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!
2021 #179# 西部片的内核乃至情节都大同小异了，但只要换一张脸庞就是另一个不同的人生。P.S他并没有向内兄隐瞒过往
满满的西部风情，男主造型非常独特，很生活化，人物大都是脏兮兮的，拍得比较写实，没有一般西部片那种耍帅耍酷，但故事还是比较老套。
正宗老式西部片的调子，传奇人物比利小子演义后传，犹如《水浒传》之阮小七被演绎成《打渔杀家》之萧恩。
配乐透着西部的荒凉，也映衬人性的黑暗，蛮荒的时候，实力才是王道。
父亲很丑，儿子很英俊……剧情比较缓慢……西部味道不错，但没有过人之处，比较普通。
曾是传奇的父亲给我上了一堂西部课，告诉我要出去看看，牛仔的时代结束了。
他相信了曾经那个少年
说一个彩蛋吧，片中比利的儿子叫怀亚特，应该就是暗示以后会成为西部传奇警长的怀亚特，怀亚特一生记录是击毙了30多人。
亨利老矣，尚能战否？电影给出的答案是明确的，但好像又具有开放性：面对土匪的群而攻之，他依然身手矫捷，神枪不减当年。可最终还是死在了受伤男子的冷枪之下。我一直在思考，故事为什么会是这样的结局？而当儿子将他的尸首埋入地下，重新启程时，仿佛有一种传承的意味，父亲的死促成了儿子的生，似乎要延续那个比利小子的传说。影片疑问式的叙述，让一切都充满不确定性。我甚至在想，老亨利真的死了吗？
中规中矩的致敬西部片。每个细节都挺考究，但也都没有突破
4星。很酷，在父亲节和父母一起看的父亲的电影
非常值得一看~
开篇像西部广袤风光的静美油画，陡转后变血暴枪战……从颜值推断：去世的孩子妈应该是超级大美女，间接证明老亨利年轻时有多么传奇。
西部题材的小品，短小精悍，尤其是最后揭示出比利小子的身份，于是顺理成章变成了英雄看破江湖后隐退的主题。文化迥异，就像美国人不一定理解黄飞鸿，我对比利小子也不会激动到颤抖。罪恶之源还是贪念，明明选定了余生道路，看到一包现金，还是伸出了手。所以，这不是英雄隐退，还是逃犯亡命。只不过西部就是弱肉强食，美国人只看武功好不好，不以道德水准论英雄。传统崩塌英雄难觅的今天，把经典ip拍出这种衍生水准，也难得。
西部扫地僧 背负着过去的包袱，避世隐居，多年的包袱，虽然依然谨慎，却还是向往善良，还是一部有点感人的，演员也没找偶像型的，就是一个历尽风尘形象
3.5摄影不错，几处空镜头，增加了人物的气质和氛围。
前面节奏有点慢
7.5分。越看越肯定我是真爱西部片。边看又边感慨，大陆什么时候能用老亨利这样的男主拍电影？希望我能等到
惊不起波澜的西部片，给了传奇ip比利小子一个很不传奇的救赎终局。
作品很西部，比较复古，确实在流行炫技立新的当下，这样的作品并不多见。
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