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