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ThatOneGuy · 12-05-2016, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by baheidstu

Criterion have released a variety of films, many were popular at the time, many weren't. My comments with regards to hipsters are specific to the idea that if you were to say that you enjoyed Satyajit Ray's The Music Room, a hipster would reply that that's too mainstream and pick some ridiculously obscure Ray film saying that it's a far superior piece of cinema.

So what my definition basically is.

baheidstu · 12-05-2016, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by surfdude12

Criterion stereotype = hipsters who like 1950s films??? Huh?? Hipsters don't like 50s films. That's why they're hipsters. They're too cool for that "old" stuff.

Seriously? You've never seen a hipster wearing a fedora? It's like the cliche thing for a hipster to do and I can't think of anything more old fashioned than that.

bwdowiak · 12-05-2016, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by baheidstu

It's a large part why a LOT of people who are Criterion fans don't post on this thread.

Sounds like personal insecurities to me.

llj · 12-05-2016, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by baheidstu

Seriously? You've never seen a hipster wearing a fedora? It's like the cliche thing for a hipster to do and I can't think of anything more old fashioned than that.

I'll have to correct myself. Hipsters have been around for a long time, but they weren't called that until the 2000s.

Wear a fedora long enough and eventually you'll age into it!

mrjohnnyb · 12-05-2016, 08:18 PM

According to dictionary.com:

hipster
[hip-ster]
noun, Slang.
1. a usually young person who is trendy, stylish, or progressive in an unconventional way; someone who is hip.
2. a person, especially during the 1950s and 1960s, characterized by a particularly strong sense of alienation from most established social activities and relationships; a beatnik or hippie.
3. a performer or admirer of jazz, especially swing; a hepcat.

ThatOneGuy · 12-05-2016, 08:22 PM

Lets nip this in the butt.

The definition of Hipster:

surfdude12 · 12-05-2016, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by baheidstu

Seriously? You've never seen a hipster wearing a fedora? It's like the cliche thing for a hipster to do and I can't think of anything more old fashioned than that.

they're not wearing the fedora because its "old fashioned". they're wearing it because its trendy (and out of mainstream). 1950s films aren't "trendy" among 20-30 year olds.

belcherman · 12-05-2016, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by llj

Seeing as hipsters have arguably been around since the early 2000s, it stands to reason many of the members here in their 30s or early 40s could have been hipsters once!

Man, hipsters been around a lot longer than that, bro.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VUFxj59Fa9o

llj · 12-05-2016, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by belcherman

Man, hipsters been around a lot longer than that, bro.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VUFxj59Fa9o

Always scroll down first, friends. Scroll... down!

jayembee · 12-05-2016, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by llj

Always scroll down first, friends. Scroll... down!

Scrolling is for closers.

belcherman · 12-05-2016, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by llj

I'll have to correct myself. Hipsters have been around for a long time, but they weren't called that until the 2000s.

Wear a fedora long enough and eventually you'll age into it!

Well.

https://books.google.com/ngrams/grap...ipster%3B%2Cc0

bwdowiak · 12-05-2016, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by belcherman

Man, hipsters been around a lot longer than that, bro.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VUFxj59Fa9o

Oh, okay... I think I've figured it out.

THOSE guys. - the ones in the video are the reason why a LOT of Criterion fans won't post in this thread any more. Is that right?

baheidstu · 12-05-2016, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by bwdowiak

Sounds like personal insecurities to me.

Can you elaborate on this?

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Originally Posted by surfdude12

they're not wearing the fedora because its "old fashioned". they're wearing it because its trendy (and out of mainstream). 1950s films aren't "trendy" among 20-30 year olds.

How do you know? Are you a hipster?

AaronJ · 12-05-2016, 08:35 PM

OK, this is not Criterion-oriented. I get that. But SOMEONE here said I should get Tristana and I did. It was an amazing Buñuel film. I would like to thank that person. What a great film.

ThatOneGuy · 12-05-2016, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by baheidstu

How do you know? Are you a hipster?

By definition

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Originally Posted by John Klein

Lets nip this in the butt.

The definition of Hipster:

bwdowiak · 12-05-2016, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by AaronJ

OK, this is not Criterion-oriented. I get that. But SOMEONE here said I should get Tristana and I did. It was an amazing Buñuel film. I would like to thank that person. What a great film.

Very cool! That person could have been me as its one that I really enjoy. Glad to hear.

llj · 12-05-2016, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by belcherman

Well.

https://books.google.com/ngrams/grap...ipster%3B%2Cc0

Yes, I'm sure there will be an argument that it was used before the 2000s, but if so, it was rarely used outside of the most niche writing circles. You certainly didn't have college and high school kids using it as liberally as they do today. And I've honestly never heard it ever used in place of 'hepcat', personally.

And if anyone can find the earliest movie that had the term "hipster" as it is used today, please name it! I'd like to know, personally.

ajburke · 12-05-2016, 08:41 PM

To me, contrarianism is the key element of being a hipster, which means hipster-type opinions will always depend on the setting.

For settings in which most people tend to watch the latest studio mega-blockbusters, the hipster would say he/she prefers older/foreign/"forgotten" films. In a setting like this thread, where we are generally pretty well-acquainted with older/foreign/"forgotten" films, the hipster opinion would be that modern movies are way better... and f*** Kubrick!

baheidstu · 12-05-2016, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by John Klein

By definition

You might want to look somewhere other than the first thing that pops up when you do a Google search for "definition of hipster".

ThatOneGuy · 12-05-2016, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by baheidstu

You might want to look somewhere other than the first thing that pops up when you do a Google search for "definition of hipster".

Ok fine, here is the first definition of it from Webster:

Apply that to how people use it today, and you have the google definition. Happy now?

12-05-2016, 08:41 PM	#157398
ajburke Active Member Member since:Feb 2012 Location:Rochester, NY 4K collection:89 Blu-ray collection:1058 Blu-ray reviews: 4 Trading Score:2	re: hipsters To me, contrarianism is the key element of being a hipster, which means hipster-type opinions will always depend on the setting. For settings in which most people tend to watch the latest studio mega-blockbusters, the hipster would say he/she prefers older/foreign/"forgotten" films. In a setting like this thread, where we are generally pretty well-acquainted with older/foreign/"forgotten" films, the hipster opinion would be that modern movies are way better... and f*** Kubrick!

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mrjohnnyb Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Jul 2012 Location:Southern New Jersey (Philadelphia Metropolitan Area) 4K collection:65 Blu-ray collection:3371 DVD collection:28	According to dictionary.com: hipster [hip-ster] noun, Slang. 1. a usually young person who is trendy, stylish, or progressive in an unconventional way; someone who is hip. 2. a person, especially during the 1950s and 1960s, characterized by a particularly strong sense of alienation from most established social activities and relationships; a beatnik or hippie. 3. a performer or admirer of jazz, especially swing; a hepcat.

12-05-2016, 08:22 PM	#157386
ThatOneGuy Blu-ray Baron Member since:Jan 2015 Location:Florida 4K collection:11 Blu-ray collection:651 DVD collection:71 Digital collection:44 iTunes collection:12	Lets nip this in the butt. The definition of Hipster:

12-05-2016, 08:35 PM	#157394
AaronJ Banned Member since:Jul 2013 Location:Michigan 4K collection:47 Blu-ray collection:624 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:1	OK, this is not Criterion-oriented. I get that. But SOMEONE here said I should get Tristana and I did. It was an amazing Buñuel film. I would like to thank that person. What a great film.

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