视频简介
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!。某座平凡小镇，彪悍恐武的警探约翰·伊利亚特（维尼·琼斯 Vinnie Jones 饰）和美丽善良的女儿海瑟（Emily Tennant 饰）生活在一起。某天一名酷酷的男孩来到海瑟的学校，他叫罗比·穆勒（杰克·克罗克 Jake Croker 饰），五年前曾和海瑟有过一面之缘，并且卷入了一场神秘恐怖的死亡时间。罗比似乎对海瑟颇有好感，但却因此惹恼追求这个女孩的格雷戈（Aren Buchholz 饰）。在一次争执中，五年前的恐怖一幕再度上演，格雷戈在没有任何人碰触他的情况下突然倒地，遭受重创。 不久后格雷戈伤愈出院，却死性不改，对罗比欲行不轨，最终在野外死于一场离奇的事故。约翰受命调查此案，种种疑点全部指向了神秘而阴森的罗比……。本片讲述一个意大利家庭从1966年至2000年所经历的社会、家庭变迁过程，中心人物是尼古拉和马迪奥两兄弟。少年时，住在罗马的兄弟二人有着共同的梦想、喜好及人生目标，但自从在精神病医院遇上精神病少女佐珍之后，两人的人生观开始逐步发生不同的变化。在经历一系列事件后，崇尚自由思想的尼古拉决定做个精神科医生；而颇具反叛精神的马迪奥则决意放弃学业，做个除暴安良的警察。佛罗伦斯的一场洪水使尼古拉遇到颇具天赋的钢琴家朱丽安，而马迪奥则与乐观的摄影师米雷拉相遇，他们四人的政治观念和性格冲突也折射着世界这段混乱不安的历史痕迹……。
