Loosely based on a 17th century erotic Chinese story named The Carnal Prayer Mat, the story follows 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.
Two minutes 48 seconds of cuts by the BBFC have taken the edge off some unnecessary sadism, but the brush-written credits remain the highlight.
– Trevor Johnston,
Time Out,
31 Aug 2011
rotten:
Sex in this film looks so nonecstatic that a better title might have been "3D Sex and Zen: Zero Child Policy."
– Mike Hale,
New York Times,
22 Aug 2011
rotten:
3D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy fails to live up to either its promise or title.
– Stephen Cole,
Globe and Mail,
19 Aug 2011
fresh:
"3D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy" finds it is love, not sex, that rules the human heart, a sweet and conventional idea regardless of the technology of the film's projection.
– Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Aug 2011
fresh:
Auds get an eyeful of flesh, served with sadistic, spasmodic laughs.