珍惜生命 远离毒品

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由巨星名导合作的西部文艺片经典作。格利高里．派克、简．西蒙斯、卡罗尔．贝克 、查尔顿．赫斯登等人在威廉．怀勒的指导下均有颇具魅力的表现，片中的摄影构图尤其具现了西部大自然的美景，配乐亦有巨片的澎湃气势。毕克原为船长，他到西部与贝克结婚之后就在父亲的牧场中住下来。希斯顿是牧场的领班，但一开始便跟毕克互相敌视。与此同时，毕克的父亲贝克福与另一大地主艾维斯因为争夺水源而剑拔弩张。当地的小学老师西蒙斯被卷入双方的斗争中，毕克跟贝克婚变后爱上了西蒙斯，而希斯顿则与贝克凑成一对，继续统治着那一片锦绣大地。。1962年，内地正值经济困难时期，随难民潮逃到香港的汕头青年吴国豪（吕良伟）因不甘被黑帮欺凌，投靠黑帮大佬肥波（郑则士），几场拼命的血战后，他被肥波重用，在黑帮中确立下地位，势力越来越大。 渐感威胁的肥波设局令伍国豪被毒枭追杀，虽没使其毙命，却也让其残了一条腿，但他自己 终被对方设计陷害锒铛入狱。靠雷总华探长夺位，伍国豪接下肥波所有地盘，成为黑帮四大家族之首，又因他愿出钱替为其效劳的警界中人买探长做，警署成为他贩毒的保护伞。然而随着1973年（香港成立廉政公署）的临近，加上他因位高权重狂妄自大导致众叛亲离，其运势开始一路下滑。。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!。