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The Big Short was a bad movie

Very good source material and should have been 180
Puce Lay National Security Agency
  06/02/19
Naw it was good enough, but not nearly as good as ppl were m...
Cracking spot degenerate
  06/02/19
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french house cumskin
  06/04/19
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haunting wine office
  06/04/19
Margin Call was much better imo
Obsidian hairy legs
  06/02/19
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ungodly bat shit crazy school
  06/02/19
big short is literally aimed squarely at 100 iq audience, li...
pontificating site haunted graveyard
  06/04/19
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haunting wine office
  06/04/19
i hate it when they break the fourth wall
ungodly bat shit crazy school
  06/02/19
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Alcoholic zippy area
  06/02/19
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crusty irradiated useless brakes
  06/04/19
I thought it was appropriate and well done in TBS, though I'...
Misunderstood shimmering rehab sweet tailpipe
  06/09/19
I feel like the only people who were impressed by it were pe...
flesh hyperventilating base
  06/02/19
Legit nobody understands what happened. Try to explain rmbs ...
Obsidian hairy legs
  06/04/19
I’ve studied asset backed securities at a graduate lev...
Ultramarine persian
  06/04/19
Surprising to me... I lived and breathed rmbs for about 5 ye...
Obsidian hairy legs
  06/04/19
tbf, your opinion on anything even remotely creative is very...
appetizing new version
  06/04/19
I really don't understand this. To me it felt like 3/4 of th...
flesh hyperventilating base
  06/05/19
I've seen Wall Street several times and don't understand the...
blue casino
  06/04/19
like doobs visiting cravath?
pontificating site haunted graveyard
  06/04/19
Wtf
Slap-happy Provocative Space Halford
  06/04/19
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Walnut mad cow disease
  06/04/19
Many people are saying this!
snowy fighting box office
  06/04/19
way better movie than it should've been. there was no actual...
Diverse Crotch Police Squad
  06/04/19
Adam McKay always feels the need to have cutesy diagrams to ...
Startled point
  06/04/19
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As far as they will go but even farther
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Date: June 2nd, 2019 1:41 AM
Author: Puce Lay National Security Agency

Very good source material and should have been 180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4274589&forum_id=2#38326854)



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 1:50 AM
Author: Cracking spot degenerate

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4274589&forum_id=2#38326875)



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:34 PM
Author: french house cumskin



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:41 PM
Author: haunting wine office



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:00 AM
Author: Obsidian hairy legs

Margin Call was much better imo

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4274589&forum_id=2#38326898)



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:01 AM
Author: ungodly bat shit crazy school



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:36 PM
Author: pontificating site haunted graveyard

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: haunting wine office



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:01 AM
Author: ungodly bat shit crazy school

i hate it when they break the fourth wall

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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:08 AM
Author: Alcoholic zippy area



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Date: June 4th, 2019 9:52 PM
Author: crusty irradiated useless brakes



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Date: June 9th, 2019 9:47 AM
Author: Misunderstood shimmering rehab sweet tailpipe

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: flesh hyperventilating base

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: Obsidian hairy legs

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: Ultramarine persian

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: Obsidian hairy legs

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: appetizing new version

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: flesh hyperventilating base

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: blue casino

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: pontificating site haunted graveyard

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: Slap-happy Provocative Space Halford

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: Walnut mad cow disease



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:58 PM
Author: snowy fighting box office

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: Diverse Crotch Police Squad

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: Startled point

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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