5 Hong Kong Category 3 Nasties

09.03.2013lamb 1 In 1988, the Honk Kong authorities decided to classify the output of the Hong Kong film market. They came up with a certificate - Category 3 (which would be the same as the US NC17) for films that had strong sexual content, were violent or were just considered 'out there'. The creation of Category 3 had a knock on effect on film makers, in the HK film boom of the early 1990s, about half of the films being produced were Category 3 soft core pornos. The category also became an umbrella for extremely violent films that dealt with taboo subject matter. Alas the HK film boom went bust and we don't get to see many Category 3 movies these days, so in nostalgia - I present 5 Category 3 HK Nasties.

5. A Chinese Torture Chamber Story (1994)

09.03.2013chinese 7 Little Cabbage is sold as a slave to a progressive doctor called Yeung Nai-mou, a man who is into talking about sex and has actually invented a type of condom to prevent the transmission of sexual disease. People just laugh at him. His wife is having an affair with Lau Hoi Sing, a local lecher. Little Cabbage finds them in flagrante delicto and to prevent her from squealing, she is pushed into marriage with Gok Sui-dai. However, Lau the Lech has his eye on Little Cabbage and she has the misfortune to be raped by him. Gok catches Lau at it. Yeung's wife is scared of being implicated so she rigs it so Lau murders Gok and Yeung and Little Cabbage are framed for it. The pair are tortured in order to extract a confession to the murder. This film is definitely not the best on the list but it is the most fun. It features a penis explosion. Little Cabbage's hubby Gok is known for being hung like a donkey. An aphrodisiac is slipped into his drink and the damn thing explodes. That's the highlight of the film. Well nearly, I forgot about the kung fu sex maniacs having coitus mid air. The whole affair is erotic, cheesy, horrific and funny. The torture scenes are not half as bad as something, say from Japan, and I don't think there's too much of a big deal there. The film is entertaining, twisted funny and weird. Be prepared for a psychotronic treat!
 
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My first film watched was Carrie aged 2 on my dad's knee. Educated at The University of St Andrews and Trinity College Dublin. Fan of Arthouse, Exploitation, Horror, Euro Trash, Giallo, New French Extremism. Weaned at the bosom of a Russ Meyer starlet. The bleaker, artier or sleazier the better!