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!。影片以1860年意大利的西西里岛为背景，通过萨里纳亲王这个中心人物的心路历程，反映出面对风起云涌崭新时代的到来，身处翻天覆地的社会变革的浩荡潮流当中，原有权贵和贵族因此而没落这一无奈而必然的命运。 萨利纳亲王一家原本过着平静的生活。但随着局势的急剧变化，亲王的外甥唐克雷迪投奔正在西西里登陆的青年意大利党人加里波军队。返回故里，唐克雷迪对市长塞达拉的女儿安杰莉卡一见钟情，两人情投意合，不久便订婚了。塞达拉答应给女儿一份丰富的嫁妆，这样便挽救了萨利纳即将衰败的家族，而塞达拉也因能跟大贵族攀亲而沾沾自喜。此后，西西里岛进行了全民投票，结果一致赞成归并意大利。都灵派来了使者，邀请萨利纳作为名门贵族的代表，参加议会工作，但被萨利纳拒绝了。新政府没有给这个沉睡了两千多年的岛屿带来任何变化，特别是加里波在战败后，巴勒莫上流社会的生活又恢复了旧貌，贵族们频频举行舞会...。