《越策越开心》是湖南经视一档时下最具人气的的娱乐脱口秀节目,由汪涵和马可共同担纲主持,通过选取流行元素、邀请一些知名艺人、以及一些普通老百姓,参与节目,通过方言笑话、短剧、访谈、音乐演绎等各种形式组合成一幕幕场景,将快乐和轻松传达给观众。。1760年的利物浦码头,科林斯夫妇正带着年幼的巴纳巴斯登上开往新大陆的船,前去扩张科林斯家族帝国。16年后,巴纳巴斯长大成人,继承了家族产业,坐拥科林伍德庄园。女巫安琪莉可投怀送抱,而巴纳巴斯却心系善良姑娘乔赛特,无情地拒绝了女巫。女巫恼羞成怒,对两人施行毒咒,乔赛特香消玉殒,而巴纳巴斯则变成了一只永远的吸血鬼被封在棺中。两个世纪后,一个施工队无意间挖开了棺木,巴纳巴斯回到庄园准备东山再起时,却发现曾经属于自己的科林斯港已经变成了女巫的天使海湾,良民们被她统治长达200年之久,地位难以撼动。身为吸血鬼的巴纳巴斯能否夺回家族产业,击碎女巫的谎言呢?与此同时,一位长相酷似昔日爱人乔赛特的年轻女孩也鬼使神差地来到了科林斯港……。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!。