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