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I can't not watch Hunt for Red October
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Among the many great things about The Hunt for Red October, I think its greatest achievement is showing us how subtitles should be handled. The Russian scenes open with the characters speaking Russian, with subtitles. In short order, the characters begin speaking English . . .
Unlike Narcos or Narcos Mexico, or The Passion of the Christ, movies that you don't watch as much as read. You're in Mexico, or Judea. We know you're in Mexico or Judea, and you're really speaking Spanish or Aramaic. If I have to read a movie, I may as well stick to the book.
Rant over . . .
Unlike Narcos or Narcos Mexico, or The Passion of the Christ, movies that you don't watch as much as read. You're in Mexico, or Judea. We know you're in Mexico or Judea, and you're really speaking Spanish or Aramaic. If I have to read a movie, I may as well stick to the book.
Rant over . . .
LVSteve
Member
I dunno. "Das Boot" only works for me in German with subtitles. The dubbed version is not so hot with some of the lip syncing reaching Godzilla levels of hilarity. Not what you want in a moody submarine story.
HOUSTON RICK
Member
Quite easy to watch for a non-WWII movie.
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I can honestly say that it is one movie I have never watched alone. The first time I watched it was while visiting my dad. He ran his chemical supply (Janitorial Supplies) business out of his house. We jokingly called it "The House O Soap", the living room was part of his warehouse, stacks of cases of bleach and other stuff everywhere. He had his couch set up with an aisle of merchandise which had a television at the end. He had an old VCR and about a dozen tapes, the only one worth watching was "The Hunt for Red October". I watched it the first time with dad and liked it. My son went with me to visit dad and on one of his trips away from the house we watched the only thing worth watching "The Hunt for Red October", my second, his first. He loved it, I liked it. Then over the years whenever my son and I would travel over to the Westside to visit dad we somehow ended up watching THFRO, my son had it memorized and would say the lines before the scene. I think altogether I have seen that movie six times, slept through the last few scenes a couple times. I forgot to mention that the couch was also the fold out bed for visitor, I'll never forget the aroma of that house...like sleeping in a clean bathroom...I've woke up in one a time or two.
michael1000
US Veteran
these two are my eternal favorites and get played through each time i click on them.
Bill Bates
Member
and for me add The Green Mile.
Fishslayer
US Veteran, Absent Comrade
There are movies that you just stop & watch even though you own the DVD! 
Fishslayer
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Straightshooter2
US Veteran
I also can't pass up Red October. My biggest problem is, being a Navy Airdale, when the Tomcat crashes on deck, it changes into Commander George Duncan's F-9F crashing on the flight deck of the USS Midway, CVB-41, in 1951.
Hunt for Red October
Love the movie but interestingly Russian friends at the State Rocket Centre in Miass, Ural Mountains (Design Centre for SLBM's) reckon Sean Connery portrays one fantastic Submarine Captain! (I worked with these guys on proposed international Space projects a few years ago).
Love the movie but interestingly Russian friends at the State Rocket Centre in Miass, Ural Mountains (Design Centre for SLBM's) reckon Sean Connery portrays one fantastic Submarine Captain! (I worked with these guys on proposed international Space projects a few years ago).
