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