James McAvoy On XMDOFP

James McAvoy was asked about X-Men: Days of Future Past and this is what he said:

James McAvoy has praised the X-Men: Days of Future Past script.

"It's great. It's really good and strong," he told I Am Rogue.

"I think fans will love it. I think people who have never seen any of the [previous] X-Men films before are going to be really into it. I think it's satisfying and giving people what they want, while at the same time being challenging and giving them something different, new, and unexpected.

"I can't wait to work with Michael again, [plus] Jennifer and Nick," he said. "It's going to be great, we got along so well the first time around. That'll be fun.

"Then also, getting to team up with Sir Patrick. I don't know if I get to work with Sir Ian [McKellen], but it should be a real exciting time, I think."

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Awesome! I know that he wanted a deeper story for Charles, he wanted him to deal with the ramifications of what happened in XMFC, so if he's happy with the script, then I'm happy.

Also, the visual effects team that won an Oscar for Life of Pi will be working on the special effects! How cool is that? Source.

Book #26

"Blüten im Sand" by Moka Azumi

Rating: ♣ ♣ ♣

Beautifully drawn, as ever. Moka Azumi's art is simply breathtaking. The content just... usually doesn't live up to the packaging.

The first story, about the enemy generals, was sweet but that was pretty much it, it had too much moaning and hand-wringing for my liking. The second story, about the high school boys who shared a dream, was downright boring, though.

Oh well, beautifully drawn boys sexing it up isn't bad in itself.

Smilla's Sense of Snow

Smilla's Sense of Snow, the 90s movie starring Julia Ormond and Gabriel Byrne, is a weird-ass thriller. The setting was quite unsettling - I don't mean Copenhagen per se, but the way it was filmed, all grey and dark and full of snow... the atmosphere was really creepy. And then the ship and the iceland... *shudders* I'm not a big fan of wide open and entirely white spaces.

The film itself was quite good and Smilla was really kick-ass - like when she grabbed her step-mother by the crotch, LOL! - until the last part, inside the iceberg... What happened? Suddenly, Smilla could only stand there and let herself get caught again and again like a damsel in distress! It felt like I was watching a completely different movie. Also, her relationship with what's-his-name? Too complicated. Way too many twists and turns. I know that they wanted to keep the audience guessing but for me? That was too much.

A good movie, worth seeing, sure but very inconsistent in its portrayal of characters.