Majikat The case of all cases for me, I keep returning back, every time I read a new book on the subject. Three 8 year old boys lose their lives, but are the correct killers on trial? A case of tragedy, that leaves many outstanding question marks! This is either a case for having the right people, with a high knowledge of forensic cleaning, or coerced statements, innocent young boys in prison sitting in prison, whilst thevtrue culprit/s sit in wait.

gavin6942 A horrific triple child murder leads to an indictment and trial of three nonconformist boys based on questionable evidence.This film really paints a strong picture of the stereotypical backwoods Southerner. Were people picked for this purpose, or is this an accurate depiction of West Memphis? The religious views are very interesting, especially what people think devil worshipers do (and the fact they believe in literal devil worshipers).You have to love the fake doctor who testifies that black t-shirts and black fingernails are signs of devil worship. Having grown up in the 1990s and being one of those who wore black, I know exactly what it is like to be a target of that level of ignorance.This really brings the idea of "Christian forgiveness" to the forefront. Rather than forgive or turn the other cheek, these folks talk of revenge murder and defecating on graves. And they pass around rumors of "testicles in jars".Were the West Memphis Three guilty? I have no idea. Probably not. But either way, this says so much about a community.

strangelove89 I am a big documentary lover and I watch them a great deal. I prefer a story from real life to a fiction movie. However despite its very intriguing content, this documentary is extremely unwatchable. Why? Because it is so amateurishly made. It is filled with too many unnecessary scenes (hence the 2h30min run time). It's a shame how bad it is. I was saddened by the events and was very eager to understand "why" but I turned this off after 25 minutes. It is so NOT fluent. It's dragging. I kinda got angry actually on how bad it is. If you want to watch a well-made documentary, I'd suggest watching "Capturing the Friendmans".

BoubaBonbon I was really looking forward to watching this. I recently got a lot into documentaries, and I felt as if this one had something fascinating and unusual.This was filmed with what we call a great "economie de moyens" : it is denuded of many, many effects that documentaries commonly overdue: breathtaking music, scenic shots, narration...Nothing here is meant to look better or worse then it is : everything is displayed in all its confusion, ugliness and nonsense. The directors worked hard to come out with a very objective movie. Although you understand that they are on Echols, Baldwin and Misskelley's "side", they do not try to moderate the other "side"'s pain and loss. If anything or anybody looks suspicious or even grotesque at some point of the movie, it is not because it was caused by the film makers :it just happened that way.By reading reviews and comments over this movie, I realize that a lot of people unfortunately pick one side and speak badly about the other, as if there was good and evil in a debate like this one. Things are not that simple. It is absolutely understandable that after the murder of your children, you feel the desperate need to find someone to blame it on : the parents are not monsters for believing in the guilt of these three teenagers. And please, please try to see further than the end of your nose : most of the people that have interest in witchcraft do not practice it. A lot of murderers do not wear black and do not listen to metal music. A lot of non-murderers read Stephen King novels and wear Dimmu Borgir t-shirts.This is an intelligent movie that deserves to be watched intelligently and respectfully.