简介
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!。电视新闻中，记者正在采访一位年轻漂亮的小姐，她叫斯曼菲，是位舞蹈家。7年前她与丈夫陆维桐离婚，扔下女儿陆瑶只身飞往美国。斯曼菲声称目前没有男友，此次回台是为了举办个人舞展。可她的归来却给陆家罩上了阴云。 风度潇洒的陆维桐是位颇有前途的外科大夫，女儿陆瑶从小被告知妈妈死了，一直信以为真。现任太太沈立婷经营着父亲留下的公司。她和斯曼菲以前是同学，且是好朋友，可这层关系陆维桐并不知道。斯曼菲回台的消息使她惊恐不安。立婷的弟弟立尧此时已是位颇有名气的摄影师，他一直暗恋着曼菲。曼菲的演出经纪人米强看中了他的摄影水平，同意由他拍摄舞展的宣传照片。曼菲的旧日好友“大侠”告诉曼菲：陆维桐已再婚，而他的妻子正是她们的好友立婷。曼菲得知大感意外，也不禁为立婷在陆家的生活担心。曼菲此次回台并非“没有私事”，她想得到对女儿的监护权，并请“大侠”的丈夫------律师谭家明为...。雷锋是一个黑帮混混，他的野心很大。在阿标、肥仔和金勇正在谈判伪钞版面交易时，雷锋突然手持枪械逼他们交出伪钞版面，更将肥仔杀死。三爷得知，怒骂雷锋竟敢黑吃黑，并命金勇对付雷锋，将版面抢回来。雷锋只得到半面伪钞版面，还有另外半面在金爷手上，想到这里，他心一横，决定自己去找金爷合作。黑帮中掀起了一阵风波，警方借此内哄的机会，将其一网打尽。。