| Ethnic minority sidekick | Good guy beats up group of baddies one at a time | Villain has a Goatee | Nosy Journalist | Digital clock on bomb |
| Someone in a Ventilation Duct | Vietnam veteran | Survives big fall without parachute | Cop eating donuts | Cop close to retirement |
| Unnecessary slow-mo | Hacks into Government files | ACTION MOVIE CLICHE BINGO (free square) | Bad guy is German | Guns that don't need reloading |
| Mis-matched partners | Government official turns out to be evil | Fruit cart is knocked over | Bad guy explains his plan in detail to hero | Random objects explode |
| Someone has an eye patch | Good guy sustains lots of injuries and survives | Gun out of bullets | Good guy realizes he loves ex-wife | Someone declares themselves "too old for this" |