圣雷莫记忆

　　国际大都会香港，残忍冷酷的当纳卡（基努·李维斯 Keanu Reeves 饰）暗中组织地下黑拳，只手遮天。香港反黑组派出卧底潜入其中，然当督察孙靖诗（莫文蔚 饰）率队冲入现场时，却发现卧底早已被当纳卡无情杀害。在此之后，当纳卡四处网罗卓越出众的格斗高手。恰在此时，全国武术锦标赛隆重召开，出自灵空太极门的陈林虎（陈虎 饰）轻松击败夺冠热门，名震全场，也由此引起当纳卡的注意。接受到邀请的林虎赶赴香港，虽然认为用太极赚钱有辱师门，但为了改变师父所在的“灵空观”被拆除的命运和家人的生活现状，他还是选择成为当纳卡旗下的一名选手。
　　在此过程中，誓不言败的绢秀注意到林虎的行踪，一切朝着不可预测的方向发展……

　　玛丽（汉娜·许古拉 Hanna Schygulla 饰）爱上了名叫埃里希的男人，可是埃里希眼里只有钱。为了能够赚钱，埃里希甚至怂恿玛丽去做妓女。保尔（Rudolf Waldemar Brem 饰）和海尔共度了浪漫的一夜，可是保尔只将它当做是交易罢了，然而海尔怀孕了，被逼无奈的保尔只得和海尔结婚。
　　罗西（埃尔加·索尔巴斯 Elga Sorbas 饰）渴望成为一名演员，可如今她离自己的梦想依然十分遥远，为了维生，罗西还要出卖自己的肉体，来换取微薄的金钱。这些人都住在伊丽莎白（伊尔姆·海尔曼 Irm Hermann 饰）的房子里，伊丽莎白是一个冷酷无情的女人。这一天，伊丽莎白的屋子里来了一个名叫岳格思（赖纳·维尔纳·法斯宾德 Rainer Werner Fassbinder 饰）的希腊人，他的到来打破了在此处维系的微妙的平衡。

故事讲述了民国年间，林家镇突发怪案，城中众多百姓无端中邪，如同丧尸游魂一般被一股神秘力量控制牵引，在一夜之间消失 不见，城中打更人沈小寒为营救百姓，展开调查，凭借打更人一脉的道术秘法，最终找到并击败了因炼制蛇蛊走火入魔的姜先生，救回了城中百姓，再次守护了林家镇的正义。

　　成濑巳喜男反映乡村家庭伦理之作。寡居乡间多年的八重（淡岛千景 饰），同家中的哥哥一起，为下一辈子女的工作和婚姻事务四下奔波。但年轻人却各自有着自己的想法，向往现代生活而不愿继续安守着祖上的田地，对父辈安排的婚姻也有保留，令长者心力交瘁。八重与一位已婚记者悉心地照顾着侄辈 ，妥善地处理好两代人的冲突纠纷，在这一过程中，两人情愫渐生，彼此隐约地珍存着这份超出友谊的恋情。
　　末了，八重在对方选择逃避后冷静地克制住自己的感情，而哥哥对后辈的选择虽不以为然，却是无可奈何，卖出了耕作多年的田地后，也只能徒然感慨时代的无情变化。

　　胡志君、李明生和王小玲同为警员，是共同出生入死的同伴。胡志君和李明生同时喜欢上了王小玲，然而，最终王小玲选择了李明生，善良的胡志君成全了朋友和爱人，将对于王小玲的感情深深的埋葬在心底。然而，在李明生和王小玲的新婚之夜，两人竟然遭到了三个劫匪的劫持，结果李明生不幸死亡，而王小玲尽管逃过一劫，却受尽了侮辱。之后，精神上受到了巨大打击的王小玲被上司停职，她决定依靠自己的力量找到凶手为李明生报仇，胡志君则坚定的成为了她的后盾。最终，名为阿梁的幕后真凶浮出水面，王小玲是否能够完成她的复仇大计呢？

　　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!