West of Memphis

Horrible tragedy... Two fold! Why can't the State say: Okay, we f*cked up! We got it wrong! We'll start again! OH! WAIT! We're government! We're infallible! Take this plea so we can hide behind it!!! Phooey ! ! ! Still a great film! ...and a great summary ( ...of watching little town men trying to wear big city clothes )

I cannot believe there are people who STILL believe these people are guilty. After all, the DNA evidence exonerated them and implicated Terry Hobbs instead. Anyhow. First of all, I was so excited for this to come out. I have followed the case for the past few years (it started when I was 6 years old) and it floors me that people have allowed these young men to suffer because a state does not want to admit they made a mistake. If you watched Paradise Lost: Purgatory, this goes into even MORE depth about the implcation of Terry, the new evidence. Mainly, I loved watching Jason, Jessie and Damien move around the world once they got out. For the people who say "they pleaded" guilty, you need to read up on what an Alford Plea is. It means you plead guilty to time served while MAINTAINING your innocence. Jason wanted to fight the rest of his life behind bars never admitting guilt of any kind, even the Alford Plea but his friendship with Damien was so strong, he entered anyhow. Even Damien did not want to accept but as he states, he believed he was going to die in there with his depleting health. All in all, thank you for this wonderful documentary and I really hope the case continues to scope out and find true justice for thos elittle boys. They deserve it. As Damien said, this wasn't just about the WM3, it was about the victims and their families that never got an ounce of closure.

One of the best and sadist docs I've ever watched. I've followed the story from the start. And I will say that this movie gives a wonderful look on the end of a very bad and unlawful case. I pray the REAL KILLER is brought to justice and punished but not put to death because first I don't believe we have that right to put someone to death but death would be too easy for who ever it is. As we have learned from this case jail is very hard and dangerous so them/him that killed these babies should have to fight for their lives for the rest of their lives. In the end this was a fantastic doc and more should rate how good it is.