三世缘

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!。年轻女孩Julia男友Holt分隔两地，相互思念。某晚在一个奇怪的梦后，Julia发现Holt不见了踪影，视频通话中则有一个疯狂的女子咆哮质问，四下寻找Holt的下落。充满担忧的Julia启程前往Holt所在的学校，并因缘际会见到了视频中的那个女孩Sky，谁知更因此目睹了Sky离奇的死亡。在此之后，Holt出现，他说自己接受了教授的一个实验，表面上该实验是为了证明人死后灵魂的存在，实则他们是观看那盘受诅咒的录像带，观看者在死亡前将录像转给下一个“替身”，然而死亡者接连出现。就在此时，Julia也观看了这盘恐怖的录像带……。亚瑟（阿德里安·劳林斯 Adrian Rawlins 饰）是一位精明强干的律师，凭借着他机敏的头脑和灵活的舌头打赢过许多官司。一天，一个身世神秘的寡妇找到了亚瑟，希望他能够前往她所居住的小乡村来处理一下她的遗产问题，就这样，亚瑟跟着寡妇上路了。 来到了小镇上后，亚瑟发现似乎这里的居民们都非常不欢迎自己的到来，而且对于寡妇避之不及。最终，亚瑟明白了，原来一切的源头，都在寡妇所拥有的房子中。一个凶残而又狂暴的女鬼在期间出没，并且持续的骚扰着住在周围的居民们。这个女鬼想要夺回本来属于她的东西。。