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Top Notch adaptation of the Clancy Techno-Thriller
This is one of the best submarine movies I've seen. The plot of the movie is that a new Russian submarine, the "Red October", has been completed and has been launched into the North Atlantic. It is equipped with a special reactor which makes it virtually silent. The Americans fear that the submarine is going to sail across the Atlantic and fire its ICBMs at the United States. Sean Connery gives a first rate performance as Marko Ramius, the captain of the "Red October". He looks exactly how I'd picture a Russian sub skipper, and he even speaks fluent Russian throughout the film. James Earl Jones stars as an American Admiral who has the information about the "Red October". He calls on Alec Baldwin (Jack Ryan) to confirm the information. Baldwin gives an excellent performance as Ryan. He takes a nasty helicopter ride to the submarine USS Dallas, who is captained by actor Scott Glenn. There, they follow the "Red October", who Ryan believes is trying to defect instead of attack. Ramius concocts a plan to remove his crew and then tells them he's going to scuttle his ship when in reality Ryan and the Dallas are going to help with the defection. Another Russian submarine makes this a sticky situation for both Ryan and Ramius. In the end, we see the "Red October" sailing up a river in the United States, with Ramius and Ryan on the bridge. First class acting and edge-of-your-seat action make this film worthy of viewing many times over.

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Excellent Movie
The Hunt For Red October is a well made,very entertaining film.It was directed by John McTiernan(Predator,Die Hard,The Thomas Crown Affair-1999),and is my personal favorite film of his.

The film takes place during the cold war,and the story is mainly about CIA analyst Jack Ryan(Alec Baldwin) trying to prove that the skipper(Marco Ramius,played by Sean Connery)of a new Russian missile sub called Red October,who is operating on his own,actually intends to defect rather than fire his nuclear missiles at the US as the Russian government has led the United States to believe(in order to obtain the help of the US Navy in finding Red October and sinking her).

The film is suspenseful with just enough action and very good performances all around.Connery is excellent as usual,and in my opinion this is Alec Baldwin's best performance.Among the supporting characters Sam Neil stands out as Ramius' executive officer,as does Scott Glenn as skipper Bart Mancuso of the USS Dallas-the American sub that is tracking Red October.
The music score by Basil Poledoures is excellent and the special effects are very good.

As for the DVD the picture and sound quality are excellent,but there isn't much in the way of special features,except a trailer.

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The best of the Jack Ryan film series.
Based on Tom Clancy's 1984 novel of the same title, "The Hunt for Red October" is the first Jack Ryan adventure on film. Although I like Harrison Ford better in the role of Jack Ryan than either Alec Baldwin or Ben Affleck, "Red October" is the best of the Ryan films partly because of the script, but largely because of the ensemble cast including Scott Glenn, Sam Neill, Tim Curry, James Earl Jones and, of course, Sean Connery as Captain Marko Ramius, the Lithuanian-born commanding officer on the Soviet nuclear submarine Red October who seeks to defect to the United States. Tension builds as Ramius and the Red October move closer to U.S. waters with the Soviet Navy in pursuit and U.S. forces unsure of Ramius' true intentions. "The Hunt for Red October" is a taut thriller, an excellent movie based on a modern masterpiece of a novel, and I fully recommend it.