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