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