| Cop close to retirement | Good guy sustains lots of injuries and survives | Kidnapped relative | Ethnic minority sidekick | Random objects explode |
| Car that doesn't start on first try | Unnecessary slow-mo | Good guy beats up group of baddies one at a time | Villain has a Goatee | Gun out of bullets |
| Hacks into Government files | Digital clock on bomb | ACTION MOVIE CLICHE BINGO (free square) | Someone in a Ventilation Duct | Someone declares themselves "too old for this" |
| Good guy is missed by hundreds of bullets | Person slides under closing door | Someone has an eye patch | Nosy Journalist | Annoying character becomes hero |
| Mis-matched partners | Hero has sex at inappropriate time | Bad guy is English | Runs up/down stairs | Hero kicks down a door |