I was only able to catch portions of the movie, it aired on my wedding day, and between chatting with in-laws and other relatives, I was able to sneak in a few scenes to view...I remember telling myself back then, a lot of stuff that went down in this movie is going to come to pass, and darn it, I was right, we are now on the verge of gasoline going up to a ridiculous $4 dollars a gallon, it's already happened in Alaska.
They don't come any greedier than the oil and gasoline industry in this country, yet, in parts of the Middle East, gas is selling for less than a dollar a gallon. Just the other day, I heard a news report on radio about a 19-year old that got arrested for trying to drive off from a gas station without paying, he'd pumped $70 worth of gas before police hawked his stupid butt down. As weeks go by in this town in which I live (I'm too embarrassed by this place to mention its' name), there are fewer and fewer cars on the expressway during rush hour, yet we have one of the worst transit systems in the country, no light rail, just a dilapidated fleet of rundown, 30 year old buses.
Oh, yes, the "Oil Storm" is coming, and it's going to hit some cities much harder than others. This pathetic town in which I live is not ready for it. And to address the comment about this movie's availability, FX created it, perhaps there's a chance they can tell us about it, if they ever took the time to address the concerns of their audiences, which very few do today. If "Redemption" is on DVD, perhaps "Oil Storm" is as well...I want to see it again, in its' entirety this time...What about YouTube? Everything else is there, eh? There's one other movie I can't help but think about in the midst of this pending fuel turbulence....Ummmm..."Mad Max", anyone?
