Nip/Tuck - Season 3

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Audience Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over Binding: DVD EAN: 7321900751940 Format: Box set Label: Warner Home Video Manufacturer: Warner Home Video Number Of Items: 6 Publisher: Warner Home Video Region Code: 2 Release Date: 2006-05-08 Studio: Warner Home Video
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Editorial Reviews: Over-the-top yet well-written, Nip/Tuck was one of the most intriguing shows on television… until season three, when it took everything--everything--way too far. What once used to be a show about self-worth and society's perception of beauty as portrayed by plastic-surgery patients has become about the abject humiliation of women and rampant storylines. It alienated many fans, who found its love of excess ludicrous and at times, unforgivable. Maybe it was the storyline about Matt (John Hensley), who discovers the love of his life was actually a transsexual, shaves his head and starts dating a white supremacist (American Dreams' Brittany Snow). Or the disturbing new plastic-surgery cases (obese woman physically stuck to her couch, a 17-year-old petrified fetus). Or even the new surgeon Quentin Costa (Bruno Campos) who sleeps with male patients, romances Julia (Joely Richardson) and turns out to have a little "physical quirk" of his own? But the knife that truly stabbed the show's pace into the ground was the ongoing mystery of the Carver, a rapist/killer in a creepy porcelain mask who disfigures victims. Just when the show starts to jell, another character with their mouth cut Black Dahlia-style turns up and throws the show back into a whodunnit, and not even a well-crafted one at that: By the time they reveal the killer's identity, you just don't care anymore. Someone also made a mess of the characters, or at least turned them all manic-depressive; the moral flip-flopping between Sean (Dylan Walsh) and Christian (Julian McMahon) is inexplicable at best. One goes wild, the other grows a conscience--and then they switch sides. One is on the brink of divorce, the other gets engaged--and another switch. It's headache-inducing how each of the main characters become nonsensical and not the least bit engaging. Here's hoping Nip/Tuck regains its mojo in season four. --Ellen A. Kim
Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Disappointing Comment: The strengths of this show so that were so evident in the first two series are still present throughout the third. It's slick, stylish and quirky. However, the great weakness of this series is how that quirkiness crosses into self indulgent nonsense. There is often a lack of consistency and, despite the promising start, the carver storyline descends into farce. Nip Tuck has always been over the top but has now lost any sense of credibility. Customer Rating: Summary: Better and better Comment: Season 3 continues with the same romps, the same weirdly obsessed people and the same twists and turns as the previous two seasons, with the addition of the identification of the Carver. As dramas go, Nip/Tuck continues in a league of its own, with originality oozing from every episode. Plenty of twists and turns keep you guessing til the last second, with a hearty dose of emotion in there too. Brilliant work by the whole cast. Customer Rating: Summary: Wow Comment: I bought this as an Xmas present for my girlfriend and have been assured Seaon 3 is just as gripping as 1 & 2 and each episode's cliff-hanger ensures you are putting on the next instalment immediately. The speed at which the box-set was viewed is also evidence of this. Customer Rating: Summary: Great, if flawed, Season of the show Comment: Nip/Tuck Season 2 ended with one of the show's two main characters-Christian Troy-at the hands of serial slasher, The Carver. As Art Garfunkel's track 'All I Know', The Carver's blade fell, leaving fans on edge. Suffice it to say that that edge grew even sharper when it was revealed that a whole year lay between that and the Season 3 premiere, due to show creator Ryan Murphy's working on the film 'Running With Scissors' and Julian McMahon filming 'Fantastic Four' So, when the Season 3 premiere rolled around, how was it going to live up to fan expectations? Well, it wasn't, obviously. NOTHING can live up to a year's worth of speculation and theorising. I've heard a lot of things about Season 3, mostly about how weak it is compared to the previous two seasons. I disagree with that. I wouldn't call Season 3 weak, just... different, sometimes for better and sometimes for worse. The season picks up a month after Christian's being attacked and the first episode in and of itself is a testament to the show's usual bizzare patient storylines, with a 650 pound woman who has become fused to her couch. Other patient storylines this Season include a fraternity prank gone wrong, a facial transplant (oddly enough, that particular episode was transmitted a week or so before it happened successfully in real life) and a man who wants his leg amputated. Whereas I disagree with the season's detractors, I do agree that this season lacks one particular thing-cohesion. There is a LOT of random plot jumping between various arcs, making the whole season feel slightly disjointed. Things that happen at the end of one episode are not even mentioned in the next in some cases. Whereas this isn't exactly a reason to jump the show, it can become slightly annoying. But where Season 3 really, really shines is with the characters. Seasons 1 and 2 kept them all in, basically, the same places-Julia was the housewife, Sean was the 'good man' with a dark streak, Christian was the playboy and Matt was the mischievous son. Season 3, though, takes these characters to new places, especially towards the middle. Without giving too much away, Julia ends up in a spa business and Sean ends up working for the witness protection program, leaving Christian with new doctor Quentin Costa). Some might say that these are all out of blue (Julia never really struck me as a business woman, to be honest) but out of the blue or not, it is still interesting to see the characters spread their wings and explore new areas and I applaud the writers for taking that risk. But the best character development this Season came from Matt, whose downfall is played wonderfully by John Hensley. Again, I won't give anything away, but, despite Nip/Tuck's knack for being 'out there', Hensley makes this storyline totally believable, portraying Matt as a guy who is genuinely angry and hurt. Apart from the regulars, this Season also brought in two new characters. Quentin Costa, who was first brought in in late Season 2 to fix Sean's face following an attack by The Carver, comes in to join the practice following Christian's attack. Played by Bruno Campos, I think he can be best described as a combination of both Sean and Christian, with a few secrets that are gradually revealed over the course of the season. There's also British detective, Kit, whose primary focus is on The Carver case, although she does, naturally, get involved with Christian at one point (surprised?) So, the Season's great shining point is its characters. Its downfall? Its villain. The Carver was first introduced in late Season 2 as a masked man who went around cutting beautiful people's faces into a 'smile'. And he was genuinely scary at some points, namely the scene in Sean's bathroom. He also contributed to that Season's brilliant final twist, turning what was already an intense finale into something that would keep fans guessing for a year. In my opinion, though, that's where it should have ended because, by the end of Season 3, The Carver has not only grown stale, he's grown into a slasher villain. Now, I'm not going to deny that speculating about who it may be was good fun, but, in general, he ruined the Season for me. Putting aside the finale and the big reveal (which seems to be very love it/hate it) he really felt shallow, especially compared to previous villains Escobar and Ava. Not only because he was hiding behind a mask for the majority of it, but simply because he did not tie into the Season, either thematically or plot wise. Escobar and Ava both felt right-Escobar in kept with Season One's theme of the dark, gritty side to the plastic surgery industry and Ava in kept with Season Two's theme of aging and hiding your true identity. The Carver is just... there, randomly, weaving in and out of the Season, contributing to the disjointed effect I was talking about earlier and offering nothing to make us think beyond 'Wow, he's got a big knife!' The DVD itself is pretty average. The episodes look and sound nice, and the cover art and menu screens match up nicely with the previous two, but the extras are nothing to write home about. Basically, we get a few deleted scenes, most of which feel rather randomly picked. It's better than Season 2, where we got nothing, but it's always such a disappointment when a great show such as this goes without any real meat packaged with it. Would some commentaries or behind the scenes be too much to ask for? Despite its flaws, Season 3 is a solid entry in the shows history, taking the characters to new places. Will everyone like it? No. But Nip/Tuck has always been a niche show and, let's face it, there's nothing else quite like it on TV. Customer Rating: Summary: Nip/Tuck Season 3 Comment: While its not up to the wonderful standards of nip/tuck season 1 it certainly holds it own, i was a little disappointed in season 2 apart from the great craver storyline but my main disappointment for me was the fact that the buisness itself never really got touhced on. But in season3 that all changes as theres a sudden slump in their buisness and the desperation they go to is great television. There are obviously stand out episodes such as 'Momma Boone' with a wonderful beginning which will give you the shock of your life. Also i was a big fan of the Matt storyline in which he is dating a daughter of a neo Nazi. WHile there are some unimagaitive episodes and quite frankly boring (the whole de la mer episodes) there are pretty of great storylines and we see the evolution of Matt and the disintigration of everything that seans owns or loves. The Carver storyline was a great masterpiece in writing, although i felt the actually revealing was badly done and very anti-climatic but the actual ending was great as it gives a unique twist. All in all the good out weighs the bad (which is around 3 episodes) and you will be truly touched by some of the series. WHile not as good as season 1 its better than season 2 due to the stuff you thought was just fixed and not going to change (such as the state of the buisness). Top 3 episodes (in my opinion): 3.Rhea Reynolds- the great storyline of a girl seeking attention and pretends to be a victim of the serial rapist or was she? Even til the end i was guessing due to the convincing writing and great acting ( from the actress who plays Rhea Reynolds) and a quite touching storyline which involves an old woman trying to rekindle her husbands memory to remember her. 2.Momma Boone- A great story based on a true story (i believe) in which a woman becomes so overweight and is on the sofa too long and the fibres attach to her body, and of course we find out what really happened to Christian and a great and believeable script with true emotion that just makes you feel sorry for Momma Boone. 1. Quentin Costa- Many may disagree with me on this but if you didn't feel for Matt during his quite frankly breathtaking scenes with Cherry Peck, and even thought it was very anti climatic , until the last point you didn't know who the carver was and for a spilt sceond it hought it was someone i never thought it would be,but while its not the strongest season finale {season 2 by miles :)} it had definatley the best edning of storylines yet, although no cliffhangers which i was looking forward too, but with some of the questions they left unanswered it leaves you with antisapation for the next season and trust me you wil. If you new to nip/tuck this is obviously not the place to start, for you to understand anythign you need season2. So is you heard good things about nip/tcuk and want to check out the carver storyline, then do not start here. For those who want what had to be some of the best hours of television season1 is the best bet for you, but for any nip/tcuk fan this is an essential buy andf you will kick yourself if don't just to relive some great moments. Good luck with getting this dvd and enjoy, More Reviews