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明朝中期的紫禁城内，陈忠作为御前侍卫，因护驾不利惨遭皇帝贬斥，当着文武百官的面被皇帝安排去看守玉玺，干起了太监的工作。而就在这之后没多久皇宫便发生了离奇事件，一个不明飞行物来到皇宫并把皇帝吸到了飞碟内，皇上意外消失，所有人使出浑身解数营救皇上，但终究无果。这时，所有人都意识到，可以趁此机会改朝换代，自己掌握大权，一场玉玺争夺战就此展开，陈忠誓死守护着玉玺，当各方筋疲力竭的时候，失踪的皇上再一次出现在众人面前，而这一次的飞碟事件在皇上的计划之内，目的就是找到朝廷里包藏祸心之人，并将企图造反之人镇压，一场宫廷浩劫就此偃旗息鼓，而皇上和飞碟之间的关系，则成了除皇上之外，所有人都不知道的一个秘密。。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!。