Found this list in Goldman's "Which Lie Did I Tell)
Things we would never know without the movies: It is aslways possible to park opposite the building you are visiting, When you pay for a taxi don't look at your wallet as you take out abill just grab one @ random and hand it over it will always be the exact fare. Television new bulletins usually containa story that affects you personally@ the precise moments its aired.
IT IS NOT NECCESSARY TO SAY HELLO/GOODBEYE WHEN BEGINNING OR ENDING A TELEPHONE COVERSATION
Any lock can be picked with credit card/paperclip/hairpin in seconds unless its the door to a burning building with a child inside. All bombs are fitted with electronice timeline devices with large red readouts so you know exactly when theyare going to go off. The ventilating system of any buildingis the perfect hiding place no one will ever think of finding you inand you can travle undetected to any other parts of the buiilding. Should you want to pass yourself off as a German officer, it will not be neccessary to speak the language- a German accent will do. and: You can always find a chainsaw whenyou need it.
BUT he explains They are all the same They are all bout what the camera does They are all about speed. All the prev cliches are about trying to save timebe cause the alternatives are too gruesome for the movie goer: siting there with nothing happening that relates to the story finally :when a car drives up to a house and you see the whole l o n g drive you just know the movie is going to suck. Because there is only one reason the show the drive,There better be a monster in the house....
