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上个世纪三十年代，中国处在一个风雨飘摇的艰难时期。民族资本家龙笑之，一面悉心经营着上海滩最大的航运公司——龙传行，一面又要当好一家之主撑起偌大一个龙家。 东北沦陷后，华北局势不稳。龙笑之长居北平的大太太林慧如不得不迁居上海。故事便从这里开始。 林慧如虽是大家闺秀，处事心思慎密，却并没有给龙家带来半点宁静。虽然身为钢琴家的二太太齐冠男，对林慧如十分尊重，赢得了林慧如的好感；但是交际花出身的三太太唐娜樱，则在新势力面前惶恐不安，不断拨弄是非。一时间，龙家上下，鸡飞狗跳。面对纷乱的家庭内务，龙笑之不得不感叹：现代文明就应该是一夫一妻制！封建家庭制度实在令人疲惫。 当年，17岁的龙笑之依父母之命迎娶了年长自己五岁、格格出身的林慧如，并育有二子：龙贯一和龙鸣二。20岁时，思想感情方才成熟的龙笑之留学法国，结识了在巴黎学习艺术的上海姑娘齐冠男，他们自由恋爱并结婚...。犯下罪行的五位女子，与憎恨犯罪监狱的女教官。原本看似不相容的两方，双方竟开始互通心思，为了替狱中一位背上杀人冤罪的女囚洗清冤屈，而联手策画了一桩向某位男人的复仇计划。然而，执行计划的过程中却状况百出…… 究竟，在她们几人之中会发生什么样的羁绊和友情？。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!。
