Soylent Green (1973)

[Ken Brown]

Originally Posted by Ite

The review was pretty good for it here so why did they only give it a overall 3/5?

I typically average the movie, video, audio and supplements scores to determine the overall score. (Although in some cases, I ignore the supplements score altogether or consider other unique factors when determining the average. Hate to say it, but it just depends.)

Originally Posted by Mobe1969

Yeah, I was wondering the same. And 3/5 for the film? Sigh. FFS Kenneth gave Scooby Doo! Camp Scare 3.5 stars for the movie. No accounting for taste... It puts Soylent Green on a tie with his rating of The Jonas Brothers: The 3-D Concert Experience...

Different target audiences, different expectations, different standards. (For example, 'Soylent Green' is a more flawed dystopian future flick in my opinion than 'Camp Scare' is a flawed direct-to-video children's film.) While I could continue making excuses though, I definitely see your point. For what it's worth, I'd rather watch 'Soylent Green.' Cross-genre scoring oddities like these are just the nature of the review beast

To add fuel to the flame, I also gave 'Balls of Fury' a 3.5 once upon a time. Not my most popular review. Regardless, thanks as always for posting and enjoy 'Soylent Green' in high-def!