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!。2003年中央电视台春节联欢晚会是由金越为总导演的联欢晚会,由倪萍、朱军、李咏、周涛主持,有歌曲、相声、小品、杂技、综艺表演、魔术等节目。。邻埠高级长官荣先生刚结束了对香港的访问即将离开,然而在机场,突然出现杀手行刺荣先生。荣先生身中三枪生命垂危,张志诚警司将逃跑时坠楼的女杀手逮捕。随后此案被交给总督察姚天明负责,坠楼的女杀手北条真理短暂失忆,不能提供任何线索,而姚天明的家人却被一队由“奥多桑”带到香港的国际恐怖分子劫持,因担心儿子安危,姚天明只得暗中服从恐怖分子,假意将北条真理杀死,而实际却带走了北条,希望从她处得到恐怖分子的真实身份并解救自己的儿子。警方对姚天明的“背叛”反应迅速,张警司通缉姚和北条二人。原来北条从小被奥多桑拐走收养,并培养成冷血杀手,这次行刺行动中,北条只不过是阵前的烟雾,真正的幕后杀手另有他人……。