Ai qing ling yao (2002)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Chao-Bin Su

Writer:

Chao-Bin Su (writer)

Release Date:

12 April 2002 (Taiwan)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Mystery

Plot:

A web of connected stories on adventure, sex, and love in Taiwan, including a 17 y.o. boy with a porn obsession, three hoodlums, and a self-righteous police officer.

Plot Keywords:

Taiwan | Sex | Love | Police Officer | Multiple Storylines

Cast

Michael Wong	...	Lin Tsu-chuang / Big Tomato (as Guang-Liang)
Ginny Liu	...	Lin Xiao-ying - Tam
Leon Dai	...	Mad Cop
Sheng Chen	...	Boss Cheng (as Bobby Chen)
Tomohisa Kagami	...	Ken
Wei-min Ying	...	Big Slicer (as Wei-Min Ying)
Zhen-Ya Wu	...	Fat Slicer
Chen-Hsi Li	...	Skinny Slicer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
MC HotDog	...	MC HotDog
D.J. Hsiao-si	...	DJ Hsiao-si (as DJ Hsiao-si)
Phoebe Huang	...	Teacher (as Jia-Qian Huang)
Xu-Hao Liu	...	Driver (as Hsu-Hao Liu)
Zi-she Zhu	...	Little Tomato

Also Known As:

B.T.S. (Better Than Sex) (International: English title)
Better Than Sex (International: English title)

Runtime:

Taiwan:92 min

Country:

Taiwan

Language:

English | Mandarin

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Company:

Nan Fang Film Productions

Soundtrack:

Xiaomie

A Taiwanese Gem; Entertaining and Wise

"Better Than Sex" is a fun comedy about the differences between sex and love. There's alot of off-the-wall stuff, like one character's unusually long member, a blade that brings its handlers to orgasm, and a cameo from a famous asian rap group. You should expect some dirty humor and graphicness, but it's used intelligently.

The movie's strengths are its humor and the messages it has about sex. You can easily relate to the characters and their lives. Young adults and up will enjoy the message about the importance of love (and people!!!) in one's sex-life.

The movie is structured in a way similar to "Amores Perros" Many different stories collide through a few central events. You get to see the perspectives of each of the main characters through flashbacks, etc. The movies uses slow-motion and other editing effects at just the right time.

I saw "Better Than Sex" at an Asian film festival my school held. It's from Taiwan and is apparently hard to track down. I would guess your best bet is your local China Town. If you stumble upon this movie, gather your friends around and enjoy.