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　　年过花甲的中国退休公民高达、吴立伟、金石结伴在东南亚某国旅游，意外得知当年亲密无间的小伙伴花容的女儿花出尘被当地黑社会非法拘禁，并勒索高额赎金。原来，花出尘和闺蜜假日出游，被骗入地下赌场，不小心喝下含有迷幻剂的饮料，使自己陷入危机。
　　高达、吴立伟、金石三人中断旅游，跟花容一起去当地警局报案。可当地警局和当地黑社会沆瀣一气，狼狈为奸。失望透顶的高达四人被逼无奈，只能组建一支老年敢死队，赶往边境山区舍命营救。四人经过细心部署，在重重包围之下顺利救出花出尘，谁料在乘坐大巴车途径山区之时，竟遭遇不明武装劫持，一车人的生命陷入危机。四位老炮分头行动，一面高达、吴立伟、金石三人与匪徒们展开殊死搏斗，一面逃出去的花容母女向中国大使馆求救，在里应外合的配合下，四人终将所有人质成功拯救。

　　弗兰克（乔·斯皮内尔 Joe Spinell 饰）和母亲过着相依为命的生活，虽然母亲常常虐待他，但弗兰克对母亲还是有着深深的依恋。在一场意外中，母亲不幸丧生，痛不欲生的弗兰克常年压抑的扭曲性格终于爆发了，他将自己的悲伤和愤怒都发泄在了杀戮之中。
　　弗兰克常常诱拐无知的年轻女性回家，杀死她们，并且残忍的损坏她们的尸体，这种种行动能够让弗兰克发泄心中的压力，修复回忆的伤痛。一天，弗兰克邂逅了名为安娜（卡罗琳·莫罗 Caroline Munro 饰）的女子，很显然，他选择安娜成为了自己的下一个目标。弗兰克对安娜展开了火热的攻势，而安娜很快就就范了。

高中生赵敢当，来到了陌生的城市，并给这个城市的学校带来了久违的道德新风。使他们感受到传统美德散发的魅力，自然不自然地开始学习和传播，而问题男生黄勃的问题家庭，也在赵敢当的影响下发生了天翻地覆的变化。

　　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!

　　改编自卡夫卡的存在主义小说，以《触目惊心》(1960)成名的安东尼．柏坚斯饰演异境人物「K」，一朝醒来便发觉警察在旁，说他要接受审判，但无人告诉他干犯何罪。为了表示清白，K试图挑战司法制度，但悲剧人物始终逃不过卡夫卡式幽闭梦魇。影片卡士庞大，威尔斯依旧粉墨登场，还有法国 大美人珍．摩露，负责拍摄的是布纽尔的御用摄影师。影片以黑白菲林呈现超现实的封闭时空，威尔斯在影像实验中继续潇洒前行，从庞大的布景和众多的群众演员中，说明了他如何精心筹划出电影的无边国度。威尔斯自言这是他的最佳电影。