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The Big Short was a bad movie

Very good source material and should have been 180
Judgmental cordovan den
  06/02/19
Naw it was good enough, but not nearly as good as ppl were m...
Maniacal Embarrassed To The Bone Shitlib
  06/02/19
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Vigorous hospital
  06/04/19
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useless yapping field laser beams
  06/04/19
Margin Call was much better imo
Sinister sepia parlour
  06/02/19
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chocolate house
  06/02/19
big short is literally aimed squarely at 100 iq audience, li...
Flushed adventurous sneaky criminal
  06/04/19
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useless yapping field laser beams
  06/04/19
i hate it when they break the fourth wall
chocolate house
  06/02/19
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Razzle Fortuitous Meteor
  06/02/19
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Fluffy clear mexican
  06/04/19
I thought it was appropriate and well done in TBS, though I'...
multi-colored senate striped hyena
  06/09/19
I feel like the only people who were impressed by it were pe...
Erotic bull headed temple headpube
  06/02/19
Legit nobody understands what happened. Try to explain rmbs ...
Sinister sepia parlour
  06/04/19
I’ve studied asset backed securities at a graduate lev...
Charismatic plum goal in life skinny woman
  06/04/19
Surprising to me... I lived and breathed rmbs for about 5 ye...
Sinister sepia parlour
  06/04/19
tbf, your opinion on anything even remotely creative is very...
nudist carmine knife site
  06/04/19
I really don't understand this. To me it felt like 3/4 of th...
Erotic bull headed temple headpube
  06/05/19
I've seen Wall Street several times and don't understand the...
spruce alpha base
  06/04/19
like doobs visiting cravath?
Flushed adventurous sneaky criminal
  06/04/19
Wtf
Light metal church
  06/04/19
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godawful business firm windowlicker
  06/04/19
Many people are saying this!
Spectacular Chrome Doctorate
  06/04/19
way better movie than it should've been. there was no actual...
appetizing disgusting sanctuary
  06/04/19
Adam McKay always feels the need to have cutesy diagrams to ...
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  06/04/19
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  12/24/25


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Date: June 2nd, 2019 1:41 AM
Author: Judgmental cordovan den

Very good source material and should have been 180

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Date: June 2nd, 2019 1:50 AM
Author: Maniacal Embarrassed To The Bone Shitlib

Naw it was good enough, but not nearly as good as ppl were making it out to be. Very entertaining though. Would give it a positive 169

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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:34 PM
Author: Vigorous hospital



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:41 PM
Author: useless yapping field laser beams



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:00 AM
Author: Sinister sepia parlour

Margin Call was much better imo

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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:01 AM
Author: chocolate house



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:36 PM
Author: Flushed adventurous sneaky criminal

big short is literally aimed squarely at 100 iq audience, like network news

margin call is literally on another level

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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:41 PM
Author: useless yapping field laser beams



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:01 AM
Author: chocolate house

i hate it when they break the fourth wall

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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:08 AM
Author: Razzle Fortuitous Meteor



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Date: June 4th, 2019 9:52 PM
Author: Fluffy clear mexican



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Date: June 9th, 2019 9:47 AM
Author: multi-colored senate striped hyena

I thought it was appropriate and well done in TBS, though I'd agree in most other cases. I watched it with my wife and found it helpful. From what I remember, when a character broke the fourth wall, what typically followed was a vignette that explained the finance jargon that followed.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4274589&forum_id=2)#38361797)



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:11 AM
Author: Erotic bull headed temple headpube

I feel like the only people who were impressed by it were people who didn't read a single piece of journalism about how the crisis started

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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:31 PM
Author: Sinister sepia parlour

Legit nobody understands what happened. Try to explain rmbs to 99% of the population

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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:47 PM
Author: Charismatic plum goal in life skinny woman

I’ve studied asset backed securities at a graduate level and greatly enjoyed the movie. They very skillfully navigated the line between oversimplification of the issues and going into esoteric details that are not that important.

The movie explicitly is just about a few bit players, not a comprehensive “what happened” of the Great Recession.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4274589&forum_id=2)#38340393)



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:50 PM
Author: Sinister sepia parlour

Surprising to me... I lived and breathed rmbs for about 5 years and really didnt get the hype. It wasn't because it was too dumbed down, it was because it was a forgettable movie



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Date: June 4th, 2019 8:28 PM
Author: nudist carmine knife site

tbf, your opinion on anything even remotely creative is very suspect:

"I lived and breathed rmbs for about 5 years"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4274589&forum_id=2)#38340679)



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Date: June 5th, 2019 12:19 AM
Author: Erotic bull headed temple headpube

I really don't understand this. To me it felt like 3/4 of the movie was just shit you would have known if you were paying attention.

And I mean, yeah, it is vaguely compelling that a few people figured it out ahead of time and made big bets and made out like bandits. That entire story just isn't something that is all that compelling over the course of of an entire movie though, especially when you have to sit through all the low IQ explanations.

Enron: The Smartest Guys In The Room is a way better watch

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4274589&forum_id=2)#38341943)



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:36 PM
Author: spruce alpha base

I've seen Wall Street several times and don't understand the financial aspects of it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4274589&forum_id=2)#38340344)



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Date: June 4th, 2019 8:30 PM
Author: Flushed adventurous sneaky criminal

like doobs visiting cravath?

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Date: June 4th, 2019 9:53 PM
Author: Light metal church

Wtf

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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:38 PM
Author: godawful business firm windowlicker



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:58 PM
Author: Spectacular Chrome Doctorate

Many people are saying this!

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Date: June 4th, 2019 8:29 PM
Author: appetizing disgusting sanctuary

way better movie than it should've been. there was no actual story. same as moneyball.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4274589&forum_id=2)#38340689)



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Date: June 4th, 2019 11:17 PM
Author: marvelous cerise pervert

Adam McKay always feels the need to have cutesy diagrams to explain every little thing to the viewer. Vice did the same thing a bunch of times. Really cheapens the movie

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4274589&forum_id=2)#38341635)



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Date: December 24th, 2025 11:34 AM
Author: prospero ano y luicidad (🧐)



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