简介
剧情描述了73岁的老人濑山克子某天离家出走在奇怪的照相馆拍摄了照片后，相貌突然回到了自己20岁时模样的故事。。改编自金庸的武侠神作《雪山飞狐》，大部分取材于其中的片外篇《飞狐外传》。胡、范、苗、田家自李自成兵败起便结下世仇，胡家后人胡一刀在守护宝藏的过程中救下一名女子名叫冰雪儿，两人相爱结成夫妻，生下儿子取名胡斐。田家后人田归农在苗、胡二人决斗时下毒，使得胡一刀中毒身亡，妻子殉情而去，留下胡斐给佣人平阿四照顾。长大成人的胡斐得到了《胡家刀法》真传，闯堂江湖的途中胡斐对神秘的袁紫衣暗生情愫，又遇到了毒手药王的弟子程灵素以及苗人凤之女苗若兰，江湖中人为寻找宝藏开始了血雨腥风的争夺……。Umberto Lenzi is undoubtedly the king of Italian crime movies, but unfortunately| Syndicate Sadists is not the best examples of his work in this genre. Lenzi's crime flicks tend to be a cut above the rest because he makes films based on stories with a point, and they don't lack direction| but this film feels a bit too wayward to fully fit with the rest of his stuff. The film takes obvious influence from Sergio Leone's landmark western 'A Fistful of Dollars' (which in turn, took influence from Akira Kurosawa's landmark samurai flick Yojimbo), in that it features two warring families and a strong character at the centre. The crime that Lenzi focuses on is kidnapping, and we centre on a character called 'Rambo'. Rambo is dragged into the war between the two families after his brother is killed because of it. Rambo uses his brains and brawn to pit the two families against one another, in the hope of gaining revenge for his brother's death, rescuing a young boy that they've kidnapped, and ultimately letting the two sides destroy one another.
The film's biggest asset is undoubtedly Tomas Milian. Milian was put to great use by Lenzi in almost all of his crime thrillers. The range of characters he has played for Lenzi is immense, and this one is easily one of the coolest. The character is called Rambo, which immediately sprang to mind the popular Sylvester Stallone character - but for once, the Italians actually haven't stolen this name as Syndicate Sadists was released first! As usual, the film is wickedly entertaining, as we get to watch Milian get himself involved in the usual array of car chases, shootouts and brawls. Lenzi has got him riding a motorbike this time round, and every scene featuring it and Milian is a real standout! However, the film often feels like it doesn't really have anywhere to go, and this means that the running time is stretched out more than it should be. Compared to the crime films of other Italian directors, Syndicate Sadists is more than above average| but in relation to Lenzi crime flicks such as Almost Human and The Cynic, The Rat and The Fist - it doesn't stand tall as one of Lenzi's best. Still, if you're looking for ninety minutes of testosterone fuelled mayhem - Syndicate Sadists will suffice!。