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The Big Short was a bad movie

Very good source material and should have been 180
racy gaping space
  06/02/19
Naw it was good enough, but not nearly as good as ppl were m...
Excitant institution hissy fit
  06/02/19
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Twinkling concupiscible international law enforcement agency
  06/04/19
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Spectacular obsidian nursing home rigpig
  06/04/19
Margin Call was much better imo
Hyperactive Kitchen
  06/02/19
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Provocative Coffee Pot
  06/02/19
big short is literally aimed squarely at 100 iq audience, li...
Emerald wagecucks
  06/04/19
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Spectacular obsidian nursing home rigpig
  06/04/19
i hate it when they break the fourth wall
Provocative Coffee Pot
  06/02/19
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Cheese-eating faggot firefighter center
  06/02/19
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Iridescent Stock Car University
  06/04/19
I thought it was appropriate and well done in TBS, though I'...
Walnut background story
  06/09/19
I feel like the only people who were impressed by it were pe...
multi-colored library
  06/02/19
Legit nobody understands what happened. Try to explain rmbs ...
Hyperactive Kitchen
  06/04/19
I’ve studied asset backed securities at a graduate lev...
honey-headed submissive preventive strike address
  06/04/19
Surprising to me... I lived and breathed rmbs for about 5 ye...
Hyperactive Kitchen
  06/04/19
tbf, your opinion on anything even remotely creative is very...
Anal irradiated doctorate corn cake
  06/04/19
I really don't understand this. To me it felt like 3/4 of th...
multi-colored library
  06/05/19
I've seen Wall Street several times and don't understand the...
flickering stag film pervert
  06/04/19
like doobs visiting cravath?
Emerald wagecucks
  06/04/19
Wtf
scarlet floppy business firm rigor
  06/04/19
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territorial ungodly jew
  06/04/19
Many people are saying this!
beady-eyed candlestick maker cruise ship
  06/04/19
way better movie than it should've been. there was no actual...
Arousing telephone public bath
  06/04/19
Adam McKay always feels the need to have cutesy diagrams to ...
razzle plaza
  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: racy gaping space

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: Excitant institution hissy fit

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: Twinkling concupiscible international law enforcement agency



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:41 PM
Author: Spectacular obsidian nursing home rigpig



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:00 AM
Author: Hyperactive Kitchen

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: Provocative Coffee Pot



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:36 PM
Author: Emerald wagecucks

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: Spectacular obsidian nursing home rigpig



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:01 AM
Author: Provocative Coffee Pot

i hate it when they break the fourth wall

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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:08 AM
Author: Cheese-eating faggot firefighter center



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Date: June 4th, 2019 9:52 PM
Author: Iridescent Stock Car University



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Date: June 9th, 2019 9:47 AM
Author: Walnut background story

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: multi-colored library

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: Hyperactive Kitchen

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=2#38340327)



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:47 PM
Author: honey-headed submissive preventive strike address

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: Hyperactive Kitchen

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: Anal irradiated doctorate corn cake

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: multi-colored library

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: flickering stag film pervert

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: Emerald wagecucks

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: scarlet floppy business firm rigor

Wtf

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



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:38 PM
Author: territorial ungodly jew



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:58 PM
Author: beady-eyed candlestick maker cruise ship

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: Arousing telephone public bath

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: razzle plaza

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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