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Awesome Movie

Having the whole movie in my hands for once is great. The TV experience just doesn't compare to owning this DVD. Everything about it is great, and with our surround sound system, the sound and effects are just completely mind boggling. This is a must have for any Sean Connery fan. I give it 4 stars, because it lacks special features. If they would have put the special features in the first time, I wouldn't want to go out and buy the new one with the special features.

terrible movie

this movie is stupid. did the producers ever go on a submarine? they didn't even wear the correct uniform.

6 year vet of the submairne force

fun movie, lousy transfer to DVD

Red October is unquestionably the most entertaining of the Tom Clancy movies. Connery in particular does a nice job as the Russian sub captain and the rest of the cast is good as well. Great editing keeps the story moving without getting bogged down in unnecessary character development (let's face it, Tom Clancy characters don't generally need a lot of development). The underwater sub battle at the end is remarkably well shot--it is made clear to the viewer exactly what is happening with all three subs that are invoked.

My complaint is with the picture quality of this DVD. This is a fairly recent movie, and a popular one, so there is absolutely no excuse for the grainy picture quality through much of the movie as well as noticeable white specks in many scenes, particularly the dimly lit sub-interior scenes. Home theater buffs are going to be disappointed at a transfer that really isn't too much better than VHS.

The Best Submarine movie ever ...so far2002.

Sean Connery leads and all star cast with a purpose. They all hold up their end of it too.! Truely, like lightening striking.

I cannot recommend this enough.

Based on a book by Tom Clancy (same name book) who has lectured at CIA and been a walk away winner on celebrate 'Jepoardy'against the Fmr. White House Press secretary, and a another brainiac.

A well-done movie with a great ending, but it doesn't do the book's justice.

Hunt for Red October is my favorite submarine movie and is a must-see for any movie lover or Sean Connery fan. But, if you really want a good time, read the book by Tom Clancy. It obviously goes into much more detail, explaining everything the movie covered with interesting facts n' figures thrown in.

Horrible Video Quality

I love the Hunt for Red October and the makers of the DVD did it a horrible injustice. The video quality is horrible. I tend to buy DVDs for the enhanced video quality, but save your money on this one. Just buy the VHS version and save your money because it is not worth it.

One of the top 10 movies I have ever seen

This is not the type of movie I would normally watch, but I couldn't take my eyes off the screen. It's too bad that some people apparently couldn't overlook Connery's accent because his acting was superb, as was Baldwin's.

A Cold War Classic

This film is a cold war classic, and ranks with the best submarine films ever made (Das Boot, Crimson Tide, Run Silent, Run Deep, etc). I saw this film at least three times in the theater.The entire cast is excellent. Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Scott Glenn, and last but certainly not least, Sam Neill. It would be interesting to know what Tom Clancy's favorite film is made from one of his novels. Does anybody know? Classic little factoid about the film: The choice of none other than Dr. Frankenfurter (Tim Curry) as the ships doctor!As usual Sean Connery is awesome (isn't he always?) this is one of his best films.

One of McTiernans best films.

I find this movie to be one of John McTiernan's best for many reasons.It is a political thriller which still shakes us today, it is a masterpiece of story telling and portrays very powerful performances indeed.I doubt that any other sub-film reaches its standards (Crimson tide comes pretty close) and I believe that it will take much more than fancy special effects to do so in the future. What to say about the score then? - incredible. The perfect blend of good acting, good script writing (thank you mister Clancy!), good music and good directing - The perfect film therefore? Maybe. Its definitely in my top 5 that's for sure. Rating:*****(excellent)

Connery, Baldwin, Jones. Together - a masterpiece.

This film showed me just how much acting ability these men have. Sean Connery had an enormous screen presence as usual and played his part of Captain Ramius superbly, (even with the scottish accent and lisp). Not once did he lose character .Alec Baldwin was great as the pensive hero Jack Ryan. His personality and determination brought the storyline together. One of his best performances I've seen.James Earl Jones was incredible as the authoritive figure, his two sides of Jacks best mate and commanding figure were entirely believable and made you shudder when he gave orders with his magical voice.These actors were truly brilliant and added to an already superb story. Tom Clancy's great novel has transformed into a brilliant movie. See it and love it.You won't be disappointed.

awesome

I love Red October. Sean Connery does an excellent job as the captain of the sub, despite his accent. I can watch it all the time and it will never get boring. A truly great movie that is suspenseful, and casts stars before they were really big (Sam Neill in Jurassic Park, and Alec Baldwin).

Blu-ray movie review

Having already had Hunt for Red October on tape and DVD, it was totally necessary to get this Blu-Ray DVD!!! (Also have all of Clancy's books in hardcover, and would pay a King's Ransom for ALL of his movies to be FAITHFULLY made into block-buster movies and put onto Blu-Ray!) We loved the increased definition--but mostly the SOUND! So good was the sound, that we got a soundtrack CD--also from Amazon! This story follows Clancy's actual writing more closely than the other films based on his novels. (Particularly "bad" is the latest, Sum of all Fears! Absolutely PC-ized version of a story!) Very interesting, and a great film that the entire family can view, but, with three scenes of "dispatching a character via firearm," maybe the very youngest should be shielded from watching. Absolutely NO "gender interaction," so no explanation of "birds and bees" is necessary, and finally, ALL the roles are played by superb character actors. I prefer Harrison Ford as Jack Ryan (more age and "gravitas") but Baldwin does a credible job here. A movie for the entire family to delight and be thrilled with! And Blu-ray only makes it better, especially in surround sound!

Glasnost era actioner of the first order

THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER (1990) *** Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Scott Glenn, Sam Neill, James Earl Jones, Joss Ackland, Richard Jordan, Peter Firth, Tim Curry, Jeffrey Jones. First adaptation of Tom Clancy's best-selling novels with CIA analyst Jack Ryan (Baldwin, who would later give up the role to Harrison Ford) facing a Soviet scare from Russian sub commander Connery, apparently heading his nuclear weapons loaded vessel to American shores.
Tautly directed by John McTiernan and a stellar ensemble.

One of the Best navy warfare movie of all time!

The movie is about the UNited states navy and the Russian Navy. It takes place mostly on a russian submarine. The captian wanted to defect a.k.a give the new submarine to the americans. but runs into big problrms during his trip.

Good film, poor DVD quality

Hunt for Red October is a good film, but this DVD version has a VERY poor encoding quality. In the scene of the Brrefing at the whitehouse you can se the "pixelating" MPEG effect on the walls and in some scenes the contrast is very low. I was expecting something better from Paramount.

Videoquality could be a little better, but still very good!

Great storyline, superb sound, good video. A must if you like movies of this genre.

Excellent suspense movie, tense action.

Can you believe, I finally got around to seeing this movie! Actually, I was a bit disappointed, after all the hype. Sean Connery is good in everything, and his role here is no exception. And Alec Baldwin is much more believable as Jack Ryan the "writer-clerk", than Harrison Ford is in the later movies.However, after all the action during the middle of the movie, the end seemed a bit anti-climactic and slow. I started to become borderline bored at the end, but I still give it 7 of 10.

The Best!

I first saw this movie when I was 7, and have been in love with it ever since. I'm now 14 and have read all of Tom Clancy's books. I've seen both the VHS and DVD versions, and DVD is much clearer in picture and sound, especially for this movie. The underwater special effects and sound effects make you feel like you're actually there. I highly recommend this movie to everbody, whether they're old enough to remember the Cold War or not!

Absolutely Wonderful!

I went to see HFRO the day it came out & have been watching it ever since! I'm probably in a minority, but I truly believe this is THE best movie ever done...maybe topped only by the Lord of the Rings movies. Clancy's technical knowledge comes through fairly well in the movie & the cast works wonderfully well together. It's hard to go wrong with Sean Connery in a movie anyway & he truly shines in this one. Scott Glenn, Sam Neill, James Earl Jones, Courtney Vance & Fred Thompson are all wonderful actors whose characters all seem believable in this. While I don't really care for Alec Baldwin and think Harrison Ford is a much better Ryan, he does do an excellent job with the character. The underwater fight scenes between the 3 subs & the aircraft carrier still have me on the edge of my seat every time I watch Red October. The haunting soundtrack adds to the atmosphere without overwhelming the movie. I watched this movie so many times my husband finally hid my tape of it !!

The finest adaptation of a Tom Clancy novel

I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. This was the first adaptation of a Tom Clancy novel, and many years later it remains the best. A very good story with a fast-paced plot. Alec Baldwin is in fine form in the role of Jack Ryan (portrayed in subsequent movies by Harrison Ford). The cast is very strong, with many fine performances.