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The Big Short was a bad movie

Very good source material and should have been 180
razzmatazz becky house
  06/02/19
Naw it was good enough, but not nearly as good as ppl were m...
Hairraiser death wish
  06/02/19
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rose plaza wagecucks
  06/04/19
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Cowardly Maroon Generalized Bond
  06/04/19
Margin Call was much better imo
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Orange piazza mental disorder
  06/02/19
big short is literally aimed squarely at 100 iq audience, li...
Boyish hyperactive step-uncle's house haunted graveyard
  06/04/19
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Cowardly Maroon Generalized Bond
  06/04/19
i hate it when they break the fourth wall
Orange piazza mental disorder
  06/02/19
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Fragrant double fault
  06/02/19
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Orchid selfie garrison
  06/04/19
I thought it was appropriate and well done in TBS, though I'...
Beady-eyed Rough-skinned Love Of Her Life Market
  06/09/19
I feel like the only people who were impressed by it were pe...
supple brunch
  06/02/19
Legit nobody understands what happened. Try to explain rmbs ...
excitant high-end famous landscape painting athletic conference
  06/04/19
I’ve studied asset backed securities at a graduate lev...
Outnumbered meetinghouse
  06/04/19
Surprising to me... I lived and breathed rmbs for about 5 ye...
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  06/04/19
tbf, your opinion on anything even remotely creative is very...
Appetizing fuchsia scourge upon the earth office
  06/04/19
I really don't understand this. To me it felt like 3/4 of th...
supple brunch
  06/05/19
I've seen Wall Street several times and don't understand the...
histrionic pearly space
  06/04/19
like doobs visiting cravath?
Boyish hyperactive step-uncle's house haunted graveyard
  06/04/19
Wtf
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multi-colored indecent roast beef
  06/04/19
Many people are saying this!
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  06/04/19
way better movie than it should've been. there was no actual...
Topaz medicated spot
  06/04/19
Adam McKay always feels the need to have cutesy diagrams to ...
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Date: June 2nd, 2019 1:41 AM
Author: razzmatazz becky house

Very good source material and should have been 180

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Date: June 2nd, 2019 1:50 AM
Author: Hairraiser death wish

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: rose plaza wagecucks



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:41 PM
Author: Cowardly Maroon Generalized Bond



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:00 AM
Author: excitant high-end famous landscape painting athletic conference

Margin Call was much better imo

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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:01 AM
Author: Orange piazza mental disorder



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:36 PM
Author: Boyish hyperactive step-uncle's house haunted graveyard

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: Cowardly Maroon Generalized Bond



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:01 AM
Author: Orange piazza mental disorder

i hate it when they break the fourth wall

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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:08 AM
Author: Fragrant double fault



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Date: June 4th, 2019 9:52 PM
Author: Orchid selfie garrison



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Date: June 9th, 2019 9:47 AM
Author: Beady-eyed Rough-skinned Love Of Her Life Market

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.

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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:11 AM
Author: supple brunch

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: excitant high-end famous landscape painting athletic conference

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: Outnumbered meetinghouse

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: excitant high-end famous landscape painting athletic conference

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: Appetizing fuchsia scourge upon the earth office

tbf, your opinion on anything even remotely creative is very suspect:

"I lived and breathed rmbs for about 5 years"

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Date: June 5th, 2019 12:19 AM
Author: supple brunch

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

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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:36 PM
Author: histrionic pearly space

I've seen Wall Street several times and don't understand the financial aspects of it.

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Date: June 4th, 2019 8:30 PM
Author: Boyish hyperactive step-uncle's house haunted graveyard

like doobs visiting cravath?

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Date: June 4th, 2019 9:53 PM
Author: Concupiscible magical reading party blood rage

Wtf

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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:38 PM
Author: multi-colored indecent roast beef



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:58 PM
Author: mentally impaired casino

Many people are saying this!

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Date: June 4th, 2019 8:29 PM
Author: Topaz medicated spot

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: coral angry trump supporter den

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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