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!
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这才是真正意义以上的原片原版，是dc，扎导，没经过压缩，的高质量影片，是dc电影的巅峰作品。这部扎导版使我感性又热血沸腾
要是真的能拍成三部曲就好了，已经等不及看达克赛德到地球和超人黑化了
邱炯炯无疑是影像「文体家」，素人演员、搭建的舞台感十足的场景、内在的悲剧感混杂着荒诞和（黑色）幽默都是他的语法，以抵达一种恰好的（甚至如履薄冰般的）tone。新戏从来演旧事……生死不外两茫茫。为了活着，伶人总是在唱堂会；为了忘记，还要孟婆汤续杯。洪流般时代下的个体之人，黄泉路上吃吃饱搓个麻将吧。
（6.0/10）并没有变成一部“新”的作品，只是当初那部离谱的院线版的充实，多少算是能看了。事情就到这里结束吧，以后吵架的由头也没了，DCEU也没了，都散了吧挺好。
4小时剧情倒是非常饱满，感觉还是太长了，虽然也还算精彩咋感觉看完都没有再想去看第二遍呢
老的新剧，新的老剧。现实的虚幻，虚幻的现实。阴间的阳人，阳人的阴间。电影的戏剧，戏剧的电影。片里处处是可以列举出的矛盾性反差。三个小时完全不觉得冗长，只是后半段感觉到时间紧迫下叙事略微的赶。在近几年已经放弃对华语电影的兴趣的时候重燃了我对地方性的希望，被舞台与置景完全戳到。4.5
里面这几句印象深刻。
一部聪明沉稳，极具独特艺术风格的个人史诗。
里面的很多话是想说给女儿的吧。这个世界有扎克施耐德真是太好了。
incroyable mais vrai 导演很有野心 但是没必要
和院线版判若云泥。
#SGIFF2021# 真的是很妙，用舞台的形式却能表现这么丰富的故事，还以牛头马面带着走黄泉路来展开，导演还是很有想法的。确实从故事脉络上跟《霸王别姬》有些神似。小小缺点是还是太长了，而且前后半部分风格其实稍微有些割裂。
并非漫威和dc粉，客观的讲确实感觉比漫威的电影更有艺术感，更让人印象深刻吧，各种史诗级油画般的画面，翻了下导演以前的作品，斯巴达300勇士，哦，原来是你这个家伙，难怪男性荷尔蒙这么足，四个小时前面略显拖沓，神奇女侠救人和闪电侠救人那段与剧情没啥关系显得多余，有些点也是不吐不快，神奇女侠每次动武就有专属bgm，有点搞笑，动不动车祸也是挺蛋疼，能换种意外事故？boss造型，老美对恶的形象都定型了吗？非得丑了吧唧穿上密集恐惧症的铠甲？也难怪小丑被吹了这么多年。虽然都知道缺点挺明显的，但是架不住整体观感就是好啊，动作一气呵成，爽爆了，画面每一帧都如同油画一般充满史诗的味道，传奇感陡然而升，氛围比漫威高大上了不止一个档次，可惜后面不会再拍了，但是也正是这点让结局意犹未尽，反而提高了观感
中國有才華的演員導演不少 只是他们缺少这样的机会发出自己的声音 缺少机会表达内心的想法 很高兴香港和法国的资本给了一次机会 他们给出的这个回答很有力 加油！的确出色！
我常常想，电影的结尾有没有一种除了大梦一场之外的形式，但好像也很难。除了写个隽永的结尾带点梦幻，和现实连上，就是告诉观众，这里结束了，你该醒了。本片在它自身是很完整的，只是我一直在期待着更多！更多！小丑戏本身就不承担那么多别的东西。所以唯一一点遗憾，可能就是椒麻于内于外都太完整了。
邱炯炯绝对是野生动物。浑然天生，随机又不间歇地溅射生命力（即使传记总是迈入死亡），影像呈现的所有更像是基于美学训练而不是“电影”学院训练，更不能拿Wes Anderson和他相提并论…与他不同，在他之外 @ Anthology
形式感上虽然已经在美术等各方面浓墨重彩，但依然让人感觉四不像。整体故事和霸王别姬很像，但缺少感情来推动，像是流水账。三个小时的时长使人对剧情疲劳，审美疲劳。但依然提供了许多形式意义，建议喜欢不喜欢的影视创作者都可以看看。
绝对五星，名副其实的华语年度最佳！荒诞的艺术，光怪陆离的社会变迁，《霸王别姬》的隔空对唱，模糊舞台和荧幕的扑面而来的丁达尔效应，极具个人色彩和地方特色的空灵的戏梦版的表达，文革时期向右野蛮生长的水泥砖墙，屎里找蛆的桥段。细节和记忆点很多，非常大胆，导演也极具野心。在釜山电影节看的，179分钟，中途走了几个韩国人，亮灯后也有几个韩国人昏睡在座位上，只有我和个位数的同胞在诺大的影厅里鼓掌到人潮散去
3.5 新瓶挺好看 但新瓶装老酒怕不是老又老 被看模式下没有悲只有苦 有必要重复诉苦么…又不是祥林嫂 （可能是我期望太高😰？
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