Shitcase Cinema is a comical look on most of the well-known and obscure movies reviewed by two British guys named John and Bruce, who is supposedly a professor, yet John constantly beats on him. Also, he also loves mustaches.
Tropes for the show:
- Aborted Arc: The first two seasons featured a semblance of a storyline (Back to the Future style).
- All Men Are Perverts: Cracks wise at the spandex jumpsuits Arnold Schwarzenegger and company wear in The Running Man. Then a female character puts one on and he says "I take back what is said, I've grown to like them now".
- Angrish: On rare occasions, whenever a film has been unusually annoying and offensive.
- Catchphrase:
- "This is mental" or any variation of the word "mental."
- Most characters will be referred to as "Goons".
- Caustic Critic: Averted. The reviews are mostly Played for Laughs. In fact, John always seems more amused than angry at how bad the films he usually reviews are.
- Cool Shades: The main man cuts his hair very short and constantly wears sunglasses.
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Cult Classic: [John has reviewed some of them both good and bad. In fact they take up over half the show. Some that he's reviewed are The Exorcist, In the Mouth of Madness, Big Trouble in Little China, Prince of Darkness, The Thing (1982), Jason and the Argonauts, Troll 2, Dead Alive, Bad Taste, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, Plan 9 from Outer Space, Face/Off, Silver Bullet, Manos: The Hands of Fate, Universal Soldier and Evil Dead 2. - A Day in the Limelight: Professor Bruce got his when he reviewed The Star Wars Holiday Special in the fourth season. Maggot Man got the same with his review of The Incredible Hulk (2008).
- The '80s: John sure loves watching those 80's flicks.
- Fanboy:
- John is this for Elvis Presley, The Beatles,Richard Harrison, Zardoz and So Bad, It's Good films in general.
- He's also got a soft spot for another John (Carpenter). So far he's reviewed In the Mouth of Madness, Big Trouble in Little China, Prince of Darkness, The Thing (1982), Village of the Damned (1995), and Ghosts of Mars.
- John is this for Elvis Presley, The Beatles,Richard Harrison, Zardoz and
- Four-Point Scale:
- Averted. John obviously doesn't take most of his ratings seriously, leading to scores of 0.1/10 or lower.
- He will be more methodical about movies he really enjoys, though.
- He-Man Woman Hater: John, although it's Played for Laughs.
- Mad Scientist: Comes complete in universe with a fuzzy green afro and a funny accent. Alternately named "Wacky Scientist" or, referencing the director of Bachelor Party In The Bungalow of the Damned, "Brian Thompson". Also turns up in several reviewed movies like in Death Machine' and Curse of the Swamp Creature.''
- It Makes Sense in Context: Everything makes absolutely perfect crystal clear sense next to Zardoz!
- Older Than They Think: In his review for Broken Arrow 1996 how the "Howie scream" supposedly named for it's first appearance in this film, actually appeared in films before Broken Arrow 1996.
- Out of Focus: Professor Bruce's appearances have been less frequent since the third season. On the other hand, many more of John's friends have shared the limelight.
- Sequelitis: Played straight for RoboCop 3, A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge, Conan the Destroyer, Universal Soldier: The Return, etc. Averted with the Camp Blood sequels, the first one was bad and it just keeps getting worse from there.
