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What the heck do I mean? Come one, we all know what a 'guy' flick means; explosions, cars racing, some gratuitous cleavage. Come on, we can admit this, guys. And then you have 'chick flicks'. 'Beaches'. 'Steel Magnolias'. Relationships, breakups, and LOTS of tissue. Sigh. Guy movies aren't JUST about blowing crap up. So what does get a guy all teary-eyed? Facing incredible odds and succeeding... or trying so hard, but no being able to quiiiiiiiite reach your goal. Hey, you need the tissue for these movies, folks.
1. 'Awakenings'. Ok, so this probably shouldn't be here since it's not quite an action/adventure, blah, blah, blah. However, when this movie was released I saw it with four other friends, all guys, and we all sobbed through the entire flick. So there.
2. 'Lord of the Rings - Return of the King'. 'I can't carry it for you, but I can carry you!' Still gets me, even over a year after seeing the movie, and playing it a bagillion times on DVD. That moment separates this film from everything every done in the genre; you are truly sucked into this world and really, truly CARE what happens to this bad of weary warriors. Amazing.
3. 'Field of Dreams'. Not just another baseball movie, not even close. This is about fathers and sons, what splits them apart... and how we all hope we can mend those painful splits.
4. 'Braveheart'. 'Freeeeeeeeeeedooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooom!' William Wallace is fighting a losing battle. He loses his life in the most painful way possible but he inspires a nation. Wow.