ThedevilChoose
When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.
BelSports
This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.
Deanna
There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.
Parker Lewis
The opening scene of Soap when the families fight in the lounge - to this day I still remember it, and thankfully YouTube has it! It was better than the opening scene when the ceiling fell in. Sure, one didn't follow Soap for a coherent plot line, but in some ways it was quite prescient about the absurd plot lines that infest some current TV programs.Jimmy Baio was a standout, and I loved the scene where he was in the hospital waiting room with his family, restlessly asking if there was a pinball machine around here! Bring back Jimmy!I think that if Carter had beaten Reagan in 1980, Soap could have continued for another four more years. But not do be. But with Reagan's victory in 1984, Soap was confined to history. If Carter had won, then no doubt Soap could have had story lines about the constitutional right to burn the flag, and also pondering the fate of the hostages in Iran.
Greatornot
I have mixed emotions about this show. For the most part , a very well written SOAPCOM ... Yes thats what I call it. They had to get ridiculous by bringing in aliens. This totally threw the show out of any semblance of reality. The show otherwise was great. The show was not as brave though as others have mentioned. Remember this was already into the late 70s. You already had road-pavers like Norman Lear and to a lesser extent Carl Reiner. Still the show was for the most part very creative, with wonderful twists and turns. Rod Roddy as the narrator was simply awesome with his narratives pre and post the meat of the show. This was a fine sitcom with wonderful acting that paved the way for Billy Crystal, Ted Wass ,Richard Mulligan, Dinah Manoff, Robert Guillame and Katharine Helmond. I guess it was a spoof so to speak, but a well done spoof none the less , of the daytime soaps. In a nutshell, If you can get by the ridiculous Alien Burt EPs, this is a show worth watching from start to finish.
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.
movieman_kev
Season 1 of the classic, hilarious, timeless satire of soap-operas, "Soap" starts it's 4 year run by introducing as to both the Tates and the Campbells. Meet the Tates. They include a shell-shocked WW2 veteran known only as the Major, his daughter, a dim-witted but sweet Jessica, her womanizing husband Chester, their daughters Corinne and Eunice, one in love with a priest, the other dating a married congressman, and son Billy, who doesn't really have much to do in Season 1. Plus their sassy black butler, Benson. Meet the Campbells. They include Mary (the Major's other daughter), her second husband Burt, who killed her first husband. Mary's, sons from her first marriage Danny, a hit-man for the mob, and Jodie a gay man who wants to be a woman. And Burt's sons, Chuck, a ventriloquist who's never without his wise mouthed dummy, and Peter, who's juggling constant affairs with both Jessica and Corrine, among others. Confused?? You won't be after seeing the first season of "Soap". The first season deals with Jodie's prospective sex change, the mysterious death of Peter Cambell and the subsequent trial,, Danny's troubles with the mob, and more. All 25 episodes of this Emmy winning ( for Art Direction, it was nominated for five others) season are utterly hilarious and has really stood the test of time. Richard Mulligan, Katherine Helmond, Billy Crystal, Robert Mandan, Robert Guillaume and Arthur Peterson in particular, all shine so very brightly. Sadly episodes 2, 16, and 17 seem to be missing some footage.Season 1 Grade: A+ Season 1 DVD Extras: Trailers for "America's Sweethearts", "Hollywood Homicide", and two compilation trailers (one for TV Action favorites, and the other for TV Comedy favorites) Season 2 features jailbreaks, death, amnesiacs, love triangles, and as the show grow a tad more absurd possessed babies and UFO abduction, yet the show could and WOULD get stranger. The youngest of the Tate clan, Billy gets his first storyline (well the beginnings of one anyway) and while this season isn't as great as the first one, it's still worthwhile viewing. Even if one of the character's acts way out of character (I know they changed her so that her last scene would be more meaningful, but it still rubbed me the wrong way) and a few of the story lines are stretched out for a tad too long (Chester's amnesia mostly) But as I said before, still a very good watch and far above everything that was on TV in the '78-'79 Season (except the superb first season of "Taxi") Season 2 Grade: A Season 2 DVD Extras: "Soap: The Creators come clean" (a 21 minute retrospective which is interesting, but like the show itself, it ends on a cliffhanger); a worthless "bonus" episode of the series premiere (now who would buy Season 2 if they didn't already have season 1??); and 3 compilation trailers for other TV DVD sets
