The Testament of Dr. Mabuse is an amazing film by Fritz Lang that seems extremely modern for its time. It has a strong sense of procedure as we follow a network of criminals that bears strong resemblance to the Nazi party.

It manages fantastic use of visuals and sound throughout, and maintains a very realistic tone and atmosphere mixed with a healthy dose of expressionist technique. I find the combination quite unsettling. The car chase is especially impressive and fun to watch. Definitely a must-see for any fan of Lang.

An early experiment in sound and a genre hybrid -- mixing realist crime thriller with expressionist supernatural horror, this is Fritz Lang at his most inventive and also his most popularist. A ground-breaking masterpiece.

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Lang's attempt to head off Nazism, Dr. Mabuse is notable for also being an incredibly entertaining police procedural as well as a full and defined argument against the growing right wing in Germany. Banned by Goebbels, embraced by everyone else. More on the site.

This is the story of a madman who, believing himself to be “superhuman,” plans an empire of crime from a cell, gains followers through psychological voodoo, organises thuggish terror cells to cause disruption to the state and execute witnesses, and who loves the sound of his own voice so much most of his orders are given over loudspeakers. Given that such a man was about to come to power when Lang made his film, you don’t need to have studied Nazi Germany at A-Level to get the subtext - or to realise that this is a far more trenchant expression of topical themes than its modern-day heir, The Dark Knight Rises.

Full review: www.kinnemaniac.com/2012/09/19/warning-call-fritz-langs-the-testament-of-dr-mabuse-1933-blu-ray-review/

Fritz Lang's "The Testament Of Dr. Mabuse" is one the of more inventive crime films I have ever seen. Lang's editing and camera movement is extraordinary and separates him from his contemporaries in Europe and North America at the time of the film's release.

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Dunno about all the Nazi rise to Power buggery bollocks!

I found this to be a very well made and a very attention grabbing piece of film making

For me this is the archetypal and one of the original Film Noir

Watch it!!!!

What You Said: There's a lot of really mindblowing technique in this film, and I would have given it 5 stars but it drags a bit in the third act as it spends a little too much time showing off how good Fritz Lang and his crew are at the whole making a movie thing.

Fritz Lang's bold, meticulously crafted and richly inventive crime thriller is at once a pioneering slice of pulp fiction and a caustic assessment of Nazi-era corruption, gift-wrapped in creeping malevolence and eye-popping technique.

Engaging thriller - which is one hell of a feat considering it was made 80 years ago. Lang can't get enough credit.

Slow in parts, but Fritz Lang sure knows how to handle scenes leading up to the climax. Incredible effects.

Was a pretty solid A throughout most of it, but eventually wraps up all too blandly. The disoriented hunt for Mabuse's subjects - after Mabuse has died - is a great police procedural. The inclusion of everything from interrogations to assassinations to brainwashing to trances makes most of it seem beautifully obtuse, furiously bizarre and, often, terrifically exciting; Lang was a master at staging - - and I couldn't begin to list the numerous set pieces that had me practically digging up his grave with praise. (Okay, I'm not writing another word. Promise.)