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The Big Short was a bad movie

Very good source material and should have been 180
abusive market
  06/02/19
Naw it was good enough, but not nearly as good as ppl were m...
big cream university legend
  06/02/19
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aromatic scarlet whorehouse deer antler
  06/04/19
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Mint apoplectic national mood
  06/04/19
Margin Call was much better imo
Aphrodisiac cruise ship
  06/02/19
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Nubile Preventive Strike Lodge
  06/02/19
big short is literally aimed squarely at 100 iq audience, li...
sapphire rehab partner
  06/04/19
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Mint apoplectic national mood
  06/04/19
i hate it when they break the fourth wall
Nubile Preventive Strike Lodge
  06/02/19
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trip school cafeteria
  06/02/19
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Angry box office headpube
  06/04/19
I thought it was appropriate and well done in TBS, though I'...
glittery tank heaven
  06/09/19
I feel like the only people who were impressed by it were pe...
idiotic stirring ticket booth feces
  06/02/19
Legit nobody understands what happened. Try to explain rmbs ...
Aphrodisiac cruise ship
  06/04/19
I’ve studied asset backed securities at a graduate lev...
Cyan titillating stain knife
  06/04/19
Surprising to me... I lived and breathed rmbs for about 5 ye...
Aphrodisiac cruise ship
  06/04/19
tbf, your opinion on anything even remotely creative is very...
brilliant lay jewess
  06/04/19
I really don't understand this. To me it felt like 3/4 of th...
idiotic stirring ticket booth feces
  06/05/19
I've seen Wall Street several times and don't understand the...
vigorous regret
  06/04/19
like doobs visiting cravath?
sapphire rehab partner
  06/04/19
Wtf
gaped internet-worthy nursing home death wish
  06/04/19
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Shaky Sable Son Of Senegal Toaster
  06/04/19
Many people are saying this!
transparent stag film
  06/04/19
way better movie than it should've been. there was no actual...
contagious dysfunction
  06/04/19
Adam McKay always feels the need to have cutesy diagrams to ...
rose abode
  06/04/19
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prospero ano y luicidad
  12/24/25


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Date: June 2nd, 2019 1:41 AM
Author: abusive market

Very good source material and should have been 180

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Date: June 2nd, 2019 1:50 AM
Author: big cream university legend

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: aromatic scarlet whorehouse deer antler



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:41 PM
Author: Mint apoplectic national mood



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:00 AM
Author: Aphrodisiac cruise ship

Margin Call was much better imo

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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:01 AM
Author: Nubile Preventive Strike Lodge



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:36 PM
Author: sapphire rehab partner

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: Mint apoplectic national mood



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:01 AM
Author: Nubile Preventive Strike Lodge

i hate it when they break the fourth wall

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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:08 AM
Author: trip school cafeteria



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Date: June 4th, 2019 9:52 PM
Author: Angry box office headpube



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Date: June 9th, 2019 9:47 AM
Author: glittery tank heaven

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.

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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:11 AM
Author: idiotic stirring ticket booth feces

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: Aphrodisiac cruise ship

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: Cyan titillating stain knife

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.

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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:50 PM
Author: Aphrodisiac cruise ship

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: brilliant lay jewess

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: idiotic stirring ticket booth feces

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

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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:36 PM
Author: vigorous regret

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

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Date: June 4th, 2019 8:30 PM
Author: sapphire rehab partner

like doobs visiting cravath?

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Date: June 4th, 2019 9:53 PM
Author: gaped internet-worthy nursing home death wish

Wtf

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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:38 PM
Author: Shaky Sable Son Of Senegal Toaster



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:58 PM
Author: transparent stag film

Many people are saying this!

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Date: June 4th, 2019 8:29 PM
Author: contagious dysfunction

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: rose abode

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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