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十九世纪初鸦片流入中国……清朝道光年间，湖北广济的杨际泰出身医学世家。父亲杨少山是当时名医，那个时候，鸦片烟已经相当厉害，官府与洋人勾结坑害国人，志在研制戒毒药的老先生在城里呆不下去，不得已回到乡下，一边治病救人一边研制。在儿子科场失意决定继承自己衣钵后，竟然以身试药，吸食鸦片烟，最后也没有成功，含恨离去。民间有“南有林则徐断绝毒源，北有杨济泰解除病根”的口碑。杨际泰义无反顾地担起了研制戒毒药的重任，为了根除烟毒，他历尽千辛万苦。由于从根本上影响了洋人和岳海山的“生意”，一再遭到陷害，几度入狱，受尽折磨，妻子和女儿相继被害，仍矢志不移。最后虽然得以报仇，但由于清政府腐败无能，鸦片战争失败，投降派得势，力主禁烟的林则除被撤职查办，杨的医馆自然不能幸免，被查封，耗尽毕生心力研制出的戒毒药也不幸夭折。。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!。提姆·托马斯是一个工程师，事业成功，有漂亮的妻子和一所靠海的种满鲜花的房子，生活幸福美满。一次他在驾车的时候，低头看短信，不幸的意外发生了，在这场意外中有七人丧生，包括坐在提姆旁边的妻子。他丧失了活下去的勇气和信心，为了自我救赎，提姆决定用自己的生命帮助他生活的那个城市里的陌生人，一个失明但善良的男人，一个美丽但患有先天性心脏病的女人，一个为家庭暴力所累的不幸家庭，一个资助过学生的冰球教练，一个在家庭服务和孩童福利保障中心上班的黑人女人，得了白血病的黑人小孩。他拿走他兄弟本·托马斯的工作证，冒充财政部的税收调查员，尽力去了解他决定帮助的每一个人，以确定他们是否是善良的人。了解的过程中，提姆爱上了Emily Posa，那个先天性心脏病人，他们在一起度过了快乐的时光，最终提姆结束了自己的生命，将身体的每个部分送给了需要的人，只留下感动和怀念的泪水。。
