Noutions
Good movie, but best of all time? Hardly . . .
Livestonth
I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible
Hadrina
The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful
elle-787-399491
After all the years that have passed Soap is still one of the best comedies ever written. I recall my Dad watching this. I was not allowed because I was too young! The main Actors of Katherine Helmond and Richard Mulligan made this a hilarious watch! I am now able to watch it on a retro TV channel and I am addicted to this crazy Satire! Definitley worth a watch.
lambiepie-2
While its done a lot now, "Soap" in the late 1970's was one of the most funniest soap opera 'knock offs' there was - and kept you hooked just like a traditional soap opera. Susan Harris brought subject matter to the fore that was ahead of television time and although you laugh, you'll also cry, have feelings for the characters and get hooked watching this.At the time, Soap was on a major network which got a lot of folks in an uproar due to much of the subject matter. But many of us youngsters who were watching Soap, have also watched the obscure "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" which wasn't on a big network, but was another Soap-opera-esquire send off with more racy adult overtones - and was as equally weird for this time in the life of television.Soap was more zanier and focused on the same formula as the soaps today - two families - The Tates and the Cambells, whom they orbited around including the centering around themselves! But the talent - its' the talent that will surprise you - everyone is there from comedians Billy Crystal to Jay Johnson, serious actors, just tons and tons of talent and they made their characters memorable.I liked the first few seasons and drifted away from the later seasons mostly due to getting into 'dating' and staying out late. I do intend on buying all seasons and watching the series in order to rekindle another historic time in television (as this series opened the network doors of change!), watch talent that are now superstars in acting and just enjoy one of the best spoofs EVER. I recommend this highly for the new generations to view for this is a lasting comedic treasure.
iggysgrl
This show really touched me emotionally....i mean when Elaine died in Season 2 i was really devastated. Every time I watch it I cry, and when I think of Richard Mulligan(Burt) I cry because he died before I had even heard of him. I own all 4 seasons and I watch them all the time. I'm so nuts about this show I know who died when and how. And their birthdays. I was so sad when I found out there was only 4 seasons when there could've been 5. The best time I really enjoyed this show is when Jessica was with George, Corinne was with Tim, Eunice was with Dutch at the cabin, Billy was just Billy, Benson was around, Mary and Burt had actually "done it", Danny was with Elaine, Jodie was with Alice, the Major was in his right mind once or twice, and Chester was faithful before he had memory loss(barely though). But overall this was one of the greatest shows of all time and if I had one wish, it would be to be around in 1977 and meet the cast of the show. Because I looked some stuff up it said that everyone was a delight to be around. Even Robert Guillaume when he was still around for the show.
Ashley
I was, most unfortunately, not around in 1977 when SOAP debuted and caused a great deal of controversy. Luckily, I happened to be around in 2002 when TVLand began airing episodes of SOAP as part of the "TVLand Kitschen." I had heard of SOAP and of BENSON, but had never seen either. I decided to watch an episode of the former one night on TVLand, and right away I was hooked! SOAP was a masterful creation - a delightful parody of all things daytime and foreshadowing prime-time (think about it - before there was "Who Shot J.R.?" there was "Who Killed Peter Campbell?"). It covered everything - murder, infidelity, the church, impotency, mental illness, depression, attempted suicide, the mob, alcoholism, and even aliens and exorcisms. It pushed the envelope, but tastefully so, and it was filled with endless humor (both physical and wit).TV had never before seen a show with as large and as brilliant an ensemble as the one on SOAP, and they sure haven't seen one since. For starters you had the Tate children - bratty Eunice (Jennifer Salt), man-hungry Corinne (Diana Canova), and the long-uninformed Billy (Jimmy Baio). At the head of the family was that wealthy scoundrel Chester Tate (Robert Mandan), The Major (Arthur Peterson) - Mary & Jessica's father who was still suck in WWII, and the delightful presence of the sarcastic butler, Benson (Robert Guillaume).In the Campbell household, you had Jay Johnson in his dual role as Burt's son Chuck and Chuck's sarcastic and obnoxious dummy, Bob, Ted Wass as mobster/heartthrob Danny Dallas, and Billy Crystal as everyone's favorite homosexual, Jodie Dallas. Head of the household Burt Campbell was played by rubbery and hilarious Richard Mulligan.At the heart of the show, however, were two sisters - Jessica Tate (played to ditsy delight by Katherine compassion sanity by the highly underrated Cathryn Damon). You always believed these two were sisters who genuinely cared for one another and would do anything for one another.That is - until Season 4.I hold firm in my belief that part of the main reason for the ratings decline during Season 4 was the whole "Chester is really Danny's father" storyline. Any SOAP fan knows that Mary Campbell would NEVER have done something like that to her sister - and when you break apart the heart and soul of a show, of course the ratings are going to drop. The final season wasn't a total disaster, but seeing as how several characters seemed to be just so out of character (Mary with Chester, Jodie is really straight, etc.), it certainly wasn't up to par with the first three fabulous seasons. And sure, we'll probably never REALLY know exactly what happened to the characters - but isn't it pleasant to think that somewhere, Jessica and Mary resolved their differences, Burt and Mary got back together, and life was good (insane, but still good) for everyone in the Tate and Campbell families? :) SOAP is a wonderful show - my favorite show - and certainly deserves the lavish praise that everyone is giving it! Hooray for SOAP!
