Pipe Nation

"Pipe Nation" is a captivating tale set against the backdrop of Alberta's breathtaking landscapes, featuring exceptional cinematography and a wealth of exhilarating action sequences. It's truly impressive what has been accomplished with what I believe are primarily amateur actors and without the extravagant budgets typically associated with Hollywood productions. Id love to see this transformed into a series, as I believe that was the original intent. I'm excited to witness what this talented group will produce next. It's fantastic to see shows like these being created locally with homegrown talent.

Shorter than I thought. Good story line. Great lead characters that you really are easy to like. I'm hoping to see more Pipe Nation if there should be a second season or movie. Seemed very real and the actors and actresses really took the story to places that might hit some viewers. Unhappy homes, spending too much time at work and not balancing family life, getting injured on the job, etc. It's a storyline that is all too common in the oil field. I can say I can personally verify Pipe Nation's authenticity.

Crazy world we live in and Pipe Nation took me on an escape for an hour. I wish the best for all the actors/actresses in their next projects!

I didn't like rebranding it to a movie as it does have lots of gaps that need to be filled in it. But this if this continue as a show. I'm sure it will would keep other sinked in. I loved how Ashley struggles and portrays her pain and her family feeling it all. I loved how they showed the sacrifice and this longing heart. Ashley shows deep dedication to fix in, while non-stop obstacles are thrown at her.

The story does get a little messy without the introduction of who Nick really is to Ashley. As I know the story to it, it didn't potray that. And was she with the red headed man at the time she was with him? There's a few gaps to the story line. But I see lots of potential and some reality pipelinners go through.

For an indie movie, I think this was very well done and thought of. A group of Albertans coming together to try and relate to the oilfield women and men out there. When can we see more of it!

Having followed Pipe Nations production pandemonium, I was very excited to watch it when the series finally premiered. I was disappointed to see that they cut their losses and rebranded it as a movie. It was written to be a series and it shows. It feels extremely directionless, like you are always missing a huge piece of the story, and while the acting showed many moments of special brilliance, the movie overall felt extremally unauthentic, as if the people writing this had never worked in the oilfield. It feels like it was made simply to sell like pro oil propaganda, rather than coming from a place of passion or heartfelt connection to an industry the world seems all to ready to do away with.

Although not my typical cup of tea, it was entertaining to watch a film made by a local artist in a local setting stepping out with a dream and a desire to do something no one has done before them. My hat is off to the dreamers that dream, but more importantly the ones that actually step in the arena, vs those heckling from the stands.

As with every first effort, there will always be learning opportunities. Jordan got cut from his high school basketball team for a reason...he wasn't good enough to make the cut. PN, in my opinion isn't there yet, BUT with any major victory, there are thousands of setbacks that preceded it. Keep your head up team!

For me; THE PRO's- The cinematography was great. I loved the bar scene and energy displayed. The theme music was awesome.

THE CON's-Storyline was hard to follow. The characters were underdeveloped and the ending left me scratching my head.

With a major undertaking such as this, having a vision of shooting a pilot for a miniseries that morphs into a short movie may have caused some of the challenges. I can imagine it would be very difficult to change the vision after all the footage has been filmed.