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The Big Short was a bad movie

Very good source material and should have been 180
Excitant school roast beef
  06/02/19
Naw it was good enough, but not nearly as good as ppl were m...
Coral appetizing bawdyhouse
  06/02/19
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puce gas station
  06/04/19
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cream infuriating hissy fit
  06/04/19
Margin Call was much better imo
charismatic hot public bath
  06/02/19
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disturbing tank filthpig
  06/02/19
big short is literally aimed squarely at 100 iq audience, li...
Copper Dashing Abode Nowag
  06/04/19
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cream infuriating hissy fit
  06/04/19
i hate it when they break the fourth wall
disturbing tank filthpig
  06/02/19
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Startling swollen ratface
  06/02/19
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amber arousing locale faggot firefighter
  06/04/19
I thought it was appropriate and well done in TBS, though I'...
Vengeful orchestra pit
  06/09/19
I feel like the only people who were impressed by it were pe...
concupiscible knife becky
  06/02/19
Legit nobody understands what happened. Try to explain rmbs ...
charismatic hot public bath
  06/04/19
I’ve studied asset backed securities at a graduate lev...
dun aphrodisiac lay toaster
  06/04/19
Surprising to me... I lived and breathed rmbs for about 5 ye...
charismatic hot public bath
  06/04/19
tbf, your opinion on anything even remotely creative is very...
salmon party of the first part
  06/04/19
I really don't understand this. To me it felt like 3/4 of th...
concupiscible knife becky
  06/05/19
I've seen Wall Street several times and don't understand the...
orchid wrinkle
  06/04/19
like doobs visiting cravath?
Copper Dashing Abode Nowag
  06/04/19
Wtf
Indigo bateful parlor electric furnace
  06/04/19
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vibrant crystalline state
  06/04/19
Many people are saying this!
slap-happy contagious hominid
  06/04/19
way better movie than it should've been. there was no actual...
Sooty adventurous resort
  06/04/19
Adam McKay always feels the need to have cutesy diagrams to ...
Garnet boyish rehab laser beams
  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: Excitant school roast beef

Very good source material and should have been 180

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



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 1:50 AM
Author: Coral appetizing 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

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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:34 PM
Author: puce gas station



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:41 PM
Author: cream infuriating hissy fit



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:00 AM
Author: charismatic hot public bath

Margin Call was much better imo

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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:01 AM
Author: disturbing tank filthpig



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:36 PM
Author: Copper Dashing Abode Nowag

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: cream infuriating hissy fit



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:01 AM
Author: disturbing tank filthpig

i hate it when they break the fourth wall

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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:08 AM
Author: Startling swollen ratface



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Date: June 4th, 2019 9:52 PM
Author: amber arousing locale faggot firefighter



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Date: June 9th, 2019 9:47 AM
Author: Vengeful orchestra pit

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=2,#38361797)



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:11 AM
Author: concupiscible knife becky

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: charismatic hot public bath

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=2,#38340327)



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:47 PM
Author: dun aphrodisiac lay toaster

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=2,#38340393)



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:50 PM
Author: charismatic hot public bath

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=2,#38340406)



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Date: June 4th, 2019 8:28 PM
Author: salmon party of the first part

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=2,#38340679)



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Date: June 5th, 2019 12:19 AM
Author: concupiscible knife becky

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=2,#38341943)



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

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=2,#38340344)



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Date: June 4th, 2019 8:30 PM
Author: Copper Dashing Abode Nowag

like doobs visiting cravath?

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



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Date: June 4th, 2019 9:53 PM
Author: Indigo bateful parlor electric furnace

Wtf

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



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:38 PM
Author: vibrant crystalline state



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:58 PM
Author: slap-happy contagious hominid

Many people are saying this!

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



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Date: June 4th, 2019 8:29 PM
Author: Sooty adventurous resort

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=2,#38340689)



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Date: June 4th, 2019 11:17 PM
Author: Garnet boyish rehab laser beams

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=2,#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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