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The Big Short was a bad movie

Very good source material and should have been 180
Fluffy vigorous school cafeteria
  06/02/19
Naw it was good enough, but not nearly as good as ppl were m...
Crimson rough-skinned public bath pozpig
  06/02/19
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Gaped motley knife mother
  06/04/19
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blue orchestra pit factory reset button
  06/04/19
Margin Call was much better imo
Henna beady-eyed church building
  06/02/19
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violent chocolate trust fund
  06/02/19
big short is literally aimed squarely at 100 iq audience, li...
purple therapy filthpig
  06/04/19
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blue orchestra pit factory reset button
  06/04/19
i hate it when they break the fourth wall
violent chocolate trust fund
  06/02/19
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painfully honest electric furnace reading party
  06/02/19
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floppy corn cake chapel
  06/04/19
I thought it was appropriate and well done in TBS, though I'...
Big Internet-worthy Clown Sanctuary
  06/09/19
I feel like the only people who were impressed by it were pe...
curious ungodly forum internal respiration
  06/02/19
Legit nobody understands what happened. Try to explain rmbs ...
Henna beady-eyed church building
  06/04/19
I’ve studied asset backed securities at a graduate lev...
up-to-no-good hunting ground resort
  06/04/19
Surprising to me... I lived and breathed rmbs for about 5 ye...
Henna beady-eyed church building
  06/04/19
tbf, your opinion on anything even remotely creative is very...
Nofapping amethyst address
  06/04/19
I really don't understand this. To me it felt like 3/4 of th...
curious ungodly forum internal respiration
  06/05/19
I've seen Wall Street several times and don't understand the...
Overrated Seedy Area Becky
  06/04/19
like doobs visiting cravath?
purple therapy filthpig
  06/04/19
Wtf
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  06/04/19
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Bright Indian Lodge Nowag
  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...
Cracking degenerate boiling water
  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: Fluffy vigorous school cafeteria

Very good source material and should have been 180

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



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 1:50 AM
Author: Crimson rough-skinned public bath pozpig

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: Gaped motley knife mother



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:41 PM
Author: blue orchestra pit factory reset button



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:00 AM
Author: Henna beady-eyed church building

Margin Call was much better imo

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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:01 AM
Author: violent chocolate trust fund



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:36 PM
Author: purple therapy filthpig

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: blue orchestra pit factory reset button



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:01 AM
Author: violent chocolate trust fund

i hate it when they break the fourth wall

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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:08 AM
Author: painfully honest electric furnace reading party



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Date: June 4th, 2019 9:52 PM
Author: floppy corn cake chapel



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Date: June 9th, 2019 9:47 AM
Author: Big Internet-worthy Clown Sanctuary

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=week#38361797)



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:11 AM
Author: curious ungodly forum internal respiration

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: Henna beady-eyed church building

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=week#38340327)



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:47 PM
Author: up-to-no-good hunting ground resort

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=week#38340393)



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:50 PM
Author: Henna beady-eyed church building

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\u0026show=week#38340406)



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Date: June 4th, 2019 8:28 PM
Author: Nofapping amethyst address

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=week#38340679)



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Date: June 5th, 2019 12:19 AM
Author: curious ungodly forum internal respiration

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=week#38341943)



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:36 PM
Author: Overrated Seedy Area Becky

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=week#38340344)



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Date: June 4th, 2019 8:30 PM
Author: purple therapy filthpig

like doobs visiting cravath?

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



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Date: June 4th, 2019 9:53 PM
Author: house-broken shimmering mood double fault

Wtf

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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:38 PM
Author: Bright Indian Lodge Nowag



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:58 PM
Author: aquamarine bipolar mad cow disease feces

Many people are saying this!

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Date: June 4th, 2019 8:29 PM
Author: Cracking degenerate boiling water

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=week#38340689)



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Date: June 4th, 2019 11:17 PM
Author: Chestnut Base Son Of Senegal

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=week#38341635)



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



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