垂暮貴婦一覺醒來,決定今日是自己在地球最後一天。告別前決定斷捨離,將古老大宅內的心愛之物開倉大平賣:經典油畫、古董人偶、名貴傢俬……全都承載着她過往絢燦糜爛生活的某個回憶,每賣一件代表她靈魂某部份得到解脫。疏遠廿年的女兒被迫重返故居,望制止母親瘋狂行為;地氈一掀,蒙塵的恩怨情仇浮現眼前。貝托切妮(《樹欲靜而心不息》,2010)請來嘉芙蓮丹露母女檔真情演出,愛恨矛盾的親情令人感受至深。。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!。寒假到了,婷婷从北京来到山东荣成的姑姑家,那里有一座美丽的天鹅湖,每到冬季,便汇集来成长千上万只过冬的天鹅。一天,婷婷和海生哥哥意外地发现了一只受伤的小天鹅。为救治和保护这只小天鹅,他们与偷猎者展开了机智的争夺,最终在大人们的帮助下抓获了偷猎者,将那只小天鹅重新放归大自然,放归到美丽的天鹅湖上。。