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Evil Laugh Offscreen Teleportation Big Bad Retcon Bloodless Carnage Chekhov's Gun Insistent Terminology Politically Incorrect Villain Roaring Rampage of Revenge The Dreaded Bavarian Fire Drill Interrupted Suicide Manchild Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas Pet the Dog Becoming the Mask Mad Scientist Madness Mantra Laser-Guided Karma Off with His Head! Serial Killer Every Car Is a Pinto Honor Before Reason Christmas Movies Index Half the Man He Used to Be Failed a Spot Check Handicapped Badass Mama Bear Bolivian Army Ending Accidental Misnaming Not So Different The Great Depression Well-Intentioned Extremist Ghost Fiction Market-Based Title BFG A Father to His Men Ambiguous Ending Animal Title Index Anguished Declaration of Love Sir Not-Appearing-in-This-Trailer Epic Fail Accidental Murder Nothing Is Scarier Rewatch Bonus Leitmotif Bare Your Midriff Due to the Dead O.O.C. 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Would Hurt a Child I Have Your Wife Re-Cut Non-Indicative Name Dramatic Irony Leaning on the Fourth Wall Historical Villain Upgrade Outrun the Fireball Fanservice Fourth Date Marriage My Greatest Failure The Musical Arc Words The '60s Pragmatic Villainy Gilligan Cut The X of Y Black Comedy For the Evulz Whole Plot Reference The Atoner Bring My Brown Pants An Axe to Grind Bloodier and Gorier Abusive Parents Black and Gray Morality Aww, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other Bond One-Liner No OSHA Compliance Death Glare You Killed My Father Idiot Ball Rape as Drama Fire-Forged Friends The Mafia Badass in a Nice Suit The Vamp Kick the Dog My God, What Have I Done? Coming-of-Age Story Tagline The Sociopath Meaningful Background Event Artistic License – Gun Safety The Stoner Shut Up, Hannibal! The Un-Favourite aka: The Un Favorite Maybe Ever After Chuck Cunningham Syndrome Costume Porn Big-Bad Ensemble Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane Villain Ball Dropped a Bridge on Him Documentary The Brute The '90s Author Appeal Race Against the Clock Vitriolic Best Buds Rasputinian Death A God Am I Credits Gag Neck Snap Dark Is Not Evil Dogged Nice Guy Cool Old Guy Five-Man Band Retired Badass Faking the Dead Fatal Flaw Horror Films Reality Is Unrealistic Shell-Shocked Veteran Screw This, I'm Outta Here! 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