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A shy teenager accidentally kills a mocking peer, and his mother helps him hide in a spare room in their house. Problems arise when the mother goes for an operation and dies, and the house is sold to a new family, with the teen still living inside. Written by Kyle Palkowski　　Scott Jacoby, a nerdy high school youth, accidently kills a neighbor's young daughter. Panicking mother, Kim Hunter, fears the police will not believe that it was an accident. She moves her son into a bathroom that she turned into a secret hiding place. After her death, a new family moves in. In the mean time, Ronald has gotten lost in a fantasy world created in his own head from being hidden away for so long. Written by Humberto Amador

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《直到世界末日》讲述了两个年轻人意外地在世界的最后13天里生活在一起的故事。阿特是一个非常有吸引力的商科学生；不幸的是，一场事故使他失去了记忆。正因为如此，阿特依靠高尔夫帮助他导航，为世界末日做准备。作为一名医学生，高尔夫有着紧张的家庭和人际关系史问题。格斯，他唯一的兄弟也在监狱里，他已经没有人了。在阿特出事的时候，政府宣布将人们疏散到地堡，因为世界很快就要结束了。参与事件的高尔夫决定不去掩体，而是去帮助阿特。他们在外面的余生充满了混乱。他们都被龙和笑话追着跑，他们的目的是在世界末日之前尽可能多地杀人。高尔夫从来没有感受过什么是来自另一个人的深爱。他什么也不想要，只想在死前找到爱，趁他还有机会，阿特想回到他的家乡。他们的关系得到了改善，他们似乎知道他们都“恋爱了”。高尔夫和艺术需要在彼此混乱的感情中导航。因为他们都知道自己会死。“TillTheWorldEnds”isastoryoftwoyoungmenastheyfindthemselvesaccidentallylivingtogetherthroughoutthelast13daysoftheworld.Artaveryattractivebusinessstudent;unfortunatelyanaccidentcausedhimtolosehismemories.Duetothat,ArtreliesonGolftohelphimnavigateandpreparefortheendoftheworld.Golf,amedicalstudent,hasastressfulhistoryoffamilyandrelationshipproblems.Gus,hisonlybrotheralsoinjail,hehasnooneleft.AtthetimeArthasanaccident,thegovernmentannouncestheevacuationofpeopletothebunkerbecausetheworldwillendsoon.Golf,whowasinvolvedintheincidentdecidednottogotothebunkerbuttohelpArtinstead.Therestoftheirlivesoutsidewerefullofchaos.TheybothbeingchasedbyLongandJokewhohadpurposetokillpeopleasmanyashecanbeforetheworldends.Golfhasneverfeltwhatisadeeplovefromanotherperson.Hewantednothingmore,justtofindlovewhilehestillhaschancebeforehedies,Artwantedtogobacktohishometown.Theirrelationshipwasimprovedandtheyseemedtoknowthattheybothare“inlove”.GolfandArtneedtonavigatetheirconfusingfeelingsforeachother.Becausetheybothknowexactlythattheyaregoingtodie.

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!