盛君

本片乃韓籍導演張一湖於1972年執導的功夫片，故事講述日本財閥小川(井淼飾)，為謀奪燕姓所有之森林，收買燕家的內侄徐千(陳鳳鎮飾)，盜取地契印章。後被燕老發覺，徐千竟將燕老痛毆致死。關甫凌有女月花(井莉飾)，與燕家小主人子飛(凌雲飾)，本有嫁娶之約，燕老死後，子飛雖愛月花，但鑑於其父與日人相勾結，國恨家仇，兒女私情無法兼顧，只得示意決絕……。1945年抗战胜利以后，上海民众锄奸的呼声愈来愈高。大汉奸周佛海惶惶不可终日，他以存有蒋介石的密信相要挟，请求庇护。蒋密令戴笠率军统特遣队潜入上海，保护周佛海。与此同时，上海滩青龙帮头子杜月笙也重返上海，而杜深知要立足上海，就要抓住蒋的把柄，而周正是突破口。于是戴与杜两人为了争夺周斗智斗勇，最后狡猾的戴避开了杜的包围，把周送上了飞机。但在舆论的压力下，周还是被南京政府判了死刑，后改为无期徒刑。。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!。