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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An Essential Film, January 17, 2000
Directed by Mario Van Peebles (also responsible for "New Jack City" and "Posse") comes the story of the inevitable birth of the Black Panthers who the FBI categorised as Public Enemy Number One. But behind all The Man's propaganda lies the truth, another chapter in the Afro-American's struggle for emancipation, superbly summed up by the adopted slogan "if you ain't part of the solution, then you're part of the problem". Make no mistake, the Panthers led by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale weren't formed as a Black Supremist organisation but rather to look after the Black Community and to exercise their Constitutionally protected human rights. Look, listen and learn from this film - why the Panthers were formed, their prime reason for existence, the Community Programmes they instigated and also the response from the Authorities, both public and subversive. Although told from a potentially biased viewpoint, the film does not shy away from recognising the Ghetto had its own share of low-lifes and which the Panthers tried to do something about. Such was their success in mobilising and inspiring the Black community as never before it's no wonder the Authorities ran scared. Their ultimate contingency plan however was not only morally abhorrent but also backfired big time. A superb dramatisation of the humble beginnings of a local movement in Oakland, California illustrating just how it grew into such a political tour-de-force. Like I said, look, listen and learn. An essential film. The Mad Ferret, London, England.
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18 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
EXTREMLY UNDERRATED!!!!, March 6, 2005
ANYBODY WHO'S OPEN-MINDED,DOWN WITH CULTURE,AND UNDERSTAND THE PERSPECTIVE OF THIS MOVIE WILL ENJOY IT!! PEOPLE LIKE TOM KEOGH WHO GAVE IT A BAD SUMMARY AND OTHER REVIEWS THAT DIDN'T GIVE IT 5 STARS DOESN'T HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT THEIR TALKING ABOUT, TRUST ME!! MOVIES LIKE THIS,MALCOLM X,HIGHER LEARNING,BOYZ IN THE HOOD,MENACE 2 SOCIETY,DO THE RIGHT THING,HE GOT GAME ETC,ETC, WILL NEVER WIN ANY AWARDS BECAUSE IT'S BASE ON AFRICAN AMERICAN EVENTS AND CERTAIN PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO SEE OUR HISTORY THAT EXPLAINS WHY THE MEDIA SAID IT WAS A 2 HOUR LIE BACK IN '95,AND THIS MOVIE WAS DISCONTINUED,BUT WE CAN SEE TOP GUN,GODFATHER,STAR WARS AND QUETIN TAROTINO'S OVERRATEED MOVIES IN BEING THE BEST MOVIES EVER AND GETTING OSCARS!(DON'T CARE IF I MISSPELLED HIS NAME!) BUT I DON'T BELIEVE IN OSCARS ANYWAYS,WE HAVE TO SELL OUT AND PLAY ROLES LIKE CATWOMAN OR THE STUPID OVERRATED KILL BILL JUST TO WIN. BLACK OR WHITE EVERYBODY SHOULD WATCH THIS MOVIE! IT WOULD OF BEEN A WISE CHOICE IF THE STUDIO WOULD RELEASE A SPECIAL EDITION DIGITAL REMASTERED IN SOUND AND PICTURE AND HAVE BONUS FEATURES LIKE THE PANTHER VIDEO THEME IN '95 AND IT WOULD HAVE MADE SENSE IF WAS RELEAESD IN FEBURARY SINCE THIS IS THE 10TH YEAR AND BLACK HISTORY MONTH,BUT IT WOULD NEVER HAPPEN.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent, March 4, 2002
When I was younger, I was told in school, about how the BPP was a racist group of black people who hated white people. When the movie came out, I never knew half of things about the BPP from what I was taught in school, in our history books. I felt Mario Van Peebles did an excellent job on the movie, he obviously could not capture all the events. But, he did capture the main turnkey events. I also did alot of additional research on the BPP, & found alot of Mario Van Peebles story were exactly the same. Alot of people critize Mario for the movie, & I would like to know, how would they tell this story?
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