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The Hunt for Red October: 1990 (PG) -10
USA / Paramount
96% (CF)
This is a movie I discovered walking through the aisles of Blockbuster Video back in the day. And needless to say it has stayed as one of my all time favorite flicks for a long long time. I love Cold War themed movies, and this one is one of my all time favorites. Based off the Tom Clancy novel of the same name, this shows what happens when the two biggest kids on the block look each other down in possible nuclear war. All of this is spurred by the hunt for a rogue sub named the Red October captained by Sean Connery. And there is just something so awesome about Connery where he is not even trying to do a Russian accent and he still looks badass as the Russian skipper.
But let’s be honest, in a John McTiernan movie you want a movie that keeps you on the edge of your seat, and this Cold War thriller certainly delivers. The naval warfare scenes are bad ass, the drama aboard the Red October is gripping and claustrophobic, and the scenes with Alec Baldwin are pretty damn good as well. But what really sells this movie is the score! Holy crap is the music for this movie awesome! It is a classically scored movie with a great deal of it aided by a chorus singing in Russian! This really ups the drama of the movie and just sounds awesome! But what do you expect from the guy who scored Conan the Barbarian?
The Hunt for Red October: 1990 (PG) -10
USA / Paramount
96% (CF)
This is a movie I discovered walking through the aisles of Blockbuster Video back in the day. And needless to say it has stayed as one of my all time favorite flicks for a long long time. I love Cold War themed movies, and this one is one of my all time favorites. Based off the Tom Clancy novel of the same name, this shows what happens when the two biggest kids on the block look each other down in possible nuclear war. All of this is spurred by the hunt for a rogue sub named the Red October captained by Sean Connery. And there is just something so awesome about Connery where he is not even trying to do a Russian accent and he still looks badass as the Russian skipper.
But let’s be honest, in a John McTiernan movie you want a movie that keeps you on the edge of your seat, and this Cold War thriller certainly delivers. The naval warfare scenes are bad ass, the drama aboard the Red October is gripping and claustrophobic, and the scenes with Alec Baldwin are pretty damn good as well. But what really sells this movie is the score! Holy crap is the music for this movie awesome! It is a classically scored movie with a great deal of it aided by a chorus singing in Russian! This really ups the drama of the movie and just sounds awesome! But what do you expect from the guy who scored Conan the Barbarian?