The Hunt for Red October (Special Collector's Edition) | 
| Director: John Mctiernan
Actors: Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Scott Glenn, Sam Neill, James Earl Jones
Studio: Paramount
Category: DVD
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Rating:  237 reviews
Sales Rank: 1215
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 134 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: PARD056404D
ISBN: 0792187156
UPC: 009736056404
EAN: 9780792187158
ASIN: B00008K76U
Theatrical Release Date: March 2, 1990
Release Date: May 6, 2003
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
A NEW TECHNOLOGICALLY SUPERIOR SOVIET NUCLEAR SUB (RED OCTOBER) IS HEADING FOR THE US COAST UNDER THE COMMAND OF CAPT. MARKO RAMIUS. THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT THINKS RAMIUS IS GOING TO ATTACK A LONE CIA ANALYST HAS A DIFFERENT IDEA: HE THINKS RAMIUS IS PLANNING TO DEFECT BUT HE ONLY HAS A FEW HOURS TO PROVE IT.
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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 postmovie discussion. That aside, The Hunt for Red October stands alone as a uniquely exciting adventure with a fantastic costar: 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 U.S. McTiernan (Predator, Die Hard) made an exceptionally handsome movie here with action sequences that really do take one's breath away. --Tom Keogh
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 The Best Version, Hands Down! May 24, 2009
James Dalton
I loved this movie when it came out on VHS then purchased the DVD. Now comes Blu-ray. The audio experience alone was well worth the cost of upgrading. The sound of the USN Dallas as it passes by your screen is now one of my demo experiences for people.
 Good Suspense Holds The Viewer May 23, 2009
Craig Connell (Lockport, NY USA)
A good, deep cast and good suspense kept me and, I assume, most viewers, guessing until the end in this tale of a Russian captain taking a submarine and defecting - or is he? - to the United States. That's the question they stretch out in this 2 hour-plus film: where does this captain stand?
Overall, it's a good 135 minutes of Cold War adventure in that it entertains. There is a cat-and-mouse game in here with five good actors involved: Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Scott Glenn, James Earl Jones and Sam Neill.
The DVD transfer was disappointing. It was way too grainy. You would expect something better from Paramount Pictures. My hopes were renewed when this came out in high-definition Blu-Ray, but the reviewers here say the print is lousy, and I believe them.
Excellent cast, gripping adventure April 20, 2009
ennui (California)
I don't have a lot to add to what others have said. I loved this film, and I really enjoyed the "Beneath the Surface" featurette. Just an amazing cast, Sean Connery and Scott Glenn are perfect.
Hunt for Red October April 8, 2009
Nancy L. Jewell (Live in Denver, but roam the country in a big rig!)
This is one of the classic movies in my opinion. The star cast and superior story line (real or not?? hum!) makes this a must have movie for your blue ray lineup
The Hunt For Red October [Blu-ray] February 25, 2009
Retro Ron (Duncanville, Tx)
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
BLU-RAY BUYER BEWARE!! The studios are playing us for dupes. In wanting us to buy their movies AGAIN (VHS, LaserDisc, DVD, now Blu-ray), with the expansive information a blu-ray will hold, they are cheating us!! Case in point..THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER (and others). The previous DVD release contained BOTH a Dolby Digital AND the usually preferred DTS track. On the Blu-ray we only get the Dolby. Shame on them!!
It amazes me. You would think they would load these releases with much, much more than the standard DVD release to help get people to switch over to Blu-ray but, for the most part, they're not. I guess they figure they have enough control over people to get away with it. Do they? YOU answer the question.
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