Just, Melvin: Just Evil
- 2000
- 1h 36m
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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.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.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.
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Documentaries don't get anymore gritty and raw than Just Melvin, Just Evil. This is a text book example of the ripple effect that abuse, molestation and incest have on multiple generations in one family. Difficult to watch and at the same time I could not stop watching. These family members are courageous and strong and I commend them for their brutal, gut- wrenching honesty. Excellent documentary!
As a child of sexual abuse and many unsuccessful kidnap attempts and attacks by friends, strangers and live in people whom my mom befriended through church when their family was down on their luck; I am sad and sickened by the character Just Melvin. I resent the fact a state nursing home is caring for him when he should be charged and imprisoned especially since he is not sorry and denies everything in the face of overwhelming proof offered up by the completely destroyed spirit ghosts formerly his children,grandchildren whomever he got to he defiled at his will and it is sick. There seems to be a exemption by prosecutors for molesters who get sick and old like oh that is punishment enough but the victims see no justice and it makes them feel worthless and only other men offer pity for them. WHY! They are just old molesters who probably are a threat where ever they live because that sickness of robbing another of their privacy, control over their innocence, own body,never, hear me clearly never dies until they are stopped by castration, prison. or death. Feel sorry for him, never! Look at the poor wrecked remains of people who are cripples, drunks,depressed,suicidal shells of human beings all because of him? The children's laughter is sad, I hate myself, nervous energy so they do not cry; for the ignorant responders who commented, "get over it, suck it up" and all the other heartless, ring-ding quips only molesters or people who have never been molested nor had anyone they love molested would say. The emotional scar stays unhealed forever! The inability to really trust anyone because when the abuse occurs you cannot figure out what is so bad about yourself the abuser picks you to do such vile things to? Why me you ask? I must be bad you tell yourself and the shame and feeling dirty, soiled, unclean spiritually never goes away. So if you need someone to feel sorry for pray for death of the molester of the children so they can finally be at peace knowing he has paid God! Add up all the money they have spent on infections, sleeping pills, downers to forget the pain and humiliation and helplessness as tiny babies with grown man laying on them crushing them, ripping up their insides and abusing them, stripping all dignity from them with a body part being used as a weapon over and over. Terrorizing them and sending them to school stinking, dirty, damaged mentally, spiritually, avoided by other children afraid of them.
I have seen this documentary several times and basically agree with the majority of the other comments posted. I saw it again last night on HBO and was wondering how the family is doing. It would be great to see some sort of follow up to the family to see if any of them have, hopefully, worked through a lot of the overwhelmingly powerful issues they have. Hopefully Mr. Whitney will think about some sort of followup.
This is by far the most powerful documentary I have ever seen and possibly the most powerful movie I've ever seen. HBO picks the best documentaries. The pure evil that Melvin exudes is unfathomable. We are taken along on a harrowing journey of a family terrorized by sexual abuse, and shown its long lasting effects in the mostly maladjusted, and sometimes very screwed up adults that these poor children became. DO NOT miss this film if you can catch it. Be ready to be shocked, moved, and deeply disturbed.
I think I saw this sometime on TV years ago, but found it again for free on Youtube recently. This is one of the harder watches I've had lately, for many reasons.
Morbid curiosity is usually what draws me to these types of documentaries, but this one has more than enough content to make you regret clicking. Seeing the effects this man had on multiple families, and continues to have on these women as individuals makes me feel sick and so sorry for them. Stories and accounts from his victims are hard to listen to, and really put into context how some people live NOW having been subjected to this kind of abuse. The final, horrible cherry on top of it all is that the perpetrator in question was still alive at the time of filming. (He did die before the completion of the film, though. Silver linings.)
Very tough watch, and the details stick with you.
Morbid curiosity is usually what draws me to these types of documentaries, but this one has more than enough content to make you regret clicking. Seeing the effects this man had on multiple families, and continues to have on these women as individuals makes me feel sick and so sorry for them. Stories and accounts from his victims are hard to listen to, and really put into context how some people live NOW having been subjected to this kind of abuse. The final, horrible cherry on top of it all is that the perpetrator in question was still alive at the time of filming. (He did die before the completion of the film, though. Silver linings.)
Very tough watch, and the details stick with you.
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