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Youtube NA TV Finished Under the Dome finally. That was some entertaining trash. Seriously, no depth, nothing other than surface exploration of topics and rule of cool. It felt like stuff just happened. People are in trouble, then they're out of it people get captured, now they're free people's love lives are in jeopardy, now they love each other again. Up down up down. Like jumping jacks, basically. Except anytime something happened, I felt like each episode was competing with the ones before it to one up the excitement factor and after a while, it got so ridiculous that it sort of left the characters and development behind. One of the most bizarre and ridiculous things I've ever seen was the scene where possessed Eva refuses to give birth so, Julia holds her down, pressing down over her stomach towards her pelvis, while Barbie sits down there by her open legs and the blanket draped over them...like that's how giving birth works... You just press on the top of the stomach towards the pelvis and the baby pops out like toothpaste from the tube, right? And that scene was so chaotic, happening so fast, it was like everybody was barely there, the words they were saying and things they were doing having no emotion or feeling behind them. Because they were trying to shove so much ACTION into the episode, they had to gloss over certain aspects. So, sometimes, it meant something to Barbie to have a kid with Eva and sometimes it didn't. One thing I am grateful for is that Junior finally died in the last episode. Definitely would not recommend if you're looking for something to watch. Seriously, just watch Supernatural. At least that had a somewhat coherent and fun escalation and you got a sense of character growth. Under the Dome juggles so many main characters, nobody gets attention. You watch the first season and that is where everybody is at, last episode. I kid you not! Literally last scenes with Barbie and Julia in the final episode and you get this feeling that they haven't ever had a real conversation, the entire year they were on the road alone together. He proposes to her and it's like, he doesn't say ANYTHING. Thankful for the military interruption because he literally had nothing to say. No new revelations, no depth of emotion like they've been through a lot. They even talk about another couple having a fight like, what was that? What happened there? ...are we supposed to actually be talking to each other like that? I can disagree with you about things? Huh? Whaaaat? Film Watched Clown like I wanted. ...eh. The storyline is actually a really good idea, about the ancient evil clown costume that doesn't come off when it's put on, and eventually possesses the wearer, transforming them into an old, demonic Boogeyman clown-creature that eats kids. Great idea! Love it! And I cannot rave enough about the design, from start to finish, of the transformation and final monster. Absolutely horrifying, taking that age old distortion of the clown but turning it more organic and gritty without losing any of that surrealist feel. Those were the things I liked about this. The actual movie is not recommended, nor is it something I'll ever watch again. Watch the trailer. Did you do it? Good. You literally just watched the highlight reel of the first 30 minutes of the film. I kid you not, it was shot by shot a mirror of the trailer, with minor expansion here and there on scenes you already saw snippets of if you watched the trailer first. I was surprised by how fast they jump right into it, slapping that costume on the dad in the first 2 minutes, I kid you not! You understand the set up, right? Kid's birthday party, clown cancels and for some reason, this kid likes clowns, so, mom is frantic for a replacement, calls the dad and he finds an old trunk with a clown costume in it and puts it on to go save the day for his son, and cannot take it off the first day. Now, think about all of those shots, that progression of plot and hear me when I tell you, that is the exact first 5 minutes of the film . You'd think there'd be some sort of build up, some sort of narrative where we get a little depth from characters, getting to know the players and all. No. None of that happened, just jumping from shot to shot to fast forward through this quick plot setup. And the rest of the film was a mess. I thought this was gonna be a deep, dark story about a man's descent into this creature's control. They flirted with that for the first 45 minutes, sure, before jumping to the wife and turning it into her story...which is basically the Amityville Horror2005. No jokes. Every freaking father is possessed with murderous intent story you've ever seen or read. And all with limited dialogue! This felt like, for all the depth they put into the art design for this movie and costume creation, they ran out of funds for the scriptwriting, the editing, the actors, and music, rushing through music video type cut shots of a story. The narrative was lost and the characters were not meaningful in any way. In fact, I don't remember much about the wife actress, now getting confused on how much she looks like the wife from Amityville Horror2005. I JUST watched it. That's how unmemorable she was. I kept on pleading with the actors to please don't! omg! Stop! when they'd do body horror cringey stuff but that was the limit of the impact they had on me and my emotional state. Also watched Midnight Special and it's basically as if E.T. and The Signal2014 had a baby and it kinda looks like uncles Knowing and The Day the Earth Stood Still2008. It was entertaining but brought nothing new to the table. I don't know why these E.T. goes home type plots do nothing to wow me. Because E.T. was actually really different and had great emotional impact. These others where the end does end up being supernatural in nature and has a sort of release effect on the characters in the plot fall completely flat for me. I checked out for the last 5-10 minutes of this film, finally just shouting, omg! Just fucking go, already! at the kid as him and his mom say goodbye. There was no feeling of wonder, there was no feeling of fulfillment, there was no heart wrench where I worried that he was gonna be okay. It was boring and annoying. As soon as you know what he is and that he's gotta go, I kind of wished he would either die or just go there already, checking my watch as they all race frantically to get him home. And I can't really put my finger on why. I rewatched What Dreams May Come, one of my absolute favorites. Definitely on my top 10 list. There are some tiny parts that I notice now that are a little over-acty but they are easy to overlook because the actors are clearly having a great time with the material. But overall, it is a wonderful story about love. It reminds me of those dramas, like the Ya Ya Sisterhood or Where the Heart Is, where it's really emotive and mushy, and depressing in some areas you go into it knowing you're gonna cry and feel impacted. But I love the beauty of Dreams and the surrealist supernatural element and epic fantasy nature of the story. It kind of brings this whole other wonderment to it for me. And Robin Williams and Annabella Sciorra are simply brilliant. Love their gooey, charming romance so much. Movies to See NA