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The Big Short was a bad movie

Very good source material and should have been 180
fuchsia senate
  06/02/19
Naw it was good enough, but not nearly as good as ppl were m...
Rusted business firm
  06/02/19
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Low-t Step-uncle's House
  06/04/19
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  06/04/19
Margin Call was much better imo
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  06/02/19
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  06/02/19
big short is literally aimed squarely at 100 iq audience, li...
Sable Center Dragon
  06/04/19
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  06/04/19
i hate it when they break the fourth wall
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awkward school
  06/02/19
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Marvelous balding bawdyhouse masturbator
  06/04/19
I thought it was appropriate and well done in TBS, though I'...
honey-headed stimulating milk blood rage
  06/09/19
I feel like the only people who were impressed by it were pe...
Talking yellow generalized bond
  06/02/19
Legit nobody understands what happened. Try to explain rmbs ...
amethyst lodge internal respiration
  06/04/19
I’ve studied asset backed securities at a graduate lev...
rough-skinned maroon idea he suggested shitlib
  06/04/19
Surprising to me... I lived and breathed rmbs for about 5 ye...
amethyst lodge internal respiration
  06/04/19
tbf, your opinion on anything even remotely creative is very...
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  06/04/19
I really don't understand this. To me it felt like 3/4 of th...
Talking yellow generalized bond
  06/05/19
I've seen Wall Street several times and don't understand the...
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  06/04/19
like doobs visiting cravath?
Sable Center Dragon
  06/04/19
Wtf
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  06/04/19
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khaki dilemma
  06/04/19
Many people are saying this!
Metal Temple
  06/04/19
way better movie than it should've been. there was no actual...
poppy den
  06/04/19
Adam McKay always feels the need to have cutesy diagrams to ...
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Date: June 2nd, 2019 1:41 AM
Author: fuchsia senate

Very good source material and should have been 180

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Date: June 2nd, 2019 1:50 AM
Author: Rusted business firm

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: Low-t Step-uncle's House



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:41 PM
Author: Hairraiser umber dopamine bbw



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:00 AM
Author: amethyst lodge internal respiration

Margin Call was much better imo

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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:01 AM
Author: curious striped hyena affirmative action



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:36 PM
Author: Sable Center Dragon

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: Hairraiser umber dopamine bbw



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:01 AM
Author: curious striped hyena affirmative action

i hate it when they break the fourth wall

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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:08 AM
Author: awkward school



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Date: June 4th, 2019 9:52 PM
Author: Marvelous balding bawdyhouse masturbator



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Date: June 9th, 2019 9:47 AM
Author: honey-headed stimulating milk blood rage

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: Talking yellow generalized bond

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: amethyst lodge internal respiration

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: rough-skinned maroon idea he suggested shitlib

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.

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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:50 PM
Author: amethyst lodge internal respiration

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: startling multi-colored death wish deer antler

tbf, your opinion on anything even remotely creative is very suspect:

"I lived and breathed rmbs for about 5 years"

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Date: June 5th, 2019 12:19 AM
Author: Talking yellow generalized bond

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: harsh stirring coldplay fan home

I've seen Wall Street several times and don't understand the financial aspects of it.

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Date: June 4th, 2019 8:30 PM
Author: Sable Center Dragon

like doobs visiting cravath?

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Date: June 4th, 2019 9:53 PM
Author: Splenetic gay station

Wtf

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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:38 PM
Author: khaki dilemma



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:58 PM
Author: Metal Temple

Many people are saying this!

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Date: June 4th, 2019 8:29 PM
Author: poppy den

way better movie than it should've been. there was no actual story. same as moneyball.

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Date: June 4th, 2019 11:17 PM
Author: Bossy office

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

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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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