Sherlock Holmes and Dances With Smurfs...

Christmas is always a lot of fun at the cinema. Just not for the people working there.

The films that come out are usually quite entertaining and the arse end of 2009 was no exception. We had Dances with Smurfs...otherwise known as 'Avatar'. Quite a fun film but not the epic amazing piece of cinema that all the reviews would have you believe. It is an old story just set on another planet. I did fancy the hot blue alien chick though (played by a real life hotty - Zoe Saldana. If you've seen Star Trek this year, you'll know what I'm talking about). Dances With Smurfs is proof positive that CG has now managed to get to the point where you think you're watching a real person and not a series of 1s and 0s on a computer. The film is fun but could have been better without the faux Titanic musical theme rip off sung by Leona Lewis and repeated at various points throughout the film.

Then there was the all singing all dancing all masterbating masterpiece that was 'Nine' starring every single Hollywood and European star you can think of. Only watch if you're a fan of musicals. The women look hot and you can almost hear the cameraman salivating as he swoops over their bodies and up their skirts...when they're wearing them.

Finally there was 'Sherlock Holmes' which was so much fun, I went and saw it twice! Who would have thought that of a recent Guy Ritchie film? Maybe now he's no longer encased by Madonna's terrifyingly spider like legs, he can chill out and have some fun! And it comes across in this wholly entertaining 'odd couple' take on Holmes and Watson. I highly recommend that you go and see it.

And typical, the cinema chain I work for once again demonstrated their total lack of commercial sense when it comes to forecasting business, and underestimated the levels we received over the Christmas and New Year period. I would say 'morons' but that would be a moot point.

We were busy with a capital 'B'. A lot of cinemas ran out of popcorn and drinks and we had so many requests to borrow our supplies it even got to the point where the Regional Manager instructed us to send stock over to another site because they were down to 3 popcorn cartons and 1 kernel of corn. I wish I was making this up.

In any case, hear's to 2010 and all change for me.