Moustroll Good movie but grossly overrated

Onlinewsma Absolutely Brilliant!

BallWubba Wow! What a bizarre film! Unfortunately the few funny moments there were were quite overshadowed by it's completely weird and random vibe throughout.

Mathilde the Guild Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

ElijahCSkuggs Oh man, this is a treat. As soon as you start this flick you're treated with a few fantastic scenes of...yup, Chinese torture. With such a great start to a movie, you always wonder if movies can keep up the pace. Most of the time they do not, but not with Chinese Torture Chamber Story. This movie is fun all the way to the end.Story is about a man and a woman being accused of adultery and possibly a couple other things in front of a Jerk of a Judge. Well, as you learn the man and woman are completely innocent and evil scheming is prevalent. What you're watching is the woman's retelling (to the judge) of her history with this man she is being tortured with. There are side stories of cheating wives, invisible rape, gigantic weiners, a woman who wants larger breasts, a Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon duo of sorts that you'll never ever forget. The movie seriously has it all.Chinese Torture Chamber Story is easily one of my favorite CATIII films, like I said it has tons of entertaining moments, and I didn't even mention the torture or the hot babes. The story is involving, the comedy silly, the women are horny, the torture is sadistic. Seriously if you don't find this flick a blast and you call yourself a fan of CATTIII cinema, you better check yourself partner. And I've heard from good sources the sequel is just as good! 9 outta 10.

bassrat When I got this movie I assumed by the title that it would be ALL about torture. This is not the case. Within all the comedic scenes with the kung-fu sexaholics and the invisible guy, I did find satisfaction in knowing that the two main characters did seem to love each other. As I was sitting there watching, I thought, "Oh, what a horrible movie." I am a huge fan of the actress Gong Li (who does not appear in this movie) but a new interest has sparked within me for the young Yvonne Yung. I will be looking up some more of her movies. As far as a recommendation for you, I would say, it's twisted, funny & weird with lots of titties. If you can stomach that kind of stuff, then you should be able to get through this. Yvonne Yung makes it worth the watch. Beware: It's subtitled, so pay attention!

Ky-D The title says it all.A woman is accused of the murder of her husband. In order to extract a confession the court subjects her to a series of violent methods of torture. Most of the story is told in flash backs, recounting how the story leads to the ultimate gory death of her poor husband (his penis explodes). Along the way we found out about sexual martial artists, lesbian frolicking, adultery, lost love, back stabbing and a very potent aphrodisiac.The torture scenes are appropriately brutal, but generally short. There is nudity aplenty and some sex, but it never gets excessively graphic. Also there is an odd unbalance of dead serious scenes and goof-ball humor; half the film is comedy. Genre fans familiar with exploitive flicks will likely find this a tad prodding and slow, all others will sit slack jawed muttering "what the hell..." It may be a little too violent for some viewers and not sexed-up enough for others, but those willing to take a shot might enjoy it. Maybe...5/10

Puppetmister I've seen so many Hong Kong movies now that when I eventually came to watch this notorious Category III melodrama I took it all in my stride, but thinking back on it now, it has to be one of the most startling viewing experiences available to any viewer unfamiliar with HK cinema. Its part of a string of CAt III movies seeking respectability through use of historical settings (Sex and Zen, Sex and the Emperor, Lover of the Last Empress etc.), and for all its horrors, its not as sickening as Escape from Brothel or Eternal Evil of Asia. Yvonne Yung-Hung has perfected a set of wounded facial expressions that render her a perfect victim/fantasy figure, and feminist critics will find much to deplore in films like this, finding as they do eroticism in sadistic beatings of defenceless women - when one couple is executed, we only hear about the man's horrible death, but we see a graphic depiction of the woman's killing by wooden horse/dildo contraption. This movie is packed with ideas of how to find sexual grotesquerie in contortions of the human body, and the motif of escalating levels of torture is perfectly apt for Wong Jing's style of producing imaginative variations on his favourite preoccupations of sex and violence. He's only the producer, but his presence is tangible - I guess his closest Western equivalent might be Roger Corman. Fans of historical Cat III films will be pleased to see that the great Elvis Tsui once more steals the show with some spectacular sexual wirework.