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有情男女扎克·麦考尔（扎克·吉尔福德 Zach Gilford 饰）和萨曼莎（艾莉森·米勒 Allison Miller 饰）即将结为夫妇，为了纪念这一重要时刻，扎克拿起摄像机，希望记录下父亲婚后生活的点点滴滴和每一个重要时刻。浪漫而温馨的婚礼过后，麦考尔夫妇踏上前往圣多明各的快乐无忧的蜜月之旅。在一个万众狂欢的夜晚，他们随同当地人进入一间地下酒吧。纵情歌舞过后，夫妻俩陷入无意识状态，时断时续的摄像机则记录下片段化的神秘场景。回家后不久，萨曼莎发现自己怀有身孕，夫妻俩随感意外，却也为此喜悦非常。只不过快乐并未持续太久，随着孕期的进行，接二连三有诡异且无法解释的事件发生在夫妇俩的身边。 萨曼莎腹中的宝贝，似乎带着不祥的征兆即将降临人间，而无处不在的摄像机记录下恐怖的时刻……。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!。