Description

A fascinating and sizzling look at ancient Chinese sexual practices, Chinese Erotic Movies is filled with memorable scenes from such classic films as Sex And Zen and the Erotic Ghost Story series as it explores various sexual exercises and techniques unique to the Chinese culture. ... Read more

Reviews (5)

nobody missed the point
Just wanted to tell everybody to ignore the review by the guy who said this movie isn't softcore porn. That genius thought everyone was writing reviews for "Chinese Ghost Story," not "Erotic Ghost Story." There is no giant tongue monster, flying swordsman named Big Beard, etc in this movie. "Erotic Ghost Story" is basically a loose remake of The Witches of Eastwick with tons of nudity, some gore - basically a Hong Kong cat III (the equivalent of a T&A b-flick). It's enjoyable though and easy on the eyes. Just don't watch it with your kids.

witches of eastwick with flying warriors and oriental babes
In Hong Kong a CAT III rated film such as this one gives the filmakers the opportunity to show more sex and violence and this one definately falls into the sex category. Don't get me wrong though there is much more to the film than sex. The story is stolen from "The Witches of Eastwick" the three witches are now free beautiful oriental girls one of whom is oriental babe Amy Yip who fall for a man who is really an evil demon - the whole production is very charming and colourful with some great hire wire fight scenes and splendid sets and costumes that are visually pleasing. There's loads of sex too but it's largely inoffensive - sometimes it seems theres a little too much screen time given to the sexual antics of the ladies but who's complaining! All in all this a great fun little gem of a film and is highly recommeded to anyone who enjoys cult/camp cinema.

The other reviewers miss the point of this movie
This film is a fantasy/martial arts epic, not a softcore porno film. The closest American equivalent would be "Big Trouble in Little China," which pales in comparison to this gem. The fight scenes and special effects are convincing and spectacular, featuring fireballs, flying swordsmen, and a giant tongue monster.

Apparently, some people bought this DVD based solely on the box art and title.

Long live Big Beard!

not worth it
trust me, its just not worth buying. there is maybe one or two erotic scenes that are over before they start...

Mildy erotic fairy-tale
Lifeless plot, with little in the way of erotic charge. No sexual tension, just a sequence of lustful encounters. ... Read more

Reviews (1)

Stephen Chow is.. The God of Snooker!
This film is a must for any Stephen Chow fan. As well as featuring Yeun Wah, Teresa Mo (All's Well That Ends Well) etc. any English viewer will be dumbfounded at the appearance of Jimmy "Whirlwind" White's performance as the gwailo snooker champ Chow has to beat to save his village falling into the clutches of a HK business man. With all respect to Jimmy White (british snooker champ) he could not look more confounded and oblivious to what's going on in the film and it's nutty behind the scenes footage at the end. The "Legend of Dragon" refers to Chow's father's (Yuen Wah) Bruce Lee (.."Si-lone..") fixation and mirroring his real life, he tells people throughout the film that he did stunts for the big man in "...the film where he beats up foreigners..". The film features all of Chow's trademarks - sporadic high energy kung-fu, women getting punched in the face, flawless Bruce Lee impersonations, gormless gwailos and in-jokes on HK films past and present. My favourite joke is when Chow leaves the mainland to visit HK for the first time, Yuen Wah makes him promise not to fight and get into trouble, and gives him a sealed note ".. only see what it says when you fear for life.."- Chow promptly gets in trouble with some local thugs as soon as he gets to HK. He opens up the note, which simply says "FIGHT!" and beats up them all up with an umbrella to the Wong Fei Hong theme (From Once upon a Time In China). ... Read more

Reviews (5)

nobody missed the point
Just wanted to tell everybody to ignore the review by the guy who said this movie isn't softcore porn. That genius thought everyone was writing reviews for "Chinese Ghost Story," not "Erotic Ghost Story." There is no giant tongue monster, flying swordsman named Big Beard, etc in this movie. "Erotic Ghost Story" is basically a loose remake of The Witches of Eastwick with tons of nudity, some gore - basically a Hong Kong cat III (the equivalent of a T&A b-flick). It's enjoyable though and easy on the eyes. Just don't watch it with your kids.

witches of eastwick with flying warriors and oriental babes
In Hong Kong a CAT III rated film such as this one gives the filmakers the opportunity to show more sex and violence and this one definately falls into the sex category. Don't get me wrong though there is much more to the film than sex. The story is stolen from "The Witches of Eastwick" the three witches are now free beautiful oriental girls one of whom is oriental babe Amy Yip who fall for a man who is really an evil demon - the whole production is very charming and colourful with some great hire wire fight scenes and splendid sets and costumes that are visually pleasing. There's loads of sex too but it's largely inoffensive - sometimes it seems theres a little too much screen time given to the sexual antics of the ladies but who's complaining! All in all this a great fun little gem of a film and is highly recommeded to anyone who enjoys cult/camp cinema.

The other reviewers miss the point of this movie
This film is a fantasy/martial arts epic, not a softcore porno film. The closest American equivalent would be "Big Trouble in Little China," which pales in comparison to this gem. The fight scenes and special effects are convincing and spectacular, featuring fireballs, flying swordsmen, and a giant tongue monster.

Apparently, some people bought this DVD based solely on the box art and title.

Long live Big Beard!

not worth it
trust me, its just not worth buying. there is maybe one or two erotic scenes that are over before they start...

Mildy erotic fairy-tale
Lifeless plot, with little in the way of erotic charge. No sexual tension, just a sequence of lustful encounters. ... Read more

Reviews (1)

GREAT GANGSTER FILM! UP THERE W/ THE GODFATHER
I've seen this movie about 5 times now! It's a little long, but never boring!

Shows strategy of being a gangster... ... Read more

Description

Amy Yip of Sex And Zen fame stars in this absorbing biopic as Sister Har, a legend among the Hong Kong underworld in the 1960's and 70's. Beautiful yet brashy, Sister Har climbs from the lowest depths of society to become the celebrated queen of the night life. ... Read more

Reviews (5)

nobody missed the point
Just wanted to tell everybody to ignore the review by the guy who said this movie isn't softcore porn. That genius thought everyone was writing reviews for "Chinese Ghost Story," not "Erotic Ghost Story." There is no giant tongue monster, flying swordsman named Big Beard, etc in this movie. "Erotic Ghost Story" is basically a loose remake of The Witches of Eastwick with tons of nudity, some gore - basically a Hong Kong cat III (the equivalent of a T&A b-flick). It's enjoyable though and easy on the eyes. Just don't watch it with your kids.

witches of eastwick with flying warriors and oriental babes
In Hong Kong a CAT III rated film such as this one gives the filmakers the opportunity to show more sex and violence and this one definately falls into the sex category. Don't get me wrong though there is much more to the film than sex. The story is stolen from "The Witches of Eastwick" the three witches are now free beautiful oriental girls one of whom is oriental babe Amy Yip who fall for a man who is really an evil demon - the whole production is very charming and colourful with some great hire wire fight scenes and splendid sets and costumes that are visually pleasing. There's loads of sex too but it's largely inoffensive - sometimes it seems theres a little too much screen time given to the sexual antics of the ladies but who's complaining! All in all this a great fun little gem of a film and is highly recommeded to anyone who enjoys cult/camp cinema.

The other reviewers miss the point of this movie
This film is a fantasy/martial arts epic, not a softcore porno film. The closest American equivalent would be "Big Trouble in Little China," which pales in comparison to this gem. The fight scenes and special effects are convincing and spectacular, featuring fireballs, flying swordsmen, and a giant tongue monster.

Apparently, some people bought this DVD based solely on the box art and title.

Long live Big Beard!

not worth it
trust me, its just not worth buying. there is maybe one or two erotic scenes that are over before they start...

Mildy erotic fairy-tale
Lifeless plot, with little in the way of erotic charge. No sexual tension, just a sequence of lustful encounters. ... Read more

Reviews (14)

If you see one Movie made in Hong Kong.....This is it
I didn't know what to expect from this movie when i first rented it...I thought it would probably be good for a laugh....wow....I was never more right. This movie is hilarious. I don't want to say too much to gve the plot away...thats half the fun of this movie....the plots shock value. All I will say is if a movie involving the most comical sex scene ever, very beautiful asian women, and a man who visits a drunken doctor for a very unusual (limb) transplant sounds entertaining....get this movie. And if that doesn't sound like your cup of tea...get it anyways. You wont be disappointed. I have made everyone I know watch this film and it has become a party favorite. If you dont find yourself laughing out loud at least a dozen times....check your pulse...your not alive.

What a thoroughly bizarre film.
Going solely by a few reviews here, I bought this film with the assumption that it would be a steamy comedy. While there are some very steamy scenes indeed, the "comedy" is so low-brow as to not even raise a chuckle.

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While a couple of the sex scenes are very good, there is one that is basically a violent rape of a battered woman, and another that is very close to rape (although the women of course end up enjoying the experience, naturally.) There is also a forced abortion, and a woman being forced into slavery, some things I wouldn't expect to find in a comedy at all.

There are a couple of Buddhist sentiments tossed in at the beginning and at the end, but by and large, this is just soft core porn - the story line makes little sense, and is just a cheap way to get from one sex scene to the next. I'd expect that in flat-out pornographic films, but in something trying to pass itself off as something else...well, I was disappointed.

Some of the colors, fabrics and textures are very lovely, but it's obviously a low-budget film. The actors and actresses are generally attractive, and if all you want is some soft-core porn to pass an hour or so, this might just be your movie.

Bear in mind that it's subtitled, although with the level of diaglogue that's present, you might just as well leave it off.

Overall, very disappointing.

Chinese Baroque Commedia del Arte
Loosely based on the 17th Century erotic literary classic, *The Carnal Prayer Mat*, this film is at once an erotic, picaresque tale of adventure, and a Ch'an Buddhist morality play (of sorts).
Set in the late Yuan Dynasty (think: Kublai Khan), the film is a reasonably funny, and often very amusing farce, as well as a biting satire both of the manners and mores of a certain epoch in China. The film conjures up the cultural decadence at the tail-end of an age of great creative and imaginative vigor and growth...

The depths of degradation, despair and delusion are explored; ignorance, lust and aggression (the Three Poisons of classical Buddhist teaching) are present in abundance. Hallucinatory surreal scenes vie with ordinary profane reality; realism is set beside bizarre unorthodox fantasy in a mixture which recalls elements both of the Golden Ass and Don Juan, to use some (admittedly imprecise) Occidental points of reference.

In the end there is (an almost Christian) message of repentance (by the film's three principle rogues), forgiveness and redemption, but there is an equivocal sardonic irony in the message, as well.

A Chinese Picaresque Satire?
One puzzle about this film is the title: i.e. whereas there is a great deal of sex enacted in multiple variations (sometimes quite extreme) in this film, it is hard to discern the least trace of Zen, or its Chinese precursor, Ch'an Buddhism. The only overt expressions of Buddhism are of the most formalistic, prechy moralizing variety; a pietistic, perhaps ritualistic, mannerist caricature of Buddhism, perhapss--or perhaps rather a caricature of Roman Catholicism, or of any other petrified, formalistic religion. One suspects the influence of Spanish picaresque literature,...

Great fun!
If you are the kind of moviegoer who gets upset by the showing of breasts or have no sense of humor (especially the mature kind), you will not enjoy this movie. Otherwise, this movie is utterly entertaining. Lots of nice colors, beautiful women (especially Amy Yip and that Japanese actress), funny storyline, decent acting, all make this a classic that appeals to both mainstream and HK cult movie viewers. If there's a Chinatown near you you might want to get it there and save a few bucks. ... Read more