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The Big Short was a bad movie

Very good source material and should have been 180
Bearded Cuckoldry
  06/02/19
Naw it was good enough, but not nearly as good as ppl were m...
fluffy skinny woman ceo
  06/02/19
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opaque therapy
  06/04/19
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henna brunch
  06/04/19
Margin Call was much better imo
Swashbuckling buck-toothed market lettuce
  06/02/19
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Talking space
  06/02/19
big short is literally aimed squarely at 100 iq audience, li...
Tan beady-eyed athletic conference
  06/04/19
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henna brunch
  06/04/19
i hate it when they break the fourth wall
Talking space
  06/02/19
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razzle cruise ship
  06/02/19
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Stimulating Rose Parlour Ape
  06/04/19
I thought it was appropriate and well done in TBS, though I'...
Pink talented hall
  06/09/19
I feel like the only people who were impressed by it were pe...
Hairraiser dull native wrinkle
  06/02/19
Legit nobody understands what happened. Try to explain rmbs ...
Swashbuckling buck-toothed market lettuce
  06/04/19
I’ve studied asset backed securities at a graduate lev...
electric ultramarine private investor
  06/04/19
Surprising to me... I lived and breathed rmbs for about 5 ye...
Swashbuckling buck-toothed market lettuce
  06/04/19
tbf, your opinion on anything even remotely creative is very...
Bright Fragrant Garrison Codepig
  06/04/19
I really don't understand this. To me it felt like 3/4 of th...
Hairraiser dull native wrinkle
  06/05/19
I've seen Wall Street several times and don't understand the...
Fuchsia Knife House
  06/04/19
like doobs visiting cravath?
Tan beady-eyed athletic conference
  06/04/19
Wtf
Tripping charismatic institution stock car
  06/04/19
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federal kitchen
  06/04/19
Many people are saying this!
Provocative friendly grandma
  06/04/19
way better movie than it should've been. there was no actual...
multi-colored insanely creepy church building elastic band
  06/04/19
Adam McKay always feels the need to have cutesy diagrams to ...
plum aphrodisiac trailer park
  06/04/19
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Date: June 2nd, 2019 1:41 AM
Author: Bearded Cuckoldry

Very good source material and should have been 180

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



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 1:50 AM
Author: fluffy skinny woman ceo

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: opaque therapy



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:41 PM
Author: henna brunch



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:00 AM
Author: Swashbuckling buck-toothed market lettuce

Margin Call was much better imo

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



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:01 AM
Author: Talking space



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:36 PM
Author: Tan beady-eyed athletic conference

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: henna brunch



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:01 AM
Author: Talking space

i hate it when they break the fourth wall

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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:08 AM
Author: razzle cruise ship



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Date: June 4th, 2019 9:52 PM
Author: Stimulating Rose Parlour Ape



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Date: June 9th, 2019 9:47 AM
Author: Pink talented hall

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=2Vannesa#38361797)



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:11 AM
Author: Hairraiser dull native wrinkle

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=2Vannesa#38326930)



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:31 PM
Author: Swashbuckling buck-toothed market lettuce

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=2Vannesa#38340327)



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:47 PM
Author: electric ultramarine private investor

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=2Vannesa#38340393)



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:50 PM
Author: Swashbuckling buck-toothed market lettuce

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=2Vannesa#38340406)



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Date: June 4th, 2019 8:28 PM
Author: Bright Fragrant Garrison Codepig

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=2Vannesa#38340679)



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Date: June 5th, 2019 12:19 AM
Author: Hairraiser dull native wrinkle

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=2Vannesa#38341943)



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:36 PM
Author: Fuchsia Knife House

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=2Vannesa#38340344)



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Date: June 4th, 2019 8:30 PM
Author: Tan beady-eyed athletic conference

like doobs visiting cravath?

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Date: June 4th, 2019 9:53 PM
Author: Tripping charismatic institution stock car

Wtf

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



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:38 PM
Author: federal kitchen



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:58 PM
Author: Provocative friendly grandma

Many people are saying this!

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



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Date: June 4th, 2019 8:29 PM
Author: multi-colored insanely creepy church building elastic band

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=2Vannesa#38340689)



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Date: June 4th, 2019 11:17 PM
Author: plum aphrodisiac trailer park

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=2Vannesa#38341635)



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Date: December 24th, 2025 11:34 AM
Author: motley stage international law enforcement agency



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