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Top Ten Things I Learned from Action Movies

November 5th, 2007 at 3:22 am by marvin ·

1. If you’re the best agent/officer/sharp shooter when you try to retire from active duty to train others, you will get your best/favorite student killed. Thereby, pulling you back into active duty.

2. If you want to be perceived as the good guy make sure to have the loudest gun.

3. The tide often turns for the better right after your boss tells you to turn in your badge and your gun.

4. In a battle make sure to be on the side that is outnumbered.

5. Maintaining your thirst for revenge will often guarantee your survival.

6. Running will often enable you to dodge anything from a landslide, explosion, alien death ray or a hail of bullets.

7. You will be undetectable and virtually invisible hiding behind a potted plant, wooden door or hanging from the ceiling.

8. The best way to sneak through a high tech security alarm system is through the air ducts.

9. When planning to rescue loved ones in a hostage situation remember the bigger the explosion the greater your chances of success.

10. No matter how much you beat up, shoot, stab or drown the bad guy he won’t be defeated until you say a witty one-liner.

So, that’s it. The Top Ten Things I’ve learned from Action Movies. Anything to add?


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Tags: Humor · Movies

3 responses so far ↓

  • 1 Claire // Nov 5, 2007 at 1:23 pm

    #10 on the list was really funny!

  • 2 Rick Recklessly // Nov 6, 2007 at 12:06 pm

    How about: It doesn’t matter who you knock out to steal a disguise. They can be bigger, smaller, thinner or fatter, their uniform will fit you perfectly.

  • 3 marvin // Nov 6, 2007 at 9:27 pm

    That’s a good one!

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