Although this is a REALLY disturbing documentary, I saw MANY great and funny things about this family! Melvin Just should have spent the rest of his days in jail, at the very least. It's about incest, child abuse, and molestation in a family by one man who is truly evil. Self care and ideas to help you live a healthier, happier life. Guy killed his girlfriend, brought his friends up to see the dead body and one of them told the police. King_of_Modesty, The fact that its based on a true story and knowing that someone actually went through that just fucks me up. dementored, I had to pause it 3 different times because I was crying so hard, I kept missing stuff. Just, Melvin: Just Evil, 2000, documentary directed by James Ronald Whitney; A grandfather sexually molests a number of family members. The murder, as i recall, when he went after and beat, and buried the social worker happened out of the house, he came back in and the terrified family never brought it up. I found myself wishing he would push the old creep off into the water in his wheelchair. Watch Film Threats annual event Award This! Just, Melvin: Just Evil 2000 1h 36m IMDb RATING 7.0 /10 1.7K YOUR RATING Rate Documentary An in-depth look at the director James Ronald Whitney's family history of incest spanning at least three generations and the devastating consequences that include drug abuse and alcoholism. [5], Critic Roger Ebert summarized Just, Melvin as a "lacerating portrait of a monster," while praising Whitney's documenting of his own family: "His film is not only devastating but subtle in its artistry, with great attention to a soundtrack that suggests the echoes of long-ago words of hate and current painful memories. Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily. You need to rewatch this show b/c evidently you didnt see it all. New documentaries straight to your inbox. 58:31. Your obscene lack of intelligence is abhorrent to say the least.. SioI am a very unshallow person, I do feel for these woman as children who had to go thru this nightmareBut dont keep running to him expecting anything to be different, recognize that you do need help, with childhood issues, with alcohol and drugs, and get that help. I believe they both knew full well what was going on all along. "I think that two consenting adults . It still goes on today. Unlawful Killing. It's about Joyce Vincent, a woman who died alone in her flat and wasn't found for three years. 4:33. I would torture that fucking devil, and he would disappear. #8. wasnt the social worker replaced? Venice's interviews recall Just in a loving manner, discussing how difficult it was for her and subsequently Just when he was released to go about their daily business. 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Whitney, a former Chippendale's dancer, is a talented pianist who says he stumbled into a finance career while helping successful friends manage their money. This disappearance of Annie McCarrick is one of Ireland's most infamous missing person's cases, it stunned the population of Ireland. Just was a suspect in her murder and the documentary interviews Detective Lonnie Lawson. It is so fucking awful that humanity produces so many of these types. Anna. Several of Whitney's aunts interrupt the clergyman to say how awful Just was, while a few others discuss how much they love him and "we all have our faults". In a large American family ravaged by alcohol and suppressed trauma, it seems that only one member made it out.. fathers grave i wish i could thank this gentleman for documenting that. He destroyed these wemon CLOSE [X] Where to watch it: Investigation Discovery, YouTube. His victims are suicidal, homeless, and addicted to multiple substances. The victim survived, so Beware the Slenderman focuses more on the lore behind this character and how it affected the minds of these two almost-murderers. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. The credits roll as audio begins to play from Just's funeral. Kids who reported got removed from homes, maybe, leaving the others behind. JUST, MELVIN. Lawson reveals he believes there is more than enough evidence to charge Just with murder, but California declined as Just's doctors in Washington claim he is unfit to stand trial. sister, I don't think that's all that wrong.". . A documentary about the allegedly conspiratorial killing of Diana, Princess of Wales and Dodi Fayed. "Just Melvin, Just Evil" is a very hard to find docume. Just, above, with his daughter June, was sentenced to eight years in prison in the 1970s. Doug Brunell Your email address will not be published. I'm glad I watched it though. But the majority of the time they are still broken abused little girls . According to the victims' recollections, Just also prostituted them to other pedophiles, eventually raping and murdering a nurse-social worker who tried to protect them. Taking him pancakes! What a great pianist he is! I was in a very similar situation as a child. I suppose I did come across as unfeeling, but I am not, how did you put it ?An illiterate cretin You did just what you said I did, you judge me without knowing me. So in the beginning of the film he seid he will either see him in jail or kill him . By what name was Just, Melvin: Just Evil (2000) officially released in Canada in English? Set while Brandon awaits his trial as an adult, the sympathetic film highlights his rough home life, which involved violence and drug abuse. This is the kind of documentary that is behind HBO winning all those Emmy, Oscar and Peabody awards. I saw this film and almost began to cry. By some accounts, Just even had sex with the nurse as he killed her while the children listened in a room nearby. The hospital was in denial. It's titled "Just, Melvin: Just Evil." It debuts on HBO cable in two weeks, and it tells the story of a man named Melvin Just, who as a husband, father, stepfather and grandfather repeatedly committed incest and violent abuse against almost every single member of his family. According to Whitney's relatives, Just would make a game of his molestations, telling the children to "play horsey" or giving them money, which he would increase according to the child's actions. They stoped growing metaly as children. I understand how you see this. A few weeks later, he was dead. Just Melvin, Just Evil is the most disturbing documentary you'll ever see. The wounds are too big and too deep. Rotten Tomatoes Score: 86%. The Jayhawkers Blu-ray Release Date April 24, 2012. StarringLeah Ayres Brian Backer Lou David Larry Joshua Brian Matthews. You cant unsee things. ThirdProcess, It has Ryan Reynolds in it, and really is fucked. Laventhros. Professor Jeremy Black examines one of the most extraordinary periods in British history: the Industrial Revolution. for the molestation in prison, (which obviously wasnt enough) he even molested his grand-daughter I believe these monsters NEVER stop. Two Wisconsin girls tried to kill their friend in a stabbing in 2014 to impress a fictional character known as Slender Man. Jesus Camp. Great people. An in-depth look at the director James Ronald Whitney's family history of incest spanning at least three generations and the devastating consequences that include drug abuse and alcoholism. In 2007, two men invaded the quiet Connecticut home of the Petit family, holding them hostage, robbing them, and then killing the mother and two daughters. "Genie" was the nickname given to a girl who'd been locked in a room without social interaction or proper nourishment for over 13 years, until she was finally freed from her abusive father in 1970. Responses have been edited for length and/or clarity. Tabloid. Few of them can point to many periods of stability or productivity in life. Whitney's film qualified for both the Academy Award and the Emmy Award. Perhaps they have tried and learned that no one can help. It's about sleep paralysis and I was so scared to go to sleep after watching it. In addition to the sexual abuse, three of Whitney's aunts say they witnessed Just rape and murder retired nurse Josephine Spegel, who was acting as a social worker. 1:58. And somewhere in their minds its still Ok to be destroyed because it was implemented in their life. "[7], David Zurawik of The Baltimore Sun wrote that HBO should be commended for daring to air such a graphic documentary right after its hit Sunday night show, The Sopranos: "The kind of incest and stepchild molestation this film explores is exactly the kind of ugly secret too many of us are all too happy to ignore in the name of propriety, while innocent victims not only have their childhood violated but also their ability to enjoy their adult lives destroyed. The filmmaker denies feeling any anger, but Just, Melvin nevertheless seemed drenched in frustration and pain, fueled mostly by Just's cruelty and the inability of any adults to stop it. Extremely sad documentary. Then they all go visit and hugging on him at the end ? So why are so many of us drinking over the recommended limits? It was reported that 38 people watched from their windows, but no one did a single thing. Man vs Child Chef Showdown S01 E05 Secret Garden. 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