奥斯卡 伊萨克

纸扎店小工朱宏利（洪金宝 饰）自小由道士二叔公（林正英 饰）带大，朱宏利道术未习多少，行事偶而颠倒，却有一副正气心肠，因不肯拖累指腹为婚的未婚妻阿云（钟楚红 饰），时常给人家冷脸。朱宏利好友马麟祥（午马 饰）外出闯荡，返乡时却变成了一具尸体，一同回来的还有马麟祥怀孕的妻子跟几个男伴，朱宏利感事有蹊跷，出力调查却一无所获。几日后，马麟祥冤魂找到朱宏利求助，原来马麟祥返乡时并未身亡，只为伙同他人盗取自家祖上的陪葬品而出此下策，却不料假戏成真，被同伙取了性命。心灰意懒的朱宏利拗不过冤魂骚扰，请来二叔公做法帮好友报仇，结果自己丢掉了肉身以至丧命。悲痛欲绝的阿云经二叔公指点，欲与鬼差斗计抢回朱宏利的魂魄……。巧克莉（松本真理香 配音）和香草（井端珠里 配音）是生活在魔界的两个活泼可爱的小魔女，她们其中的一人，将会成为下一任魔界女王，为此，两人之间展开了激烈的竞争。两个姑娘来到了人界，她们的任务是收集由人类心情凝结而成的结晶，数量更多着便能够赢得比赛获得女王的头衔。 巧克莉个性开朗热情，将对付人类看成是小菜一碟，谁知道人界和魔界大相径庭，反倒是有些内向害羞的香草更受欢迎。某日，巧克莉邂逅了名为皮耶尔（小西大树 配音）的少年，从来不知真爱为何的巧克莉坠入了情网，这也就意味着她即将失去她的魔女之心。不仅如此，邪恶的欧葛尔人企图统治人魔两界，它们将打击的目标首先放在了巧克莉和香草的身上。。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!。