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清末战火连绵民不聊生，大哥被同僚出卖，所带军队无一生还。因为装死而活下来的大哥遇见了离家出走的莲生，二人一夜取暖后，莲生不告而别。大哥在街道上被三弟发现并带回村，发现其竟是二虎的妻子。被贫穷饥饿所折磨的农民在憨厚的二虎与忠诚的三弟的带领下，劫抢官银，导致官府半夜报复。大哥乘机鼓动大家参加军队赚来军饷粮食，三人纳投名状结兄弟义，浩浩荡荡地带着一百零八人出发从军。这支兄弟军不要命的拼劲，拿下不少胜仗。只是爬得越高，大哥的野心越大，二虎与三弟再也无法管束，分歧渐生；而大哥与莲生的感情被三弟发现，三弟误以为莲生是兄弟反目的原因，想借杀大嫂来解救二虎。面对朝廷的欺诈、官府的黑暗、野心的膨胀，曾经纳过投名状的三兄弟最终自相残杀……。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!。