At a recent dinner party that followed a group outing to The Proposal, most of the chatter focused on one of the movie’s scenes in particular. And if you’ve seen it, you probably know which one I’m referring to: the one where a sweaty Ryan Reynolds and an equally wet Sandra Bullock bump…well, ugly isn’t the word for either of them…into each other. And based on the cover of Entertainment Weekly that highlighted Reynolds this month, featuring him without a shirt is a moneymaker.

Fortunately for fans wishing to see Ryan Reynolds’ torso, he’s bared it in quite a few films. Unfortunately for fans, most of these movies are pretty damn bad. So here at Popscorn we viewed the films to highlight the best scenes so that you can enjoy them from the comfort (and privacy) of your own home.

Buying the Cow (2002)
This film definitely falls into the category of “How the Hell Did This Get Made”? Starring Jerry O’Connell, Buying the Cow is about a commitment-phobic guy (redundant?) who believes that his soul mate is somewhere out there. Perhaps even more trite than the main plot is Reynolds’ subplot as the womanizing Mike who wakes up after a wild alcohol-fueled night and thinks he did it with a dude.

Mike’s naked escape from this awkward hangover is the only part of this film that should be watched. Fast forward through the part where he steps in the recently used toilet to see him dangling (in more ways than one) outside the apartment building.

Skip to: 00:51:50
Continued: 00:57:21
Note: Yes, there is a scene early in the film where Reynolds recreates the “testicular tuck” scene from The Silence of the Lambs but it’s just creepy.

Van Wilder (2002)
At least Reynolds headlines this film, which makes it a little more bearable to watch (unless Tara Reid is on screen as the brainy student reporter trying to get a scoop.) Having exceeded the usual allotment of four years to graduate college, Van Wilder has one semester to finish before Sugar Daddy stops paying the bills. Lost in the midst of dog semen jokes and other college capers, Reynolds poses nude for a college art class.

Skip to: 00:31:00

Blade: Trinity (2004)
In Blade: Trinity Reynolds leaves behind his pretty-boy routine for a more harden vampire-fighting persona. He still incorporates his smart-ass shtick, which carries with it a bit of charm, but something about blood and chains makes it less cute and more dirty.

On a whole, the film is lack-luster. Wesley Snipes reprises his role as vampire hunter extraordinaire, but Buffy could kick his ass any day. When Reynolds is captured and tortured by the always fun Parker Posey, it would be a great scene it not marred with lines like, “You made a goddamn vampire Pomeranian?” But he’s shirtless and cut, so it works.

Skip to: 01:22:00
Continued: 01:33:23
*Times based on the extended DVD version.

The Amityville Horror (2005)
If you were looking for a correlation between the amount of time Reynolds is shirtless and the quality of the film, The Amityville Horror would be a prime example. Starring opposite Alias alum Melissa George, Reynolds slowly looses his mind (and clothes) in the haunted Amityville house. It’s a wretched film, but director Andrew Douglas wisely breaks up the “scary” moments with shots of Reynolds walking around in his PJ bottoms soaking wet (00:24:30) or chopping wood (00:40:40).

Skip to: The end. It’s just not worth it.

Waiting (2005)
Reynolds’ abs make only a fleeting appearance in this raucous restaurant comedy — a scene so short it wasn’t easy to find a screen grab of it. The kicker of this brief bathroom encounter is when Reynolds (as Monty) tells his trainee that even though he’s not gay, he’ll “stick his finger in his ass every now and again when he’s feeling squirrely.” Although, later in the film, he confesses to defaulting to anal sex as a means of birth control. Waiting is a dirty film.

Skip to: 08:12

The Nines (2007)
I’d guess most people never saw this indie gem from 2007. And if you didn’t, then you missed out on Reynolds doing smack with a prostitute (Octavia Spencer) and jumping up on a hotel bed. The Nines, actually, is a pretty interesting little film that shows Reynolds as a number of different characters. His shirtless shot here is early on in the film after he comes down from the drugs and showers in his jeans.

Skip to: within the first 10 minutes (It’s best to start at the beginning with this one anyway)

The Proposal (2009)
On the other end of the spectrum, there’s only a brief shot of the Reynolds’ bod in The Proposal, but it’s a thoroughly entertaining film. Check out Kevin’s recent review.

Skip to: The theater