3-D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy
Seen it?2011 | 129 min | Romance, Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 25% on Rotten Tomatoes, a lukewarm 5.5 out of 10 from audiences and little lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 9 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect sex.
- It's in Cantonese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
A young scholar named Yangsheng who gets married to the beautiful daughter of a local merchant. When their sex life proves unsatisfactory, Yangsheng leaves home and journeys to the Pavilion of Ultimate Bliss.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
25% on Rotten Tomatoes, 36 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
5.5 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$40 million worldwide on a $4 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 42K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Christopher Sun Lap-kei
- Hiro HayamaWei Yangsheng
- Leni LanTie Yuxiang
- Yukiko SuoDongmei
- Saori HaraRuizhu
- Tony HoPrince of Ning
- Vienna LynRuizhu (voice)
- Vonnie LuiThe Elder of Bliss
- Kirt KishitaQuan Laoshi
- Jason YiuScholar Shangguang Shun
- Carina ChanMaid Xian Lan