I feel bad for this traveling monk. Everyone around him is an absolute fucking moron.

One of the recurring themes of this series is that the mortal world is always in utter chaos. The officials are corrupt, the court is a viper's nest, criminals go unpunished while the innocent are imprisoned, towns are desolate and rife with thievery, violence, and cannibalism, temples are abandoned and given over to negative spirits, people ignore their debts and responsibilities, and rampant factionalism, as well as petty rivalry, prevent anyone from saving the people of the world. Most of the time it's played for laughs, such as the mandatory broken staircase gags in every film, or the recurring bit of every town visit being punctuated with guys pulling out swords over absolutely nothing at all, but it also means that pretty much every set in the series looks fucking incredible.

Coming off of the last film which had almost no erotic material at all, there's a bit of shellshock getting used to how playfully erotic this one is all over again. The blood being licked up or sucked out, Fong chanting so he doesn't try to have sex with the ghost woman, an illusion of fire to have an excuse to disrobe. Actually, to my shame two of my favorite scenes are when Lotus and, later, Butterfly, enter the temple to seduce Fong.

At one point, Lotus tells Fong a sad story about being sold into sex slavery in life, before telling him it was just a joke, although her expressions tell us that it really might be true. Contrary to his reaction that she would be freer in death than in life, Lotus is still forced into using her body. Even worse, later on, the Tree Devil agrees to marry her to the Lord of the Black Mountain in her sister's stead.

If she won't use her spirit breath to blow up the snakes covering the golden Buddha for you or use her prehensile hair to save you from the giant tongue of a demon tree, is it really love?

On the whole, the weakest in the trilogy. The final showdown had some crazy interesting ideas, but didn't really execute any of them with the same ecstatic flair as the first two films. Also, the romance never really gets the chance to take off, and there was this little plot with the character Jade that could have been really interesting if it was a throughline in the entire film, along with some other aspects of the narrative that feel slightly underdeveloped. Still really good, though.

"You're so passionate, that's why you feel hot. Take the Gold Buddha out and chant."

I feel bad for this traveling monk. Everyone around him is an absolute fucking moron.

One of the recurring themes of this series is that the mortal world is always in utter chaos. The officials are corrupt, the court is a viper's nest, criminals go unpunished while the innocent are imprisoned, towns are desolate and rife with thievery, violence, and cannibalism, temples are abandoned and given over to negative spirits, people ignore their debts and responsibilities, and rampant factionalism, as well as petty rivalry, prevent anyone from saving the people of the world. Most of the time it's played for laughs, such as the mandatory broken staircase gags in every film, or the recurring bit of every town visit being punctuated with guys pulling out swords over absolutely nothing at all, but it also means that pretty much every set in the series looks fucking incredible.

Coming off of the last film which had almost no erotic material at all, there's a bit of shellshock getting used to how playfully erotic this one is all over again. The blood being licked up or sucked out, Fong chanting so he doesn't try to have sex with the ghost woman, an illusion of fire to have an excuse to disrobe. Actually, to my shame two of my favorite scenes are when Lotus and, later, Butterfly, enter the temple to seduce Fong.

At one point, Lotus tells Fong a sad story about being sold into sex slavery in life, before telling him it was just a joke, although her expressions tell us that it really might be true. Contrary to his reaction that she would be freer in death than in life, Lotus is still forced into using her body. Even worse, later on, the Tree Devil agrees to marry her to the Lord of the Black Mountain in her sister's stead.

If she won't use her spirit breath to blow up the snakes covering the golden Buddha for you or use her prehensile hair to save you from the giant tongue of a demon tree, is it really love?

On the whole, the weakest in the trilogy. The final showdown had some crazy interesting ideas, but didn't really execute any of them with the same ecstatic flair as the first two films. Also, the romance never really gets the chance to take off, and there was this little plot with the character Jade that could have been really interesting if it was a throughline in the entire film, along with some other aspects of the narrative that feel slightly underdeveloped. Still really good, though.

"You're so passionate, that's why you feel hot. Take the Gold Buddha out and chant."

Saw at gfc this series consistently has great lighting, writing, dialog, acting, sets, design, effects, comedy, score, action, and cinematography and this movieis no exception. I liked how different this take on this movie was like opting for a more comedic tone or changing the main relationships while still keeping some similarities. The series is phenomenal and is a must watch imo. There is always a quality of talent, care, and passion that shines through each movie. The guy making the coins bow to him was super funny.

Saw at gfc this series consistently has great lighting, writing, dialog, acting, sets, design, effects, comedy, score, action, and cinematography and this movieis no exception. I liked how different this take on this movie was like opting for a more comedic tone or changing the main relationships while still keeping some similarities. The series is phenomenal and is a must watch imo. There is always a quality of talent, care, and passion that shines through each movie. The guy making the coins bow to him was super funny.