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The Big Short was a bad movie

Very good source material and should have been 180
passionate indian lodge
  06/02/19
Naw it was good enough, but not nearly as good as ppl were m...
Vermilion Stubborn Rehab Clown
  06/02/19
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elite macaca son of senegal
  06/04/19
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arousing hell incel
  06/04/19
Margin Call was much better imo
Brindle marvelous knife
  06/02/19
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Lascivious hospital
  06/02/19
big short is literally aimed squarely at 100 iq audience, li...
titillating death wish ticket booth
  06/04/19
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arousing hell incel
  06/04/19
i hate it when they break the fourth wall
Lascivious hospital
  06/02/19
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glittery striped hyena kitty
  06/02/19
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swollen kitty cat stead
  06/04/19
I thought it was appropriate and well done in TBS, though I'...
heady university
  06/09/19
I feel like the only people who were impressed by it were pe...
Erotic brethren
  06/02/19
Legit nobody understands what happened. Try to explain rmbs ...
Brindle marvelous knife
  06/04/19
I’ve studied asset backed securities at a graduate lev...
insanely creepy pale alpha
  06/04/19
Surprising to me... I lived and breathed rmbs for about 5 ye...
Brindle marvelous knife
  06/04/19
tbf, your opinion on anything even remotely creative is very...
Abnormal House
  06/04/19
I really don't understand this. To me it felt like 3/4 of th...
Erotic brethren
  06/05/19
I've seen Wall Street several times and don't understand the...
Seedy Swashbuckling Wrinkle Halford
  06/04/19
like doobs visiting cravath?
titillating death wish ticket booth
  06/04/19
Wtf
Concupiscible wagecucks institution
  06/04/19
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shaky crackhouse
  06/04/19
Many people are saying this!
navy kitchen
  06/04/19
way better movie than it should've been. there was no actual...
Trip cruise ship
  06/04/19
Adam McKay always feels the need to have cutesy diagrams to ...
pungent double fault
  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: passionate indian lodge

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: Vermilion Stubborn Rehab Clown

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: elite macaca son of senegal



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:41 PM
Author: arousing hell incel



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:00 AM
Author: Brindle marvelous knife

Margin Call was much better imo

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4274589&forum_id=2#38326898)



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:01 AM
Author: Lascivious hospital



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:36 PM
Author: titillating death wish ticket booth

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: arousing hell incel



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:01 AM
Author: Lascivious hospital

i hate it when they break the fourth wall

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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:08 AM
Author: glittery striped hyena kitty



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Date: June 4th, 2019 9:52 PM
Author: swollen kitty cat stead



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Date: June 9th, 2019 9:47 AM
Author: heady university

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: Erotic brethren

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4274589&forum_id=2#38326930)



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:31 PM
Author: Brindle marvelous knife

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: insanely creepy pale alpha

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: Brindle marvelous knife

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: Abnormal House

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: Erotic brethren

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: Seedy Swashbuckling Wrinkle Halford

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: titillating death wish ticket booth

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: Concupiscible wagecucks institution

Wtf

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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:38 PM
Author: shaky crackhouse



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:58 PM
Author: navy kitchen

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: Trip cruise ship

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: pungent double fault

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: prospero ano y luicidad (🧐)



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