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Posted on: Aug. 05 2004,10:04 |
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It's the year 2022, and America is severely overpopulated.
The movie begins with the credits showing a montage of images from the early 1900's, showing groups of people getting bigger and bigger (the groups, not the people) as the years roll by, as well as garbage stacking up higher and higher. Typical 70's concerns... the even mention the "Greenhouse Effect" once or twice. The credits end with the text:
Year:2022
Place:New York City
Population:40 million
Chuck Heston plays "Thorne," a police detective who has a caseload of 100 new murders a day. He is one of the lucky half of the population who has a job, and therefore an apartment... 20 million are homeless. If he screws up, or refuses the daily double shifts of work, there are 20MM people waiting for his job.
One night a very wealthy man is murdered, and one thing leads to another, and Thorne ends up on a path to uncover a secret that will turn their "civilization" upside down.
There are some interesting concepts in this movie... there's a girl with the job title of "furniture" that is attached to an apartment... if she wants a place to live, then she becomes a slave to whomever lives in the apartment.
Euthenasia clinics.
"The countryside" being off limits, as it is all owned by the food production corporation.
Daily food ration riots... with people being scooped up with front-end loaders when they dont disperse.
Worth watching.
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Posted on: Aug. 05 2004,11:05 |
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Don't give away the plot twist at the end.
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Posted on: Aug. 05 2004,11:25 |
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Is there anyone here who doesn't know what Soylent Green really is?
It's one of those things that's seeped into our culture. I've known people who knew the phrase, but didn't know it came from a movie.
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TPRJones
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Posted on: Aug. 05 2004,11:29 |
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If there is anyone that doesn't know, here's a hint / spoiler:
What does Haley Joel Osment say when he looks at his bowl of Soylent Crunchies Breakfast Cereal?
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Posted on: Aug. 05 2004,11:53 |
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When I was younger, those "people scoops" to gather rioters were awesome.
The film was on TV a month or so ago, and now the scoops don't look nearly as plausable or as cool as I remembered.
Anybody else see Nick and Jessica on SNL? Â They had a bit where they were 50 years in the future. Â Tuna were extinct, so when Jessica asked what it was he came back with the famous Heston rant, only he replaced "Soylent Green" with "Chicken of the Sea."
Look... everyone knows what the secret of the movie is. Â Can't we just say the line?
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Posted on: Aug. 05 2004,12:06 |
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| Quote (TPRJones @ Aug. 05 2004,11:29) | | What does Haley Joel Osment say when he looks at his bowl of Soylent Crunchies Breakfast Cereal? |
"I see two scoops."
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TPRJones
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Posted on: Aug. 05 2004,13:13 |
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... huh? I don't get it.
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Posted on: Aug. 05 2004,13:54 |
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| Quote (TPRJones @ Aug. 05 2004,11:25) | Is there anyone here who doesn't know what Soylent Green really is?
It's one of those things that's seeped into our culture. I've known people who knew the phrase, but didn't know it came from a movie. |
Yeah it continues to amaze me, that and the "To Serve Man" line are not as commonly known as I would think. Common people learn you some history 
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Posted on: Aug. 05 2004,15:09 |
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| Quote (TPRJones @ Aug. 05 2004,13:13) | | ... huh? Â I don't get it. |
It's a little obscure. I'll spell it out for you.
| Quote | | When I was younger, those "people scoops" to gather rioters were awesome. |
| Quote | | What does Haley Joel Osment say when he looks at his bowl of Soylent Crunchies Breakfast Cereal? |
| Quote | | "I see two scoops." |
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TPRJones
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Posted on: Aug. 05 2004,20:16 |
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Okay, I'd put that together, but I still don't get it. 
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Posted on: Aug. 06 2004,04:56 |
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There's 2 scoops of raisins in Raisin Bran. You're old enough to remember that, right?
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TPRJones
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Posted on: Aug. 06 2004,06:37 |
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Yeah ... so, um, raisins are ... people?
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Posted on: Aug. 06 2004,06:46 |
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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!
It's people! Â Two scoops is people you damn dirty ape!!!!!
They're so delicious that BMX race leaders will quit in the middle of a race to eat a bowl.
| Quote | Dan's a race'n man
But more than bike's, what Danny likes
Are the TWO SCOOPS in every Kellogg's pack
TWO SCOOPS will keep him coming back
'Cause there's two scoops of plump juicy raisins
In KELLLOOOOOOGGGS
Raising Bran!
Riding as fast as he can
He leads the pack
But he's thinking back
To those TWO SCOOPS
And golden flakes of graham
TWO SCOOPS he's comin' back again
To those two scoops of plump juicy raisins
In Kelloooooooogs Raisin Bran! |
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Posted on: Aug. 06 2004,08:28 |
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And I was going to guess that he said "Hiya Pop"
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Posted on: Aug. 06 2004,09:25 |
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You people freighten and confuse me.
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Posted on: Aug. 06 2004,10:19 |
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I'm with you, Gordo. Â I don't get that "Hi'ya Pop" reference either. It freightens me.
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Posted on: Aug. 06 2004,11:19 |
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Oh come on, you know, like Snap, Crackle, and POP.
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Posted on: Aug. 06 2004,11:41 |
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| Quote (thibodeaux @ Aug. 06 2004,14:19) | | Oh come on, you know, like Snap, Crackle, and POP. |
Was never a fan, but I guess it makes some sense now.
I never saw any of the Scary Movies, because of my teen angst.
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thibodeaux
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Posted on: Aug. 06 2004,11:42 |
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I was talking about the cereal.
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Paul
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Posted on: Aug. 06 2004,11:57 |
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If anyone... ANYONE makes a cereal killer joke I vote we ban'em from the board.
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