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