CW的《吸血鬼日记 The Vampire Diaries》及《吸血鬼始祖 The Originals》共同衍生剧《吸血鬼后裔 Legacies》背景设置在Salvatore学校里,17岁的Hope Mikaelson(Danielle Rose Russell饰,狼人﹑吸血鬼 ﹑女巫三重混血种)﹑Alaric Saltzman的双胞胎Lizzie﹑Josie,及其他拥有超自然血统的的年青人在此既可能建立起自我,亦可能被冲动所蒙蔽。所以他们究竟会成为英雄,还是如血统本质下成为反派?而他们的行为都在校长Alaric Saltzman(Matthew Davis饰)的监督之下。。赵长青为了坚守爱情,放弃自己一手打拼的事业与家人决裂,为了妻子安书静和儿子赵家豪过上更好的生活,他在社会最底层做着最苦最累的工作,开出租车。三十年过去,就在赵长青和安书静结婚三十周年、团年夜的这一天,支撑赵长青三十年的爱情信念崩塌了...。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!。