I'm not sure if 18th century China had a lot of hot oil wrestling, but it makes for a memorable scene here.  This is pretty standard Cat III fare, except for the occasional outrageous image, such as the giant phallus or the lesbian snake demons.  As usual (for this kind of film), it ends with the fabulous trope of the crucial f**k, whereby the climactic couplings of the lead players is essential to their survival.  There's nothing like mortal danger to get the juices flowing...

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Some snake-ghosts disguised as women need to suck "air" from strong men in order to survive. A monster is chasing them and there is lots of nudity and a bizarre bit of naked oil-"wrestling"

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