Action movies in the PH

           Being a 90’s kid I grew up with some of the most “awesome” action movies that the Philippine cinema has to offer. :p

Here are some of the most noticeably clichés in Philippine action movies, funny clichés.

*The single unarmed leading man will always be tougher and stronger than a group of armed villains.

*The "final battle" will always occur in some sort of abandoned warehouse.

*The leading man should have his wife/kid/brother/random friend or family member killed/imprisoned or injured early in the movie to justify his rage and all throughout the film.

* The enemy leader is either another tough actor that can almost switch roles with the leading man or an elderly actor playing a rich politician and/or business man.

* No matter how rich the enemy group is, they always ride in old, beat down cars. But the very poor leading man can afford a very decent owner-type jeep or even a car. (This one is my favourite)

* Cops will always come at the end of the gunfight or fist fight between the leading man and enemy leader. All the cops will do is arrest the villains.

*Even if there is a group of heroes walking amongst the enemies when the cops come, the police will know exactly who to arrest without any help from anyone.


*Enemy guns have an angled barrel pointed to the ground, even the high-powered ones. Majority of their shots will hit the ground around the leading man. While the leading man's gun, no matter how low-calibre, small or cheap-looking it is, seemed to have heat-seeking bullets that always hit the enemies.

*All enemy henchmen are inutil.

*No matter how old or old-looking the protagonist is, he will have the hottest leading lady. That is even if their physical features and age gap are enough to consider them father-and-daughter in real life.


*Before the "final battle," the villain and the leading man will say more lines of threat, storytelling, anger and pain in a few minutes than normal people do in a lifetime. They will choose to do this even if they have their guns pointed at each other's heads.

*Women will always use a gun of a fallen henchmen or a stick of 2 by 2 always conveniently placed beside her when she needs one, no matter where she is.

*The Titles are somewhat tacky.

This list is from personal experience and some are gathered from the net. Nonetheless, Funny clichés in the Philippine action movies are funny; even to the point that there is a certain comedic formula in an action film. Come to think of it, I miss Philippine action movies.