Paradise Lost 2: Revelations

United States

2000

133 Min

Color

1.37:1

English

Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
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DIR Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky

PROD Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky

SOUND Philippe Desloovere, Ray Palagy, Tony Pipitone, Randy Ward, Rick Wessler

Synopsis

A follow-up to the 1995 documentary Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills. The program revisits the controversial case of three Arkansas teenagers convicted in 1994 of murdering three 8-year-old boys and features interviews with the three convicted men, the original judge and police investigators. The documentary focuses on advocates (an Internet support group) who believe the young men are innocent and features new footage of one of the victims’ stepfather, who some suspect might be involved in the crime. –Inbaseline

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Max

26Nov11

The exchange between the Free WM3 Supporters and Mark Byers was unnecessary, likely facilitated by the filmmakers, and is but one example of how this sequel is inferior to its predecessor. It's a shame the cameras weren't allowed in the courtroom. Had they been, I believe this documentary would have been much more relevant, productive, and wouldn't have had to rely on footage from the first film so heavily.

Flying Dutchman

29Oct11

A shame and quite disturbing that the filmmakers fall into the same trap the original police investigation/trial did in the first film i.e. accusing an innocent odd-ball of committing the crimes. The innocent Mark Byers is tried and convicted not by the flawed, conservative judicial system of the original film but by the liberal filmmakers themselves. Desperately in need of some objectivity.

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