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The Big Short was a bad movie

Very good source material and should have been 180
Aromatic french senate
  06/02/19
Naw it was good enough, but not nearly as good as ppl were m...
massive set
  06/02/19
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Henna Abusive Sex Offender
  06/04/19
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unhinged racy deer antler party of the first part
  06/04/19
Margin Call was much better imo
talented fluffy internal respiration idea he suggested
  06/02/19
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Odious primrose shrine dragon
  06/02/19
big short is literally aimed squarely at 100 iq audience, li...
cracking fortuitous meteor circlehead
  06/04/19
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unhinged racy deer antler party of the first part
  06/04/19
i hate it when they break the fourth wall
Odious primrose shrine dragon
  06/02/19
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Charcoal Vibrant School Cafeteria
  06/02/19
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slap-happy motley half-breed
  06/04/19
I thought it was appropriate and well done in TBS, though I'...
dun razzmatazz pit
  06/09/19
I feel like the only people who were impressed by it were pe...
razzle outnumbered den
  06/02/19
Legit nobody understands what happened. Try to explain rmbs ...
talented fluffy internal respiration idea he suggested
  06/04/19
I’ve studied asset backed securities at a graduate lev...
Vermilion step-uncle's house foreskin
  06/04/19
Surprising to me... I lived and breathed rmbs for about 5 ye...
talented fluffy internal respiration idea he suggested
  06/04/19
tbf, your opinion on anything even remotely creative is very...
bateful sapphire doctorate address
  06/04/19
I really don't understand this. To me it felt like 3/4 of th...
razzle outnumbered den
  06/05/19
I've seen Wall Street several times and don't understand the...
swashbuckling dopamine
  06/04/19
like doobs visiting cravath?
cracking fortuitous meteor circlehead
  06/04/19
Wtf
insanely creepy giraffe principal's office
  06/04/19
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galvanic range faggot firefighter
  06/04/19
Many people are saying this!
floppy azure hospital private investor
  06/04/19
way better movie than it should've been. there was no actual...
Mint psychic
  06/04/19
Adam McKay always feels the need to have cutesy diagrams to ...
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  06/04/19
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Date: June 2nd, 2019 1:41 AM
Author: Aromatic french senate

Very good source material and should have been 180

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



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 1:50 AM
Author: massive set

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4274589&forum_id=2Reputation#38326875)



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:34 PM
Author: Henna Abusive Sex Offender



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:41 PM
Author: unhinged racy deer antler party of the first part



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:00 AM
Author: talented fluffy internal respiration idea he suggested

Margin Call was much better imo

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



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:01 AM
Author: Odious primrose shrine dragon



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:36 PM
Author: cracking fortuitous meteor circlehead

big short is literally aimed squarely at 100 iq audience, like network news

margin call is literally on another level

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4274589&forum_id=2Reputation#38340343)



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:41 PM
Author: unhinged racy deer antler party of the first part



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:01 AM
Author: Odious primrose shrine dragon

i hate it when they break the fourth wall

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4274589&forum_id=2Reputation#38326907)



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:08 AM
Author: Charcoal Vibrant School Cafeteria



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Date: June 4th, 2019 9:52 PM
Author: slap-happy motley half-breed



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Date: June 9th, 2019 9:47 AM
Author: dun razzmatazz 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=2Reputation#38361797)



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:11 AM
Author: razzle outnumbered den

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=2Reputation#38326930)



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:31 PM
Author: talented fluffy internal respiration idea he suggested

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=2Reputation#38340327)



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:47 PM
Author: Vermilion step-uncle's house foreskin

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=2Reputation#38340393)



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:50 PM
Author: talented fluffy internal respiration idea he suggested

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=2Reputation#38340406)



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Date: June 4th, 2019 8:28 PM
Author: bateful sapphire doctorate address

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=2Reputation#38340679)



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Date: June 5th, 2019 12:19 AM
Author: razzle outnumbered den

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=2Reputation#38341943)



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:36 PM
Author: swashbuckling dopamine

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=2Reputation#38340344)



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Date: June 4th, 2019 8:30 PM
Author: cracking fortuitous meteor circlehead

like doobs visiting cravath?

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



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Date: June 4th, 2019 9:53 PM
Author: insanely creepy giraffe principal's office

Wtf

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



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:38 PM
Author: galvanic range faggot firefighter



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:58 PM
Author: floppy azure hospital private investor

Many people are saying this!

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



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Date: June 4th, 2019 8:29 PM
Author: Mint psychic

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=2Reputation#38340689)



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Date: June 4th, 2019 11:17 PM
Author: Grizzly self-absorbed state wrinkle

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=2Reputation#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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