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