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