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!
这就是我理想中的东方古典士大夫电影啊，看完只想觉得胸怀激荡浩气长存。
其实我觉得弟子仔细挖掘会比现在有意思的多。他向老丁学习时的心态是什么？真的专心学四书五经吗？还是有私心兼学西学独辟蹊径呢？他爹第一次没理他毕竟是因为他功课差的太远了。
一本鸡肋书而已，却当海洋生物学的始祖来编，编的故事还一眼假。这种洗脑式的居心我不欣赏。
吹不副实。用韩片惯有的插科打诨及暴虐冲动来加工《思悼》的厚重与苍凉，甚为无趣。
“回首向来萧瑟处，归去，也无风雨也无晴”，没有比陌生的地方更好的地儿了。有雅兴，也有血性，有信仰，也在打破执迷。只有寻得知识的初衷、为人的秉性来化解思量，全片的气质让人着迷
导演反思的历史传统，丁若铨和昌大败下阵来心灰意冷的那个体系，并非被全然摒弃了。正如最后的“白鹤黑山”之喻，影片给出关于传统的答案不是贬抑而是追问，关于人应该怎么面对一个庞大的文化，又怎么重新确立自我。这真是东方极了。
什么是真理？读圣贤之书，做混蛋之事，这就是熟知真理的两班吗？或许为人类知识做出一点点积累的努力是真正圣贤该做的事情。
理想覆灭的故事看得人如同挨了一记闷棍，尤其这种绝望的经验还在师徒身上循环发生，所有学以致用的雄心抱负在龌龊官场里终将磨灭，影片书写了一代士大夫的悲歌，还好有兹山这座桃花源可以逃遁。李濬益对于历史的改编总能植入一些通俗的情感使之达到微妙的平衡，所以既不会看得沉闷，也能有沉甸甸的内容在，加上两位男主精彩的演绎，使得角色很令人信服，特别提及下女配李姃垠，从寄生虫到这部都是特别亮眼的存在。
忘记上次看到这么好的电影是什么时候了。“如白鹤之生虽好，然兹山之污泥亦善矣。”
从自然来，到自然去；从两班来，到民众去。朝鲜末期，民生凋敝，何去何从，师生对比，兄弟对比。西学东渐还是朱子理学？陷官场泥淖还是慈山污泥？可能唯自然才能作答。
为何而学？功名利禄？外在身份？改变命运？而那些知识若是盔甲，遮掩内心的尘埃，离“人为何而来，为何而去”渐渐远去呢？
一本鸡肋书而已，却当海洋生物学的始祖来编，编的故事还一眼假。这种洗脑式的居心我不欣赏。
一个流放，一个入仕——在两条相向而行的相交线上，达成对求知思辨的颂扬、对封建官僚的批判、对东西于我的探寻。影片的处理也基于这个杂糅的调性：影像上黑白调色，直到结尾处一只鸟、一片海才点缀、挥洒出一抹蓝；故事上又颇多情节剧式的桥段+配乐（再加上可居婶颇像林美秀，总以为自己在看《健忘村》），严肃活泼。
存在即意义，人在水中心方寂啊…
喜欢这个题材了，国产电影对儒家文化传统修身齐家治国平天下的理解和表现，大多过于对苦难大众符号的俯视和关怀，耿耿于为仕以身报国救国的宏愿，比如海瑞，屈原，而真正对于知识分子于毫末草芥之间的格物精神，几无涉猎，且更无将此自觉升华至儒家人格理想完善的修行，比如毕升，鲁班，李时珍，徐霞客，我们这样的题材并不少，大多也就是在工匠精神上雕琢一番。将为官报国还是于微末间的点滴格物精进并列讨论，且实现儒家理想的平和达观高度的，此电影难能可贵。相比中国古代官场的包罗万象藏污纳垢，韩国小朝廷只能算是个微型景观。大概也惟其如此，管中窥豹，更有透视清晰。期待国产电影也能传统文化典型人格，有能有更高屋建瓴，更见微知著的知识分子观察，思考，精研，而不止停留在符号化人物的大而无当，居高临下的空洞煽情，华丽美术后的虚弱感。
我等继续拜读牧民心书，你等继续研习帝王心术。
职人电影，日本拍出了《入殓师》，《编舟记》，韩国拍出了这部《兹山鱼谱》，而历史悠久5000年的中国，却几乎未有一部能拿出手的作品。本片的珍贵，不只是演绎了丁若铨“流放著书”的传奇故事，更在于它从唯物主义辩证的解释了“科学”和“信仰”对于个人和国家的意义。这在当今，都如闪电般警醒后人“死读书”不如“格物致知”。片中，青鸟从海胆中诞生，隐喻丁若铨所想的“以民为本，人人平等”的新思想会在荆棘中破茧而出，涅槃冲天。也指昌大通过做官理解师父，知道仕不可救国，最终辞官回乡，放弃了物质的荣华，重拾精神富足获新生。结尾黑山岛变为彩色，提示电影里200年前的时空结束了，斯人已逝，但如今黑山岛仍在，那些牧心育人之术早已过时，但《兹山鱼谱》作为科学著作，到如今仍能发挥它的作用。中国电影何时才能诞生自己的《鱼谱》呢？
历史维度下的朝鲜有着“小中华”的称号，片中的人物服饰和礼仪文化等都受着儒家文化的影响，朱子理学与天主教教义的碰撞是关于传统旧思想的反思，历史题材电影的思想观点传达是此片最值得讨论的内容
理想主义与腐朽王朝的对立下，士大夫的先生寄情山水，在淳朴的海岛上寻获喘息与抚慰，庶民的弟子不信命运，在现实世界铩羽而归。感人的是即使是这样灰心的故事，你依然可以感受到肉体被磋磨，精神被损耗，但灵魂的诗意与自由有它自己的生命力在，先生对弟子说：谢谢你让我找回流放中失去的好奇之心，或许是几千年后，现实中被消磨着的人们内心也抱持着同样的期盼。
如白鹤之生虽好，而兹山之污泥亦善也。在自己生活的时代有着超于世人的见解注定无法快乐。嫉妒这种本该由我们拍出拍好的电影被韩国抢先优秀的呈现出来了。
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