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上世纪80年代东南亚某现代化的大都市，银行家王志川收到了一个附有蓝骷髅的恐吓信，信里说：为了报30年前的深仇，要把王的全家都杀掉。王志川不得不防，请来了蜚声海内外的私家侦探赵英龙等来保护自己。但是，不久王家的人却一个个在接到了准确预告了死亡时间的情形下，还有警察的严密保护，但还是一个个被杀掉了，每次尸体旁都有一个兰骷髅。更不可理愈的是就连涉案较深的警员也未能幸免。此案引起了另外一个私家侦探陈明江的兴趣，在警方的协助下，和暗藏的杀人凶手进行的卓绝的智斗。终于发现凶手竟然是赵英龙兄妹，他们为给父母报仇隐姓埋名30年，卧薪尝胆，现在大仇已报，自己的真相也被揭穿，双双自杀。。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!。