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在2018年圣迭戈漫控（SDCC）的《星球大战：克隆人战争》10周年座谈会上，导演戴夫·菲洛尼宣布，《星球大战：克隆人战争》将在迪士尼流媒体平台上再播十二集全新的故事——它们被称为“《克隆人战争》获救版”（CloneWarsSaved）。

France, sports teacher by day, worker by night and activist; Patrick, obscure and lonely Parisian lawyer specializing in environmental law; and Mathias, lobbyist and man in a hurry, will see their destinies turned upside down and intertwined by the terrible act of a desperate farmer.

　　佛利珀（韦斯利·斯奈普斯 Wesley Snipes 饰）是一名建筑师，和妻子德鲁（萝内蒂·麦基 Lonette McKee 饰）过着非常平静的生活。一天，佛利珀招到了一名新的助手——拥有意大利血统的白人女性安吉（安娜贝拉·莎拉 Annabella Sciorra 饰），很快的，两人就在工作中碰撞出了爱情的火花。　　佛利珀开始了和安吉的地下恋情，佛利珀将这件事情告诉了自己的好友塞勒斯（斯派克·李 Spike Lee 饰），而安吉也对自己的男友波利坦白了。很快，这段逾越了伦理界限的感情就被德鲁发现了，愤怒的德鲁将佛利珀赶出了家门，而佛利珀的父亲也不愿意接纳自己的儿子。

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!