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The Big Short was a bad movie

Very good source material and should have been 180
wonderful sweet tailpipe lodge
  06/02/19
Naw it was good enough, but not nearly as good as ppl were m...
Copper aphrodisiac stead boiling water
  06/02/19
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exciting preventive strike
  06/04/19
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multi-colored public bath round eye
  06/04/19
Margin Call was much better imo
red slimy space
  06/02/19
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cracking coiffed legend rehab
  06/02/19
big short is literally aimed squarely at 100 iq audience, li...
charcoal big electric furnace
  06/04/19
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multi-colored public bath round eye
  06/04/19
i hate it when they break the fourth wall
cracking coiffed legend rehab
  06/02/19
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180 scarlet kitty kitchen
  06/02/19
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Shimmering Alpha Quadroon
  06/04/19
I thought it was appropriate and well done in TBS, though I'...
Turquoise knife deer antler
  06/09/19
I feel like the only people who were impressed by it were pe...
histrionic apoplectic windowlicker university
  06/02/19
Legit nobody understands what happened. Try to explain rmbs ...
red slimy space
  06/04/19
I’ve studied asset backed securities at a graduate lev...
floppy brindle mediation
  06/04/19
Surprising to me... I lived and breathed rmbs for about 5 ye...
red slimy space
  06/04/19
tbf, your opinion on anything even remotely creative is very...
Talking Rigor Patrolman
  06/04/19
I really don't understand this. To me it felt like 3/4 of th...
histrionic apoplectic windowlicker university
  06/05/19
I've seen Wall Street several times and don't understand the...
Mustard Filthpig Liquid Oxygen
  06/04/19
like doobs visiting cravath?
charcoal big electric furnace
  06/04/19
Wtf
maniacal haunting stage cuckoldry
  06/04/19
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orchid free-loading tanning salon
  06/04/19
Many people are saying this!
Buck-toothed box office mad-dog skullcap
  06/04/19
way better movie than it should've been. there was no actual...
Cordovan Chapel
  06/04/19
Adam McKay always feels the need to have cutesy diagrams to ...
Spectacular Selfie
  06/04/19
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prospero ano y luicidad
  12/24/25


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Date: June 2nd, 2019 1:41 AM
Author: wonderful sweet tailpipe lodge

Very good source material and should have been 180

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Date: June 2nd, 2019 1:50 AM
Author: Copper aphrodisiac stead boiling water

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: exciting preventive strike



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:41 PM
Author: multi-colored public bath round eye



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:00 AM
Author: red slimy space

Margin Call was much better imo

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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:01 AM
Author: cracking coiffed legend rehab



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:36 PM
Author: charcoal big electric furnace

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: multi-colored public bath round eye



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:01 AM
Author: cracking coiffed legend rehab

i hate it when they break the fourth wall

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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:08 AM
Author: 180 scarlet kitty kitchen



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Date: June 4th, 2019 9:52 PM
Author: Shimmering Alpha Quadroon



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Date: June 9th, 2019 9:47 AM
Author: Turquoise knife deer antler

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: histrionic apoplectic windowlicker university

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: red slimy space

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: floppy brindle mediation

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: red slimy space

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: Talking Rigor Patrolman

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: histrionic apoplectic windowlicker university

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: Mustard Filthpig Liquid Oxygen

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: charcoal big electric furnace

like doobs visiting cravath?

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Date: June 4th, 2019 9:53 PM
Author: maniacal haunting stage cuckoldry

Wtf

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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:38 PM
Author: orchid free-loading tanning salon



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:58 PM
Author: Buck-toothed box office mad-dog skullcap

Many people are saying this!

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Date: June 4th, 2019 8:29 PM
Author: Cordovan Chapel

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 Selfie

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: prospero ano y luicidad (🧐)



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