征战沙场多年,闪电麦昆早已成为经验丰富的老将。对于现在的他来说,比赛更像与老友们的聚会,大家共同享受狂奔带来的乐趣。然而这和谐的一幕很快被残酷的现实打破,以风暴杰克逊为代表的次世代高科技赛车相继步入赛场,他们凭借更加优良的性能与高科技的组装改造将老一代赛车一一淘汰,甚至包括王者麦昆。四个月后,伤愈的麦昆决定复出,而他也被合作多年的赞助商转到了斯特林麾下。接受从内到外的全新改造后,麦昆在教练科鲁兹·拉米雷斯的监督下展开训练。然而他面临着一项严峻的考验,如果他不能在接下来的比赛中取得胜利,那么他必须从此退休。
希望渺茫,不服输的麦昆能否重新取得胜利的荣光……。新シリーズが4月5日より放送。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!。