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小女孩桃乐丝•盖尔带着心爱的小狗图图住在叔叔家位于堪萨斯州的农场里。一天，威力巨大的龙卷风席卷而来，所过之处片瓦不留。胆小的图图躲在床下不敢动弹，为救回小伙伴，桃乐丝从防空洞中出来。正在此时，龙卷风将房子连同其中的桃乐丝、图图一同卷上天空。不知经过多长时间，小木屋落到一块陌生的土地。当地的居民欢欣鼓舞，因为屋子落下时把一个邪恶的女巫压死了。在北方女巫的指点下，桃乐丝决定前往魔法师奥兹所居住的翡翠城，希望找到回家的方法。一路上，她先后遇见了想要有颗聪明头脑的稻草人、希望有一颗心脏的铁皮人以及渴望变得勇敢胆大的狮子。为了达成愿望，他们跟随桃乐丝一同前往翡翠城…… 本片根据美国同名童话改编。。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!。