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道士英叔胸怀开宗立派之志，每日带领五名徒弟勤加修炼，他为人坦荡，清贫无一长物，不得不做看更来补贴日用。英叔受人委托，看守一座无人大宅，无处容身的师徒六人暂住大宅之中。这座宅第中有一对儿清朝鬼夫妻留驻，女鬼阿娟饱受丈夫虐待殴打，英叔仗义出手，将男鬼驱逐，阿娟自此留在其身边，与五个徒弟相处融洽。不久男鬼带同伴寻仇，英叔师徒大展威力再次驱鬼，阿娟亦一改受气形象，在丈夫面前扬眉吐气，此后她日日配合众徒弟练习捉鬼之术。一伙外国黑社会分子得到情报，获悉在这座大宅内藏有大量黄金，他们乔装教堂人员入住，试图谋害英叔等人，夺取黄金……。影片讲述了四个青年男女在找工作的过程中，因为一连串误会而引发的爆笑故事。 大黑和二楞到城里找工作，遇上了正在寻找临时演员的剧组，于是误打误撞进入了剧组充当临时演员，正在这时，一个叫老魏的人给了他们两个一个秘密任务，寻找被贾主任收藏起来的卓筒井字画。于是，一连串搞笑奇葩的追梦旅程就此开始……。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!。