The Hunt for Red October [Blu-ray]

A good movie then and a good movie now. Great suspense and even though there have been other movies about submarines this one is refreshingly different.

Got the DVD very fast. Haven't played it yet but I am very pleased with this transaction.

Always a great movie. I bought this to replace a worn out VHS copy.

"The Hunt for Red October"

Good enough. The imperialist capitalists won.
I read this book in 1990. There is a new submarine developed by the Soviets. It is to be taken out on its maiden voyage. It is very quiet, so quiet that it is near impossible to detect with sonar. This makes it special to the United States Navy as well. The problem is that the Captain and other officers are tired of being under the oppression of the Soviets. With this sub they hope to make a good break for the United States.
The Navy catches wind of this new sub and wants to find it. The Soviets have caught wind of the desire to defect by the officers, so they want to find it as well. Simple story, pretty well written.

There are a lot of movies that I loved in the 90s that I watch now and cringe, but a few of them actually seem to be even better now. The Hunt for Red October is one of them. It is a great Cold War movie, exciting, very well acted and is paced just right. Yes, some of accents are not quite right, but so what? Most movies you have to suspend disbelief and this one is no exception. Connery is the perfect choice is Ramius and Baldwin is just as good.
The Special Edition extras are very good, not great, but good. I would ve loved to have seen an indepth documentary on the making of the film. Still, the commentary by the great directory John McTiernan is very interesting, too.
Well worth the money I spent on it (Ok I got it for $5 in a Walmart bin of DVDs) and one of my favorite films.