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The Big Short was a bad movie

Very good source material and should have been 180
Pearly electric affirmative action
  06/02/19
Naw it was good enough, but not nearly as good as ppl were m...
Violet hall internal respiration
  06/02/19
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Ivory Sickened Foreskin Black Woman
  06/04/19
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Pontificating laughsome patrolman garrison
  06/04/19
Margin Call was much better imo
Costumed Thirsty Becky Mother
  06/02/19
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Histrionic sweet tailpipe juggernaut
  06/02/19
big short is literally aimed squarely at 100 iq audience, li...
Hateful institution feces
  06/04/19
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Pontificating laughsome patrolman garrison
  06/04/19
i hate it when they break the fourth wall
Histrionic sweet tailpipe juggernaut
  06/02/19
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Insecure pozpig
  06/02/19
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internet-worthy church
  06/04/19
I thought it was appropriate and well done in TBS, though I'...
Cerise buck-toothed ape locus
  06/09/19
I feel like the only people who were impressed by it were pe...
Jet-lagged aphrodisiac trailer park coldplay fan
  06/02/19
Legit nobody understands what happened. Try to explain rmbs ...
Costumed Thirsty Becky Mother
  06/04/19
I’ve studied asset backed securities at a graduate lev...
vigorous hideous property
  06/04/19
Surprising to me... I lived and breathed rmbs for about 5 ye...
Costumed Thirsty Becky Mother
  06/04/19
tbf, your opinion on anything even remotely creative is very...
Floppy shimmering gunner
  06/04/19
I really don't understand this. To me it felt like 3/4 of th...
Jet-lagged aphrodisiac trailer park coldplay fan
  06/05/19
I've seen Wall Street several times and don't understand the...
crawly parlour
  06/04/19
like doobs visiting cravath?
Hateful institution feces
  06/04/19
Wtf
bearded jade senate masturbator
  06/04/19
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Balding Kink-friendly Den
  06/04/19
Many people are saying this!
Adventurous honey-headed elastic band bawdyhouse
  06/04/19
way better movie than it should've been. there was no actual...
swashbuckling light gas station tank
  06/04/19
Adam McKay always feels the need to have cutesy diagrams to ...
comical medicated hospital
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Date: June 2nd, 2019 1:41 AM
Author: Pearly electric affirmative action

Very good source material and should have been 180

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Date: June 2nd, 2019 1:50 AM
Author: Violet hall internal respiration

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: Ivory Sickened Foreskin Black Woman



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:41 PM
Author: Pontificating laughsome patrolman garrison



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:00 AM
Author: Costumed Thirsty Becky Mother

Margin Call was much better imo

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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:01 AM
Author: Histrionic sweet tailpipe juggernaut



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:36 PM
Author: Hateful institution feces

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: Pontificating laughsome patrolman garrison



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:01 AM
Author: Histrionic sweet tailpipe juggernaut

i hate it when they break the fourth wall

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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:08 AM
Author: Insecure pozpig



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Date: June 4th, 2019 9:52 PM
Author: internet-worthy church



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Date: June 9th, 2019 9:47 AM
Author: Cerise buck-toothed ape locus

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: Jet-lagged aphrodisiac trailer park coldplay fan

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: Costumed Thirsty Becky Mother

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: vigorous hideous property

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: Costumed Thirsty Becky Mother

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: Floppy shimmering gunner

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: Jet-lagged aphrodisiac trailer park coldplay fan

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: crawly parlour

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: Hateful institution feces

like doobs visiting cravath?

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Date: June 4th, 2019 9:53 PM
Author: bearded jade senate masturbator

Wtf

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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:38 PM
Author: Balding Kink-friendly Den



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:58 PM
Author: Adventurous honey-headed elastic band bawdyhouse

Many people are saying this!

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Date: June 4th, 2019 8:29 PM
Author: swashbuckling light gas station tank

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: comical medicated hospital

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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