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The Big Short was a bad movie

Very good source material and should have been 180
pale judgmental location toaster
  06/02/19
Naw it was good enough, but not nearly as good as ppl were m...
Blathering Point
  06/02/19
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comical misanthropic depressive senate
  06/04/19
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Internet-worthy Theatre Coffee Pot
  06/04/19
Margin Call was much better imo
Bisexual Space
  06/02/19
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mind-boggling mental disorder
  06/02/19
big short is literally aimed squarely at 100 iq audience, li...
Fuchsia adventurous hell
  06/04/19
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Internet-worthy Theatre Coffee Pot
  06/04/19
i hate it when they break the fourth wall
mind-boggling mental disorder
  06/02/19
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blue glittery incel office
  06/02/19
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Carnelian Crotch
  06/04/19
I thought it was appropriate and well done in TBS, though I'...
soul-stirring chad heaven
  06/09/19
I feel like the only people who were impressed by it were pe...
Primrose exciting spot
  06/02/19
Legit nobody understands what happened. Try to explain rmbs ...
Bisexual Space
  06/04/19
I’ve studied asset backed securities at a graduate lev...
wine hyperventilating plaza
  06/04/19
Surprising to me... I lived and breathed rmbs for about 5 ye...
Bisexual Space
  06/04/19
tbf, your opinion on anything even remotely creative is very...
plum sneaky criminal
  06/04/19
I really don't understand this. To me it felt like 3/4 of th...
Primrose exciting spot
  06/05/19
I've seen Wall Street several times and don't understand the...
Abusive rambunctious rehab round eye
  06/04/19
like doobs visiting cravath?
Fuchsia adventurous hell
  06/04/19
Wtf
light cerebral lodge
  06/04/19
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cowardly boyish skinny woman
  06/04/19
Many people are saying this!
Purple appetizing tanning salon
  06/04/19
way better movie than it should've been. there was no actual...
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  06/04/19
Adam McKay always feels the need to have cutesy diagrams to ...
vivacious friendly grandma
  06/04/19
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As far as they will go but even farther
  12/24/25


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Date: June 2nd, 2019 1:41 AM
Author: pale judgmental location toaster

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: Blathering Point

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: comical misanthropic depressive senate



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:41 PM
Author: Internet-worthy Theatre Coffee Pot



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:00 AM
Author: Bisexual Space

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: mind-boggling mental disorder



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:36 PM
Author: Fuchsia adventurous hell

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: Internet-worthy Theatre Coffee Pot



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:01 AM
Author: mind-boggling mental disorder

i hate it when they break the fourth wall

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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:08 AM
Author: blue glittery incel office



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Date: June 4th, 2019 9:52 PM
Author: Carnelian Crotch



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Date: June 9th, 2019 9:47 AM
Author: soul-stirring chad 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.

(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: Primrose exciting spot

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: Bisexual Space

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: wine hyperventilating plaza

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: Bisexual Space

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: plum sneaky criminal

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: Primrose exciting spot

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: Abusive rambunctious rehab round eye

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: Fuchsia adventurous hell

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: light cerebral lodge

Wtf

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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:38 PM
Author: cowardly boyish skinny woman



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:58 PM
Author: Purple appetizing tanning salon

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: black talking shrine voyeur

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: vivacious friendly grandma

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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