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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!
本片是一部有喜劇色彩的驚險科幻片，美國一家研究飛行器導航系統的實驗室遭非法組織洗劫，一項正在進行的物體微型縮小實驗遭受破壞，原本計劃注入一隻兔子體內的縮小微型飛行器，被項目負責人奧茲博士在被追殺途中注入一個叫傑克·邁克的超市售貨員體內傑克有著間歇性高度興奮的心理疾病。回到家裡，傑克不僅發現有一個來自體內的聲音與自己說話，與此同時還遭到不明殺手的追殺。 注入傑克體內的，正是導航系統實驗中被微型縮小的一個最尖端的飛行器，飛行器內，“叛逆宇航員”塔克正駕駛被微型縮小的飛行器在傑克體內“遨遊”。通過傑克的視網膜和神經系統，塔克不僅能與傑克說話，還能指揮傑克與不明身份的殺手周旋搏鬥。由於飛行器內氧氣儲備最多隻能支持到第二天早上九點，要想還原被微型縮小飛行器和飛行器裡的塔克，必須找到兩快集成電路板中被非法組織拿走的那一塊。 在塔克的指揮下，傑克開始尋找非法組織。塔克無意間“看”到迎面走過的兩個月前離他而去的女朋友莉迪婭後，指揮傑克引起莉迪婭的注意，使得莉迪婭也加入到行動當中來。莉迪婭是報社記者。最近得知一個消息，一個叫“牛仔”的慣偷受僱於一個非法組織，目標很有可能就是微型縮小集成電路板。在與傑克的接觸中，莉迪婭驚訝于傑克對自己的瞭解。這種細緻入微的瞭解中，只有有過肌膚之親的塔克才會知道的。 “牛仔”的目標果然不出莉迪婭所料。發現這個情況後，塔克啟動電子模擬系統，對傑克的面部神經進行刺激，將傑克的容貌變成“牛仔”，使得傑克有機會見到藏在幕後的非法組織頭目斯克雷蒙。細微的變化被斯克雷蒙發現後，傑克和莉迪婭被斯克雷蒙綁架，好在此時的傑克已經亂中取勝地拿到了被斯克雷蒙拿走的那塊電路板。 傑克被推進實驗室的那一刻，儘管塔克給傑克以抗爭的力量，但依然被斯克雷蒙注射進一個同樣微型縮小的飛行器。兩個飛行器在傑克的體內相遇，一番交手，塔克佔領上風，斯克雷蒙的飛行器在傑克強大胃酸的腐蝕下化為烏有。此時，塔克還原的希望因為飛行器內氧氣儲備接近極限而面臨危險。傑克和莉迪婭飛馳般地趕到導航系統實驗室，利用傑克奪回的還原放大集成電路板還原飛行器，不僅挽回一項遭受破壞的科學實驗，更挽救了塔克和莉迪婭之間已經走到邊緣的愛情。
