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