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!
又血腥又文艺的片子，打三星主要还是节奏真的挺慢，然后探索世界体验过这么多身份后最后落脚是当女人生小孩？
拍的真温柔啊，旁白像诗一样，看完竟然有点羡慕她能体验那么多。只是玛利亚太可怜了，如果她也能重来该多好。
理解万岁
很感人，这种题材真的很难不让人感动，虽然但是。最后把一切都加诸在一个孩子身上，这样好吗
看了是谜，看完也是谜。电影讲述哑女逃避女巫『她自己也是』，多次替换身体，并想让自己生活？
你看清你自己了吗？你是魔鬼吗？成为了女人，又成为男人，学会爱，快乐，笑。可世界依然在灼烧着，痛苦着，一边痛苦一边爱，这就是人类。不要做人类。（镜头配乐更优秀，我太喜欢了，全部。）
三星半，半星给配乐，四舍五入也就是四星了。没想到一部归类为“恐怖片”的电影，实际是这么有隐喻，从一个类似聊斋的故事，反映了“人类”接触社会、成为“人”、经历“人”的各种阶段，BGM更是有点像《杨之后》的风格。这样一个“恐怖片”，看完甚至有点意犹未尽。
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暂停了三次缓解我的心碎 徐玄振演技太有代入感以至于我哭了半部电影 好绝望啊真的
3.5左右，视角虽新颖但仍有着局限的存在，摄影值得一看。事实上，把它当成恐怖片必定会失望，因它根本就不是所谓刺激肾上腺素的恐怖片。荒唐之处在于女人需要走过男人那一遭才完整，但这同样也是真实的一点：许多女性一辈子没有搞明白自己需要怎样的眼光来看世界，需要怎样的皮囊，从女儿-妻子-母亲。她们从未是自己，哪怕是成为被狩猎的女巫，也是如此。
通过掏内脏变身的设定，还是挺不错的，其他的内容…总感觉味不对，拖沓了点。
其实我想看的是恐怖片，然而看了半小时放弃了。
似乎看到人类不过是寄居于不同外表下灵魂物种，面具下肉身里那个才是真正的你，不过像是穿上不同外衣只是外衣是不同人的表皮而己。
挺有意思的女巫片儿，揭露了女性，男性，巫性，人性。。。
「就是在假装很用心的样子活着啊」 这种疾病题材的真的是看的人心里很难过 无力 绝望 没有好转的那一天 只有getting worse
年轻人得阿尔兹海默症确实更令人心痛。特别是父亲看着女儿如此。女主感觉过于用力，父亲又太克制。这个病真的太可怕又可恶，记忆被一点点吃掉。最难熬的是身边人。22.6.28
Speak without language.
她是万物，她永远在流淌。
开头猫主观视角搞得挺灵气，剩下的新意就是用女巫装13啦。
故事其实还不错，但是这叙事真心让人无力，像是看了110分钟的MV片头剧情铺垫，文艺得太傻逼了。
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