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