• Early in the movie the transition from Russian to English is fantastic.
• It’s the ONLY movie in which I can tolerate Alec Baldwin.
• Underwater submarine battle!
• Sean Connery. Need I say more?
Each and every time I watch this movie with my Sweetie he points out all of the military inaccuracies:
• His uniform is wrong.
• An officer wouldn’t have that job.
• You wouldn’t see that in CIC (Combat Information Center).
• That crash footage is from the Vietnam era.
Each and every time I gently remind my husband, It’s Hollywood’s version.
We watched the Red October the other night at my request because for several days I had the following quote running through my head, Most things in here don’t react well to bullets.
During the screening, I came to the conclusion that I will never again be able to watch this movie with my guys. Why? Because Mr. A chimed in with pointing out inaccuracies. The comments led to discussions. I could barely hear the movie! Granted, I just about have the entire dialog memorized but I still enjoy hearing the actors say the lines. I finally gave up and went to bed early.
This might go against the rules of the Universe but in the PLRH house The Hunt for Red October will be reclassified as a chick flick.
2 comments:
Always hated the running comentary with military movies. Yes we know it's wrong. HFRO being a chick flick is just funny.
I think that's one of the best movies. And so what if the crash footage is 15 years older than they pretend. It's a good crash. And I agree, the segue from Russian to English is artful and appropriate. Cinematic genius, I think. I love Tim Curry as the gullible ship's doctor.
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