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Hunt For Red October Special Edition [1990]
from Paramount Home Entertainment
starring Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Scott Glenn, Sam Neill, James Earl Jones
directed by John McTiernan

Features:

• PAL
• Special Edition

Editorial Review:

Before Harrison Ford assumed the mantle of playing Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan hero in Patriot Games, Alec Baldwin took a swing at the character in this John McTiernan film and hit one to the fence. If less instantly sympathetic than Ford, Baldwin is in some respects more interesting and nuanced as Ryan, and drawing comparisons between both actors' performances can make for some interesting post-movie discussion. That aside, The Hunt for Red October stands alone as a uniquely exciting adventure with a fantastic co-star: Sean Connery as a Russian nuclear submarine captain attempting to defect to the West on his ship. Ryan must figure out his true motives for approaching the US. McTiernan (Predator, Die Hard) made an exceptionally handsome movie here with action sequences that really do take one's breath away. --Tom Keogh

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0

• GREAT 1990 COLD WAR ENDING FILM * * * A MUST SEE. STANDS UP AFTER NEARLY THREE DECADES
  Director John McTiernan gives us yet another techno thriller: THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER. Sean Connery (whose Russian is too Scottish) plays Captain Marko Ramius, a much decorated Russian commander who navigates his submarine towards America in an attempt to defect. Soviet intelligence tells the Americans that Ramius went mad and plans to launch nuclear missiles at the United States. Jack Ryan (Alec Baldwin in his major film acting debut), a brainy CIA analyst, believes otherwise: American spies have... more info

• Get your money's worth!
  I never tire of watching this DVD. I hate that expression favourite movie of all time. But if it is a film you watch again and again and enjoy everytime, does that not make it a special favourite? The actors are brilliant, the story is brilliant and the whole thing is very true to the original book, which in itself is a marvellous read. (I would recommend reading it) So I would say to you, buy this DVD, you will really get your money's worth from it!

• the hunt is on
  this is easily the best Tom Clancy adapt by far, Patriot Games is good. But no way near to this. Don't be fooled by the seventeen year age, the effects... there were EFFECTS?! This is definatley one for the boys. A true modern classic!

• A BRILLIANT ADAPTION
  This is easily one of my top ten favorite movies of all time, just because it's so flawless. I mean, yes, there are plenty of entries on the 'goofs' page for it, but I mean as far as character, plot, and overall structure of the story. Maybe Tom Clancy is solely responsible for that and maybe he isn't (I've still never read the book), but I must've watched this movie over a dozen times since I bought it a few years back, and it keeps getting better every time I see it.
  It's the subtle touches, really.... more info

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