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Summary: Widescreen is Best!
Review: I have seen this movie in both VHS and VHS Widescreen versions and can say that the widescreen gives you an experience as close to that in the theater as possible. The action is excellent, the visuals are amazing and the sound quality for someone with hearing impairment is very good. This is well worth purchasing and will bring you and your family a great entertainment experience!
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Summary: Great Cast. Awesome DVD sound
Review: Teeth rattle and you can almost feel the pressure as we lurch for the ocean floor. If I sold surround sound systems and DVD players I would use this as the demo. Great plot. Fine characters. Tough to find holes in the plot, although I probably prefer Harrison Ford in the role as Ryan. If you value your home entertainment system this is the DVD to buy. I could watch this again and again. And remember, none of this ever happened, and I was never here.
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Summary: One of Clancy's best
Review: One of Tom Clancy's best books converted to film. I hadn't seen this movie in years, and seeing it recently on DVD reminded me how good it was. I read the book prior to the original film's release, and was surprised at some of the changes in the movie version. However, converting a 500 page novel, especially Clancy's, into a 2 hour movie takes some doing. Even though changes were made, the movie was excellent. The widescreen video quality was great, but the effects are 10 years old. The cast, acting and story carry this movie to a 5 star rating.
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Summary: Terrible Picture Quality
Review: This DVD is so low in picture quality it is not worth purchasing. It looks like a used VCR tape that has been watched many many times. Don't waste your money on this one.
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Summary: Horrible Video Quality
Review: 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.
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Summary: Superb!
Review: This was a great action film. The scenery was fantastic and the sound track was moving. The chorus and music were especially excellent. I viewed on a large screen HD format with very good sound reproduction. This added greatly to the entire experience.
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Summary: Sean Connery is great, even with his accent
Review: If you ask me there can never be enough films or books about the Cold War. The Hunt for Red October is a superb film and in terms of realism, suspense, and action ranks right up there with the best of the genre, I put it on an equal level with epics like Failsafe and The Triumph and the Glory.
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Summary: Clancy hard to go from print to screen
Review: See this movie if you have never read the book. If you have read the book, then do not see this movie. Clancy's ability to tell the story greatly outstrips Hollywood's ability to show it. Because the movie cannot really follow the nuances of the book the director must add some unrealistic contrivances to add suspense. The director creates the impression for the American Naval Officers that a "mad" Soviet sub captain is on the loose capable of starting World War III. The book correctly avoids that trap. To get the Americans worried about the "Red October" the director suggests that when the sub gets to some point in the Atlantic it will shoot its missiles. There is enough of the American moviegoing public that knows the missiles on the Typhoon Class subs have sufficient range to reach most of the United States from bases on the Kola peninsula. Ramius would not have to go into the Atlantic to fire his missiles at the United States. He could have fired them right after the conclusion of the opening credits.I thought the acting was very good. Especially, the first officer and the engineering officer portrayels were excellent. The Jones character was true to the book and held my interest.
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Summary: Great movie but a terrible dvd
Review: This is a great movie but the movie lacks any special features and looks really bad. You might as well save your money and get the VHS version,
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Summary: terrible movie
Review: 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
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