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The Big Short was a bad movie

Very good source material and should have been 180
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Margin Call was much better imo
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big short is literally aimed squarely at 100 iq audience, li...
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  06/04/19
i hate it when they break the fourth wall
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  06/04/19
I thought it was appropriate and well done in TBS, though I'...
swashbuckling sneaky criminal
  06/09/19
I feel like the only people who were impressed by it were pe...
drunken dilemma
  06/02/19
Legit nobody understands what happened. Try to explain rmbs ...
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  06/04/19
I’ve studied asset backed securities at a graduate lev...
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  06/04/19
Surprising to me... I lived and breathed rmbs for about 5 ye...
navy 180 legal warrant kitchen
  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...
drunken dilemma
  06/05/19
I've seen Wall Street several times and don't understand the...
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  06/04/19
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  06/04/19
Wtf
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Many people are saying this!
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way better movie than it should've been. there was no actual...
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Date: June 2nd, 2019 1:41 AM
Author: chocolate razzmatazz personal credit line

Very good source material and should have been 180

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Date: June 2nd, 2019 1:50 AM
Author: Mind-boggling tripping karate

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: Bistre unhinged indian lodge cuckold



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:41 PM
Author: Boyish Indecent Piazza Water Buffalo



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:00 AM
Author: navy 180 legal warrant kitchen

Margin Call was much better imo

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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:01 AM
Author: Electric Public Bath



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:36 PM
Author: Vibrant flushed wrinkle

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: Boyish Indecent Piazza Water Buffalo



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:01 AM
Author: Electric Public Bath

i hate it when they break the fourth wall

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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:08 AM
Author: Zombie-like Ceo



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Date: June 4th, 2019 9:52 PM
Author: odious pea-brained weed whacker



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Date: June 9th, 2019 9:47 AM
Author: swashbuckling sneaky criminal

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: drunken dilemma

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: navy 180 legal warrant kitchen

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: cordovan disturbing fanboi 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.

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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:50 PM
Author: navy 180 legal warrant kitchen

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: cracking cruise ship

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: drunken dilemma

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: mahogany state

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: Vibrant flushed wrinkle

like doobs visiting cravath?

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Date: June 4th, 2019 9:53 PM
Author: racy abode

Wtf

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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:38 PM
Author: Trip irate property stock car



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:58 PM
Author: Misunderstood idiot

Many people are saying this!

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Date: June 4th, 2019 8:29 PM
Author: Sepia casino old irish cottage

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: spectacular canary theater stage

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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