Does Not Illustrate: Hollywood Acid

The trope Hollywood Acid is about how acid in films and video games dissolves everything except for skeletons and the glass jar containing it. That means that the current illustration, of a real-life 'corrosive liquids' tag, is Not An Example and should be pulled.

I suggest this image◊ as a replacement, it indeed shows an acid pool from a video game that has dissolved a creature down to a bare skeleton.

I think the suggestion looks like not very pleasant water. As it also looks like some kind of torture cell, the skeleton doesn't say much about it being acid either. Especially as it's partially above the acid.

edited 13th Oct '13 1:19:34 PM by AnotherDuck

I can't see a creature there.

He's talking about the skeleton in the bottom right corner. Good example, but waaaay too indistinct. Something from the Alien movies or comics would be good if we can find a good still pic or panel.

Looking green and bubbly is also a prominent characteristic of Hollywood Acid.

It doesn't look bubbly to me, though.

That comment was not meant as support of the OP; it gave an incomplete description of the trope, and I was adding that consideration to it.

Here are a few suggestions: [1]◊ [2]◊ [3]◊

Some other MK images: [4]◊ [5]◊

edited 13th Oct '13 4:36:35 PM by rodneyAnonymous

I kinda like the hole in the floor. While you don't see the acid as much, the effect is very clear.

Agreed.

7.1 is possibly OK, as is 7.2. 7.3 looks more like a chemistry lab experiment, 7.4 like - what? - and 7.5 more like a spit-based weapon.

7.4 and 7.5 are a spit-based weapon... Reptile spits acid.

I like 7.2 but the caption would have to do some hand-holding which isn't a plus.