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1500年，大将军托马斯奉皇后伊莎贝拉之命前往新大陆寻找创传说中的“生命之树”。只要饮下一滴树的汁液，便会获得永生。他一路历尽千辛万苦，终于到达了一座辉煌的隐蔽之地，看到了永生难忘的奇异景象。 2000年，脑癌专家汤米急切为患脑癌的妻子丽兹寻找良药。研究小组从南美洲丛林里带回了一株奇异的树种标本，在提炼药物用于黑猩猩实验时奇迹般地产生了效果。 2500年汤米乘坐着用思想控制的透明圆球飞船中，穿梭于太空宇宙。辽阔的星际间，身边却只有那棵已快死亡的古树，他无时无刻不回想着关于丽兹的记忆。 千年的奔涌时空里，苦苦寻觅的一直是生命的真谛……。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!。