Tried watching a couple of 1970s flicks with Charlton Heston last night:
The Omega Man (1971, Boris Sagal)
Turned it off after about 15 minutes. Terribly dated, annoying, corny 70s sci-fi with a needlessly intrusive, grating score. Just awful.
Soylent Green (1973, Richard Fleischer)
This was noticeably better, so much so that I was able to actually finish it. There's a noir-ish, investigative element to the story that at least kept my interest. The film does look dated but it also has some nice emotional moments, and the core anti-utopian message regarding the long-term effects of overpopulation, climate change and the growing, unfettered power of multi-national corporations is still very much relevant today.
The Omega Man (1971, Boris Sagal)
Turned it off after about 15 minutes. Terribly dated, annoying, corny 70s sci-fi with a needlessly intrusive, grating score. Just awful.
Soylent Green (1973, Richard Fleischer)
This was noticeably better, so much so that I was able to actually finish it. There's a noir-ish, investigative element to the story that at least kept my interest. The film does look dated but it also has some nice emotional moments, and the core anti-utopian message regarding the long-term effects of overpopulation, climate change and the growing, unfettered power of multi-national corporations is still very much relevant today.