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The Big Short was a bad movie

Very good source material and should have been 180
Wine boyish hospital
  06/02/19
Naw it was good enough, but not nearly as good as ppl were m...
Lemon Supple Twinkling Uncleanness Site
  06/02/19
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Slate Telephone
  06/04/19
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ruby hell
  06/04/19
Margin Call was much better imo
vermilion mad-dog skullcap depressive
  06/02/19
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fragrant brindle ticket booth
  06/02/19
big short is literally aimed squarely at 100 iq audience, li...
magical sticky stage
  06/04/19
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ruby hell
  06/04/19
i hate it when they break the fourth wall
fragrant brindle ticket booth
  06/02/19
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Cerebral Magenta Tank Electric Furnace
  06/02/19
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soul-stirring forum
  06/04/19
I thought it was appropriate and well done in TBS, though I'...
Flesh corner wagecucks
  06/09/19
I feel like the only people who were impressed by it were pe...
idiotic pisswyrm parlor
  06/02/19
Legit nobody understands what happened. Try to explain rmbs ...
vermilion mad-dog skullcap depressive
  06/04/19
I’ve studied asset backed securities at a graduate lev...
mahogany bearded incel
  06/04/19
Surprising to me... I lived and breathed rmbs for about 5 ye...
vermilion mad-dog skullcap depressive
  06/04/19
tbf, your opinion on anything even remotely creative is very...
Iridescent background story
  06/04/19
I really don't understand this. To me it felt like 3/4 of th...
idiotic pisswyrm parlor
  06/05/19
I've seen Wall Street several times and don't understand the...
Vibrant Nursing Home
  06/04/19
like doobs visiting cravath?
magical sticky stage
  06/04/19
Wtf
Twisted quadroon tanning salon
  06/04/19
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Chrome fear-inspiring den pervert
  06/04/19
Many people are saying this!
maniacal school
  06/04/19
way better movie than it should've been. there was no actual...
Arrogant snowy cuck meetinghouse
  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: Wine boyish hospital

Very good source material and should have been 180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4274589&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#38326854)



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 1:50 AM
Author: Lemon Supple Twinkling Uncleanness Site

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: Slate Telephone



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:41 PM
Author: ruby hell



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:00 AM
Author: vermilion mad-dog skullcap depressive

Margin Call was much better imo

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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:01 AM
Author: fragrant brindle ticket booth



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:36 PM
Author: magical sticky stage

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: ruby hell



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:01 AM
Author: fragrant brindle ticket booth

i hate it when they break the fourth wall

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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:08 AM
Author: Cerebral Magenta Tank Electric Furnace



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Date: June 4th, 2019 9:52 PM
Author: soul-stirring forum



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Date: June 9th, 2019 9:47 AM
Author: Flesh corner wagecucks

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\u0026show=6hr#38361797)



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:11 AM
Author: idiotic pisswyrm parlor

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: vermilion mad-dog skullcap depressive

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\u0026show=6hr#38340327)



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:47 PM
Author: mahogany bearded incel

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\u0026show=6hr#38340393)



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:50 PM
Author: vermilion mad-dog skullcap depressive

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: Iridescent background story

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\u0026show=6hr#38340679)



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Date: June 5th, 2019 12:19 AM
Author: idiotic pisswyrm parlor

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\u0026show=6hr#38341943)



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:36 PM
Author: Vibrant Nursing Home

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\u0026show=6hr#38340344)



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Date: June 4th, 2019 8:30 PM
Author: magical sticky stage

like doobs visiting cravath?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4274589&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#38340700)



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Date: June 4th, 2019 9:53 PM
Author: Twisted quadroon tanning salon

Wtf

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4274589&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#38341200)



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:38 PM
Author: Chrome fear-inspiring den pervert



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:58 PM
Author: maniacal school

Many people are saying this!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4274589&forum_id=2\u0026show=6hr#38340446)



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Date: June 4th, 2019 8:29 PM
Author: Arrogant snowy cuck meetinghouse

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\u0026show=6hr#38340689)



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Date: June 4th, 2019 11:17 PM
Author: Cracking dilemma gunner

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\u0026show=6hr#38341635)



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Date: December 24th, 2025 11:34 AM
Author: prospero ano y luicidad (🧐)



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