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3D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy
Directed byChristopher Suen
Screenplay byStephen Shiu
Stephen Shiu Junior
Mark Wu
Story byLi Yu
Produced byStephen Shiu
Stephen Shiu Junior
StarringHayama Go
Saori Hara
Lan Yan
Vonnie Lui
CinematographyJimmy Wong
Edited byChung Wai Chiu
Production
companies
One Dollar Production
Local Production
Distributed byOne Dollar Distribution
Release date
  • April 14, 2011 (2011-04-14)
Running time
128 minutes
CountryTemplate:Film Hong Kong
LanguageCantonese
BudgetUSD$ 3.2 million

3D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy is a 2011 Hong Kong 3-D erotic costume drama film released in Hong Kong, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand on 14 April 2011. It is a new installment of the Sex and Zen series, but more focused on drama unlike the comedic tone of the previous films.

3D Sex and Zen is essentially an adaptation of the classical novel The Carnal Prayer Mat depicting the sexual exploits of a young Ming Dynasty scholar named Wei Yangsheng. It is produced by Stephen Shiu, the executive producer of its predecessor film Sex and Zen. The film was promoted as "the world's first IMAX 3-D erotic film" and its cast includes Japanese AV idols.[1][2] Laughing aloud, producer Stephen Shiu Yeuk-Yuen described the experience of watching this film onscreen: "It is just like [being a] voyeur near someone's bed."[3]

Distribution

The film will be a Category III film as per Hong Kong rating and Stephen Shiu told that screening was likely to be blocked in Mainland China, a key market for Hong Kong filmmakers.[4] Nevertheless, producers further announced that 3D Sex and Zen will be released in various versions in order to bypass censorship laws in some jurisdictions and allow wider distribution.[5]

In Australia and New Zealand, Hoyts[6] and IMAX will be screening the film.

Marketing

In 2011 Chinese New Year, T-shirts and 3-D mouse pads with portraits of the cast were sold at the Lunar New Year Fair in Victoria Park, Hong Kong.[7][8]

Reviews

Zoe Li of CNNGo gave the film a positive review, "I walked out of the first private screening of the softcore 3D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy never wanting to have sex again, not because the sex scenes were gross... but because its message of 'true love doesn't need sex' was so convincing", she confessed.[9] Simon Miraudo suggested on his blog that the movie herald a new age in cinema.[10] However, Simon Foster of sbs.com.au suggested the film loses steam along the way. He believes the thrill of the movies dissipates as the narrative turns nasty at the final 40 minutes cause by those multi-dimensional rape and dismemberment scenes.[11] Daniel Rutledge of TV3 (New Zealand) sees the movie carries noble messages of love being more important than lust and true love not requiring sex at all, but those messages are muted by the shock of wanting a bit of naughty fun and instead getting something really quite nasty.[12] Elizabeth Kerr of The Hollywood Reporter suggested the road that the filmmaker took to tell the story of “All you need is love” is perplexing to say the least.[13]

Box office

It took in US $351,000 (HK $2,790,000[14]) in Hong Kong on the first day alone,[15] and beats Titanic and Avatar's HK$2.5 million opening gross in Hong Kong in 2009.[16] It has earned HK$13,104,982 in the first 4 days after opening.[17]

As of June 15, 3D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy has earned more than HK$40 million (over US$ 5M) in Hong Kong.[18][19]

Cast

References

  1. ^ "Hong Kong film hopes to break new ground with 3-D porn". Reuters. 16 August 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
  2. ^ "Saori Hara in 3D Zen". www.japansugoi.com. 27 August 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2010. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ "The Hype and Glory of 3D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy". Asia Pacific Arts. 05/05/2011. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ "Hong Kong filmmakers shoot 'first' 3D porno". Herald Sun. Australia. 9 August 2010. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
  5. ^ "3D "Sex and Zen" offers buyers various edits". Reuters. 12 November 2010. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
  6. ^ Sex and Zen – Hoyts
  7. ^ "話你知 滑鼠墊矽膠谷胸". Apple Daily. Hong Kong. 24 January 2011.
  8. ^ "肉蒲團殺入年宵". Apple Daily. Hong Kong. 24 January 2011.
  9. ^ Movie preview: '3D Sex and Zen' is all about abstinence
  10. ^ A new age in skinema – 3D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy review
  11. ^ Landmark erotic film loses steam along the way
  12. ^ 3D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy review
  13. ^ 3D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy: Film Review
  14. ^ 香港票房(4月14日)
  15. ^ 3D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy by RUSSELL EDWARDS Variety.com Mon., Apr. 18, 2011, 2:30pm PT
  16. ^ '3D Sex & Zen' Beats Out 'Avatar' for One-Day Hong Kong Record
  17. ^ Hong Kong Filmart 11 April to 17 April 2011. hkfilmart.com Retried 23 April 2011.
  18. ^ Weekly box office
  19. ^ 3D肉蒲團突破4000萬大關
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