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3-D SEX AND ZEN: EXTREME ECSTASYMovie Reviews
Cantonese language fantasy about a young Ming dynasty scholar who goes to extremes in his quest to gain the stamina needed to satisfy his beautiful new bride. Cast:Hiro Hayama, Leni Lan, Saori Hara, Yukiko Suho, Vonnie Lui, Tony HoDirector:Christopher Sun Lap KeyRelease Date:August 19, 2011DVD Release:September 27, 2011From:China LionLength:1 hr 53 minIn 3D
SEPTEMBER 27, 2011
3-D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy, Weak Reviews Limited
3-D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy played in limited release to weak reviews. • Stephen Cole wrote in the Toronto Globe & Mail, "...goes steadily downhill.... The last half is more extreme punishment than ecstasy: Naked, sobbing women being shackled and smacked around by sadistic brutes. Blood flowing freely." • And Elizabeth Kerr wrote in the Hollywood Reporter, "...the overall tone becomes intensely unpalatable." More Reviews Below...
3-D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy Positive Reviews (7 Reviews, reviews below)
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (4 Reviews)
Mike Hale, New York Times: POOR "...gets around the demands of story and performance through the deployment of brigades of female breasts.... Prosthetic penises receive even rougher treatment... a better title might have been '3D Sex and Zen: Zero Child Policy.' "(See all of Mike Hale's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 465 words, 08/21/11
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: MODERATE "...a newlywed husband is tempted by a decadent prince and drawn into all manner of debauchery.... plays more as pretense than plot, since no one, anywhere in the world, really cares about the story of the naughty 3-D film."(See all of Mark Olsen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 266 words, 08/19/11
Stephen Cole, Toronto Globe & Mail: MODERATE(cg) "...goes steadily downhill. And downmarket. The last half is more extreme punishment than ecstasy: Naked, sobbing women being shackled and smacked around by sadistic brutes. Blood flowing freely."(See all of Stephen Cole's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 409 words, 08/19/11
Andrew Dowler, Toronto Now: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "The film's too long, but the time goes by pleasantly. The cast is enthusiastic and the visuals handsome, while the 3-D enhances the effects and jabs some novel things in your eyes."(See all of Andrew Dowler's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 177 words, 08/25/11
KEY CITIES (0 Reviews)
3-D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy has not been reviewed in Key Cities
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (2 Reviews)
Diego Costa, Slant: WEAK(cg) "There are a lot of intricate set pieces and exquisite textures, but absolutely no sense of mood or style. It's a closed brothel world inhabited by hackneyed buffoons and even more hackneyed narratives..."(See all of Diego Costa's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 496 words, 08/22/11
Andrew Dowler, Toronto Now: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "The film's too long, but the time goes by pleasantly. The cast is enthusiastic and the visuals handsome, while the 3-D enhances the effects and jabs some novel things in your eyes."(See all of Andrew Dowler's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 177 words, 08/25/11
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
Mike Hale, New York Times: POOR "...gets around the demands of story and performance through the deployment of brigades of female breasts.... Prosthetic penises receive even rougher treatment... a better title might have been '3D Sex and Zen: Zero Child Policy.' "(See all of Mike Hale's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 465 words, 08/21/11
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: MODERATE "...a newlywed husband is tempted by a decadent prince and drawn into all manner of debauchery.... plays more as pretense than plot, since no one, anywhere in the world, really cares about the story of the naughty 3-D film."(See all of Mark Olsen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 266 words, 08/19/11
MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)
Russell Edwards, Daily Variety: FAIR "...an eyeful of flesh, served with sadistic, spasmodic laughs.... the bare bods of both sexes are objects of fun rather than eroticism here. Visuals are buttressed by strained sexual jokes that lose their impact in the English subtitles..."(See all of Russell Edwards's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 524 words, 04/18/11
Elizabeth Kerr, Hollywood Reporter: POOR "...offers endless torture devices... the overall tone becomes intensely unpalatable. Given 'Extreme Ecstasy's' ultimate message that 'All you need is love,' the road the filmmakers take to get there is perplexing to say the least."(See all of Elizabeth Kerr's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 721 words, 06/12/11
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times: MODERATE "...a newlywed husband is tempted by a decadent prince and drawn into all manner of debauchery.... plays more as pretense than plot, since no one, anywhere in the world, really cares about the story of the naughty 3-D film."(See all of Mark Olsen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 266 words, 08/19/11
Mike Hale, New York Times: POOR "...gets around the demands of story and performance through the deployment of brigades of female breasts.... Prosthetic penises receive even rougher treatment... a better title might have been '3D Sex and Zen: Zero Child Policy.' "(See all of Mike Hale's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 465 words, 08/21/11
15.8 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
3-D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy's reviews are separated by an average 15.8 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
3-D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy (7 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:3-D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy's reviews cover 7.6% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 3,058 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 437 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
3-D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy Coverage, Volume & Length (7 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 10 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
3-D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy's reviews on average broke 10 days before opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is 3-D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
3-D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy (7 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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