Hell Nurse

Hell Nurse is that kind of movie you know is terrible, but somehow, against all logic and good taste, you love it. The plot is as simple as it is absurd: a nurse, tortured and left for dead by psychotic killers, survives, sells her soul to the devil, and embarks on a revenge spree. The story's hardly an award contender, but it's charming in its relentless commitment to not being anything other than what it is-an exploitation B-movie with a dash of dark humour.

The direction is where things get hilariously dodgy. The green-screen effects are so obvious they're almost a stylistic choice, and the set design of the old folks' home looks like it was assembled by an enthusiastic child with a glue stick and a bag of glitter. Still, there's something endearing in its earnestness, like a homemade horror movie made by people who really love the genre but don't have any idea how to pull it off.

The performances are a mix of campy overacting and awkward wooden delivery, but again, it adds to the charm. The main actress has moments of surprising competence, though she's often left floundering in the chaos.

In conclusion, Hell Nurse is a glorious disaster-a campy, bloody mess that thrives on its own incompetence. It's a B-movie lover's guilty pleasure.

Absolutely unwatchable! The acting reminded me of the first week of a junior high school play read through. No continuity to the film. The locations they shot at were.incongruous from outside to indoors. There were too many mistakes to be able to list them here. Some were small, like the call letters (WHEC) of a television station in Washington state: all stations west of the Mississippi start with "K" to all the consumable products in blue and white labeling with only the contents printed, I.e. "beer", "california wine", "kentucky whiskey" (yes, California and Kentucky were in lower case) and a can labeled "food". The mental institution and "hospital"were hilarious. From the patient rooms to the staff. The only redeeming aspects were the lecherous priest and the gratuitous blood. It's 72 minutes of my life I'll never get back.

At first it feels like a clumsey throwback that uses grit and grime to hide flaws of a low budget but eventually i realised a lot of interesting depth to the film and film makers style. Then I found myself replaying parts to see if I'm seeing what I think im seeing and the answer is a resounding YES quite a lot of hidden goodies in this almost as if the eighties plot is more of a ruse to hide all of the alternative meanings and sub plots. Is defiantly intended for a niche audience a little more retro than the kind of trash cinema I love but the violence and protagonist's redemption make up for the lack of humor I expected in this kind of film. There are some very gruesome and hard to keep eyes open moments in this if you have aversions to sexual mutilations or taboo subject matter like religious SA and nearly x rated content. The extreme nature is kind of camoflaged by fine cinematography and dramatic scenery. Every shot feels carefully composed to and gives a more professional feel than a typical grind house trash film all though some kind of effect was added to give the film a retro feel as well or an old camera was used. Admittedly jealous of the hell nurses boobs *heart* What I do not like about the movie is the priest character and some of the middle part could have been edited down. Some of the acting is not good but also fits to the movies style so Im on the fence of calling that out or giving the benifit of the doubt as intentional and appreciating the authenticness.

I cannot overlook the fact that this is a horror movie with a black female lead character, which may rub a lot of people wrong in the currant landscape of society but I really love seeing this and hope to see more companies following suit. Solid 8 for me and will be watching for a part 2 because this story doesnt feel like it's over.

What you could not dig up a Muntz TV? I thought the old console tv trope was great. I remember the Zenith plastic vacuum tube and four legged Admiral color consoles...fond memories!

I like the movie because instead of overloading a scene or act Bobby Blood scales the focus and intent of the charecters and backdrops. This movie would be great for aspiring movie makers. Like another schlock movie maker Blood got the actors to give buy into the project; that in itself helps the quality of the movie.

I hope Blood makes more movies.

I wish IMDB had more technical info on equipment used for filming...etc.

Give it a go...

I get it, they were going for a deliberately bad movie, but come on-at least make it enjoyable to watch.

It's not like that's impossible to pull off. In fact, the lower the budget, the more creative freedom you can have, but here, I see little effort beyond aiming for a level of mediocrity.

The frustrating part is that Hell Nurse actually had some good ideas and interesting elements, but they're just not executed in a way that makes them fully enjoyable. There's a sense of wasted potential that lingers throughout.

So yeah, Hell Nurse is not a movie I can recommend, do not watch it unless you desire to waste some times doing something else on the side.