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!
本以为男主穿上衣服会说：我是性心理学博士，这些接单都是田野调查……
打着情色的标签，结果居然是一部温情的话痨片。所以究竟是身体上情欲的吸引更让人着迷，还是彼此挨着的耳边絮语和倾听更迷人？又或者是两者都密不可分？最棒的是最后Nancy和Leo都获得了解放。
预告比正片好看，相较于我的期待来说正片比较失望，没看之前看到超过8的评分，在想哇看来不会差，但看完之后再想，为什么居然能有8？？以中国传统文化为背景的想法很好，但剧情和表现形式稍微有点低龄化，内容也有点浅和散。不过和pixar相对比较常见的邪不胜正啊阖家欢乐啊的主题比起来，中国传统中子女与父母的关系更加复杂，所以这种压抑和反叛我们来看应该是更加感同身受的。不过话说回来，追星这点也很真实哈哈哈。整个片子最给分的是红熊猫真的好可爱！
居然是个话剧电影。悟了，只有鸭才有耐心去懂一个女人。
谁不想变成一只giant fluffy panda呢？但这也太stereotype了吧，皮克斯我看错你了。
三星半吧，新奇的故事设定，但骨子里还是老套的，还有父亲作为最后那根稻草的关键点，似乎来得太过突兀，和母亲之间的故事其实可以再多铺垫一点的。
相比两年前全白制作团队的《飞奔去月球》好了不是一星半点，有被小细节感动，但总觉得缺斤少两又莫名其妙的，就，啊？整体给人一种和《包宝宝》一样无法细想的诡异感觉。
女性主义确实有，只不过是“有钱有闲有文艺的女性”的主义。
浓墨重彩刻画少数裔
母女三代之间的和解，以红熊猫做隐喻，不得不说导演把海外华人的亲子关系和文化演绎得相当细腻，尤其结尾部分很感人，要说它的不足之处，可能就是整部影片的情节戏剧冲突较少，节奏过于快速，节奏点踩得过于明显了，但作为一位三十出头的年轻华裔导演，能做到这样已经相当不错，希望未来能看到更优秀的作品。三颗星给导演，一颗星给导演与母亲之间的亲情。希望每个孩子的13岁都能获得属于自己的成长选择。吴珊卓的妈妈这个角色很出色，吴珊卓亲自演都应该能演出这种喜剧效果。（BTW难道只有我觉得这个红熊猫一点也不可爱吗？哈哈哈）
Turning Red 短评
13岁女孩暴怒会变成红毛熊猫， 母亲要求克制收敛，用仪式把怪物收走，小女孩坚持做自己，拒绝历代传统对女孩的规训。母女之间的怪物大战，认真讨论的话就是所谓女德与女性觉醒的战斗，肤浅追星看演唱会和成绩卓越乖巧孝顺并不是互斥的，那怪物和小女孩的真自我共存也是。
我选择成为我自己。这个世界比较没用就是情绪宣泄，比如说什么你知道又能怎么样呢？仿佛你真的知道了一样，所有的东西你都要先知道了再说，在你不知道之前，你不需要任何的表示，我现在不和人争吵了，因为开始意识到，每个人只能在他的认知水平基础上去思考，以后有人告诉我2+2=10时，我会说，你真厉害。”
红熊猫好可爱啊！最后大家都变成红熊猫真的看哭了，好羡慕这样的友情和后来的家庭qwq
改名为变熊记或变红记更好。
与家庭、与自己的和解，真的是亚裔创作永远的主题。配乐非常东方非常好听，等原声碟~
超出我预期太多了。小熊猫非常可爱！谁的青春期不叛逆？！叛逆万岁！！！
PS:一个宗教老师对性工作者说再多“我尊重你的工作”，都不如把与他的关系公开给自己曾经的学生来得诚恳。同理，再多技巧性的心理咨询，都不如生活中真实的爱与包容来得有效。可惜一个生活中真能拥有许多爱与包容的人，才不会需要心理咨询。
青春成长不只多角恋、堕胎、自杀，还有同辈的压力，家庭的束缚，象征意味明明白白，恰到好处，人物可爱，情节轻松，愉快的观影体验。
还是挺希望这样的片子有机会上院线的，不过看看眼下的疫情，可能越来越是奢望了。导演好年轻，内容里也有很多当下的表达，结尾要是更少些说教就更好啦。
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