Review of Harper Valley P.T.A. (1978) by Bill B — 16 Apr 2016

Yes, not extremely academy award worthy or anything but very entertaining. Some parts of the story line may seem extreme but they bring brevity and as for certain parts "not being funny" it wasn't all suppose to be funny there are some dark parts because that is how they were intended. However, I personally find it to be quite amusing and heartfelt. Though, revenge through hair loss is a bit extreme, Stella Johnson makes her point and the hypocritical towns people deserve a lot of what she serves them. The speech she makes in front of the PTA is especially powerful because it proves her point about hypocrisy.

So all in all it was pretty funny but has some serious moments. For anyone who may not have found a particular part funny it just may not have been meant to be funny so I wouldn't advise someone who is a "bigshot film critic" to downgrade an entire era in the 70s as tacky because it doesn't make one seem particularly intelligent.

Anyone I enjoy the movie, so see it for yourself, keep it in context, and enjoy my idol Barbara Eden.