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!
前些天还很烦现在的媒体让人与真实世界的联系都割裂了，但看完幻灭突然与这种想法和解了，毕竟烂了几百年了，该说谢谢巴尔扎克😘
7分，太阳之下无新事，新闻行业从来都是这样一个运营规则，掌握了话语权，就掌握了操控的能力
根据巴尔扎克同名小说《幻灭》里的吕西安那一条线改编，文学性强，观赏性也不差。真是“美梦易醒、韶华易逝、镜花水月”般的幻灭。看完联想到了为了梦想在大城市漂泊的那些人，像吕西安般结局的人是不是大多数？
感觉是小本出演过最棒的电影，基于巴尔扎克小说改编，讲述了一个怀揣着文学梦的乡下平民，在巴黎见证了自己梦想破灭的过程。新闻业、文学界、戏剧表演，都可以用金钱买到出价最高的人的评价。短暂的纸醉金迷过后，只剩一地鸡毛。留意到电影中拍了三次主角脚部的特写，第一次和第三次扭曲在一起，表现出他的痛苦，第二次则是轻松欢愉。最后一幕，幻灭返乡的主角留着已故卡洛琳教他的眼妆，已经花了，脱光了衣服踏入湖中，或许他想要洗净自己从头再来，或者一心寻死。男爵夫人固然优雅，与男主相爱，可终究不是一个阶层，选择了上层社会。小本的表演有很大的进步，获得凯撒最佳新人奖实至名归。多兰的角色也很出彩，从头至尾的旁白冷静克制。小报主编演员是小本的教父/引荐人，表演最为出色。不识字的评论界大佬以前跟小本合作过《快乐王子》。
3.8，还是看着巴尔扎克和维瓦尔第的面子上
节奏被古典配乐带得克制而柔缓，唱一剧曾经时代里小人物努力向上爬，最终被卷入湖底的悲歌。全片画面很美，不喜欢的是喋喋不休的画外音，听似辅助理解，实则总嫌抢戏跳戏。
巴尔扎克的原著很扎实，改编得也很成功，复辟时期巴黎社会众生相，去年能战胜其他众多强片获得凯撒奖当之无愧。
Lucien本来要讽刺一本书，然而在他看完书后，说"我无法诋毁这本书，它有着力量，感情...文章inspired，sincere，never conventional."
The illusion called capitalism
封闭管控 单位 明天的可能 第30天 幻灭 到来 觉醒 永恒
等到揭露大前提，就必须要面对这个创作本身的问题。不过整体上对老式西部故事的气质把控还是挺不错的。
泛滥的旁白损害了整部片子的气质，导演明显缺乏用影像叙事的能力。巴尔扎克的原著应该更厉害，把整个泡沫社会以及其中异化的人尽数尸解。
“巴尔扎克原著在导演的适当改编下对社会做出的辛辣讽刺放到当下任何一个国家环境中都毫不过时（大量的独白暴露了导演只能被原著牵着鼻子而画地而趋地搬运使得电影变成了一部名著有声书）；忠于原著对人物进行了细腻刻画以及对历史的华丽复刻使得故事工整精巧（不会做减法导致整部电影的繁枝细节沉闷冗长且令人乏味）”——在海上的两个评论家如是说道。
『Je pense à ceux qui doivent en eux trouver quelque chose après le désenchantement.』
“一篇假新闻和它的辟谣是两件事，唯一重要的真相，就是销售量”这句话好像在哪里看到过，最近看了《漂亮朋友》总感觉吕和书里的主人公在心里活动上有相似，但是电影丝毫没有表现出来，里面甚至没有一个心理活动，全程第三视角，即便是表现讲述者自己的时候也很客观。配乐个个经典；大量的旁白是我感觉电影失去了半隐半漏的魅力，通过旁白串联故事，当然这个用结尾短短几句话就解释了“我在向你们讲述他的故事”。相比电影版本，我还是更想看文字，很多情感斗争，人物介绍，细节描写只有在字里行间才有魅力。
3.5分，敘述很平淡，但故事的本身很“巴黎”，很現實殘酷，出身低的外省人，想靠才華與打扮跟貴族平起平坐，簡直是自掘墳墓。巴爾扎克把巴黎人的勢利寫到骨子裡
3.5，全程多兰口述旁白，这样一个野心勃勃、盛极转衰的年轻人故事已经被描绘得太多，但这一部插入了文学的视角。同样的文学情怀，在平民是遥不可及的梦想，在贵族却不过是生活的锦上添花。
没读过同名原著小说，从我读过的巴尔扎克的“高老头”“欧也妮葛朗台”我觉得多兰把这部拍的很好啊，就不分析媒体人如何为了钱或者媒体都是有倾向性的，资本怎样，或者贵族如何如何的，我觉得考完这部反而觉得吕西安会东山再起的。
非常喜欢巴尔扎克的原著，发现改编的电影自然还是要看的。拍得不算怠慢，但并没找到好一点的策略，也没什么新表达要说，就快节奏地复制小说情节，像是一个「2.5小时带你看巴尔扎克《幻灭》」的长视频。小地方的青年去大城市闯荡，媒体行业的光鲜与肮脏，梦碎的主题，这些一点也不过时，可以一看。
今年最正统的西部片。从故事到画面，从对白到配乐，无比复古，无比传统，在这个科恩兄弟和昆汀用各种现代手法让西部片不那么西部的时代，在被政治正确绑架的好莱坞剧本陷入低能死循环的时代，《老亨利》让人重新回到约翰韦恩和伊斯特伍德纵横好莱坞时那个传奇的西部岁月。全片不仅没有黑人，甚至没有女主，剧本如主角般隐忍而克制，但该出手时绝不拖泥带水。荒凉、冷寂、写实却不沉闷、传奇而不夸张，让人重新踏上《原野奇侠》与《不可饶恕》中那块充满生死无常、人性狡诈、传说往事、宿命传承的剽悍西部大陆。
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