When I think of the ultimate submarine movie I still think of Das Boot. There really isn't another movie of this kind which is so able to keep me on the edge of my seat like that one. However, The Hunt for Red October certainly qualifies as an excellent second.
It's a little bit difficult to compare both of course. Das Boot takes place in the second world war while this movie is situated in 1984, in the middle of the cold war crisis. And the time isn't the only difference, it's also impossible to compare both ships (and the room the actors had to do their job in). The room in the German U-boat was a lot smaller than in the Russian sub, giving the German actors less space to do their jobs.
I can't compare the movie to the book, because I haven't read the book yet. What I can say is that the actors did a very good job. It really feels like you know what these men are going through. The same about the technical aspects. I don't know what a nuclear submarine should look like but it sure looked realistic enough to me. It helped me believing the story.
All in all The Hunt for Red October is well worth a watch. It's a well acted and directed action thriller which may give you an insight on how the cold war could easily have turned into WWIII. I reward this movie with a 7.5/10.
It's a little bit difficult to compare both of course. Das Boot takes place in the second world war while this movie is situated in 1984, in the middle of the cold war crisis. And the time isn't the only difference, it's also impossible to compare both ships (and the room the actors had to do their job in). The room in the German U-boat was a lot smaller than in the Russian sub, giving the German actors less space to do their jobs.
I can't compare the movie to the book, because I haven't read the book yet. What I can say is that the actors did a very good job. It really feels like you know what these men are going through. The same about the technical aspects. I don't know what a nuclear submarine should look like but it sure looked realistic enough to me. It helped me believing the story.
All in all The Hunt for Red October is well worth a watch. It's a well acted and directed action thriller which may give you an insight on how the cold war could easily have turned into WWIII. I reward this movie with a 7.5/10.