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故事发生在清朝末年，大侦探福尔摩斯（范艾理 饰）和助手华生（许忠权 饰）一起来到中国游玩，投宿在仙来客栈。没想到客栈被官兵重重把守，一片鹤唳风声的肃杀气氛。原来，朝廷的一批价值连城的珠宝不翼而飞，负责护送珠宝的将军布克亦身首异处。于是，福尔摩斯和华生便留了下来，企图侦破此案。 很快，现场留下的种种蛛丝马迹便将马贩子金马掌（王赤 饰）给牵扯了出来，哪知道仙来客栈的女掌柜白芙蓉（秀兰丽梅 饰）抢先一步向金马掌通风报信，当一行人赶到金马掌处时，等待着他们的只有空空如也的屋子和布克的人头。与此同时，白芙蓉也在暗中调查着案件的真相，并且发现，这一切似乎和汉奸杜文才有着千丝万缕的关联。。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!。