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故事发生在宋朝末期。少女若男和少年金哥相遇在闹市的面摊。当时，男装的若男刚刚痛揍了一顿辜负了红袖院的春花的小白脸，怒气未消的她一面兀自喋喋痛骂，一面心头撞鹿地想着宋士俊的到来。金哥（吴京饰）却是与相依为命的大和尚师傅受寺庙聘请，正要前往雕刻观音塑像。自幼丧父的金哥在母亲被“歹人”杀死之后就被师傅收为徒弟，云游四海，以雕刻佛像为生，清贫却快乐。天性善良又不谱世事的金哥奇怪若男（杨旻娜饰）的口出恶言，不免询问师傅难道世人都是这样，若男大怒。双方顶牛不休。自此，一对身世特殊的少年走上了纷乱时代人世风雨中，从相厌相恨相怨到相在相爱，到相互支持挺立成为乱世英雄的不归路。这其中，误杀金哥母亲的是独臂武松，抚养金哥的是花和尚鲁智深（徐锦江饰），与他逝同火却情愫深种的若男是青面兽杨志昔年失散的女儿，息红泪为姐姐嫁给杨志而不值但又痴爱武松之徒宋士俊（国建勇饰）...。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!。