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