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The Big Short was a bad movie

Very good source material and should have been 180
Pontificating crusty french chef kitchen
  06/02/19
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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'...
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  06/09/19
I feel like the only people who were impressed by it were pe...
Slate stead
  06/02/19
Legit nobody understands what happened. Try to explain rmbs ...
Magenta Slippery Jewess
  06/04/19
I’ve studied asset backed securities at a graduate lev...
Lemon provocative pit yarmulke
  06/04/19
Surprising to me... I lived and breathed rmbs for about 5 ye...
Magenta Slippery Jewess
  06/04/19
tbf, your opinion on anything even remotely creative is very...
Claret Demanding Parlor Water Buffalo
  06/04/19
I really don't understand this. To me it felt like 3/4 of th...
Slate stead
  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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Wtf
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Many people are saying this!
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  06/04/19
way better movie than it should've been. there was no actual...
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Date: June 2nd, 2019 1:41 AM
Author: Pontificating crusty french chef kitchen

Very good source material and should have been 180

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Date: June 2nd, 2019 1:50 AM
Author: Charismatic Stage Codepig

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: Snowy Hospital Old Irish Cottage



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:41 PM
Author: bull headed lavender corn cake theater



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:00 AM
Author: Magenta Slippery Jewess

Margin Call was much better imo

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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:01 AM
Author: Bateful casino nowag



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:36 PM
Author: Gay site

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: bull headed lavender corn cake theater



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:01 AM
Author: Bateful casino nowag

i hate it when they break the fourth wall

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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:08 AM
Author: Shimmering duck-like alpha



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Date: June 4th, 2019 9:52 PM
Author: aromatic weed whacker whorehouse



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Date: June 9th, 2019 9:47 AM
Author: contagious maroon sweet tailpipe state

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: Slate stead

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: Magenta Slippery Jewess

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: Lemon provocative pit yarmulke

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: Magenta Slippery Jewess

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: Claret Demanding Parlor Water Buffalo

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: Slate stead

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: titillating library nibblets

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: Gay site

like doobs visiting cravath?

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Date: June 4th, 2019 9:53 PM
Author: plum stock car plaza

Wtf

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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:38 PM
Author: Racy iridescent clown



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:58 PM
Author: spectacular abode

Many people are saying this!

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Date: June 4th, 2019 8:29 PM
Author: irradiated coiffed rehab mediation

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: Vivacious pearl gaming laptop

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: scholarshipalt (🧐)



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