I would imagine that when you’re a producer or director there’s always the hope and expectation that your movie turns out to be a huge success, gets critical acclaim, and lines you up to be big time for years.

Unfortunately it rarely works out that way.   One way to achieve that success is by creating a movie that will lend itself to sequels and/or prequels.

I’m sure these movies had high expectations to start franchises but they wound up sucking in the end…

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Notice I didn’t necessarily say “make you cry” in the title.  Granted some of these scenes definitely make you tear up a bit.   But I think the angle I’m really going for is the fact that some scenes in movies really pump you up.  They make you want to do things.  They make you want to get out there and improve your life.

For us guys, many of these scenes are related to sports.  It’s just how we’re wired.   So I decided to come up with a decent list of scenes that will get you out there wanting to do better.

Enjoy the clips after the jump….

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There are some movies out there that you never realized had sequels.   In fact it’s hard to believe that producers out there felt a need for another movie to be put straight to DVD to earn an extra buck.

Granted it’s a business, we all know that.   But still, show a little bit of integrity here will ya?  It’s not that the movies I’m about to mention were the greatest things ever, but I think I can safely say that none of them should have had sequels.   Then again, you kind of have to see them just to see how bad they are.

Check out five sequels that are so bad you have to see them….

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I was watching the movie Swingers the other day and couldn’t help love that scene when Vince Vaughn is describing an audition he has for a part that he felt he nailed.   At the time Vaughn was in his 20s and the role he auditioned for was for an eleven-year-old.  It was a hilarious scene but even more weird is the fact that this goes on in Hollywood all the time.

I mean look at guys like Tom Cruise who are forever young.  I mean he’s still playing roles of guys that should be in their 20s.  Anyway, I felt it would be fun to mention five actors who played parts that were way too young for their ages…..

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Too often in movies the heroes tend to live when they really shouldn’t.   Whether it’s avoiding 100 bullets or managing to be “that close” to getting hit by a car, a boulder, or just about anything that could kill you, Hollywood has been and will always be a fan of the happy ending.

However, some movies get it right.  And some movies portray death in a way that is noble and what I would call appropriate.   Realistically these characters should die and that the director allows it to happen makes me happy.

Here are eight fictional movie heroes that died appropriately….SPOILERS ahead so be careful

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I think that people throw around the “LOL” tag a little too much.  I mean are you really laughing out loud when you write this or are you just smirking?  In order for a person (at least me) to laugh out loud it takes a hell of a lot to make it happen.

And movies are no exception.  You could be watching the funniest movie in the world at home alone and you won’t laugh out loud once.   Which is why the movie that does get a huge sounding laugh is a special one.

These are five movies that literally got me off my chair in the theaters….

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The one thing that I’ll grant directors like Todd Phillips and Judd Apatow is the fact that they’re starting to integrate nudity into their comedies.   If you all remember, funny comedies lost that stupid, dumb for no reason nudity thing all through the late 80s and pretty much all of the 90s.

Think quality movies like Bachelor Party or Fast Times at Ridgemont High.   Tons of nudity and really for no reason.  But that’s what made the 80s such a great time for the comedy flick.  And talk about worthless and dumb movies?  That was even better.

While I don’t think we’ll ever be back there at least it’s fun to reflect on some of the poorer qualities movies that you could always count on for a little offing of the clothes.

Check out these seven ridiculous 80s comedy movies that have nudity…..

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As I just finished completing this list I realize how somewhat sad it is.   I don’t think I could have been a bigger Jim Carrey fan in the mid 90s if I tried and yet when you really get down to it, he doesn’t have that many truly funny movies to his name.   I think it was just his presence and appearances on talk shows that really made him what he was back then.

And when you look at his work on In Living Color then it really shows how he was by far the funniest white guy around at the time.  But again, it’s odd how his movie body of work isn’t that impressive when it comes to comedy.

However, the movies that were funny?  It’s pretty damned hard to match them.  Here are what I consider to be Jim Carrey’s funniest movies…..

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I’ve always been fascinated how actors and actresses transform their bodies for movie roles.  Whether it’s losing weight or getting extremely fit it’s obviously that these people work pretty hard to get themselves looking just right.

However, I think in some cases it’s a little more than just diet and exercise.  I mean in some cases you kind of have to think there’s a little “extra” involved.

While I don’t have definitive proof here, these are six examples of when I think steroids were obviously a part of these role preparations….

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