Its because of shallow, narcissistic imbeciles like yourself that are incapable of empathy, that the world is in such dire straits illiterate cretin, you really ought to go read a psychology book. Now, we follow the rules above for Touch Spells. In it, they detail their experiences of abuse over decades, at his hands, even admitting to knowing of a murder he committed to keep his crimes quiet. 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. Last edited on 11 December 2022, at 01:14, winning all those Emmy, Oscar and Peabody awards, Santa Barbara International Film Festival, "PrivateSector; A Broker's Painfully Personal Tale", "HBO hits hard with 'Just Evil' tomorrow", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Just,_Melvin:_Just_Evil&oldid=1126747734, This page was last edited on 11 December 2022, at 01:14. Jim states what happens between two consenting adults is fine, then mumbles a tirade about fathers sleeping with their daughters. Dont worry, it wont take long. "Well, there's lots of things that (might seem) pretty traumatic for some people," said Whitney, 37, who initially believed his mother's suicide attempts were rooted in his father's abandoning the family with his wife's best friend. The PJ Masks and George and Harold become bored with their very easily outmatched competition, so they team up and create a villain to fight. I find it sad and rather narrow-minded that people are just calling them stupid hillbillys, but of course everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Whitney blends in kitschy clips of himself (in full, feather-haired, 1980s mode) competing in Star Search's dance contests and game shows, breaking the tension from his family's harrowing tales. It is mentality debilitating what happened to them and to top it of both mothers allowed it . whatever they deem is right, is right," Uncle Jim tells the camera. Melvin Just was a father, grandfather, and by all accounts, an incredible mechanic. In the documentary Just, Melvin: Just Evil, Melvin Just's family says he sexually molested his nine daughters and some of his stepchildren. The abuse resulted in dysfunction spanning three generations of Whitney's family. And I feel like I'm emerging. Several are severely conflicted and cannot face him, while others hug and kiss him. The film was well received overall; critic Roger Ebert called Just, Melvin "one of the most powerful documentaries I've seen. Other people who claim to be abused end up making their families look reasonable and themselves look bad. There are many murderers walking free all over the place that no one will ever know about from many different decades, even now of course too. As a viewer it's really infuriates me, how can a human being did that without conscience and getting his stomach sick and worst denying the truth until his . Because Melvin just cast a Touch spell, he gets a free touch attack[1a]. Just Melvin, Just Evil received an 86% on Rotten Tomatoes' Tomatometer. . Its their choice to let it continue to rule them. One estimate I saw asserted that the combined incidence of verbal, psychological, physical and sexual abuse in the childhoods of individuals in this country is 80 percent! I had to laugh at your remark for me to read a psychology book, or as you said any book ..I read ALOT,..And believe it or not even wrote a few short storysTry to hold back your gasplol. But even though he often faces the camera himself to relate matter-of-fact stories of abuse _ including his own molestation by an unnamed uncle at age 5 and a sexual encounter with a 9-year-old cousin two years later _ Whitney accepts no praise for his family's painful honesty. Few of them can point to many periods of stability or productivity in life. . After three years of teen Nicholas Barclay being missing, Barclays family was relieved when he was found. what a ridiculous, ridiculous family. But the majority of the time they are still broken abused little girls . You can stay with this family until it's unbearable.". What would you think would happen to these poor children? Your Ticket Confirmation # is located under the header in your email that reads "Your Ticket Reservation Details". Mary, what the fuck are you talking about? Documentary Fully Realized In Just, Melvin, you aren't watching a documentary as film anthropology. One of Melvin Just's brothers lives "up in the hills" of Central Kitsap. His grandson, James Ronald Whitney, decided to. As bad as this was I get it that their confidence and emotional being was totally destroyed. The most troubling aspect of this case is that it took several decades for him to be caught. This is PURE evilness This is a true story documentary about Melvin Just who'd sexually molested his own daughters and step-daughters in very young age, this immorality went for 3 generations and this evil man never ever admit all of it. SUBSCRIBE NOW https://bit.ly/2CwckC3Just Melvin, Just Evil is one of the most disturbing documentaries you'll ever see. Still, once Whitney determined that nobody was hurt and the fire was under control, he was ready to finish the interview. be true. We wont be able to verify your ticket today, but its great to know for the future. Coming Soon. Hoda Kotb 's absence from the Today show has finally been explained by her co-host. Melvin Justs grandson, James Ronald Whitney, is the documentarys producer, which gives the film the perspective of a family member. Clunky still stands! There was not a lot of support or acknowledgment for victims. him or visiting him), but then again there are parts that so mirrored my story Putting the young girls in bed with him and taking for ever conveniently to come back Arhhg. | When we meet someone how can we ever imagine that this could result from our union? Sheila Nevins, the executive who heads HBO's America Undercover documentary series and helped shape Just, Melvin for TV, says Whitney's documentary exemplifies the kinds of films she's planned for America Undercover's first regular time slot on HBO's schedule. With the bribe of a McDonald's hamburger, filmmaker James Ronald Whitney lures his grandfather, Melvin Just, above, to a pier for a confrontation. Then they all go visit and hugging on him at the end ? They often do that by making claims of abuse that are clearly not credible. It premiered at the 2000Sundance Film Festival and aired on HBO on April 22, 2001. And the ending, with them hugging him and all of that, I dont think anybody that hasnt been through something like that or something similar could understand what went on there, must be very conflicting emotions there. Then at the end he seid he kept his promise.. Did he kill him ? TOP CRITIC. The documentary, released in 2016, focuses on the crimes of serial killer Anthony Sowell. I would torture that fucking devil, and he would disappear. One admires Whitney and his family members for their bravery in telling their harrowing stories; one just wishes this were Whitney's seventh or eighth film . In it, they detail their experiences of abuse over decades, at his hands, even admitting to knowing of a murder he committed to keep his crimes quiet.Four generations of sexual abuse, substance abuse, terrible secrets, neglect, and violence are explored in the story of Melvin Just: Just Melvin, Just Evil. 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. The documentary is available to view on Amazon Video, Tubi, and Pluto TV. By continuing, you agree to the Privacy Policy and Although this is a REALLY disturbing documentary, I saw MANY great and funny things about this family! Even in those days Social worker and Departments charged with protecting children were understaffed even in the big cities. "All those years later, he was finally called on it.". Sit back for once and imagine being told to insert crayons in your vagina, having sex with your siblings how one sister said the other liked it..They have no idea about sexual abuse and the the ramifications that come with it..they were abused at a very early age and none of them had a so called wall built up that contained good memories..I feel bad to say it but I see nothing good happening to any of these poor women without extensive help..the brother wants to live as husband and wife with his sister..There was no chance for these poor women at all..But the children OMG she was already abused why is someone not doing anything to save them? . In this documentary focusing on his own tortured family tree, James Ronald Whitney chronicles an evil that seems too pure to be real: Melvin Just. But even now, (none of his aunts) have had clean or sober or functional lives.". These girls are using their pasts as a crutch and excuse not to do any better with their livesIm not saying it didnt happen, Im sure it did, as children they couldnt do anything about the situation, that was up to their sorry, no good mothers, who deserve punishment as surely as Melvin..Butthese kids are adults nowget help, get up and get over it. Extremely sad documentary. "In our family, that's a Tuesday morning.". Just, Melvin documents the emotional wreckage created by Melvin Just, a mechanic in a small northern California town who consistently molested his own children and stepchildren by two different women. Just, Melvin: Just Evil 2000 Directed by James Ronald Whitney Synopsis A documentary about a man who molested generations of his children and stepchildren. It's cliched, and the next comedian to campaign for a statue is Adam Sandler. Nancy Abraham . This man is obviously despicable and its of course frustrating that the mother chose to ignore what was happening, and also that she didnt take her daughters and herself out of the situation. A man who had systematically sexually abused several members of his own family with devastating results . Spegel had arrived to check on the children's welfare only to find Just in bed with his stepdaughter. But sometimes speculation can generate very useful theories. Each of Just's daughters and stepdaughters has attempted suicide, struggled with substance abuse, fallen into prostitution and homelessness, and more. Several of his aunts discuss their struggles with alcohol and drug addiction, and bouts of homelessness and prostitution. DailyMail.com visited the town of Lynchburg . Just Melvin, Just Evil is one of the most disturbing documentaries you'll ever see. Maybe both of us made a mistake, Me, thinking the worst of these woman and you Sio, thinking the worst of me, calling me names without knowing me.Yep your right, that is probably why the world is in dire straits..each of us thinking the worstTruce ? "[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. Despite their protests to the contrary, monsters want to believe that they deserve hatred from everyone. Produced, directed, written by James Ronald Whitney. Verified reviews are considered more trustworthy by fellow moviegoers. MORONS!!!!!!!!!!! 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It seemed that many people could not differentiate between a light spanking and a vicious beating. this is SUCH a brave documentary on all parts my breath was literally taken Brett and Daya Brett and Daya. 3. Theses poor babies. This is the kind of documentary that is behind HBO winning all those Emmy, Oscar and Peabody awards. In April 2001, Fisher allegedly murdered his wife and kids and then blew up their house in Scottsdale, Arizona. Melvin Just was a father, grandfather, and by all accounts, an incredible mechanic. Offers may be subject to change without notice. Something sinister took over Black River Falls, Wisconsin, in the 1890s that caused residents to murder each other, set buildings ablaze, and exhibit some . Some even decide never to have children for fear that they might become abusive to their own children just like their parents were. His grandson, James Ronald Whitney, decided to make a documentary about him and promises that by the end of the film, Just will be in jail or dead. One child may go forth and tell but the others are so afraid they will not. And it was all by their shared step-father, Melvin. We do know that most severely abusive parents were themselves abused as children, but that just deepens the mystery of how anyone could do such a thing. I think everything they have endured ,things we cant imagine in our worst nightmare was life to them..They seemed to grow up in poverty, and even bathing wasnt a priority.. What else do they know? I found my self yelling at the video .saying hes not daddy dam it get mad let it out .. It is so fucking awful that humanity produces so many of these types. The Keepers is a ten parter of high quality.about sexual abuse and murder in connection to a Catholic girls school. "When I'm finished with him, he'll either be in jail or he'll be dead. About the murder, I believe he dumped her body in the woods, the house wasnt seen w/the blood Im sure it was cleaned up very soon afterwards, no DNA back then, blood-spatter lights, etc. He was making himself into a "monster." A few families were terrorized through years of sexual and physical abuse. Just denies all the accusations, although he was convicted in 1979 of 12 counts of child molestation in his family and sentenced to 13 years in prison. Whitney and his mother, Ann Whitney, escaped the life earlier than the rest. ?Really ? The thing about comedians giving award-winning performances. I loved (for lack of a better word) this documentary, its obviously a very painful serious subject, but I really grew to admire the people in it. Born on 27 Apr 1928.
