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The Big Short was a bad movie

Very good source material and should have been 180
glittery coldplay fan school
  06/02/19
Naw it was good enough, but not nearly as good as ppl were m...
cyan bateful pistol
  06/02/19
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Arrogant 180 clown business firm
  06/04/19
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talented keepsake machete
  06/04/19
Margin Call was much better imo
Vivacious foreskin
  06/02/19
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Slate Indian Lodge
  06/02/19
big short is literally aimed squarely at 100 iq audience, li...
bossy haunted graveyard
  06/04/19
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talented keepsake machete
  06/04/19
i hate it when they break the fourth wall
Slate Indian Lodge
  06/02/19
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Disgusting Comical Mediation State
  06/02/19
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Gaped center
  06/04/19
I thought it was appropriate and well done in TBS, though I'...
Offensive Sexy Water Buffalo Sex Offender
  06/09/19
I feel like the only people who were impressed by it were pe...
Thriller free-loading mother
  06/02/19
Legit nobody understands what happened. Try to explain rmbs ...
Vivacious foreskin
  06/04/19
I’ve studied asset backed securities at a graduate lev...
crawly dun trust fund
  06/04/19
Surprising to me... I lived and breathed rmbs for about 5 ye...
Vivacious foreskin
  06/04/19
tbf, your opinion on anything even remotely creative is very...
Carmine Ticket Booth Son Of Senegal
  06/04/19
I really don't understand this. To me it felt like 3/4 of th...
Thriller free-loading mother
  06/05/19
I've seen Wall Street several times and don't understand the...
ultramarine chapel
  06/04/19
like doobs visiting cravath?
bossy haunted graveyard
  06/04/19
Wtf
fluffy cerebral filthpig
  06/04/19
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pink church
  06/04/19
Many people are saying this!
excitant internet-worthy partner dilemma
  06/04/19
way better movie than it should've been. there was no actual...
Charismatic kitty base
  06/04/19
Adam McKay always feels the need to have cutesy diagrams to ...
Fear-inspiring Point Scourge Upon The Earth
  06/04/19
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As far as they will go but even farther
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Date: June 2nd, 2019 1:41 AM
Author: glittery coldplay fan school

Very good source material and should have been 180

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Date: June 2nd, 2019 1:50 AM
Author: cyan bateful pistol

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: Arrogant 180 clown business firm



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:41 PM
Author: talented keepsake machete



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:00 AM
Author: Vivacious foreskin

Margin Call was much better imo

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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:01 AM
Author: Slate Indian Lodge



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:36 PM
Author: bossy haunted graveyard

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: talented keepsake machete



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:01 AM
Author: Slate Indian Lodge

i hate it when they break the fourth wall

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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:08 AM
Author: Disgusting Comical Mediation State



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Date: June 4th, 2019 9:52 PM
Author: Gaped center



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Date: June 9th, 2019 9:47 AM
Author: Offensive Sexy Water Buffalo Sex Offender

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: Thriller free-loading mother

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: Vivacious foreskin

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: crawly dun trust fund

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: Vivacious foreskin

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: Carmine Ticket Booth Son Of Senegal

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: Thriller free-loading mother

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: ultramarine chapel

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: bossy haunted graveyard

like doobs visiting cravath?

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Date: June 4th, 2019 9:53 PM
Author: fluffy cerebral filthpig

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: pink church



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:58 PM
Author: excitant internet-worthy partner dilemma

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: Charismatic kitty base

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: Fear-inspiring Point Scourge Upon The Earth

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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