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The Big Short was a bad movie

Very good source material and should have been 180
Curious lavender faggotry
  06/02/19
Naw it was good enough, but not nearly as good as ppl were m...
infuriating beta azn
  06/02/19
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massive glittery friendly grandma
  06/04/19
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passionate trailer park
  06/04/19
Margin Call was much better imo
flushed legend
  06/02/19
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Tantric insanely creepy market
  06/02/19
big short is literally aimed squarely at 100 iq audience, li...
Yellow trust fund
  06/04/19
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passionate trailer park
  06/04/19
i hate it when they break the fourth wall
Tantric insanely creepy market
  06/02/19
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Vivacious canary national
  06/02/19
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coiffed cruel-hearted cruise ship
  06/04/19
I thought it was appropriate and well done in TBS, though I'...
lascivious ape
  06/09/19
I feel like the only people who were impressed by it were pe...
odious hospital roast beef
  06/02/19
Legit nobody understands what happened. Try to explain rmbs ...
flushed legend
  06/04/19
I’ve studied asset backed securities at a graduate lev...
histrionic purple pit
  06/04/19
Surprising to me... I lived and breathed rmbs for about 5 ye...
flushed legend
  06/04/19
tbf, your opinion on anything even remotely creative is very...
Light comical heaven coffee pot
  06/04/19
I really don't understand this. To me it felt like 3/4 of th...
odious hospital roast beef
  06/05/19
I've seen Wall Street several times and don't understand the...
Spruce aromatic locale tank
  06/04/19
like doobs visiting cravath?
Yellow trust fund
  06/04/19
Wtf
Claret lay
  06/04/19
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Gay appetizing death wish dog poop
  06/04/19
Many people are saying this!
grizzly irradiated church building toilet seat
  06/04/19
way better movie than it should've been. there was no actual...
Lime flickering jap property
  06/04/19
Adam McKay always feels the need to have cutesy diagrams to ...
Impertinent Henna Forum Deer Antler
  06/04/19
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  12/24/25


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Date: June 2nd, 2019 1:41 AM
Author: Curious lavender faggotry

Very good source material and should have been 180

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Date: June 2nd, 2019 1:50 AM
Author: infuriating beta azn

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: massive glittery friendly grandma



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:41 PM
Author: passionate trailer park



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:00 AM
Author: flushed legend

Margin Call was much better imo

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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:01 AM
Author: Tantric insanely creepy market



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:36 PM
Author: Yellow trust fund

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: passionate trailer park



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:01 AM
Author: Tantric insanely creepy market

i hate it when they break the fourth wall

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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:08 AM
Author: Vivacious canary national



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Date: June 4th, 2019 9:52 PM
Author: coiffed cruel-hearted cruise ship



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Date: June 9th, 2019 9:47 AM
Author: lascivious ape

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: odious hospital roast beef

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: flushed legend

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: histrionic purple pit

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: flushed legend

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: Light comical heaven coffee pot

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: odious hospital roast beef

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: Spruce aromatic locale tank

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: Yellow trust fund

like doobs visiting cravath?

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Date: June 4th, 2019 9:53 PM
Author: Claret lay

Wtf

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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:38 PM
Author: Gay appetizing death wish dog poop



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:58 PM
Author: grizzly irradiated church building toilet seat

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: Lime flickering jap property

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: Impertinent Henna Forum Deer Antler

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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