Review of Soylent Green (1973) by Matthew C — 04 Dec 2010

Real old school fun, not as like controversial as I hoped, but hey times were different back then. still a great movie, and yes the ending has the quote.

This review of Soylent Green (1973) was written by Matthew C on 04 Dec 2010.

Soylent Green has generally received positive reviews.

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