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Oil Storm
by Acidus at 9:31 pm EDT, Aug 31, 2005 |
This movie came out on TNT in Sept. In it, a Tropical Storm hits New Orleans, destroying off shore oil rigs and damaging major pipelines. |
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RE: Oil Storm
by janelane at 11:08 pm EDT, Aug 31, 2005 |
Acidus wrote:
This movie came out on TNT in Sept. In it, a Tropical Storm hits New Orleans, destroying off shore oil rigs and damaging major pipelines.
Acidus and I watched it just weeks ago (we've only had cable for 3 months, so it couldn't have been last Sept). At any rate, in it there is a serious infrastructure collapse that will be eerily reminiscent of recent events. Everytime I hear more news on New Orleans, it sounds just like that goddamn movie. Well, almost...gas hasn't hit $8/gal yet. Another weird sidenote: The movie originally aired on FX. And, it was actually mostly well-done. Eerie. -janelane, prophetically |
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Oil Storm - Movie about Gulf Oil Disruption set Labor Day 2005
by skullaria at 12:10 pm EDT, Aug 31, 2005 |
Another prophetic movie? |
Oil Storm
by Rattle at 9:52 pm EDT, Aug 31, 2005 |
This movie is due to air on TNT in September. See if this sounds familiar: A hurricane hits New Orleans, destroying off shore oil rigs and damaging major pipelines. The ensuing disaster is handled in standard disaster movie fashion. There will be heros, self sacrifice, everyone will go on a journey, there will be at least three plot arcs, and of course a happy ending that will leave you feeling safe and secure about the risk of it actually happening. ... or, you could just watch CNN and get a dose of reality. Makes you wonder.. Will they air it now? IMDB says that they used a fair amount of real footage, and with clever patchwork, fit in the footage filmed in the Hollywood's good old 10ft tank. Currently New Orleans is a much bigger tank.. Think they will grab some more footage and re-edit? Maybe tag on a new ending where everyone dies and American gas prices start looking like Europe gas prices? Don't count on it.. This is made for TV after all.. |
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