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圣诞节快到了，工作缠身的霍华德（阿诺•施瓦辛格 Arnold Schwarzenegger 饰）早把对儿子的圣诞礼物的承诺丢到脑后了――他答应送儿子一个涡轮超人作为圣诞礼物。这天，经过妻子提醒，霍华德一大早就跑到玩具商店抢购，在玩具商店他结识了同为人父的邮递员马鲁（辛贝 Sinbad 饰），无奈涡轮超人一早都已卖光，两人只能失望而归。 失望的霍华德几乎没有勇气回家面对儿子失望的眼神，他在街上游荡时碰上了冬季大游行。稀里糊涂的他竟被拉上了花车扮演真人版涡轮超人，按照要求涡轮超人可以挑选一名孩子参加游戏并奖给他一个涡轮超人，霍华德在人群中发现了儿子的身影。当他将儿子挑选上来时，却发现扮演反派的竟然是马鲁，马鲁亦要尽力为儿子争取这最后一个涡轮超人！。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!。
