Hard to believe this movie is already 30 years old.
February 03, 2021, 09:57 PM
JDHunz
One of those movies that I’ll stop whatever I’m doing, almost, and watch...
“One ping only...”
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February 03, 2021, 09:57 PM
pedropcola
It aged well too.
February 03, 2021, 09:59 PM
nhtagmember
Yes
A little revolution now and then is a healthy thing don’t you think.
February 03, 2021, 10:00 PM
92fstech
Ryan, be careful what you shoot at. Most things in here don't react too well to bullets!
One of my favorite books of all time...movie's pretty great too.
February 03, 2021, 10:02 PM
Redhookbklyn
The book got me back into reading, all those years ago.
I also enjoy the movie.
“There is love in me the likes of which you’ve never seen. There is rage in me the likes of which should never escape." —Mary Shelley, Frankenstein
February 03, 2021, 10:05 PM
Ironbutt
I was always a big Tom Clancy fan. When one of his books came out, I was at the book store, (remember those?), ASAP to buy it.
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February 03, 2021, 10:14 PM
nhtagmember
I have all the Clancey books in hard cover except for Red October.
February 03, 2021, 10:27 PM
mcrimm
I’ve read the book twice and watched the movie a number of times. I have the movie on VHS, DVD, Blu-ray 4K. Ridiculous.
I'm sorry if I hurt you feelings when I called you stupid - I thought you already knew - Unknown ................................... When you have no future, you live in the past. " Sycamore Row" by John Grisham
February 03, 2021, 10:54 PM
kkina
I actually read the book before seeing the movie. At first I was pissed when they changed the ending, but then realized the movie ending worked better visually, and loved it just as much.
It is in BBC America right now. No matter what. If it is in I watch it.
February 03, 2021, 11:32 PM
medic451
Lol, yep, watching on BBC now.
"I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people and I require the same from them." - John Wayne in "The Shootist"
February 03, 2021, 11:47 PM
icom706
quote:
Originally posted by nhtagmember: I have all the Clancey books in hard cover except for Red October.
My original copy was paperback, but in early 1990's I picked up a hard copy - USNI reprint, unfortunately. Even this cost me 30 dollars.
Back then a 1st edition was worth 2K, as only 2,000 were originally printed by the US Naval Institute Press.
The movie was pretty good, but the book is much better - Jonesey gets a field promotion in the book.
Read the book before the movie.
-.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- It only stands to reason that where there's sacrifice, there's someone collecting the sacrificial offerings. Where there's service, there is someone being served. The man who speaks to you of sacrifice is speaking of slaves and masters, and intends to be the master.
Ayn Rand
"He gains votes ever and anew by taking money from everybody and giving it to a few, while explaining that every penny was extracted from the few to be giving to the many."
Ogden Nash from his poem - The Politician
February 03, 2021, 11:55 PM
LS1 GTO
quote:
Submarine Orlando, this is Submarine Stingray, Stingray One speaking. We acknowledge the kill and congratulate everyone aboard that boat.
Oh wait, wrong sub movie.
Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
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The definition of the words we used, carry a meaning of their own...
February 04, 2021, 01:10 AM
wingspar
quote:
Originally posted by icom706: Read the book before the movie.
It has always been a favorite of mine. Both the book and the movie. It was great story telling.
This business will get out of control. It will get out of control and we'll be lucky to live through it. -Rear Admiral (Lower Half) Joshua Painter Played by Senator Fred Thompson
February 04, 2021, 05:52 AM
PHPaul
The book was my introduction to Tom Clancy.
I had been TAD as a Mobile Tech on a Med Cruise. Rode various ships (inter-ship transfer methods is another story...) from Charleston SC to the Med then transferred via COD (Carrier Onboard Delivery) to Sigonella Italy, and had to make my way back to Charleston via Space Available air transport. LOTS of waiting around for a seat.
In one or another of the various air terminals I vegetated in, I picked up a copy of Red October somebody had left behind. Read the entire book while sitting in one of those torturous plastic terminal chairs and the time flew by. Literally could not put it down.
Be careful when following the masses. Sometimes the M is silent.
February 04, 2021, 06:20 AM
Pale Horse
Great book and movie.
I started re-reading all his books and I’m on The Bear and The Dragon now. I forgot how long winded he got in his later books. Honestly I’m having a hard tike getting through this one. Nothing beats his earlier stuff though.
“Everybody wants a Sig in the sheets but a Glock on the streets.” -bionic218 04-02-2014
