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◎简介 (from VeryCD) 故事背景发生在二战结束后，联合国就巴勒斯坦分治问题以投票方式决议：英国于1948年8月1日结束在巴勒斯坦的委任统治，两个月后，在巴勒斯坦的土地上建立两个国家，阿拉伯国和犹太国。但是5个阿拉伯联盟国家不同意，在以色列建国次日就发动了对犹太人的战争。电影以犹太人Bobby Goldman和穆斯林Sa?d两个年轻人为主线，重现了以巴分治的历史。他们曾经是好朋友，在美国认识，为了各自不同的使命回到中东，不同的民族不同的立场让他们在战场上敌对。副线当然少不了爱情，Bobby与Hadassah相识于战争第一天，他们之间的情愫并不渲染得很夸张，能感觉到日益滋长，从眼神和行动中感受他们... ( )。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!。
