An entertaining, a less entertaining half - and many defects

Content:
On a desert island encounter the three ??? the artist Drago Martinez. He has great success with its unique plant Eisenmann. But the joy is short: Drago followed and fears for his life! Puts a crazy art lovers it? Apparently, the three friends of the solution are too close, because someone lured into an ambush ...

Action:
It's strange: As mentioned in the last episode, "The three ??? and the Phantom of the sea", is also "Die drei ??? and the iron man" from a successful and a less successful half. However, the order this time is exactly the opposite, because of a weak first half offset by an entertaining second half. Part one consists of a significantly long geratenen entry into the event. Bring marriage Justus, Peter and Bob ever find out what secrets they need to get to the bottom, has already passed almost half an hour of play. The attention is not that useful, especially since the core of the case would be explained by a minor character monologue at great length once. In the center of the case is once again the art. The foggy, dramatic opening scene, which is literally a matter of life and death, go here almost under and the voltage potential is not exhausted. Is to be welcomed that the setting of a real island in Scotland ("Gruinard Iceland") is modeled. As the three investigators get there, although is on a different map, but the external circumstances at least not completely out of thin air, as it is already so happened a few times in the series Cosmos. Ben Nevis' book, rewritten by André Minninger in a radio play script can then more to come to bear until the second section. As so often in the recent past is the high number of potential suspects and entanglements. "I've lost count," says in the course of the case then even himself Peter, the second detective - capitulation to or identification with the audience? Listeners receive the second part at least, what the stories about Peter, Bob and Justus identifies the positives: burglaries, puzzles, performances by Inspector Cotta, scavenger hunts, threats by outsiders, archive work of Bob - that matches the day! In addition, the 172nd episode comes largely from without narrator, also falling positively. So it is a pity that the impression of really good second half is so heavily clouded by the weak first half. Just as in the second half, it must however be happy more often again.

Speaker:
We come thus to the speaker and services, the moment, you can hear because in some places out of a cold Oliver Rohrbeck? The Voice of Germany's famous speaker appears unusually weak in some places. Overall, the main speakers are placed weaker than usual. Especially in the opening sequence it comes to extreme overacting and the obvious life-threatening situation at sea is accompanied by clumsy speaker performances. Too bad! Strange then, the use of Constantinople as Graudus Drago Martinez. Initially still turned artistic, sounds its voice towards the end remarkably normal. Another flaw so at the speaker Takes - When Erik Schäffler embodying Fred Osborne, to Hall creeps. Sandra Quadflieg as Cecile Jezero also do not really know how it is to accentuate its role and acts inauthentic, so that the speaker side this time leaves a faint impression. It lined up against each other minimum error that left a total of unclean image. Consequently, the Director seems to have worked inaccurate. Since Lutz Harder, Manfred Liptow, Holger Mahlich and further help in supporting roles continue not particularly.

Music and effects:
A clear weakness of "Die drei ??? and the iron man" are the inconvenient noise, which are carelessly entered into a radio play. The initial water noise sounds artificially, the atmosphere at the dialogues thereby making a sterile impression. At the first meeting with the artist a wild strumming sounds in the background. That also seems plentiful covered and not very authentic. In contrast, the scores are a direct hit. For a long time there has been no follow-up, has received follow specific music. This time, however, a mysterious translucent piece of music is used, that would be most likely probably attributable to the electronica genre, here and there reminiscent of classic "power plant". This causes the music returns periodically as a recurring theme at the center of the radio play. This gives the fall line and is positive on.

Conclusion:
In all areas of production but can be identified serious weaknesses, although this 172 case from Justus, Peter and Bob is not a total failure. Those familiar with the first 171 episodes, is "Die drei ??? and the iron man" but perceive little more than a feature. To known the case sample, too little atmosphere to germinate. Fall most significant weak effects and the numerous sub-par performances spokesman. All in all, the result is true therefore only moderately satisfied.