Synopsis
UmbertoLenziisundoubtedlythekingofItaliancrimemovies,butunfortunately;SyndicateSadistsisnotthebestexamplesofhisworkinthisgenre.Lenzi'scrimeflickstendtobeacutabovetherestbecausehemakesfilmsbasedonstorieswithapoint,andtheydon'tlackdirection;butthisfilmfeelsabittoowaywardtofullyfitwiththerestofhisstuff.ThefilmtakesobviousinfluencefromSergioLeone'slandmarkwestern'AFistfulofDollars'(whichinturn,tookinfluencefromAkiraKurosawa'slandmarksamuraiflickYojimbo),inthatitfeaturestwowarringfamiliesandastrongcharacteratthecentre.ThecrimethatLenzifocusesoniskidnapping,andwecentreonacharactercalled'Rambo'.Ramboisdraggedintothewarbetweenthetwofamiliesafterhisbrotheriskilledbecauseofit.Rambouseshisbrainsandbrawntopitthetwofamiliesagainstoneanother,inthehopeofgainingrevengeforhisbrother'sdeath,rescuingayoungboythatthey'vekidnapped,andultimatelylettingthetwosidesdestroyoneanother.Thefilm'sbiggestassetisundoubtedlyTomasMilian.MilianwasputtogreatusebyLenziinalmostallofhiscrimethrillers.TherangeofcharactershehasplayedforLenziisimmense,andthisoneiseasilyoneofthecoolest.ThecharacteriscalledRambo,whichimmediatelysprangtomindthepopularSylvesterStallonecharacter-butforonce,theItaliansactuallyhaven'tstolenthisnameasSyndicateSadistswasreleasedfirst!Asusual,thefilmiswickedlyentertaining,aswegettowatchMiliangethimselfinvolvedintheusualarrayofcarchases,shootoutsandbrawls.Lenzihasgothimridingamotorbikethistimeround,andeveryscenefeaturingitandMilianisarealstandout!However,thefilmoftenfeelslikeitdoesn'treallyhaveanywheretogo,andthismeansthattherunningtimeisstretchedoutmorethanitshouldbe.ComparedtothecrimefilmsofotherItaliandirectors,SyndicateSadistsismorethanaboveaverage;butinrelationtoLenzicrimeflickssuchasAlmostHumanandTheCynic,TheRatandTheFist-itdoesn'tstandtallasoneofLenzi'sbest.Still,ifyou'relookingforninetyminutesoftestosteronefuelledmayhem-SyndicateSadistswillsuffice!
Details
Genre
动作
Region
意大利
Year
1975
Episodes
6
Director
翁贝托·伦齐
Sources
6
Cast
托马斯·米连 / 约瑟夫·科顿 / MariaFiore / MarioPiave / 卢西亚诺·卡蒂纳齐 / 圭多·阿尔贝蒂 / 费米·贝努西 / SilvanoTranquilli / ShirleyCorrigan / AntonioCasale / 罗萨里奥·博雷利 / 卢西亚诺·皮格齐 / 马里奥·诺维里 / 布鲁诺·迪·鲁亚 / GiuseppeCastellano / TomFelleghy / 伊妲·伽利 / AdolfoLastretti / BrunoAlias / 布鲁诺·贝托奇 / 瓦尔特·帕特里亚尔卡
Episodes (6)
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