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