No matter how tough you are or how much you can bench, every guy has his tipping point.

Just as long as it’s not a scene from “The Notebook” or “Atonement.”

Here are the top 10 saddest moments in guy movie history.

10. Wyatt Earp is my friend. “Tombstone,” 1993

Perhaps Val Kilmer’s best role, his portrayal of Doc Holliday in the 1993 George P. Cosmatos film “Tombstone” has its own place in guy movie history, and no scene continues to pull more heart strings than “Wyatt Earp is my friend.” It sums up the bonds between friends and brothers, even in the face of adversity and long odds.

Turkey Creek Jack Johnson: Why you doin’ this, Doc?
Doc Holliday: Because Wyatt Earp is my friend.
Turkey Creek Jack Johnson:Hell, I got lots of friends.
Doc Holliday: …I don’t.

Maybe not the saddest moment, but if you shed a tear, it’s excused.

Val Kilmer starts us off, but another of his characters will cause one of the other moments on our list later on.

9. “The Outsiders” 1983

Christ. The whole freakin movie.

Francis Ford Coppola’s adaptation of the S.E. Hinton book that we’ve all read at some point goes down with “The Warriors” about the two best movies about white kids in gangs. (By the way, did you know that Diane Lane was in this movie? She still looks good…)

We’ll settle on the tearjerker scene when Johnny Cade dies.

So, this is what you get for helping people?

You punk!

Please!

Bastards!

8. The ending. “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” 1969.

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Damn Bolivans. Butch and Sundance and the Hole-in-the-Wall gang taught us to root for the bad guys sometimes.

RIP Paul Newman.

7. “Don’t ever stop!” — Rocco dies. “Boondock Saints” 1999

Our shout out to Boston: The improbable of improbables, “Boondock Saints” was not a box office bomb, it was a nuclear explosion. But it’s one of the most popular action movies in New England.

Rocco, who taught us the true meaning of the f-word, dies toward the end of the movie, and it was sad to see the comic relief and general best friend die. But then again, every Italian in that movie died.

6. Remember us. “300″ 2006

Dilios: “Remember us.” As simple an order as a king can give. “Remember why we died.” For he did not wish tribute, nor song, nor monuments nor poems of war and valor. His wish was simple. “Remember us,” he said to me. That was his hope, should any free soul come across that place, in all the countless centuries yet to be. May all our voices whisper to you from the ageless stones, “Go tell the Spartans, passerby, that here by Spartan law, we lie.”

5. William Wallace yells “freedom.” Braveheart 1995.

“Braveheart” is known for some of the best Middle Ages battle scenes in cinema history. The girlfriends watch it with us because of a cunning and deep love story, the loss of one woman and the arrival of another.

And this early quote draws emotion as well:

Young William: What are they doin’?
Argyle Wallace: Saying goodbye in their own way. Playing outlawed tunes on outlawed pipes.

4. Go to them. “Gladiator” 2000

A true warrior’s death. “Gladiator” was the first great film of the 21st century, and it had an ending worthy of a tear or two, even from a dude.

3. “Earn this.” “Saving Private Ryan” 1998

Tom Hanks has no small plaque on the guy movie hall of fame, but this tops the list with his moving character, Captain John H. Miller. When he dies, it’s … it’s just FUBAR man.

2. Mickey dies. “Rocky III” 1982

He trained, motivated and believed in Rocky Balboa. The loss of the trainer and mentor nearly destroys Rocky, and if you cried when Mickey said “I love ya kid” you’re certainly not alone.

1. Goose dies. “Top Gun” 1986

GOOSE!

So many guys have seen “Top Gun”, and many of us have seen it dozens and dozens of times and no matter how much poker is being played or beer is being consumed or laughs are being had, the room goes quiet when Goose dies.

“Top Gun” has a little bit of everything in the guy movie realm — best friends, competition, explosions, jet planes, a father complex, a hard-to-get girl, beach volleyball, and beer.

And it has led to a generation of women that find themselves serenaded to “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’” by the Righteous Brothers.

However, for these few minutes, we pause. There’s nothing funny going on.

Blast staff writer Daniel Peleschuk and several of John’s buds contributed to this report

A thank you goes out to Mr. Stallone for providing my generation with a Rocky film that we could go to the movie theater and encounter for ourselves. Also, I would like to thank Stallone as a Rocky fan in general for giving the public a sense of closure for one of the the greatest underdog stories ever told. Arguably, because I feel that honor belongs to Rudy.

However, that is as far as I will go with the thank yous. Stallone did a disservice to the legend by putting together the second straight Rocky travesty and further tarnishing the legacy by building on the poor precedent set by Rocky V.

You can’t help but notice the disappearance of all barriers brought up in the preceding Rocky films. (mainly the lack of money and brain problems, Rocky must have got the okay from some of the NFL’s concussion specialists.) This may be attributed to the main theme of the film, the death of Adrian, but in this devoted fan’s mind, this is a loss of credibility. It should have been addressed through a flashback at least, because any flashback to the greatness of I-IV could only be a good thing.

After the death of his wife, Rocky opened an Italian restaurant called Adrian’s. Rocky roams the floor doing the same pose in every photograph and making like Artie Buco, taking part in the table conversation. These practices annoyed me throughout, but I could say that they spoke to Rocky’s dim-witted side and this did set the scene of the life of a retired athlete; no excitement, no adrenaline, no prestige.

The action starts when ESPN airs a simulated, video game match between Rocky and the current champion, Mason "The Line" Dixon, played by real-life middleweight Antonio Tarver, and probably the best name of any Rocky opponent. Rocky knocks Dixon out, and the fake match draws interest back to the old boxer. With no legitimate contenders (much like heavyweight division today), Dixon and Balboa agree to an exhibition match.

I was pleased with the film and the direction that it was going until this point. I was greatly anticipating the training montage, his run up the steps, and the fight itself. Unfortunately, my high hopes were unfulfilled, much like Philadelphia sports fans hopes in general.

Just think about the defining moments you remember from past Rocky films; the press conference in Rocky IV; when Adrian comes out of a coma in Rocky II to only say "Win." That defining moment is overlooked in this latest chapter. At one point, Rocky talks to his son about life and why he wants to fight one more time. I was left waiting for the music to cue in and the running to start, but all that came was more of the same scenes in the restaurant.

The training did come, but it was short and unfulfilling, like the Bulls in the post-Jordan era or a handshake on a first date.

One piece of the movie was refreshing, however. The entire final fight scene was innovative and used cuts to flashbacks, the crowd and the fighters’ corners more effectively than I have ever seen before, and I hope to see it again.

Another bright spot of the film was, as always, Paulie. And this is particularly evident in “Rocky Balboa.” The movie constantly shows him trying to be serious, and it comes out utterly hilarious, like watching Flava Flav trying to hook up.

Overall, Rocky fans should go see this movie, but don’t get your hopes up. If you watched the trailer, you already saw half the movie anyway. Just be wary, you will see a great story, with two long lost characters from Rocky I, but in the end it will leave you asking why “Rocky Balboa” didn’t stick to its guns.

In retrospect, it was still better than Tommy Gunn and Rocky V.

P.S. There is a Mike Tyson cameo, how much nose candy did they have to dish out to get that?