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Paradise Lost 2 - Revelations
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780767037747
Format: Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
ISBN: 076703774X
Label: Docurama
Languages: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Manufacturer: Docurama
MPN: 9483
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Docurama
Region Code: 1
Release Date: August 28, 2001
Running Time: 130 minutes
Studio: Docurama
Theatrical Release Date: March 12, 2001
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Editorial Review:
Directors Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky return to the scene of the crime with this urgent follow-up to their harrowing 1996 documentary, Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills. That profoundly disturbing film chronicles the tragic and twisted case of three young men--Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin, and Jessie Misskelley--who were convicted of the brutal 1993 murders of three second graders. The film suggests that perhaps their only crime was dressing in black and liking Metallica. To the townspeople, this smacked of Satanism and marked them as made-to-order suspects. Meanwhile, Mark Byars, the stepfather of one of the victims emerged from the film as a "Why-isn't-anyone-following-up-on-this?" suspect. Revelations, which, for those who missed the first film, efficiently recaps the case, and charts the trio's maddening appeals process (police browbeat a confession out of Misskelley, who has an IQ of 71, after 12 hours of questioning), as well as the efforts of a group of Internet advocates to "Free the West Memphis Three." Byers is back as well, and he is infinitely more terrifying than anything in Book of Shadows, Berlinger's Blair Witch sequel. We learn that Byers had all his teeth extracted in the years after the murders (human bite marks are among the new evidence introduced). We also learn that his wife has since died of undetermined causes. When Byers passes a suspect lie detector test, he exults, "I knew I was innocent." A further mystery is why both Paradise Lost films have not garnered the media attention or sparked the outrage that attended Errol Morris's The Thin Blue Line, which led to the release of an innocent man who was imprisoned for more than 10 years. Both films give new meaning to the concept of reasonable doubt. --Donald Liebenson
Paradise Lost 2: Revelations revisits the 1994 Arkansas murder of three 8-year-old boys and the three teenagers convicted of the crime. A follow up to Paradise Lost, Revelations features new interviews with the convicted men, as well as with the original judge and police investigators. While focusing on advocates who believe the young men are innocent Revelations also includes footage of the stepfather of one of the victims, who some suspect might be involved in the crime.
A disturbing and moving documentary, Revelations is investigative journalism and advocacy at its best. This case, as with the OJ Simpson and Jon Benet Ramsy murder trials, for better or worse, will remain in the spotlight for years to come as an example of America's judicial system gone astray.
DVD Features: Filmmaker Filmographies; Exclusive Photo Gallery; Interactive Menus; Scene Selection
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - The continuation...
Remember Mark Byers? He was that really weird stepfather in the first documentary, the one who acted really suspicious.
Well here's another documentary dedicated to his weirdness. This sequel has really nothing else to offer the viewer other than that, along with some more disturbing crime photos. Yeah, it does provide some updates. For instance, there was the question of whether or not a mark found on one of the boys was a bite mark and, if it was that, why doesn't it match any ... Read More
Rating:  - Excellent follow up
High profile murder cases deserve follow up, and this was no exception. Though not as high profile as some have been, when a case like this brings out such emotion it is important to see what the players are doing through the years from the criminals to the victim's families.
There has been enough hype that has promoted this into popular thought. Internet groups have been sprung up to promote the innocence and hearsay that the three teenagers accused of murdering three boys in a ... Read More
Rating:  - The 20th Century Witch hunt continues...
This sequel to Paradise Lost is not as good as the original and is less focused on the trial and is more attentive to the West Memphis 3 support group who developed after meeting on the internet to free the West Memphis 3. They hold internet chat room conferences, interview those involved in the case, get money together for professionals to reexamine the forensic evidence and believe that they have discovered bite marks on the victims that were not covered by the original trial.
Unfortunately ... Read More
Rating: - Too many unanswered questions
After watching the first film, there were some questions regarding the trial I had that I was hoping the sequel would answer. It didn't. If anything, the sequel just created more questions. I will list them:
1.) Alibis- In the first film, all 3 defendants claimed to have alibis for the night of the murder, but we learned very little about them. I thought to myself, "why didn't the defense play this card in court?" The testimony of the alibis themselves should have been enough to exonerate the ... Read More
Rating: - This is Quite excellent..
..[ASIN:0595357016 Almost Home: My Life Story Vol 1]] alMost home indeed!It appears quite evident that the young boys were killed elsewhere and their bodies were dumpeD into the (the film shows that Mark Byers is strange..But does it show MORE? That's the main questiOn..)stream..The WM3 supporters shown in this film are fearless in large (the Arkansas prEss in favor of the three stand alone in a sea of ignorance..)numberS..It is not enough to use forced confession to convict someone but it was donE..The WM3 ... Read More
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