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雷蒙德·巴隆是纽约一家体育报社的记者。他与妻子戴博拉、四岁的女儿艾利以及一对两岁的双胞胎，迈克和杰夫里，一起住在纽约长岛一栋宽敞漂亮的房子里。雷蒙德在工作上取得的优异成就和宽容风趣的性格让他成为家人的骄傲，以及所有人爱戴的对象；贤妻良母型的全职母亲戴博拉的精心经营更让这个年轻的五口之家成为美国三好家庭的文明典范……

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UmbertoLenziisundoubtedlythekingofItaliancrimemovies,butunfortunately;SyndicateSadistsisnotthebestexamlesofhisworkinthisgenre.Lenzi’scrimeflickstendtobeacutabovetherestbecausehemakesfilmsbasedonstorieswithaoint,andtheydon’tlackdirection;butthisfilmfeelsabittoowaywardtofullyfitwiththerestofhisstuff.ThefilmtakesobviousinfluencefromSergioLeone’slandmarkwestern’AFistfulofDollars’(whichinturn,tookinfluencefromAkiraKurosawa’slandmarksamuraiflickYojimbo),inthatitfeaturestwowarringfamiliesandacharacteratthecentre.ThecrimethatLenzifocusesoniskidnaing,andwecentreonacharactercalled’Rambo’.Ramboisdraggedintothewarbetweenthetwofamiliesafterhisotheriskilledbecauseofit.Rambouseshisainsandawntoitthetwofamiliesagainstoneanother,inthehoeofgainingrevengeforhisother’sdeath,rescuingayoungboythatthey’vekidnaed,andultimatelylettingthetwosidesdestroyoneanother.Thefilm’sbiggestassetisundoubtedlyTomasMilian.MilianwasuttogreatusebyLenziinalmostallofhiscrimethrillers.TherangeofcharactershehaslayedforLenziisimmense,andthisoneiseasilyoneofthecoolest.ThecharacteriscalledRambo,whichimmediatelysrangtomindtheoularSylvesterStallonecharacter-butforonce,theItaliansactuallyhaven’tstolenthisnameasSyndicateSadistswasreleasedfirst!Asusual,thefilmiswickedlyentertaining,aswegettowatchMiliangethimselfinvolvedintheusualarrayofcarchases,shootoutsandawls.Lenzihasgothimridingamotorbikethistimeround,andeveryscenefeaturingitandMilianisarealstandout!However,thefilmoftenfeelslikeitdoesn’treallyhaveanywheretogo,andthismeansthattherunningtimeisstretchedoutmorethanitshouldbe.ComaredtothecrimefilmsofotherItaliandirectors,SyndicateSadistsismorethanaboveaverage;butinrelationtoLenzicrimeflickssuchasAlmostHumanandTheCynic,TheRatandTheFist-itdoesn’tstandtallasoneofLenzi’sbest.Still,ifyou’relookingforninetyminutesoftestosteronefuelledmayhem-SyndicateSadistswillsuffice!