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!
在德克萨斯州一个名为敖德萨的小城上，种族的歧视和经济的萧条让小城了无生气。唯有每个周五的晚上，沸腾的莱特利弗体育场才会燃起整个小城的生机和活力，所有人的目光都集中在帕米亚高中橄榄球队的队员们身上。帕米亚球队早就向全国证明了自己的实力与成功，他们势要赢得建队30年以来的第五个州冠军。然而球队出现了经济危机，他们不仅要为荣誉而战，更要通过这次比赛向赞助商证明自己的实力，以让赞助商继续投资。球队灵魂教练加里·贾恩斯（比利·鲍伯·松顿 Billy Bob Thornton 饰）以他的铁腕手段率领球队一路拼杀，他说：完美就是能够正视你的朋友，不让他们失望。敖德萨小城人民对他们的支持就是最大的动力，为了捍卫这座小城，队员们将会拼尽全力。
九岁的小女孩玛丽（艾丽·范宁 Elle Fanning 饰）拥有锦衣玉食的生活，却缺乏父母的陪伴。圣诞节前夜，玛丽收到了叔叔送来的一份珍贵礼物——一个装木偶的小房子和一只胡桃夹子。喜出望外的玛丽将胡桃夹子视作自己的知心伙伴，竟意外地发现它会说话，并声称自己名叫NC（查理·罗 Charlie Rowe 饰），是玩具王国的王子，然而在一场噩梦中，美好的王国被凶残的鼠王（约翰·特托罗 John Turturro 饰）占领了，他还将王子变成一只木偶永远驱逐出境，只有找到真正相信童话的人才能解除咒语。在雪仙子（朱莉娅·维斯托斯卡亚 Yuliya Vysotskaya 饰）的指引下，玛丽帮NC恢复了肉身，并勇敢地答应与他一起回王国打败鼠王，解放子民。然而，这两个毫无武力只有一颗纯真之心的孩子，能否对抗整支血腥残暴的老鼠大军和卑鄙狡猾的鼠王呢？
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