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故事发生在明朝末年，东厂督公魏忠贤（李立群 饰）手握天下大权意欲称王，御林军总教头周淮安（马景涛 饰）和侠女邱莫言（陈红 饰）同信王朱由检（郭晋安 饰）结盟，里应外合想要推翻魏忠贤的暴政。得知了他们的计划，魏忠贤派出刺客想要出掉朱由检，无奈之下，朱由检踏上逃亡旅途，并和另外两人相约相见于龙门客栈，从长计议。 周淮安一行人抵达龙门客栈，哪知道刚出虎口，便落入了狼窝。客栈掌柜金湘玉（夏文汐 饰）亦正亦邪令人捉摸不透，将周淮安等人玩弄于鼓掌之间毫不费劲。随着时间的推移，金湘玉爱上了侠肝义胆的周淮安，而周淮安和门当户对的邱莫言之间的感情亦日渐升温，与此同时，朱由检大盗了魏忠贤登上王位，却渐渐将矛头指向了曾经一同打天下的周淮安。。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!。
