, Soylent Green is in the same vein and is very entertaining, cerebral and well made all around. This very bleak, but socially relevant and thought provoking film is a cautionary tale that is grounded in scientific fact and where we could be headed if we don't make drastic changes. The year is 2022 and is set in NYC, where it is overcrowded, polluted and resources such as food and water are scarce. Charlton Heston is a police detective that is investigating a murder, which leads him to uncover some disturbing facts that are trying to be buried by The Soylent Corporation, who is a primary food source and distributor to the majority of the population worldwide. Leigh Taylor Young is "furniture", owned by the building and her job is to please her wealthy male tenants, while getting to live a life far more comfortable than most people could dream of as her reward for her services. Her husband/tenant was murdered and ends up being love interest for our leading man Heston. Heston, was a lucky man and Leigh Taylor Young was gorgeous. This was the final film for screen legend Edward G Robinson and had a great rapport and chemistry with Heston. The film is gritty and grimy and paints a nightmare picture of the future. Richard Fleisher did his best work with this film and is a great sci fi thriller with lots of social commentary and suspense. Soylent Green is an absolute classic and is every bit as good and as important as the original Planet Of The Apes.