Darryl and Daryl, what can I say?
Every time I review your tricks, it's the same thing over
again... "you guys are great... the trick is so simple... blah blah blah!"
Curse you two...
Foiled again!
Once again, the Other Brothers have made magic simple, accessible, doable,
and still somehow mind-blowing. I love these guys.
The trick fooled me when I watched the
trailer. And then I watched the full performance.
Still fooled.
Then I saw the
explanation.
My head still hurts from all the "D'OH!" slaps I proceeded to punish myself
with for letting the Other Brothers do this to me yet ONE. MORE. TIME.
Guys. This is a
great trick. When you watch the explanation, you're gonna at first be angry that: a.) it's so simple
and, b.) you didn't think of it. Regardless of the brain trauma, you'll b pleased with this valuable
reminder and lesson that some of the best tricks in mentalism (and in magic in general) have very
simple solutions.
Ok, now that I've praised the trick, let's get to the meat and _______
and answer some of your questions:
1. Is this something you'll perform? Yes. No doubt. You
will blow minds with basically zero effort.
2. Is it a fooler? Yes. And no. It depends on
how well you manage your volunteer.
3. Is it worth the money? Yes. Normally, I would say
that this is a $4.95 trick because it's so simple... but the return on this investment is fantastic,
so I don't feel that $14.95 is unreasonable.
4. Is it for beginner mentalists? Yes.
Absolutely. This is a foundation stone teaching the beginner how mentalists think outside the box.
5. What about intermediate and advanced mentalists? If you can't figure it out by watching
the demo, then yes get it. I can't guarantee though that you won't slap yourself in the forehead or
bang your head against a wall.
6. Are there any special moves? Not really. Not anything
anyone can't handle. There is a single, simple move. It's actually not truly a "move" but I suppose
it's more about finger placement.
7. What audiences is this appropriate for? I would say
parlor and larger. Busking can work too if you have a nice size crowd. The point is that this would
not be a trick you do for family and friends or small intimate groups where people know each other
and are likely to talk after the trick.
I give the Other Brothers and this trick 4
__squirrels__. Er, stars. (I generally save 5 stars for extremely visual mind-melting type of
magic... four stars is usually a "perfect" score for me to give to card and mentalism tricks and
cool tricks that aren't visual.) Excellent job, Darryls!
(By the way, I always try to be
honest and straightforward in my reviews, while being respectful to the magician. If you appreciate
my reviews, can you please click the "Yes" button below beside the question, "Did this review help
you?" It's not like I actually benefit in any way by your clicking it... but it would be nice to see
if my reviews are helpful or not. I hope they are. If you ever have suggestions or comments or
questions about my reviews, please feel free to leave me a constructive comment. I'm just trying to
be helpful. I love the Penguin community and hope that I can someday contribute my own product. :-)
Thanks for reading and for any (hopefully positive, but either way, at least kind) feedback!)
21 of 23 magicians found this helpful.
This is clever, and for a lay audience would play better than in the example, were it looks like a
lecture.
As we know lectures are pretty flat on reaction, as everyone is guessing and second
guessing methods, so a regular lay audience would love this :))
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1st off let me say this, these are 2 very nice very appreciative guys and I'm sure they are far
better magicians or mentalist than I am. As a matter of fact I'm really neither of the above I'm a
hypnotist who does mentalism to get my show warmed up. I hate to say this because the guys really
are so nice but I just don't get this trick. 1st of all I just don't think the mad libs are funny.
the group that I did it for never laughed once, some looked at me like that's it and then when he
went back to sit down he quickly discovered that I wasn't predicting the things he was writing down.
So maybe it's because I'm 58 years old and I just don't get this kind of comedy but I do remember
mad libs when I was younger and they were very funny. I'm sorry guys I'm really trying to like
their stuff but we're just not making a connection they have a good rating from a lot of other
people so a maybe it's just me but I just didn't see it as anything that I'll ever use. buy it try
it maybe it's just me it's not a terribly expensive so now it's the price of a bad movie and popcorn
so give it a shot.
By the way Darryl and Darrel if you're reading this I did watch it to the
end and the explanation where you said it was probably given a low star because they didn't watch
the whole thing. I did watch the explanation I did watch it all. you guys are great I just dont
get this one. I'm going to Try contra
5 of 5 magicians found this helpful.
I added this to my kids act, with a mom helping me out. This plays wonderfully and is simple to
do()just my speed). That way it is all about presentation.
3 of 3 magicians found this helpful.
Cons: The method is pretty easy to figure out, doesn't really have that "wow" factor to it
Pros: Pretty much impromptu
Overall, I think it's worth it to get it if you are just
looking for a fun party trick you can do practically impromptu if you have the right stuff
memorized. This will require great showmanship.
3 of 3 magicians found this helpful.
I absolutely hate writing reviews that aren’t great supportive reviews. Especially hen they’re about
creators who very much enjoy performing their other products. I definitely don’t like being one of
the few people here to write this type of review. Judging by all of the other positive ones, it’s
onviously something that others feel that are for them. Unfortunately I feel like spectators today
will see right through this. To me and my spouse, this is very transparent and obvious. On the other
hand, it can be made fun and can be formatted to fit your style of presentation. While this has
recieved plenty of good reviews, this is not for me. And I cannot see myself performing this with
the type of people I perform for. Sorry, I wish I could have given this 5 stars. The other brothers
have a lot to offer the magic community. So don’t let my poor review stop you from purchasing this.
It’s just not my cup of tea
3 of 4 magicians found this helpful.
This is a bare bones routine which is presented in a sloppy manner. The concept certainly isn’t new,
but with a little thought you could easily make a much better one.
I wouldn’t recommend
exposing the other “simple shapes” at the end, and instead perhaps double side one of the picture
shapes essentially providing two outs.
2 of 2 magicians found this helpful.
I like the premise, but upon watching the performance it was immediately apparent how the prediction
was done. Especially as Daryl awkwardly attempted to hide his predictions from the person who
assisted him.
Thank goodness it was a free download.
This may fool a few people
in your audience, but when there enough tricks that can blow your whole crowd away, why choose
something this weak?
2 of 3 magicians found this helpful.
Hmm....the method leaps out fairly easily on seeing the performance but it’s got legs and I don’t
think lay people will clock it
I feel this is the early version of a great trick but needs
development further.
In essence (without mentioning exact methods) claims to be ‘DR’ but
there’s not really enough for the on stage person to take away and so is closer To’ IS’
I’ve
come up with something that builds in the concept alongside some
Confabulation esq ideas.
That said. I’m going to have this envelope in my show case with a version of this as it’s good
emergency material that takes very little space.
1 of 1 magicians found this helpful.
A fun idea. I can think of lots of improvements.
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