THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER (1990)

"This business will get out of control. It will get out of control and we'll be lucky to live through it."

I've never read a Tom Clancy novel (although I've spent thousands of hours playing Tom Clancy video games), but if the novel "The Hunt for Red October" is better than the movie then I might have to because this movie was a blast!

Opening scene, a highly respected Russian submarine commander (Sean Connery) is suppose to take the Soviet Navy's new revolutionary stealth nuclear submarine out on a test run, but instead he's making a break for the U.S.  Has he gone mad?  Is he gonna start WWIII?  Is he trying to defect?  Maybe he's lost or there's a wookalar loose on board the sub.  Nobody knows!  So, now not only is the entire Soviet Navy after him, including submarine captain Stellan Skarsgard, but also the entire American military including CIA analyst Alec Baldwin.  It's all very exciting.  Explosions, sonar, helicopters, jets, torpedoes, unobtrusive computer effects, fast pace that makes the 134-minute runtime absolutely fly by, strong cast, exciting story.

If you're into military thrillers, then you should check it out.  Recommended.

Part 2 - Patriot Games (1992)
Part 3 - Clear and Present Danger (1994)
Reboot 1 - The Sum of All Fears (2002)
Reboot 2 - Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014)

INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE (1989)

Fun, rousing addition to the Indiana Jones story. Opening with an quick and exciting story about a teenage Indiana Jones (River Phoenix) and a stolen golden cross.  Jump to 1938 and Indy learns that his father has disappeared while searching for the Holy Grail.  Off he goes to locate his father and of course all kinds of exciting adventures happen.  The relationship between Indy and his dad is fun to watch and it adds a lot of depth to his character.  But it's not all sentiment and hugging, oh no, there's tons of action and that tank bit...holy fuck that was exciting!

Boat chase, motorcycle chase, airplane chase, foot chase, tank chase, train chase, horse chase, car chase, rats, Nazis, fire, hot blonde, hidden doors, a Zeppelin, ancient booby traps, ancient messages, Hitler, this movies has all kinds of crazy shit going for it.  If you're into adventure films then IJATLC is mandatory.

Part 1 - Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Part 2 (prequel) - Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Part 4 - Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)

Those books look fake as Hell.

If this movie is set in 1938 then why is that slip of paper talking about the marriage rate in 1943?