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5 films that do not belong on the AFI 100 years 100 Films list.

Okay, so I want to get this post out of the way.  No, I did not agree with all 100 films and their impact on film, but I am keeping it modest and only vetoing 5 of them.  Below are the five films I think should be replaced, why they should be, and what they should be replaced with keeping with similar actors, directors, and style.   1.   My father being a huge John Wayne fan and growing up seeing tons of his films growing up this one shocked me.  It was the first time I had seen this film, but the acting was atrocious.  It seemed like a bad high school play.  Actors stopped and waited for their cue, sometimes delivered the line way too fast or loud.  John Wayne's stabbing the ground with a knife after sitting down comes to mind as a major cringe-worthy example.  No one was believable.  It was painful to see major stars acting this bad.  Fight scenes were just as bad.  It was just a mess from start to finish.  Joh...

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