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.

wongsaur As a native Cantonese speaker, I found this film hilarious with its over the top depiction of Qing dynasty court procedure, Taoist sexual practices and Confucian moralizing.I have watched this film with some Chinese people who were very westernized or Chinese who were very uptight. They were offended as much as some Western viewers. Other Chinese have found it just as funny as I did.There is a lot of very fine dialogue that unless you are a Cantonese speaker you cannot appreciate it. The acting is modern and naturalistic. It does not appear stylized or affected in a manner that a historical costume drama would suggest.The voice over narration at the beginning and end of the film was also hilarious in putting a pseudo scholarly & historical tone to the proceedings.This is a must see if you have any serious interest in Hong Kong films. Top notch entertainment if you are into this stuff. 10/10

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!

tritisan I saw this singular film double-billed with The Naked Killer (one of my all time favorite movies). Chinese Torture Chamber is weird through and through.It takes place sometime ago in China's glorious past, when the courts utilized Spanish Inquisition-like techniques to get the truth out of defendants. The opening scenes are a fairly graphic, though oddly funny, demonstration of ghastly tortures.Then, we are taken to the estate of a rich prince, married to an insatiable princess. He tries to please her by employing exotic "marital aids", but to no avail. She seeks fulfillment through another man. Sexually curious housemaids secretly watch their trysts through holes in the rice paper walls. One is caught, and becomes the subject of the wrathful princess' ire.Throughout the rest of the movie, as told in flashbacks, this poor maid must prove her innocence of murder (by exploding penis!). The court systematically tortures her and the prince (a suspected accomplice) first by spanking, then through more excruciatingly depicted techniques.What's odd about all these precedings is that they are simultaneously horrifying, erotic and funny. Kind of like the Japanese film Tokyo Decadence.Oh yes, there is one sequence that totally blew my mind: The prince spies two heroes flying through the trees, fighting each other kung fu-style, ripping each others' clothes off (ends up being a man and a woman), and then f***ing while still mid-air!Only Hong Kong could come up with a "porno/horror/fantasy/comedy".