| Random objects explode | Unnecessary slow-mo | Cop close to retirement | Digital clock on bomb | Good guy sustains lots of injuries and survives |
| Hacks into Government files | Someone has an eye patch | Someone in a Ventilation Duct | Kidnapped relative | Guns that don't need reloading |
| Mis-matched partners | Helicopter. | ACTION MOVIE CLICHE BINGO (free square) | Car that doesn't start on first try | Gang formed of only ethnic minorities |
| Nosy Journalist | Good guy is missed by hundreds of bullets | Good guy beats up group of baddies one at a time | Cop threatened with suspension | Survives big fall without parachute |
| Villain has a Goatee | Bad guy is English | Fruit cart is knocked over | Cop eating donuts | Vietnam veteran |