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