Empires of Industry - Black Gold: The Story of Oil (History Channel)
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DVD Cover Information Actor: Empires of Industry DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Original Language) Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC Picture Format: 1.33:1 Running Time: 50 minutes DVD Release Date: 2005-12-27 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Studio: A&E Home Video |
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Movie Reviews of Empires of Industry - Black Gold: The Story of Oil (History Channel)
Movie Review: Bad Black Gold
Summary: 2 Stars
Having read Daniel Yergin's epic on the oil industry (The Prize) I was expecting much much more from this DVD. I must say after viewing its less than 1 hour effort I am utterly disappointed. To begin with, Amazon.com should make it mandatory for each DVD on sale to state the length of the production. This is basic product information and I wonder why we need to get this information from customer reviews when available. After a 5 hour "The Story of India" and a 4-disc "The Universe" my expectations were for a 2 hour presentation at the least.
This DVD has not enough coverage and depth for its price. It focused mainly on the origins of oil in the USA and thereafter demands for it, firstly for kerosene lighting and thereafter during the automobile craze in the USA. It largely ignored the development of the oil industry in Persian Gulf countries, Mexico, South Amercia and parts of Asia and the politics surrounding oil during World War II.