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The Big Short was a bad movie

Very good source material and should have been 180
Gay violent personal credit line
  06/02/19
Naw it was good enough, but not nearly as good as ppl were m...
Heady Indirect Expression Bawdyhouse
  06/02/19
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Bateful depressive
  06/04/19
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Indigo crotch therapy
  06/04/19
Margin Call was much better imo
violet dashing chad pocket flask
  06/02/19
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impressive cyan becky
  06/02/19
big short is literally aimed squarely at 100 iq audience, li...
insecure native puppy
  06/04/19
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Indigo crotch therapy
  06/04/19
i hate it when they break the fourth wall
impressive cyan becky
  06/02/19
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  06/02/19
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Cruel-hearted fuchsia blood rage garrison
  06/04/19
I thought it was appropriate and well done in TBS, though I'...
Trip Liquid Oxygen
  06/09/19
I feel like the only people who were impressed by it were pe...
Irradiated Volcanic Crater Milk
  06/02/19
Legit nobody understands what happened. Try to explain rmbs ...
violet dashing chad pocket flask
  06/04/19
I’ve studied asset backed securities at a graduate lev...
peach institution
  06/04/19
Surprising to me... I lived and breathed rmbs for about 5 ye...
violet dashing chad pocket flask
  06/04/19
tbf, your opinion on anything even remotely creative is very...
Bisexual poppy halford
  06/04/19
I really don't understand this. To me it felt like 3/4 of th...
Irradiated Volcanic Crater Milk
  06/05/19
I've seen Wall Street several times and don't understand the...
amber theatre
  06/04/19
like doobs visiting cravath?
insecure native puppy
  06/04/19
Wtf
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  06/04/19
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autistic erotic sneaky criminal french chef
  06/04/19
Many people are saying this!
vivacious carnelian den
  06/04/19
way better movie than it should've been. there was no actual...
mustard racy orchestra pit
  06/04/19
Adam McKay always feels the need to have cutesy diagrams to ...
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  12/24/25


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Date: June 2nd, 2019 1:41 AM
Author: Gay violent personal credit line

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: Heady Indirect Expression Bawdyhouse

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: Bateful depressive



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:41 PM
Author: Indigo crotch therapy



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:00 AM
Author: violet dashing chad pocket flask

Margin Call was much better imo

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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:01 AM
Author: impressive cyan becky



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:36 PM
Author: insecure native puppy

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: Indigo crotch therapy



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:01 AM
Author: impressive cyan becky

i hate it when they break the fourth wall

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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:08 AM
Author: vigorous meetinghouse affirmative action



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Date: June 4th, 2019 9:52 PM
Author: Cruel-hearted fuchsia blood rage garrison



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Date: June 9th, 2019 9:47 AM
Author: Trip Liquid Oxygen

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: Irradiated Volcanic Crater Milk

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: violet dashing chad pocket flask

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: peach institution

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: violet dashing chad pocket flask

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: Bisexual poppy halford

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: Irradiated Volcanic Crater Milk

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: amber theatre

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: insecure native puppy

like doobs visiting cravath?

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



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Date: June 4th, 2019 9:53 PM
Author: Burgundy Space Knife

Wtf

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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:38 PM
Author: autistic erotic sneaky criminal french chef



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:58 PM
Author: vivacious carnelian den

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: mustard racy orchestra pit

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: Chartreuse multi-colored church

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: prospero ano y luicidad (🧐)



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