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FinFan says...

7 years ago

After watching this back then I bought the book and became and instant Clancy fan.
Althought the movies in general can´t reach up to the books because those are too complex there are some really good ones. Red October definately belongs into that category. It´s a classic cold war thriller with lots of suspension. Highly entertaining with great actors. Joh McTiernan did a great job of mixing the elements together.
But as mentioned I recommend checking out Clancys books if you like this kind of storys. Especially the early ones of which a lot of the movies are based on are great.

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Reply by dpmcalister

2 years ago

@finfan I picked up the book at a train station before a 9 hour journey home a few weeks after the film was released. Couldn't put it down and immediately looked up his other work. Read everything he wrote up until The Bear and the Dragon and some 20 years later I'm starting to re-read them.

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ketu says...

10 years ago

The movie is pretty old, I know. But I still love it to watch on a Sunday when you are wasted because Saturday night was a hard party night. :D

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tyrannic_puppy says...

3 years ago

Hell of a good movie that doesn't try to paint one side or the other as the 'bad guy', and as such avoids the usual politics of such premises and pulls off some fairly tense stand-offs at several key moments.

But my absolute favourite part, only noticed on this most recent rewatch is that Stanley is credited as playing himself. A cute little tidbit that I missed so many times watching as a younger man.

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nmahoney416 says...

6 years ago

I thought this was going to be a full blown spy action movie. The slow burn suspenseful movie was a surprise. The story is pretty interesting and the acting is good for the most part. It was a little too long and boring at parts. The special effects are a little dated. Still worth a watch.

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$hubes says...

2 years ago

Saw this years ago, and watched it again recently. For a somewhat dated movie, it's still a fine political thriller. Definitely worth watching.

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beardedmovienut says...

2 years ago

Tom Clancy's debut novel The Hunt for Red October is one of my all-time favorite books, and then John McTiernan took it and made one of my favorite thrillers of all time. How about that!?!

Even though it doesn't follow the book to the letter, and actually omits a few things, it doesn't subtract all that much from the suspense and action. The acting is good, the military action is believable and mostly true to real life, and the overall pace is excellent. 2 hours and 15 minutes blast by, and you face the end credits wanting more.

Hands down, one of the best spy/military thrillers ever made!!!

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MaisySM says...

3 years ago

I've loved this movie since it came out. Orig. had VHS, then DVD until just the other when day my husband bought me the 4K Blu-ray Steel Book that came out almost a year ago now. It's a beautiful movie in 1080p or 4K HDR, even on those old formats too. I have watched it in all the formats in the past just because it's a great movie, action, drama, character development, and it all works. A Tom Clancy submarine movie with Sean Connery, as good as it can get.

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PorterUk says...

3 years ago

If one submarine doesn't excite enough - like in Crimson Tide - then the solution surely is hundreds of them. It may well be.

Hund for Red October is a Jack Ryan-lite vehicle and has the strangest change from Russian to a mix of Queen's English and Scottish accents you'll ever witness. Hilariously so.

It's got that McTiernan magic sprinkled throughout. A better thinking man's action director has never plied his trade in Hollywood.

There's a whole lot of events that keep the viewer interested and he does as well with a submarine-based action thriller as I think anyone could.

7/10

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yee says...

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3 years ago

I just don't understand why the cook want to sacrifice himself to sink the submarine.

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Reply by DastenHero

3 years ago

The cook was a KGB agent as referenced in the beginning of the film. They know there's a spy on board and the spy's job is to make sure that the submarine doesn't fall into America's hands. He'd rather die sinking the ship than let the technology be useful to the Americans.

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jarvis-8243417 says...

4 years ago

The Hunt for Red October is a compelling and exciting Cold War thriller. Based on a Tom Clancy novel, a new Soviet submarine goes rogue on its maiden voyage, taking the Soviet Union and U.S. to the brink of war; however CIA analyst Jack Ryan suspects that the sub’s captain is attempting to defect. The film features an all-star cast that includes Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Scott Glenn, Sam Neill, and James Earl Jones. Additionally, director John McTiernan does an excellent job at creating an intense and suspenseful tone, which is enhanced by Basil Poledouris’ sweeping and powerful score. Exceptionally well-crafted, The Hunt for Red October is a captivating film that’s steeped in mystery.

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Juliosoft says...

4 years ago

ack Ryan's saga is the one I've seen the most and the one I like the most. Good for the actors and the director. How good the effects sound. Besides how I'm playing Seawolf, the thing is about submarines

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Zillah says...

4 years ago

If you like the movie, do yourself a favor and read the book someday.

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rockraft7 says...

7 years ago

read the book and then watch the movie. sean connery is a great pick for ramius

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