I'll let you know in the morning

It occurred to me today that it's been over a month since I posted anything. I thought, I don't have much to say, and writing is stressful anyway since I have many academic things to write and to add fannish things to that would make it all even more stressful.

But then I thought of James McAvoy. I'll give you a moment to also think of James McAvoy, and become irresistibly charmed by that thought.

The thing is, over the last six months I have watched many films and tv-shows just because they have James McAvoy in them. Sadly, most of these are horribly depressing and sometimes just horrible - I watched a lot of horrible films for Tom Hardy (The Minotaur, I'm talking about you) but most of them were, at their worst, a bit boring (again, The Minotaur is the exception. DO NOT WATCH THIS FILM.). James McAvoy, on the other hand, has been in a lot of films that are horrifying and sad. Fortunately, I have watched them and can tell you about them, so that you don't have to watch them yourself and suffer through the horror.

In other words, I have opinions about telly. You are going to hear them.

Contains minor spoilers.

Inside I'm Dancing, 2004. Has funny bit and James McAvoy is charming, but the film is about living with disability and they don't let the occasional life-affirming moments disrupt how horrifyingly depressing it is overall.

Atonement, 2007. Based on a horribly depressing novel by Ian McEwan, and is also horribly depressing. Good performances by James McAvoy and Keira Knightley, but still horrifically depressing and everything goes horribly. This seems to be a theme.

Wanted, 2008. Horrifically bad. I watched this with liseuse in January and we spent the whole film moaning about how bad it was, and how it should not be, and why was it ever made, what were people thinking of? It has Angelina Jolie and Morgan Freeman, honestly, and they are not people who need to do shitty films to gain money or fame. Seriously, this film should not be. Even a shirtless and muscled James McAvoy does not make up for how bad it is.

Becoming Jane, 2007. This one I actually enjoyed, which says a lot for it since I would not expect to enjoy a romanticised biopic of Jane Austen (conceptually this is a thing that is wrong in the world and should not be). However, I must point out that I found myself in tears at the end of the film, although I blame this on repeated watchings of that Charles/Erik vid to Rolling In The Deep, which has conditioned me to view the loss of James McAvoy as devastating.

Shameless, 2004. Surprisingly delightful overall - I even enjoyed the bits that weren't about how charming James McAvoy is, although admittedly the first two seasons are heavy on those. Recommended.

State of Play, 2003. Okay THIS. THIS YOU NEED TO SEE. Not only is it an amazing six-part drama with a complicated plot about politics and media, not only does it star John Simm, Kelly McDonald, Billy Nighy, and Neil Morrissey, but also James McAvoy is so stupidly charming that I kept blushing and squirming at my screen. This show proves that as Charles Xavier, or even as himself in various chat shows etc, he is actually turning down the charm, because what he does in State of Play with the smiles and the eyes and the STUFF *fans selves* is incredible. You should watch this show. It will make you happy in your soul. And other parts.

And tomorrow, I will tell you my very important thoughts on Holby City. I have them now. I blame liseuse for that fact.

I'll let you know in the morning

It occurred to me today that it's been over a month since I posted anything. I thought, I don't have much to say, and writing is stressful anyway since I have many academic things to write and to add fannish things to that would make it all even more stressful.

But then I thought of James McAvoy. I'll give you a moment to also think of James McAvoy, and become irresistibly charmed by that thought.

The thing is, over the last six months I have watched many films and tv-shows just because they have James McAvoy in them. Sadly, most of these are horribly depressing and sometimes just horrible - I watched a lot of horrible films for Tom Hardy (The Minotaur, I'm talking about you) but most of them were, at their worst, a bit boring (again, The Minotaur is the exception. DO NOT WATCH THIS FILM.). James McAvoy, on the other hand, has been in a lot of films that are horrifying and sad. Fortunately, I have watched them and can tell you about them, so that you don't have to watch them yourself and suffer through the horror.

In other words, I have opinions about telly. You are going to hear them.

Contains minor spoilers.

Inside I'm Dancing, 2004. Has funny bit and James McAvoy is charming, but the film is about living with disability and they don't let the occasional life-affirming moments disrupt how horrifyingly depressing it is overall.

Atonement, 2007. Based on a horribly depressing novel by Ian McEwan, and is also horribly depressing. Good performances by James McAvoy and Keira Knightley, but still horrifically depressing and everything goes horribly. This seems to be a theme.

Wanted, 2008. Horrifically bad. I watched this with liseuse in January and we spent the whole film moaning about how bad it was, and how it should not be, and why was it ever made, what were people thinking of? It has Angelina Jolie and Morgan Freeman, honestly, and they are not people who need to do shitty films to gain money or fame. Seriously, this film should not be. Even a shirtless and muscled James McAvoy does not make up for how bad it is.

Becoming Jane, 2007. This one I actually enjoyed, which says a lot for it since I would not expect to enjoy a romanticised biopic of Jane Austen (conceptually this is a thing that is wrong in the world and should not be). However, I must point out that I found myself in tears at the end of the film, although I blame this on repeated watchings of that Charles/Erik vid to Rolling In The Deep, which has conditioned me to view the loss of James McAvoy as devastating.

Shameless, 2004. Surprisingly delightful overall - I even enjoyed the bits that weren't about how charming James McAvoy is, although admittedly the first two seasons are heavy on those. Recommended.

State of Play, 2003. Okay THIS. THIS YOU NEED TO SEE. Not only is it an amazing six-part drama with a complicated plot about politics and media, not only does it star John Simm, Kelly McDonald, Billy Nighy, and Neil Morrissey, but also James McAvoy is so stupidly charming that I kept blushing and squirming at my screen. This show proves that as Charles Xavier, or even as himself in various chat shows etc, he is actually turning down the charm, because what he does in State of Play with the smiles and the eyes and the STUFF *fans selves* is incredible. You should watch this show. It will make you happy in your soul. And other parts.

And tomorrow, I will tell you my very important thoughts on Holby City. I have them now. I blame liseuse for that fact.