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这是一个以明代抗倭平盗为背景的故事，改编自台湾名作家高阳的小说。剧中的几位主要人物在史书中皆在所本。如江南名妓王翠翅、海盗头目徐海、汪直，以及官场中赵文华、罗龙文等。本剧以海盗头目徐海与名妓王翠翅之间的一段生死恋情为经，以官方剿倭平盗为纬，并穿插各个人物之间因矛盾与冲突而造成的许多恩怨情仇。 官方为追剿海盗而疲于奔命，海盗也因此在闽浙沿海流窜掳掠，生灵几为涂炭。之后，官方易剿为抚，由罗龙文穿针引线，利用翠翅与徐海之间的情义，暗中招除了徐海，再由徐海在众盗间巧妙运用，使盗首同意投降。 不料招降之日，赵文华竟食言背诺，杀降求功！事起突然，众盗有被杀者，也有力战脱亡者。徐海、翠翅发觉被出卖，痛心疾首之余，本想亡命东洋扶桑。但徐海被赵文华派人追杀于海边断崖。翠翅忍痛苟话，为徐海产下一遗腹子后，也在徐海丧生之处，跳崖殉情……。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!。
