I don't really think that anyone's looking at this... but perhaps you are. Hello! Why you would be here is another question, but here I've just collected a bunch of works and tropes, mainly for my own amusement (but also as a bunch of redlinks that I can refer back to if I'm really bored). By the way, I'm from Edinburgh, I'm 22, and gay. And I have a degree in linguistics. That's about all you really need to know for the moment...
Works that I like include:
- Amelie
- Ape Escape
- Discworld
- The Fifth Element
- Harry Potter
- His Dark Materials
- The Incredible Machine
- Lemmings
- Malcolm In The Middle
- The Mighty Boosh
- The Moomins
- Oddworld
- QI
- Red Dwarf
- The Sims 2
- Spaced
- Studio Ghibli
- Tintin
- Zoombinis
Tropes that might apply to me:
- Child Hater: at least, I'm not a fan of kids.
- Country Matters: I quite like this word.
- Conlanging: ie making up languages — it's a hobby of mine; in the absence of actual writing talent I like to make up fictional languages and worlds to put them in...
- Deadpan Snarker: especially on the internet, where one can't detect sarcasm as easily. But then I switch to being oblivious to all sarcasm very quickly.
- Hair of Gold
- Lawful Neutral, or possibly Chaotic Neutral. Not sure.
- Straight Gay (although I hate that term)
- Stroke the Beard
- White-Haired Pretty Boy — well, OK, YMMV on the pretty bit.
Things I first noticed or found via TV Tropes:
See TV Tropes as a Gateway Drug for these.Ongoing works that I follow (mostly webcomics):
- Answer Me This!
- Chainsawsuit
- Cyanide And Happiness
- Oglaf
- Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
- Scandinavia And The World
- XKCD
- Zero Punctuation
Pages I started/wrote the description for include:
Following are the works that I have watched/played/read in 2008-2010 (in rough chronological order, latest at the bottom, except that 2010 is on top, as it were) — a (very long!) list that I may use as a personal redlink reference page. By no means are they necessarily recommended; there is a lot of shit in there too.
2010
- Avatar
- World Of Goo
- Steamboy
- Stephen Fry in America
- Firefly
- The Mighty Boosh
- His Dark Materials
- Dr Horrible
- Micmacs — a French film by the same guy as Amelie.
- Ponyo
- Blackadder
- Fawlty Towers
- The Incredibles
- A Very Potter Musical
- I Love You Phillip Morris
- Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee and Abe's Exoddus
- The Simpsons Game
- Le Diner De Cons
- The Moomins (the anime series from the 90s)
- 3D Lemmings
- Primer
- The Usual Suspects
- No One Knows About Persian Cats
- Blade Runner
- QI
- Braid
- The Colour of Magic
- Les Visiteurs
- Family Guy
- Portuguese Irregular Verbs
- Unseen Academicals
- Akira
- Super Karoshi
- Death Note
- Another Gay Movie
- Bangkok Love Story
- Round The Twist
- Strata
- How To Train Your Dragon
- Four Lions
- Labyrinth
- The Big Lebowski
- Brass Eye
- Poltergay
- Eurovision Song Contest
- The Dark Side Of The Sun
- Erasing David
- Cockles And Muscles (Coquillages et crustacés)
- Allo Allo
- American Dad
- Babel
- Nation
- Tropic Thunder
- Kick-Ass
- Zatoichi (the Takeshi Kitano version)
- The Squid And The Whale
- Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix (book and film)
- Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince (book and film)
- Leaving (Partir)
- Smokin Aces
- The Simpsons (series 15)
- Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows (book)
- Tell No One
- Chungking Express
- Skeletons
- To Wong Foo Thanks For Everything Julie Newmar
- Monty Python And The Holy Grail
- Brick
- The Brothers Bloom
- QI (B series)
- The IT Crowd
- Macheads
- Spaced
- Beatrix Potter's The Tale of Mr. Tod
- Toy Story 3
- Primer
- Toy Story 2
- The Incredible Machine
- Poirot Investigates
- The Mighty Boosh
- Inception
- The Secret In Their Eyes
- The Last Hero
- Ashes Of Time
- Avatar
- Life Of Brian
- Give Me Your Hand
- Ponyo
- Hot Fuzz
- The Beat That My Heart Skipped
- Bear Cub
- Cyrano De Bergerac
- The Illusionist
- The Tales Of Beedle The Bard
- Sherlock Holmes
- Lego Star Wars
- Tamara Drewe
- Time Bandits
2008
This year was quite special because I watched one film every day. Or, technically, one film per day, since I was in other countries for significant portions of the year. But here is the full list; it's actually 367 in total, one extra. Enjoy. I must have read books and stuff during this year; I haven't recorded them, however. open/close all folders
January
- The Golden Compass
- The Simpsons Movie
- Matilda
- The Bourne Identity
- Labyrinth
- The Bourne Supremacy
- The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
- The Science Of Sleep
- The 40 Year Old Virgin
- Big Fish
- The Matrix
- The Matrix Reloaded
- Finding Nemo
- The Matrix Revolutions
- The Adventures Of Priscilla Queen Of The Desert
- The Truman Show
- Three Colours Blue
- All About Lily Chou Chou
- Three Colours White
- Three Colours Red
- School Of Rock
- Reservoir Dogs
- He Loves Me He Loves Me Not
- The Motorcycle Diaries
- Russian Ark
- Summer Storm
- Fight Club
- Monty Python And The Holy Grail
- The Brothers Grimm
- Napoleon Dynamite
- Life Of Brian
February
- Barton Fink
- Pulp Fiction
- Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
- And Now For Something Completely Different
- Trainspotting
- Juste Une Question D Amour
- Beautiful Thing
- Sweeney Todd
- Broken Sky
- American Pie
- LIE
- Monty Pythons The Meaning Of Life
- Brokeback Mountain
- The Pink Panther
- Juno
- A Shot in the Dark
- Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory
- Bad Education
- Withnail And I
- A Scanner Darkly
- V For Vendetta
- Nico And Dani (Krampack)
- Memento
- The Lives Of Others
- Fun With Dick And Jane
- 50 First Dates
- Running With Scissors
- Donnie Darko
March
- Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
- Volver
- The Pink Panther Strikes Again
- Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas
- Ma Vraie Vie A Rouen
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
- Moulin Rouge
- Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets
- Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban
- Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire
- Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix
- Another Gay Movie
- Edge Of Seventeen
- Notes On A Scandal
- Revenge of the Pink Panther
- Heima
- Edward Scissorhands
- Mysterious Skin
- Y Tu Mama Tambien
- Amelie
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
- Be Kind Rewind
- Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind
- Still Life
- Shrek
- This Film Is Not Yet Rated
- Le Clan
- Borat
- Elephant
- Nikita
- Subway
- Oceans Eleven
- Shrek 2
April
- Airplane!
- Grande Ecole
- Babel
- The Fifth Element
- Hairspray
- Blades Of Glory
- Spider Man 3
- My Super Ex Girlfriend
- The Last Mimzy
- Evan Almighty
- Jumper
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- Pay It Forward
- CRAZY
- I Heart Huckabees
- Theres Something About Mary
- All About My Mother
- Being John Malkovich
- The Pursuit Of Happyness
- Two Days In Paris
- Saved!
- Happy Go Lucky
- My Own Private Idaho
- The Bourne Ultimatum
- Presque Rien
- Charlie And The Chocolate Factory
- Knocked Up
May
- My Summer Of Love
- Run Lola Run
- The Spiderwick Chronicles
- Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
- The Trip
- Forrest Gump
- Waynes World
- In Bruges
- Boy Culture
- Waynes World 2
- Night At The Museum
- Speed Racer
- Glue
- XXX
- Whale Rider
- Wallace And Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
- Mambo Italiano
- Pride And Prejudice
- DEBS
- Jeffrey
- Hogfather
- The Double Life Of Veronique
- Cockles And Muscles
- Monsters Inc
- Pink Narcissus
- Transamerica
- The Return
- Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull
- Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds
- ET
- Hedwig And The Angry Inch
June
- Aguirre The Wrath Of God
- The Story Of The Weeping Camel
- The Witnesses
- A Mighty Wind
- Touch Of Pink
- The Royal Tenenbaums
- Zatoichi (Takeshi Kitano)
- Mongol
- The Incredibles
- The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou
- Drole De Felix
- My Best Fiend
- A Midsummer Nights Sex Comedy
- Hidden (Caché)
- Time Of The Wolf
- Dogville
- Bananaz
- Spirited Away
- Mancora
- Bill And Teds Excellent Adventure
- Jules Et Jim
- The King Of Ping Pong
- Talk To Her
- Imagine Me And You
- The Animatrix
- Wanted
- Lock Stock And Two Smoking Barrels
- Brazil
- The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian
- Ferris Buellers Day Off
- Priceless
- Bridge To Terabithia
July
- Blow Up
- Clueless
- FAQs
- Flesh (Andy Warhol)
- Mean Girls
- Shallow Hal
- Noi Albinoi
- The Wizard Of Oz
- The Break Up
- Trash (Andy Warhol)
- Bill And Teds Bogus Journey
- Annie Hall
- Tie Me Up Tie Me Down (Pedro Almodovar)
- Code Unknown (Michael Haneke)
- Live Flesh (Pedro Almodovar)
- Luster
- Groundhog Day
- Trail of the Pink Panther
- Snatch
- The Cannonball Run
- Clockwise
- Anchorman
- The History Boys
- Phone Booth
- The Princess And The Warrior
- Jackass Number Two
- Happy Gilmore
- Along Came Polly
- Heat (Andy Warhol)
August
- Pauline At The Beach (Eric Rohmer)
- Epic Movie (aaaaaargh)
- The Nightmare Before Christmas
- Claire's Knee (Eric Rohmer)
- Just Like Heaven
- Dazed And Confused
- Carnival In Flanders
- Bringing Up Baby
- Solaris
- La Regle Du Jeu
- Godzilla (the original)
- The 39 Steps (Alfred Hitchcock)
- Confetti
- One Two Another
- The Constant Gardener
- Billy Elliot
- Braveheart
- Two Thirty Seven
September
- The Bothersome Man
- Paris
- Jean De Florette
- Manon Des Sources
- Spring Summer Autumn Winter And Spring (Kim Ki Duk)
- Liar Liar
- The Wackness
- Casablanca
- L Homme Du Train
- Chocolat
- The Seventh Seal (Ingmar Bergman)
- Mamma Mia!
- Hancock
- Howl's Moving Castle (Studio Ghibli)
- Ben X
- The Wave
- Garden State
- XXY
- Angel A
- Almost Famous
- Sin City
- Wild Strawberries (Ingmar Bergman)
- Grease
- The Breakfast Club
- Osamu Tezukas Metropolis
- Life Is Beautiful
- Citizen Kane
October
- Somers Town
- The Calculus Affair
- Prisoners of the Sun
- Tintin and the Lake of Sharks
- Sweet Sixteen
- The Fountain
- How To Lose Friends And Alienate People
- A Very Long Engagement
- The Blues Brothers
- Twenty One
- Taxi
- Best In Show
- Lilies
- Shaun Of The Dead
- Princess Mononoke
- Martha Meet Frank Daniel And Laurence
- Seachd The Inaccessible Pinnacle
- If
- Broken Flowers
- The Darjeeling Limited
- Get Smart
- I Confess! (Alfred Hitchcock)
- Le Confessional
- Ten Canoes
- Eternal Summer
- Close To Leo
- Seven Samurai
- La Vie De Jesus
- Winter Light
- Fifteen
- Nausicaa Of The Valley Of The Wind
- The Dark Knight
- The Big Lebowski
- The Mask
- Burn After Reading
- Timecode
- Smiles Of A Summer Night (Ingmar Bergman)
- Gosford Park
- Kikis Delivery Service
- A Cock And Bull Story
November
- Twelve Oh Eight East Of Bucharest
- Bowling For Columbine
- Mean Creek
- Where In The World Is Osama Bin Laden
- Fire
- Fanny And Alexander (Ingmar Bergman)
- The Iron Ladies
- Fargo
- Crimes And Misdemeanors
- The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg
- A Complete History Of My Sexual Failures
- Shortbus
- Vertigo
- Through A Glass Darkly (Ingmar Bergman)
- Monsoon Wedding
- Yi Yi
- The Flintstones (the live-action movie)
- Castle In The Sky
- Week End
- High And Low (Akira Kurosawa)
- Stalker (Andrei Tarkovski)
- This Is England
- Kung Fu Panda
- City Of God
- Kontroll
- But Im A Cheerleader
- Beau Travail
- The Edge Of The World
- Porco Rosso
- The Girl From Paris
- Brand Upon The Brain
- Mister Lonely
- Underground
- The Parent Trap
December
- The Lavender Hill Mob
- The Ladykillers (Alec Guinness)
- There Will Be Blood
- Some Like It Hot
- Ten
- Wall E
- Another Gay Sequel
- Sugar
- Breathless
- Kind Hearts And Coronets
- The Hidden Fortress (Akira Kurosawa)
- The Child
- Gohatto
- My Neighbour Totoro
- Lets Talk About The Rain
- The Man In The White Suit
- The Garden
- The Gold Rush
- Pom Poko
- Psycho
- The Muppet Christmas Carol
- Love Actually
- Dogma
- To Get To Heaven First You Have To Die
- La Gloire De Mon Pere
- Twelve Angry Men
- Rain Man
- Hallam Fooe
- Planet Of The Apes (2001)
- One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest
- Starter For 10
- Blind Chance
- Planet Of The Apes (1968)
- The End Of Summer
2009
- Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
- Paris Je T Aime
- Lost in Translation
- Doom House
- The Edukators
- Tales From Earthsea
- Trainspotting
- The Jungle Book
- Dr Strangelove
- Paranoid Park
- Finding Nemo
- Time To Leave
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (the TV series)
- Slumdog Millionaire
- The Lord of the Rings (the whole trilogy)
- Milk
- The Dreamers
- Withnail And I
- House Of Flying Daggers
- All About Lily Chou Chou
- Barry Lyndon
- Love Valour Compassion
- The Cat Returns
- Persepolis
- Trigger Happy TV
- Blackadder Goes Forth
- My Life As A Dog
- In The Loop
- Rashomon
- In The Mood For Love
- QI
- Im A Cyborg But Thats OK
- Eurovision
- The Bourne Identity
- Star Trek XI
- Lock Stock And Two Smoking Barrels
- Were The World Mine
- Che Part Two
- The Princess Bride
- Amelie
- Gypsy 83
- Zombie Strippers!
- The Thick Of It
- The Adventures Of Prince Achmed
- Bruno
- In Bruges
- Tenacious D In The Pick Of Destiny
- Oceans Thirteen
- Ali G Indahouse
- Soul Men
- Sicko
- The Simpsons Movie
- Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince
- Monty Python And The Holy Grail
- Private Parts
- Norbit
- Guest House Paradiso
- Religulous
- Cheech And Chong
- A Series Of Unfortunate Events
- Meet the Spartans (why!?)
- Beautiful Thing
- The Incredibles
- The Prestige
- Elephant
- Doomsday
- The Bourne Supremacy
- A Comedy Of Power
- Fight Club
- The Rocky Horror Picture Show
- Trick
- District 9
- Eleven Men Out
- The Curiosity Of Chance
- The Cave Of The Yellow Dog
- Brick
- Ice Age 3D
- Minority Report
- Garcon Stupide
- The IT Crowd
- Fanny And Alexander
- Ghostbusters (1 & 2)
- Two Thousand One A Space Odyssey
- The Godfather
- The Fifth Element
- The Mighty Boosh
- Toy Story 3D
- Run Lola Run
- The Full Monty
- The Terminal
- Serenity
- Malcolm In The Middle
- The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus
- Pulp Fiction
- Up
- Mary Poppins
- Futurama
- Mean Girls
- Green Wing
- Where the Wild Things Are
- Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown (Pedro Almodovar)
- American Dad
