Hateful Eight (spoilers -- don't read if you didn't watch)

[Motorcycle Mike]

After all the talk in the recommended movie thread regarding the Hateful Eight.

I had some questions as maybe I missed something (I was 1/2 in the bag when I watched this movie).

If the 'general' wasn't a general and was just told to be one... what was the deal with S.L. Jackson recognizing the name and the whole business about the general's son that he supposedly killed? Did Jackson's character just make up the story to antagonize the old man and it worked -- is that supposed to be the story?

How did the 'hangman' have knowledge/details about an upcoming hanging or warrant that the future sheriff enquired about? Because there was a few moments that the future sheriff and the 'hangman' talked like they knew what was supposed to be going on in the city they were headed to.

 

[AdRath]

The general was a general just in the wrong place at the wrong time and too old and feeble to do much about it. I think Sam Jackson made it all up with the bits he knew and overheard. With the one guy being the new sheriff its only legal to kill a man in self defence so he needed to make the general so mad he would grab the gun and blamo.

The Hangman was there to rescue Daisy and it was her hanging that was scheduled. I would assume they were there for the ambush because they knew she was being brought back to hang. The gang is from the area so its no surprise they keep tabs on what the law is doing.

 

[Motorcycle Mike]

I see... my mistake. For some reason (maybe I'd had too many by then) I though the General was actually a Colonel and the gang members told him he was getting a promotion and going to play the part of a general -- but then S.L. Jackson's role wouldn't have gone along with it... I must have mis-remembered that as I just read part of the leaked script and saw that the old man was indeed a general all along, who was travelling to deal with the undertaking of his son.

The part about the gang knowing who is set to hang makes sense. I think I am going to have to watch this movie again and pay closer attention.

 

[RockerGuy]

I believe all the characters were real except the gang.

I am glad Marquis Warren (Samuel 's character) shot the leader of the gang. They were not the negotiating type & they did some bad things.

I am also glad that the music was also done by the same guy from Good Bad & Ugly. Is that guy still alive?

This movie also brought alot of memories from my trip to Wyoming. That place also have some rough history. Those cowboys are animals. I also did a hike at Red Rock. Truly an amazing place

 

[RetroGrouch]

When they kept referring to Red Rock, I kept thinking they were talking about Red Rock, Arizona which is no where near any snow covered mountains.

 

[RockerGuy]

When they kept referring to Red Rock, I kept thinking they were talking about Red Rock, Arizona which is no where near any snow covered mountains.

I was thinking of Red Rock Park in Colorado. But I am probably wrong

 

[Road King]

I am also glad that the music was also done by the same guy from Good Bad & Ugly. Is that guy still alive?

Yes, he's still alive. Composer Ennio Morricone had previously said that he would never work with Quentin Tarantino after how his music was handled on Django Unchained (2012), but ultimately changed his mind and agreed to score this film. Tarantino has said that some of the Morricone's compositions for the film are the unused scores for The Thing (1982).

 

[RockerGuy]

Yes, he's still alive. Composer Ennio Morricone had previously said that he would never work with Quentin Tarantino after how his music was handled on Django Unchained (2012), but ultimately changed his mind and agreed to score this film. Tarantino has said that some of the Morricone's compositions for the film are the unused scores for The Thing (1982).

Damn, how old is that guy? Guys a legend