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