故事发生在一场人为的放毒事件后。几个女孩喝了有毒的牛奶后中毒而死,但毒药的副作用使她们都化为了丧尸,并开始疯狂的杀人。 庆幸的是,她们只在晚间离开坟墓。随着警察开始介入调查死亡事件,发现这似乎是一个阴谋:有某些人用化学药品控制这些女孩的尸体,让其达到自己邪恶的目的……。鬼怪岛是一家以恐怖灵异为主题的游乐园,然而,某一日,这里却真的出现了灵异事件,导致顾客们纷纷四散奔逃,游乐园门可罗雀。游乐园老板找到了沙奇(马修·里沃德 Matthew Lillard 饰)和他的大狗史酷比(Neil Fanning 配音),希望他们能够前来降妖除魔。
在机场,沙奇遇见了久违的弗雷德、威尔玛和蒂芙尼,曾经因为意见不合而分道扬镳的四人再度聚到了一起。在游乐园中,沙奇一行人遇到了有史以来最大的危机,并最终发现游乐园闹鬼的幕后黑手正是老板本人,他的阴谋究竟是什么呢?。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!。