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The Big Short was a bad movie

Very good source material and should have been 180
costumed marvelous persian
  06/02/19
Naw it was good enough, but not nearly as good as ppl were m...
electric internal respiration
  06/02/19
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Magical exciting trailer park philosopher-king
  06/04/19
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Mauve Hell Useless Brakes
  06/04/19
Margin Call was much better imo
Bright nighttime theater stage
  06/02/19
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concupiscible jewess lodge
  06/02/19
big short is literally aimed squarely at 100 iq audience, li...
Frisky space
  06/04/19
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Mauve Hell Useless Brakes
  06/04/19
i hate it when they break the fourth wall
concupiscible jewess lodge
  06/02/19
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Talented onyx abode water buffalo
  06/02/19
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Ocher confused shitlib french chef
  06/04/19
I thought it was appropriate and well done in TBS, though I'...
mischievous theater
  06/09/19
I feel like the only people who were impressed by it were pe...
Chrome Exhilarant Legend Pisswyrm
  06/02/19
Legit nobody understands what happened. Try to explain rmbs ...
Bright nighttime theater stage
  06/04/19
I’ve studied asset backed securities at a graduate lev...
sable 180 stage
  06/04/19
Surprising to me... I lived and breathed rmbs for about 5 ye...
Bright nighttime theater stage
  06/04/19
tbf, your opinion on anything even remotely creative is very...
Dull Community Account
  06/04/19
I really don't understand this. To me it felt like 3/4 of th...
Chrome Exhilarant Legend Pisswyrm
  06/05/19
I've seen Wall Street several times and don't understand the...
Supple black crackhouse
  06/04/19
like doobs visiting cravath?
Frisky space
  06/04/19
Wtf
thirsty parlour multi-billionaire
  06/04/19
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Chest-beating messiness
  06/04/19
Many people are saying this!
spectacular school
  06/04/19
way better movie than it should've been. there was no actual...
grizzly mad-dog skullcap
  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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Date: June 2nd, 2019 1:41 AM
Author: costumed marvelous persian

Very good source material and should have been 180

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Date: June 2nd, 2019 1:50 AM
Author: electric internal respiration

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: Magical exciting trailer park philosopher-king



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:41 PM
Author: Mauve Hell Useless Brakes



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:00 AM
Author: Bright nighttime theater stage

Margin Call was much better imo

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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:01 AM
Author: concupiscible jewess lodge



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:36 PM
Author: Frisky space

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: Mauve Hell Useless Brakes



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:01 AM
Author: concupiscible jewess lodge

i hate it when they break the fourth wall

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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:08 AM
Author: Talented onyx abode water buffalo



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Date: June 4th, 2019 9:52 PM
Author: Ocher confused shitlib french chef



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Date: June 9th, 2019 9:47 AM
Author: mischievous theater

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: Chrome Exhilarant Legend Pisswyrm

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4274589&forum_id=2,#38326930)



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:31 PM
Author: Bright nighttime theater stage

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4274589&forum_id=2,#38340327)



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:47 PM
Author: sable 180 stage

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: Bright nighttime theater stage

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



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4274589&forum_id=2,#38340406)



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Date: June 4th, 2019 8:28 PM
Author: Dull Community Account

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: Chrome Exhilarant Legend Pisswyrm

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: Supple black crackhouse

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: Frisky space

like doobs visiting cravath?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4274589&forum_id=2,#38340700)



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Date: June 4th, 2019 9:53 PM
Author: thirsty parlour multi-billionaire

Wtf

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4274589&forum_id=2,#38341200)



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:38 PM
Author: Chest-beating messiness



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:58 PM
Author: spectacular school

Many people are saying this!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4274589&forum_id=2,#38340446)



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Date: June 4th, 2019 8:29 PM
Author: grizzly mad-dog skullcap

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: Tantric odious cuckold partner

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: As far as they will go but even farther (🧐)



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