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The Big Short was a bad movie

Very good source material and should have been 180
twisted location toaster
  06/02/19
Naw it was good enough, but not nearly as good as ppl were m...
mauve contagious bawdyhouse
  06/02/19
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Brass center
  06/04/19
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Yellow Prole Reading Party
  06/04/19
Margin Call was much better imo
Sexy swashbuckling turdskin chapel
  06/02/19
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Obsidian balding deer antler
  06/02/19
big short is literally aimed squarely at 100 iq audience, li...
Ultramarine Odious Abode Ratface
  06/04/19
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Yellow Prole Reading Party
  06/04/19
i hate it when they break the fourth wall
Obsidian balding deer antler
  06/02/19
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Know-it-all really tough guy
  06/02/19
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titillating faggotry menage
  06/04/19
I thought it was appropriate and well done in TBS, though I'...
Fragrant Shrine
  06/09/19
I feel like the only people who were impressed by it were pe...
milky galvanic hospital sex offender
  06/02/19
Legit nobody understands what happened. Try to explain rmbs ...
Sexy swashbuckling turdskin chapel
  06/04/19
I’ve studied asset backed securities at a graduate lev...
Very Tactful Becky
  06/04/19
Surprising to me... I lived and breathed rmbs for about 5 ye...
Sexy swashbuckling turdskin chapel
  06/04/19
tbf, your opinion on anything even remotely creative is very...
Diverse useless brakes temple
  06/04/19
I really don't understand this. To me it felt like 3/4 of th...
milky galvanic hospital sex offender
  06/05/19
I've seen Wall Street several times and don't understand the...
Excitant alpha
  06/04/19
like doobs visiting cravath?
Ultramarine Odious Abode Ratface
  06/04/19
Wtf
mind-boggling unholy sneaky criminal hairy legs
  06/04/19
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Lime out-of-control principal's office karate
  06/04/19
Many people are saying this!
Razzmatazz stage
  06/04/19
way better movie than it should've been. there was no actual...
Indigo home
  06/04/19
Adam McKay always feels the need to have cutesy diagrams to ...
histrionic low-t house dysfunction
  06/04/19
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scholarshipalt
  12/24/25


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Date: June 2nd, 2019 1:41 AM
Author: twisted location toaster

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: mauve contagious 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: Brass center



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:41 PM
Author: Yellow Prole Reading Party



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:00 AM
Author: Sexy swashbuckling turdskin chapel

Margin Call was much better imo

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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:01 AM
Author: Obsidian balding deer antler



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:36 PM
Author: Ultramarine Odious Abode Ratface

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: Yellow Prole Reading Party



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:01 AM
Author: Obsidian balding deer antler

i hate it when they break the fourth wall

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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:08 AM
Author: Know-it-all really tough guy



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Date: June 4th, 2019 9:52 PM
Author: titillating faggotry menage



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Date: June 9th, 2019 9:47 AM
Author: Fragrant Shrine

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: milky galvanic hospital sex offender

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: Sexy swashbuckling turdskin chapel

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: Very Tactful Becky

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: Sexy swashbuckling turdskin chapel

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: Diverse useless brakes temple

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: milky galvanic hospital sex offender

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: Excitant alpha

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: Ultramarine Odious Abode Ratface

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: mind-boggling unholy sneaky criminal hairy legs

Wtf

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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:38 PM
Author: Lime out-of-control principal's office karate



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:58 PM
Author: Razzmatazz stage

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: Indigo home

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: histrionic low-t house dysfunction

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: scholarshipalt (🧐)



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