There's no "The Big Short" thread?
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There's no "The Big Short" thread?
Neither g2t nor thodoks would be proud guys. RM dropping the ball.
Anyway, great movie.
Anyway, great movie.
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Re: There's no "The Big Short" thread?
Meh. Wolf of Wall Street did this way better.
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no it didn't. wolf had no technical information, and was only good in the final hour. both were too long tho.LoathedVermin72 wrote:Meh. Wolf of Wall Street did this way better.
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Wolf didn't need to dole out didactic technical info because it got at the heart of the problem. I think it's something of a minor masterpiece, so I don't agree with only the last hour being good. Excess needs to be part of that movie's DNA in order for it to succeed.Dev wrote:no it didn't. wolf had no technical information, and was only good in the final hour. both were too long tho.LoathedVermin72 wrote:Meh. Wolf of Wall Street did this way better.
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So the big short is more to the core documentary and wolf of wall street is more excess bang bang Michael bay and that is why LV liked it more?
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I haven't seen big short so i just kind of tossed that out there for you. How's everyone?
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The part that frightened me and stayed with me was the post scripts at the end, and the one telling you that Burry(Burtt?) is back trading but now investing in water.
Scary stuff since water /water companies are about to get up there with oil in commodities.
Scary stuff since water /water companies are about to get up there with oil in commodities.
Calibrate your enthusiasm
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Yeah, there's a part in the middle that drags on for a bit too long. But loved the format and (other than the dragging bit) the pace.Dev wrote:too long tho. dragged at the end.
Hard to make a movie with so much technical/boring information about economics and finance that is also entertaining. Wolf of Wall Street was a great film about a financial hustler. The Big Short is about how an economic catastrophe came to pass. Very different films.
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Yup.Bob Loblaw wrote:Yeah, there's a part in the middle that drags on for a bit too long. But loved the format and (other than the dragging bit) the pace.Dev wrote:too long tho. dragged at the end.
Hard to make a movie with so much technical/boring information about economics and finance that is also entertaining. Wolf of Wall Street was a great film about a financial hustler. The Big Short is about how an economic catastrophe came to pass. Very different films.
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Should I watch this then? I can't decide between this, Spotlight, or Bridge of Spies.
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See Spotlight.
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I submit the popcorn factor is higher for a tale of excess and hubris gone wrong than for pedophilia.
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True.Bob Loblaw wrote:I submit the popcorn factor is higher for a tale of excess and hubris gone wrong than for pedophilia.
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NOT TO MEBob Loblaw wrote:I submit the popcorn factor is higher for a tale of excess and hubris gone wrong than for pedophilia.