Tropescilloscope: Adaptation Name Change
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Loophole Abuse
The Chick
Adaptation Dye-Job
Monumental Damage
Beauty Is Never Tarnished
Logo Joke
Sliding Scale of Idealism vs. Cynicism
Happily Married
Broken Aesop
A Father to His Men
Biopic
Smug Snake
Sir Not-Appearing-in-This-Trailer
Victoria's Secret Compartment
Babies Ever After
Needs Wiki Magic Love
Rule of Cool
Bottomless Magazines
Roger Ebert: Great Movies List
Outrun the Fireball
Annoying Younger Sibling
Abusive Parents
Poor Communication Kills
Bi the Way
Card-Carrying Villain
Deliberately Monochrome
Yandere
True Companions
Vacation Films
The Casanova
Due to the Dead
Small Name, Big Ego
All There in the Script
Canadian Movies
Not So Stoic
Character Development
Psychological Thriller
Sacrificial Lion
Time Skip
A Date with Rosie Palms
Parental Incest
B-Movie
Disney Villain Death
Video Credits
Adults Are Useless
Match Cut
Black and Gray Morality
Zombie Stories
Toilet Humour
aka: Toilet Humor
Calling the Old Man Out
Men Are the Expendable Gender
Fake Shemp
The Hero Dies
Laser-Guided Karma
Cat Scare
Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas
Funny Background Event
Red Herring
Ripped from the Headlines
Television Movie Index
Heroic Sacrifice
No Celebrities Were Harmed
Casting Gag
Love at First Sight
Evil Plan
Badass in a Nice Suit
Pre-Mortem One-Liner
Throwing Your Sword Always Works
Stock Footage
Eiffel Tower Effect
Hollywood Law
Leave the Camera Running
She's Got Legs
Say My Name
The Alcoholic
Not So Different
Thriller
"Where Are They Now?" Epilogue
Evil Sounds Deep
Ambiguous Ending
Badass Grandpa
Would Hurt a Child
Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?
Improvised Weapon
Cold-Blooded Torture
Ugly Guy, Hot Wife
Manly Tears
Blatant Lies
Off with His Head!
Not Quite Dead
Evil-Detecting Dog
Fun with Acronyms
Parental Abandonment
Costume Porn
Sassy Black Woman
Mama Bear
Italian Films
Japanese Films
Refuge in Audacity
Knight Templar
Left the Background Music On
Brick Joke
Index of Film Westerns
Rule of Three
Undying Loyalty
Sealed Evil in a Can
Everyone Has Standards
The Musical
Mexican Standoff
Leaning on the Fourth Wall
Foil
Adorkable
Sequel Hook
Mad Scientist
Vampire Fiction
FaceHeel Turn
The Dragon
Award-Bait Song
Romantic Comedy
Insane Troll Logic
Gone Horribly Right
Adaptational Badass
Re-Cut
Historical In-Joke
Kids Are Cruel
In Name Only
Stuff Blowing Up
Easily Forgiven
Storming the Castle
War Is Hell
Age Lift
Heel Realization
Took a Level in Jerkass
Big "NO!"
As the Good Book Says...
Major Injury Underreaction
From Nobody to Nightmare
Groin Attack
Slasher Movie
Alas, Poor Villain
Authority Equals Asskicking
Killed Mid-Sentence
Mr. Exposition
Rasputinian Death
Fainting
Mystery and Detective Films
Better to Die than Be Killed
Adaptation Expansion
Pay Evil unto Evil
Bullying a Dragon
Historical-Domain Character
The Chessmaster
Real Life
Only in It for the Money
Manchild
Instant Death Bullet
No Ending
Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold
Air-Vent Passageway
Drowning My Sorrows
Noodle Incident
Crazy Jealous Guy
For Want of a Nail
It Will Never Catch On
Overprotective Dad
Protagonist Title
Bad "Bad Acting"
Every Car Is a Pinto
Villain Ball
Contrived Coincidence
Wham Shot
Vomit Indiscretion Shot
Precision F-Strike
Chekhov's Gun
Dumb Blonde
Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds
The Load
Shoot the Shaggy Dog
Roaring Rampage of Revenge
Freeze-Frame Bonus
Body Horror
More Dakka
Alpha Bitch
Wham Line
Bittersweet Ending
Meaningful Name
Mugging the Monster
Big Brother Instinct
Deconstruction
Dwindling Party
Shipper on Deck
Documentary
Retired Badass
It Can Think
Evil Laugh
Continuity Nod
Chekhov's Skill
Worthy Opponent
Adaptational Heroism
Deliberate Values Dissonance
Hidden Depths
Ambiguously Gay
Peek-a-Boo Corpse
Sci-Fi Horror
Belligerent Sexual Tension
Fantasy Films
"Awesome McCool" Name
An Aesop
Interrupted Suicide
Pimped-Out Dress
Our Vampires Are Different
Villain Opening Scene
Cool Shades
Cloudcuckoolander
Scenery Porn
It's All About Me
20 Minutes into the Future
Gainax Ending
Action Girl
Enemy Mine
Military and Warfare Films
Corrupt Corporate Executive
Dramatic Irony
Plot Hole
N-Word Privileges
Punctuated! For! Emphasis!
Nice Hat
Star-Crossed Lovers
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Woman in White
Plucky Comic Relief
Getting Crap Past the Radar
Freudian Excuse
Deal with the Devil
Badass Boast
Darkest Hour
The Un-Favourite
aka: The Un Favorite
Flashback
Extreme Doormat
The Smart Guy
Twist Ending
A.I. Is a Crapshoot
Black Comedy
Becoming the Mask
The '60s
The Cameo
Your Head A-Splode
Non-Indicative Name
I Did What I Had to Do
Fiery Redhead
Horror Comedy
Not So Above It All
Soft Glass
Dies Wide Open
Bury Your Gays
Oh, Crap!
Bowdlerise
Ragtag Bunch of Misfits
Destination Defenestration
Artistic License Geography
Married to the Job
Beard of Evil
Mooks
Ship Tease
Anachronic Order
Stepford Smiler
Dramedy
Spell My Name with an "S"
Disproportionate Retribution
Black Comedy Rape
Heroic BSoD
"The Reason You Suck" Speech
Wretched Hive
Gratuitous English
Bald of Evil
Heroes Want Redheads
Motor Mouth
Artistic License Military
Chase Scene
British Films
The Alleged Car
A Minor Kidroduction
Advertised Extra
Recycled IN SPACE!
Based on a True Story
Man on Fire
Armor-Piercing Question
Black Best Friend
Half the Man He Used to Be
Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!
Adaptational Villainy
Adapted Out
Colour-Coded for Your Convenience
aka: Color Coded For Your Convenience
Chewing the Scenery
Friend to All Children
Kick the Dog
Fourth Date Marriage
Dressing as the Enemy
Blonde, Brunette, Redhead
Corpsing
Artistic License Biology
Obviously Evil
Determinator
aka: The Determinator
The Great Depression
Defiant to the End
Only One Name
The Ace
Fatal Flaw
The Un-Reveal
Serious Business
Call-Back
Dark Is Not Evil
Token Minority
Super Strength
Anti-Hero
Genre Savvy
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Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy
Gory Discretion Shot
Broken Pedestal
And I Must Scream
Lock and Load Montage
Reckless Gun Usage
Blood from the Mouth
Lighter and Softer
Dirty Cop
Country Matters
Camp Gay
Cassandra Truth
The Dreaded
Never My Fault
Bad Boss
Informed Ability
Pragmatic Villainy
And Starring
Failed a Spot Check
Idiot Ball
Tap on the Head
Morality Pet
Dropped a Bridge on Him
Unwitting Instigator of Doom
Even Evil Has Loved Ones
Pet the Dog
Dull Surprise
Big Bad
Beware the Nice Ones
An Axe to Grind
The Oner
Sinister Minister
Canon Foreigner
Here We Go Again!
Riddle for the Ages
Artistic License Law
Hair-Trigger Temper
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero!
The Smurfette Principle
Pretty in Mink
Cruel and Unusual Death
Fire-Forged Friends
Knife Nut
Serial Killer
Jerk with a Heart of Gold
You Have Outlived Your Usefulness
Creator Cameo
Jerkass
Disappeared Dad
Depraved Bisexual
Author Appeal
Affectionate Parody
Four-Temperament Ensemble
Screw the Money, I Have Rules!
Russian Films
The Bad Guy Wins
Not What It Looks Like
Does This Remind You of Anything?
BFG
The Place
Curse Cut Short
My God, What Have I Done?
Slashed Throat
Insult Backfire
Rule of Symbolism
Chiaroscuro
Dark Reprise
The X of Y
Shower Scene
Cain and Abel
Faking the Dead
Fingore
Aww, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other
Ominous Latin Chanting
Alliterative Name
Badass Bookworm
Sudden Sequel Death Syndrome
Driven to Suicide
Silence Is Golden
Bring My Brown Pants
Setting Update
The Cavalry
Take That!
The Faceless
My Greatest Failure
Gorn
One Steve Limit
Celebrity Paradox
Children Are Innocent
Reality Is Unrealistic
One-Man Army
Mind Screw
Translation Convention
Blackmail
Pre-Asskicking One-Liner
Black Dude Dies First
Ass Shove
Names to Run Away from Really Fast
Berserk Button
HeelFace Turn
MacGuffin
Mood Whiplash
Properly Paranoid
Market-Based Title
Taking the Bullet
Jitter Cam
Your Cheating Heart
Stylistic Suck
Anachronism Stew
Dogged Nice Guy
Frame-Up
Shut Up, Hannibal!
Moment Killer
In the Back
Villain with Good Publicity
Ungrateful Bastard
The Quiet One
Downer Ending
Scary Black Man
The '90s
Adult Fear
Affably Evil
Narrator
Attempted Rape
Covers Always Lie
One-Word Title
Horror Films
Drill Sergeant Nasty
Kick the Son of a Bitch
Psychopathic Manchild
Fatal Family Photo
Bloody Hilarious
Meaningful Echo
Action Survivor
Have a Gay Old Time
Eagleland
Betty and Veronica
Too Dumb to Live
She Cleans Up Nicely
And the Adventure Continues
Creative Closing Credits
Mythology Gag
Nice Guy
Silent Movie
Redemption Equals Death
Ax-Crazy
Drives Like Crazy
Action Prologue
Meet Cute
Irony
Awesome, but Impractical
Agony of the Feet
No-Sell
Department of Redundancy Department
Cool Old Guy
Totally Radical
Suddenly SHOUTING!
Kill It with Fire
The Big Guy
Death by Irony
Straight Gay
Stealth Hi/Bye
What Happened to the Mouse?
Be Careful What You Wish For
Manipulative Bastard
Pragmatic Adaptation
"Well Done, Son!" Guy
The Mafia
Rewatch Bonus
Slasher Smile
The Ditz
Fish out of Water
In Medias Res
Darker and Edgier
The Stoic
Once More, with Clarity!
Back from the Dead
Film Noir Index
The Bully
Facial Horror
Fantastic Racism
Earn Your Happy Ending
Dirty Old Man
Bolivian Army Ending
Red Oni, Blue Oni
Does Not Like Shoes
Death Seeker
Disney Death
Antagonist Title
Big Damn Heroes
Homage
Show Within a Show
Crapsack World
I Have Your Wife
Large Ham
Shown Their Work
Five-Man Band
Early-Bird Cameo
Anguished Declaration of Love
Gold Digger
Madness Mantra
Death of a Child
Batman Gambit
Obfuscating Stupidity
Decoy Protagonist
Evil Counterpart
What the Hell, Hero?
Psycho for Hire
Eureka Moment
Manic Pixie Dream Girl
Cool Car
Intergenerational Friendship
Humiliation Conga
Line-of-Sight Name
Deadpan Snarker
Good Is Not Nice
Unusual Euphemism
Visual Pun
O.O.C. Is Serious Business
Last-Name Basis
Taking You with Me
No OSHA Compliance
Word of God
Not Even Bothering with the Accent
Sequel Escalation
I Want My Beloved to Be Happy
Demonic Possession
Amusing Injuries
Break the Cutie
Martial Arts Movie
Red Eyes, Take Warning
Book-Ends
Daylight Horror
Smoking Is Cool
Developing Doomed Characters
Reasonable Authority Figure
Fat Bastard
Foregone Conclusion
Big-Bad Ensemble
The Power of Love
Punny Name
Intrepid Reporter
Unusually Uninteresting Sight
Cat Fight
Rousing Speech
Anyone Can Die
It's Personal
Woman Scorned
Brainless Beauty
I Just Shot Marvin in the Face
Epic Fail
Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass
Shout-Out
Grey and Gray Morality
French Films
Wicked Cultured
Blood Knight
Self-Deprecation
Older Than They Look
Unreliable Narrator
Improbable Weapon User
Cool Guns
Male Gaze
Gender Flip
Unspoken Plan Guarantee
Expository Hairstyle Change
Meaningful Background Event
Police Brutality
Danny Peary Cult Movies List
Only Known by Their Nickname
Those Two Guys
Captain Obvious
Horror Doesn't Settle for Simple Tuesday
Police are Useless
Villainous Breakdown
The '50s
Catch-Phrase
Redshirt Army
Girl-on-Girl Is Hot
Those Wacky Nazis
Ms. Fanservice
Together in Death
Really Gets Around
Asshole Victim
Random Events Plot
Soundtrack Dissonance
Made of Iron
Cool Old Lady
Dutch Angle
The '80s
Improbable Infant Survival
aka: Infant Immortality
Framing Device
Dark and Troubled Past
La Résistance
Didn't Think This Through
Drugs Are Bad
Aluminum Christmas Trees
Historical Villain Upgrade
Retirony
Dirty Coward
The Lost Lenore
Adaptational Attractiveness
Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane
Maybe Ever After
Big Eater
Crucified Hero Shot
Hero of Another Story
Unresolved Sexual Tension
Scare Chord
Broken Bird
Product Placement
Mr. Fanservice
Stalker with a Crush
World of Ham
Scenery Gorn
Jump Scare
Pretty Little Headshots
Bitch in Sheep's Clothing
Death by Sex
Closed Circle
Let's Get Dangerous!
Neck Snap
Never Found the Body
Sexy Discretion Shot
Pun
aka: Incredibly Lame Pun
Comically Missing the Point
Femme Fatale
Even Evil Has Standards
Important Haircut
Science Fiction Films
Double-Meaning Title
Badass Normal
Vitriolic Best Buds
All for Nothing
Make It Look Like an Accident
All Just a Dream
Our Zombies Are Different
Evil Cannot Comprehend Good
Hypocritical Humor
Up to Eleven
Very Loosely Based on a True Story
Toplessness from the Back
Ambiguous Disorder
Shirtless Scene
Hollywood Darkness
Tempting Fate
Action Film, Quiet Drama Scene
Big Fancy House
Kubrick Stare
Catapult Nightmare
An Arm and a Leg
Actually Pretty Funny
Famous Last Words
Aside Glance
Badass Longcoat
Artistic License Physics
Same Language Dub
Posthumous Character
Playing Gertrude
Naked People Are Funny
Hope Spot
Never Trust a Trailer
aka: Trailers Always Lie
Dark Action Girl
Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking
Off-into-the-Distance Ending
Grievous Bottley Harm
Gilligan Cut
No-Holds-Barred Beatdown
Almost Kiss
Death by Adaptation
The Film of the Book
Coming-of-Age Story
As You Know
Love Triangle
Never Trust a Trailer
Fanservice Extra
Loads and Loads of Characters
Arranged Marriage
Guns Akimbo
Hate Sink
Dual Wielding
Author Avatar
I'm a Humanitarian
Get Out!
Those Two Bad Guys
Insistent Terminology
Brutal Honesty
Sole Survivor
As Long as It Sounds Foreign
No Name Given
Green-Eyed Monster
Wrong Genre Savvy
Bound and Gagged
Imagine Spot
Offscreen Moment of Awesome
Suspiciously Similar Substitute
Domestic Abuse
Expy
Hooker with a Heart of Gold
Screw This, I'm Outta Here!
Cluster F-Bomb
Bond One-Liner
Curb-Stomp Battle
Sir Swears-a-Lot
Conspicuous CG
Hero Antagonist
The Vamp
Exact Words
The Reveal
The Starscream
Race Against the Clock
Tranquil Fury
Ironic Echo
Overly Long Gag
Abhorrent Admirer
Car Fu
Animated Credits Opening
Deus ex Machina
Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil
The Hero
Bavarian Fire Drill
Dying Moment of Awesome
Historical Hero Upgrade
Spiteful Spit
Impaled with Extreme Prejudice
Animal Motifs
What You Are in the Dark
Not Using the "Z" Word
All There in the Manual
Running Gag
Camera Abuse
Extremely Short Timespan
Captain Ersatz
The Stoner
After the End
Vomit Discretion Shot
Race Lift
Handicapped Badass
Bloodier and Gorier
Genre Throwback
The Lancer
Bar Brawl
Accidental Murder
Would Hit a Girl
Revenge
Dissonant Serenity
Rated M for Manly
timeperiod
Adaptation Distillation
Immune to Bullets
Sadistic Choice
'80s Hair
My Beloved Smother
Made of Explodium
Karma Houdini
Bare Your Midriff
Henpecked Husband
From Bad to Worse
Real Life Writes the Plot
There Is No Kill Like Overkill
Title Drop
Malevolent Masked Men
The Sociopath
The Atoner
Fan Disservice
Mistaken for Gay
Artistic License History
Determinator
Nothing Is Scarier
Only a Flesh Wound
Did Not Get the Girl
Disguised in Drag
Credits Gag
Trailers Always Spoil
Hell Is That Noise
Reality Has No Subtitles
Anti-Villain
Call-Forward
Accidental Misnaming
Daddy's Girl
Recap /
RiffTrax
aka: Riff Trax Movies
Fanservice
Wounded Gazelle Gambit
Works Set in World War II
Bond Villain Stupidity
Truth in Television
Laughing Mad
No Antagonist
As Himself
Epic Movie
The Remake
Room Full of Crazy
German Films
Face Death with Dignity
Music Stories
Superhero
Eldritch Abomination
Breaking the Fourth Wall
Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
Boom, Headshot!
Karmic Death
The Mole
You Have Failed Me
Romantic False Lead
Retcon
Establishing Character Moment
Early Installment Weirdness
Screw the Rules, I Have Money!
Light Is Not Good
Offscreen Teleportation
Papa Wolf
Eyepatch of Power
Bilingual Bonus
Demoted to Extra
Animal Title Index
Faux Affably Evil
The '70s
Funny Foreigner
I Need a Freaking Drink
Final Girl
Flipping the Bird
This Is Gonna Suck
Sports Stories
Beta Couple
Rape as Drama
You Killed My Father
Stealth Pun
Spiritual Successor
Film Series
Parental Substitute
Bait-and-Switch
All Men Are Perverts
Pyrrhic Victory
Neck Lift
Mercy Kill
Double Entendre
Chekhov's Gunman
The Stinger
Only Sane Man
Evil Brit
Missing Mom
Eye Scream
Big Applesauce
Fate Worse than Death
Ghost Fiction
Diabolus ex Machina
The Ghost
Amoral Attorney
Novelization
Arch-Enemy
Break the Haughty
Bland-Name Product
Apocalypse How
The Dog Bites Back
Death Glare
Australian Movies
Central Theme
Nice Job Fixing It, Villain!
Christmas Movies Index
Genre Shift
Villain Song
Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique
Film Noir
Hypocrite
Dramatic Gun Cock
Took a Level in Badass
Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping
Adaptation Name Change
Evil vs. Evil
Skewed Priorities
MayDecember Romance
Tagline
Evil Is Hammy
Training Montage
Arc Words
You Have Got to Be Kidding Me!
Honor Before Reason
Implacable Man
Despair Event Horizon
Guile Hero
Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?
The Brute
Crazy-Prepared
Paper-Thin Disguise
Suspiciously Specific Denial
Cowboy Cop
Actor Allusion
Put on a Bus
Shell-Shocked Veteran
Greater-Scope Villain
Rich Bitch
Butt-Monkey
Red Right Hand
Rule of Funny
Mighty Whitey
Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"
Obstructive Bureaucrat
Parental Neglect
Combat Pragmatist
NO INDOOR VOICE
All Girls Want Bad Boys
Improbable Aiming Skills
Foreshadowing
Distracted by the Sexy
Creepy Child
Jerk Jock
A God Am I
Artistic License Gun Safety
How We Got Here
Villain Protagonist
"Shaggy Dog" Story
He Who Fights Monsters
Heterosexual Life-Partners
Mundane Made Awesome
Spanner in the Works
For the Evulz
Empathic Environment
Lampshade Hanging
Whole Plot Reference
BrotherSister Incest
Reality Ensues
Evil Is Petty
Humans Are Bastards
Public Domain Feature Films
He Knows Too Much
Exactly What It Says on the Tin
Hoist by His Own Petard
Slap-Slap-Kiss
Defrosting Ice Queen
Punch-Clock Villain
Naïve Newcomer
Kill 'em All
Take a Third Option
Action Genre
Sanity Slippage
Well-Intentioned Extremist
Red Shirt
Bloodless Carnage
Leitmotif
Auto Erotica
Big Bad Duumvirate
Hong Kong Films
Bunny-Ears Lawyer
The End... Or Is It?
Spared by the Adaptation
Jerkass Has a Point
Male Frontal Nudity
Ascended Extra
Composite Character
The Voiceless
Damsel in Distress
Politically Incorrect Villain