10 Rules For Surviving Action Movies
3. Stop Attacking The Hero One At A Time
It wouldn't be anywhere near as cinematic if people just lined up in single file to wait for their chance to engage an action hero in hand-to-hand combat, but it would probably yield the exact same results nonetheless.
For some reason, even when the odds are overwhelmingly in their favor, nobody decides that it would be a much better idea to swarm the person they're fighting against and make the most of the numbers advantage. Instead, they all just stand around in vague combat stances waiting for their turn to get their a** kicked.
Even if they've got weapons, not a single person thinks they should just sidle up quietly and smack the hero in the back of the head while they're too busy showing off their sweet martial arts moves. Henchmen probably aren't getting paid big bucks for being the villain's cannon fodder, but they could at least come up with a better plan of attack then standing around waiting to get punched in the face one by one.