VHS : Malcolm X: Make It Plain
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starring: Alfre Woodard, Peter Bailey (III), Ella Collins, John Henrik Clarke, Ossie Davisdirected by: Orlando Bagwell
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786303450872
Format: Black & White, Color, NTSC
ISBN: 6303450873
Label: Mpi Home Video
Manufacturer: Mpi Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Mpi Home Video
Release Date: May 15, 2001
Running Time: 136 minutes
Sales Rank: 25491
Studio: Mpi Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: January 26, 1994
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - The *best* documentary on Malcolm I have ever seen
I went to the library, and borrowed 5-6 tapes on Malcolm X. Out of all of them, including the Spike Lee movie, this one is *THE* best. We even showed it at our University twice because it was so good. Includes aspects of the history such as the "Fruit of Islam" and other little tidbits you won't see in the other documentaries!
Rating:  - Not much Malcolm
This is typical of the modern style of documentary. Very little of the actual subject matter -Malcolm X, rarely shows up on his own tape. Instead of showing Malcolm himself speaking, they give us OTHER people telling us what a great speaker Malcolm was. Rather than having Malcolm explain himself, we have a variety of "experts" explaining Malcolm's beliefs. When you finish watching a tape like this, you can't understand what all the fuss over this guy is about. You don't get a sense of his personality ... Read More
Rating: - One of the better M/X documentaries
This is one of the few Malcolm X documentaries that does not require previous reading on the subject to understand what is going on (the also-good "Biography" segment does a good job too). It should , however, inspire you to read some more afterward.
Rating:  - Tedious
A way-too-long, poorly-edited documentary. Incessant, unrelated & generic footage distracted from the subject himself. Like too many other mediocre documentaries, it attempts to reconstruct the entire era on just one video tape, and so waters down the intensity of this very interesting individual. It would have sufficed as a story of a very complex man, and his remarkable intellectual development.
Rating: - Engaging and Educational
The American Experience is an excellent series on PBS. In my opinion, Malcolm X: Make It Plain, is one of the best of the entire series.
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