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!
“你已经抵达了旅途的终点，可能比你预想的要快一些，但每个人又何尝不是如此。”
五星都给Dev的颜值。电影拍的非常美，但还是要说印度裔演古英国圆桌骑士有些奇怪。。。
7/10. 只想要爽片和动作大场面的观众还是洗洗睡吧。本片灰暗，缓慢，带着六百年前原著的道貌与荒诞。导演通过非常艺术化的影像语言，用高文爵士的荒野奇幻冒险为外衣，表现的却是其自省与求索的精神内核。
3.0 攝影很美，但故事說得太慢了，且慢的沒什麼道理。自進了綠教堂之後開始走馬燈式的人生前瞻這段拍得還挺好。
很美丽的童话，爆笑了好几次，跟想象的大红狗真的不太一样
没烂到家，太难看了，节奏太死了。没意思，烂片浪费生命
放荡不羁之人为了荣誉接受母亲所安排的“挑战”，在欢呼声中斩下绿衣骑士的头颅，为人传颂，却根本不配成为骑士，他吝啬，他贪婪，他胆怯，他无视友谊，他禁不住诱惑，根本不是传奇中所描述的那般英武，直到将死之际，他看到虚伪的王位带来的毁灭与终究逃不脱的命运，他终于坦荡，昂起头颅，接受死亡，算是得以成长
观影过程中我内心戏好多，以下为节选：
还是很喜欢的，很多镜头都好美，音乐也不错。讲故事手法有点意思，每章节的标题都挺好看。英国神话结合了寓言和志怪传奇，这么搞还挺好玩。最开始忘记他妈是谁觉得男主选角是为了正确，可这么一看还挺贴合剧情的…… 其实归根结底就是妈妈舅舅为了让孩子长大成人操碎了心吧😅
这是一场赴死的旅程
Il fu Luigi Pirandello， 已故的皮兰德娄，“指导我们行为的准则来自于坟墓和死亡。”
戴夫帕特尔实在太帅了，好吃这一款的♂。电影像诗歌，但是形式主义有些太重了。
“今日还是青春韶华，明日就垂垂老矣。”上次看到这么美的黑白影像还是帕维乌的《冷战》。
三星半。很难哭诶，也许是因为影片始终维持了一种幽默和夸张的语调。“文本细读”一下，盛装骨灰的容器/包装的变化呼应了皮兰德娄的创作始终探索的“生活的运动和形式的固有冲突”，自我分裂出的“赤裸裸的假面”抵御难以把握的混沌世界，《已故的马蒂亚·帕斯卡尔》算是标志性的作品。抬棺巡游戏，仰视镜头中棺材抬起落下与阳台孩童观礼自下而上的运镜构成某种反讽的张力。
献给孩子们，今日之孩童，明日已垂垂老矣！时间终将带走一切，无论功利，随风而逝。
中古题材从指环王后就到瓶颈了，感觉只要场面大票房好，审美和内涵都不是事儿。这次终于泼来一坛新鲜血液，中心晦涩的章节体冒险是一场成人礼，入世的代价是鬼神的契约，致幻的效果由感官流入心神，a psychedelic fix。 top 2021
视听还不错，故事神神叨叨的啥玩意|补完长评区大神的文章+1星，原来是个传统的骑士故事，背叛了所有“五德”，只要结尾愿意赴死就可以成为骑士，故事很古典。#sfm
记忆和历史总是充满乡愁，那个我们所说的故乡，它时常有风飘过，带着逝者的尘灰回到他亲人的身旁。我的记忆是黑白，但却总能记起你的世界是彩色，“未完成”的作品呈上，我搭上记忆的列车与你作别，我亲爱的哥哥，希望你这一路上能乘着那阵海风慢慢地飘走。
都是名角，相比于晦涩的故事，这部电影的视听倒是实打实的好～
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