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The Big Short was a bad movie

Very good source material and should have been 180
Bistre Crackhouse
  06/02/19
Naw it was good enough, but not nearly as good as ppl were m...
Boyish Mentally Impaired Senate
  06/02/19
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lime aromatic box office
  06/04/19
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flushed demanding sandwich den
  06/04/19
Margin Call was much better imo
thriller sanctuary
  06/02/19
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Irate cuckoldry
  06/02/19
big short is literally aimed squarely at 100 iq audience, li...
violet mind-boggling voyeur
  06/04/19
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flushed demanding sandwich den
  06/04/19
i hate it when they break the fourth wall
Irate cuckoldry
  06/02/19
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Painfully honest cuckold base
  06/02/19
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Fiercely-loyal queen of the night
  06/04/19
I thought it was appropriate and well done in TBS, though I'...
Aphrodisiac haunted graveyard hominid
  06/09/19
I feel like the only people who were impressed by it were pe...
House-broken transparent famous landscape painting
  06/02/19
Legit nobody understands what happened. Try to explain rmbs ...
thriller sanctuary
  06/04/19
I’ve studied asset backed securities at a graduate lev...
chestnut yapping cuck incel
  06/04/19
Surprising to me... I lived and breathed rmbs for about 5 ye...
thriller sanctuary
  06/04/19
tbf, your opinion on anything even remotely creative is very...
Exciting Canary Whorehouse
  06/04/19
I really don't understand this. To me it felt like 3/4 of th...
House-broken transparent famous landscape painting
  06/05/19
I've seen Wall Street several times and don't understand the...
pontificating bbw
  06/04/19
like doobs visiting cravath?
violet mind-boggling voyeur
  06/04/19
Wtf
Adulterous corn cake trump supporter
  06/04/19
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Chocolate stirring theatre
  06/04/19
Many people are saying this!
Spectacular bespoke temple filthpig
  06/04/19
way better movie than it should've been. there was no actual...
orchid soggy locus
  06/04/19
Adam McKay always feels the need to have cutesy diagrams to ...
bateful emerald parlor nibblets
  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: Bistre Crackhouse

Very good source material and should have been 180

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



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 1:50 AM
Author: Boyish Mentally Impaired Senate

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=2Elisa#38326875)



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:34 PM
Author: lime aromatic box office



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:41 PM
Author: flushed demanding sandwich den



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:00 AM
Author: thriller sanctuary

Margin Call was much better imo

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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:01 AM
Author: Irate cuckoldry



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:36 PM
Author: violet mind-boggling voyeur

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: flushed demanding sandwich den



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:01 AM
Author: Irate cuckoldry

i hate it when they break the fourth wall

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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:08 AM
Author: Painfully honest cuckold base



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Date: June 4th, 2019 9:52 PM
Author: Fiercely-loyal queen of the night



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Date: June 9th, 2019 9:47 AM
Author: Aphrodisiac haunted graveyard hominid

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=2Elisa#38361797)



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:11 AM
Author: House-broken transparent famous landscape painting

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=2Elisa#38326930)



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:31 PM
Author: thriller sanctuary

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=2Elisa#38340327)



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:47 PM
Author: chestnut yapping cuck incel

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=2Elisa#38340393)



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:50 PM
Author: thriller sanctuary

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=2Elisa#38340406)



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Date: June 4th, 2019 8:28 PM
Author: Exciting Canary Whorehouse

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=2Elisa#38340679)



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Date: June 5th, 2019 12:19 AM
Author: House-broken transparent famous landscape painting

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=2Elisa#38341943)



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:36 PM
Author: pontificating bbw

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=2Elisa#38340344)



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Date: June 4th, 2019 8:30 PM
Author: violet mind-boggling voyeur

like doobs visiting cravath?

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Date: June 4th, 2019 9:53 PM
Author: Adulterous corn cake trump supporter

Wtf

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



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:38 PM
Author: Chocolate stirring theatre



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:58 PM
Author: Spectacular bespoke temple filthpig

Many people are saying this!

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



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Date: June 4th, 2019 8:29 PM
Author: orchid soggy locus

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=2Elisa#38340689)



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Date: June 4th, 2019 11:17 PM
Author: bateful emerald parlor nibblets

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=2Elisa#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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