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!。馨蔚是被外星人植入了舒瑶的记忆并指派到地球执行命令的机器人,目的是为了寻找人类的弱点,好为将来的大肆侵略做准备。秦彦认为馨蔚就是舒瑶,想尽办法接近她试图唤醒她的情感。馨蔚被两人爱情的回忆打动,放弃了入侵地球的计划。而她的伙伴刘思齐却向秦彦和他与舒瑶的孩子下了毒手,解药只有一瓶,该救谁,馨蔚陷入绝境之中…。故事发生在位于地中海沿岸一个偏远的废墟中,疯癫癫的女艺术家卢斯(埃琳娜·勒文松 Elina Löwensohn 饰)长居于此,过着与世隔绝的生活。近一段时间,作家马特·贝尼埃也来到废墟,时不时和卢斯开起晒尸体派对。艳阳高照,百无聊赖。这一天,四个劫匪劫持了250公斤黄金,他们非别是首领里诺、胖子、阿莱克斯以及律师布里索尔格耶。他们驱车狂奔,结果半路上搭在了名叫梅拉妮的女子及其家人。梅拉妮是贝尼埃的妻子,两人正闹离婚,于是她带着保姆和孩子千里迢迢来寻找同床异梦的丈夫。到了废墟,抢劫团伙中有人试图独占黄金,而就在此时,两名巡警也来到了这里。 枪战遽然发生,一切朝着不可预测的方向发展……。