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I understand Nurse 3-D<\/i><\/b> is B-movie schlock and all but there are too many flaws to ignore, most of all a lead actress who is utterly terrible with flat line deliveries hard to disregard even with a script containing some truly corny dialogue. On the plus side, Katrina Bowden is wonderful and even though I didn\u2019t care for the movie, it\u2019s hardly the worst I\u2019ve come across and the 80-minute running time goes by like a breeze.<\/p>\n
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Nurse<\/span> Genre(s): <\/b>Horror, Suspense MOVIE INFO: Theatrical Release Date: <\/b>February 7, 2014<\/p>\n DISC INFO: Audio: <\/b>English (DTS-HD MA 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1) <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n <\/p>\n Between the seductive front cover of a touched-up Paz de la Huerta and the tagline \u201cYour pain is her pleasure,\u201d I thought I was in for a real treat. What I got instead was a poorly made B-movie, even by B-movie standards, with bad acting and even worse dialogue.<\/p>\n Nurse 3-D <\/i><\/b>centers on Abby Russell (PAZ DE LA HUERTA), a nurse at All Saints Memorial Hospital and her prot\u00e9g\u00e9, Danni Rogers (KATRINA BOWDEN) has graduated from the prestigious nursing program. Oh, and did I also mention along with being a mentor, Abby is also a serial killer? Yep, along the same lines as Dexter Morgan, she targets cheating husbands and dispatches them in unique ways as in the opening where she cuts a man\u2019s scrotum and tosses him over the edge of a building.<\/p>\n By day, though, she\u2019s good at her job but becomes obsessed with Danni as Danni\u2019s relationship with paramedic boyfriend Steve (CORBIN BLEU) and after a crazy night out, where Abby and Danni get it on with a stranger, the relationship become even deeper and add in some incriminating photos and you get the picture, think Fatal Attraction<\/i> with two females and no rabbit in a cooker… Abby\u2019s latest target is Danni\u2019s cheating scumbag step-father (MARTIN DONOVAN), a psychiatrist whom she seduces and you can guess what happens next.<\/p>\n As Abby and Danni\u2019s relationship spirals out of control into crazy territory, with Abby becoming more obsessed with Danni and is bent in making Danni\u2019s life a living hell including manipulating an NYPD Detective (BORIS KODJOE) who is investigating the step-father\u2019s death and holding the scandalous photos over her head. However, not all is perfect for crazy Abby after the new human resources head, the overly cheerful Rachel Adams (MELANIE SCROFANO), seems to recognize Abby from her childhood which opens a whole new door into Abby\u2019s sordid past.<\/p>\n Nurse 3-D<\/i><\/b> should have been a better experience in that so bad, it\u2019s good kind of way but instead we get C-grade porn, sultry yet corny dialogue included, and a star actress who turns in an utterly flat and awful performance where lines are delivered with no affect to go along with a messy plot taken from an episode of \u201cDexter\u201d, though that\u2019s not the only connection with the former Showtime series as the score\u2019s composer, Anton Sanko, really should give part of his salary to Daniel Licht, composer of the defunct Showtime series. Short of the memorable theme, it\u2019s eerie how close the two scores are.<\/p>\n The film was co-written and directed by Doug Aarniokoski whose career extended back to the early 90s as an assistant director and second unit director on a variety of projects (including From Dusk Till Dawn<\/i>, Austin Powers 1<\/i> and Resident Evil: Extinction<\/i>) before helming movies for himself beginning with Highlander: Endgame<\/i> as well as numerous episodes of \u201cCriminal Minds\u201d. There\u2019s no doubt Aarniokoski has some skill behind the camera and perhaps on the right track when it comes to tone as Nurse 3-D<\/i><\/b> wasn\u2019t all bad, but there\u2019s only so much a filmmaker can overcome.<\/p>\n This release comes with a matted slip cover<\/b> and inside is an authorization code for the UltraViolet Digital Copy<\/span><\/b>.<\/p>\n Audio Commentary<\/span><\/b> \u2013 Co-Writer\/Director Doug Aarniokoski sits down for a solo track offering up some tidbits on the filmmaking process and giving trivia on locations, casting and such. For a solo commentary it\u2019s not that bad as Aarniokoski is lively and keeps talking throughout the movie.<\/p>\n Bad Medicine: The Making of Nurse<\/i> (8:08; HD)<\/span><\/b> \u2013 This is a promotional behind-the-scenes featurette that doesn\u2019t have much info and instead the typical on-set sound bites from the cast.<\/p>\n Video Diaries (5:47; HD)<\/span><\/b> are a set of handheld videos with the cast members Katrina Bowden and Corbin Bleu as they go about their day filming, training, baking, or, in the case of Bleu, pulling practical jokes. It\u2019s more or less random topics.<\/p>\n Previews<\/b> \u2013 The Collection<\/i>, Texas Chainsaw<\/i>, You\u2019re Next<\/i><\/p>\n Nurse 3-D<\/i><\/b> arrives on Blu-ray presented in 1080p high-definition and a 2.40 widescreen aspect ratio. The picture, for the most part, looks good with sharp and crisp detail levels, a moderate amount of grain and not a sight of artifacts or pixilation and colors are nice and bright throughout. It\u2019s a fine transfer that any fan will appreciate.<\/p>\n The 3D version, contained on the same disc, isn\u2019t bad but it utilizes the typical tricks like objects thrown toward the camera. But some of the 3D elements look OK and there is some depth and no major signs of ghosting.<\/p>\n The movie comes equipped with a standard lossless 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio track which springs to life with the variety of music, and \u201cDexter\u201d copycat score, while dialogue levels are crisp and clear. It\u2019s not exactly a vigorous track or anything but more than satisfactory considering the independent nature and the exact content which is minimal in terms of audio effects.<\/p>\n Overall, I understand Nurse 3-D<\/i><\/b> is B-movie schlock and all but there are too many flaws to ignore, most of all a lead actress who is utterly terrible with flat line deliveries hard to disregard even with a script containing some truly corny dialogue. On the plus side, Katrina Bowden is wonderful and even though I didn\u2019t care for the movie, it\u2019s hardly the worst I\u2019ve come across and the 80-minute running time goes by like a breeze. The Blu-ray release by Lionsgate has good audio and video transfers but save for the commentary, the features are mostly forgettable.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n The Movieman I understand Nurse 3-D is B-movie schlock and all but there are too many flaws to ignore, most of all a lead actress who is utterly terrible with flat line deliveries hard to disregard even with a script containing some truly corny dialogue. 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\nLionsgate | R \u2013 84 min. \u2013 $24.99 | April 8, 2014<\/p>\n\n\n
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\n<\/span>Directed by: <\/b>Doug Aarniokoski
\nWriter(s): <\/b>David Loughery and Doug Aarniokoski (screenplay)
\nCast: <\/b>Paz de la Huerta, Katrina Bowden, Judd Nelson, Corbin Bleu, Boris Kodjoe, Melanie Scrofano, Niecy Nash, Martin Donovan<\/p>\n
\n<\/span>Features: <\/b>Commentary, Featurettes, Digital Copy
\nNumber of Discs: <\/b>1<\/p>\n
\nVideo: <\/b>1080p\/Widescreen 2.40
\nSubtitles: <\/b>English SDH, English, Spanish
\nDisc Size: <\/b>36.0 GB
\nCodec: <\/b>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A<\/p>\n<\/p>\nTHE MOVIE<\/strong> \u2013 2.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n
<\/p>\nSPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 1.75\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n
<\/p>\nVIDEO \u2013 4.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n
<\/p>\nAUDIO \u2013 4.25\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n
<\/p>\nOVERALL \u2013 2.25\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\n<\/i>Published: <\/b>04\/07\/2014<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"