简介：Whenafranchisehasreachedacertainpoint,ithastodecidewhethertoreinventitselforstartalloveragain.ThelatterisexactlythecasewithTheTestamentofDr.Mabuse,thirtyyearsafterLang’soriginal.TheusuallineistosaythatitisnotuptoLang’soriginal,butthatmightmakeusmisssomething.Examinedonitsown,thefilmisaformulaic,thoughcompetentlyproducedB-moviethathasMabuse-likecrimestakingplaceagainaftermanyyears.Theseyearsincludethosetheevildoctorhasspentinamentalhospitallostinsomeunreachablestateofpsychosis.ThatleavestheInspector(Goldfinger’sGertFrobe,underadifferentnamethanhewasinLang’slastfilm,The1,000EyesofDr.Mabusereviewedelsewhereonthissite).Whoiscommittingthecrimesthen?Whatisthekeytothecriminals’movements?HowdidtheygetaccesstoMabuse’sprivateinformationonhowtopulloffthesecrimes? Theproblemwiththefilmisthattheaudiencebyvirtueofwhattheyhavecometoseeissmarterthanthecharactersonthescreen.ThefilmdoesnothavetheformofanyoftheLangpictures,andthatcombinationofpredictabilityanddullervisualscomestogethertogiveusanaveragefilm.Theanamorphicallyenhancedimageisat1.85X1andisnotbad,asthefilmelementsareingoodshape.However,itisstillnotassharporclearasitcouldbe.DolbyDigital1.0MonoisusedontheDavidKalataudiocommentary.KalatownsthecompanywhoissuedthisDVD,AllDayEntertainment,aswellasbeingtheauthorofthebookTheStrangeCaseofDr.Mabuse.Theother1.0tracksaretheEnglishandGermansoundtracksforthefilm.TheGermanisinparticularlybadshape,butisstillbetterthanthe1.0onthebutcheredU.S.versionofLang’s1932Testamentthatappearsinthesupplementforcompletists.Itmaybebad,butyoucantellfromthecameraworkitisLang.…