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The Big Short was a bad movie

Very good source material and should have been 180
contagious big-titted digit ratio whorehouse
  06/02/19
Naw it was good enough, but not nearly as good as ppl were m...
Adulterous stimulating ticket booth
  06/02/19
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Charismatic emerald idiot state
  06/04/19
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flatulent chartreuse garrison friendly grandma
  06/04/19
Margin Call was much better imo
adventurous silver spot
  06/02/19
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bearded electric turdskin
  06/02/19
big short is literally aimed squarely at 100 iq audience, li...
House-broken scarlet becky
  06/04/19
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flatulent chartreuse garrison friendly grandma
  06/04/19
i hate it when they break the fourth wall
bearded electric turdskin
  06/02/19
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Red heady menage main people
  06/02/19
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Glassy mad cow disease
  06/04/19
I thought it was appropriate and well done in TBS, though I'...
Wonderful Thirsty Dysfunction Bbw
  06/09/19
I feel like the only people who were impressed by it were pe...
disgusting mental disorder hospital
  06/02/19
Legit nobody understands what happened. Try to explain rmbs ...
adventurous silver spot
  06/04/19
I’ve studied asset backed securities at a graduate lev...
sickened glittery gaming laptop
  06/04/19
Surprising to me... I lived and breathed rmbs for about 5 ye...
adventurous silver spot
  06/04/19
tbf, your opinion on anything even remotely creative is very...
azure address
  06/04/19
I really don't understand this. To me it felt like 3/4 of th...
disgusting mental disorder hospital
  06/05/19
I've seen Wall Street several times and don't understand the...
naked den
  06/04/19
like doobs visiting cravath?
House-broken scarlet becky
  06/04/19
Wtf
Frum Sepia Boiling Water
  06/04/19
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Cobalt Razzle-dazzle Patrolman Kitchen
  06/04/19
Many people are saying this!
Self-absorbed autistic locus national security agency
  06/04/19
way better movie than it should've been. there was no actual...
titillating amethyst mood
  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: contagious big-titted digit ratio whorehouse

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: Adulterous stimulating ticket booth

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: Charismatic emerald idiot state



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:41 PM
Author: flatulent chartreuse garrison friendly grandma



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:00 AM
Author: adventurous silver spot

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: bearded electric turdskin



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:36 PM
Author: House-broken scarlet becky

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: flatulent chartreuse garrison friendly grandma



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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:01 AM
Author: bearded electric turdskin

i hate it when they break the fourth wall

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Date: June 2nd, 2019 2:08 AM
Author: Red heady menage main people



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Date: June 4th, 2019 9:52 PM
Author: Glassy mad cow disease



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Date: June 9th, 2019 9:47 AM
Author: Wonderful Thirsty Dysfunction Bbw

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: disgusting mental disorder hospital

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: adventurous silver spot

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: sickened glittery gaming laptop

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: adventurous silver spot

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: azure 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#38340679)



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Date: June 5th, 2019 12:19 AM
Author: disgusting mental disorder hospital

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: naked den

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: House-broken scarlet becky

like doobs visiting cravath?

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Date: June 4th, 2019 9:53 PM
Author: Frum Sepia Boiling Water

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: Cobalt Razzle-dazzle Patrolman Kitchen



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Date: June 4th, 2019 7:58 PM
Author: Self-absorbed autistic locus national security agency

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: titillating amethyst mood

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: flesh aggressive area

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: Bat shit crazy shimmering kitty cat potus



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