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莱奥纳德（弗兰克·兰格拉 Frank Langella 饰）曾经是文学界的宠儿，是读者和评论家们争相追捧的对象，如今，早已经被遗忘的他选择避开世俗与人群，过起了离群索居的孤独生活。一个名叫希瑟（劳伦·艾波罗丝 Lauren Ambrose 饰）的年轻学生的拜访彻底改变了莱奥纳德的晚年生活，她深信莱奥纳德能够帮助她完成她耗费了巨大精力写就的学术论文，而希瑟的年轻活力则为莱奥纳德来到了快乐和希望。 莱奥纳德发现，无论怎样否认，只有在工作中，他才能找回曾经的激情与智慧，然而，被改变的并非只有他一人，作为莱奥纳德的女儿，艾瑞尔（莉莉·泰勒 Lili Taylor 饰）也在父亲日渐开朗的个性中找到了人生新的方向。。日本。 伊豆沖を進む賭博船で、襲撃された鉄竜会の組長を救ったのは、若き用心棒・石川五ェ門だった。だが直後に大爆発が起こり船が大破。組長も命を落とす。爆発の原因は斧を武器に使う大男だった。一旦は男を追いつめた五ェ門だったが逃げられてしまう。一方、賭博船から金を奪うことに成功したルパン三世と次元大介、峰不二子は、洋上のボートからその様子を目撃する。 “バミューダの亡霊” ―大男はそう呼ばれていた。かつて戦場で2,000人を殺戮した兵士でコードネームはホーク。なぜそんな男が日本にいるのか?公安の銭形警部はホークの足取りを追う。 そして、組長の葬儀の場で、裏切り者の汚名を掛けられた五ェ門も、その屈辱を晴らすためホークを追うのだった。 その頃、ルパンたちは、伊豆山中のアジトで、札束を前に祝杯を挙げていた。そこに突如ホークが現れる！ホークの目的はルパン、次元、不...。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!。
