If you're looking for a large scale effect that involves a lot of people, this is a good way to go.
It's about as straightforward as it gets, and it truly does allow several folks from the audience to
really have a part in the outcome.
One thing needs to be noted and that's the fact that
wearing a jacket of some sort is pretty much required if you're going to do the effect the way it's
taught here. It IS possible to rework that but it will take a little creativity on your part. A
suggestion is using the back pocket of a pair of shorts or loose jeans, and you'll need to adapt the
move to accommodate that new arrangement. The move is very brief and done in a moment when the
crowd's attention should be misdirected, so you're pretty safe.
The only weak spots in the
effect comes from two areas. First, getting the spectator to choose the word. It is indeed a free
choice, but the method used to find out the chosen word could use some work and will probably be
adapted for each person's method rather than using the one taught here.
Second (and this
might be more of a strength than a weakness), on the off chance the spectator chooses a word from
the front page of the paper and that page is eliminated early on, you ending up on that word will
seem very unlikely on another page. However, played correctly it might actually present stronger
because you found that same word in another part of the paper.
There will be about ten
minutes of practice to get it all down (the one move, mostly), then about five minutes pre-show work
to get the word from the spectator and sealed up again, and then its nothing but performance. I
recommend this for an easy to carry along effect that will play big in a crowd.
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Corporate workers are going to like this, but not really that practical in other settings. The
routine is the best part of it, but the method leaves a lot to be desired. I don't like his methods
for gaining the info or for the revelation of the word to the volunteer so I have changed both of
those which is really what he is selling. I wanted to find a new method here but instead I ended up
with a new routine using other methods that are better.
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Clever, almost effortless and relatively easy to do, this trick really shines if you love to project
your stage presence; if you're a comedy magician this trick was made for you because all eyes will
be riveted on you and it has natural stopping points that are perfect for ad-libbing, it really pops
if you have an energetic personality. Having said this, it requires a ballsy bit of pre-show but
nothing out of the ordinary; this trick works best if you have an audience of at least 40+ and is
best as a segue or mid-routine trick for corporate events. As Linden describes on his DVD, this is
not normally his closer but it's THE TRICK that everybody will talk about for days to come.
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This effect should probably be considered a classic by now. The routine Mr Lindan offers is VERy
practical, and well thought-out. You get every detail on how to perform this effect, and the creator
really does his best to leave nothing to chance.
The effect is really strong, especially
in that perticular routine, where the audience is involved in every step of the way, and an audience
member even selects AND READS the selected word directly from the torn paper.
The creator
offers a very nice handling for the pre-show. I would suggest trying to combine this effect with
whatever impression device you might be using (I believe that using Psypher with this one, can leave
you even cleaner than suggested here).
In sum, really plays big, and definitely one you'll
use.
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Redonkulous by Anthony Lindan is absolutely fabulous. Performed it for the first time over the
weekend and the entire audience gave a huge "gasp" at the close of the performance. As a matter of
fact, it was by far the trick that everyone talked about following the show. This is perhaps one of
the smoothest tricks to perform. The best thing is that you can totally focus on your presentation
and not worry about sleights, etc. Very easy to do and the pre-show takes minimal time and is a
breeze. I will definitely keep this as my closer. Redonkulous is a POWERFUL way to end a show.
As for the DVD, Mr. Lindan covered all aspects of the trick very thoroughly and even gives
"outs" should something go wrong. Redonkulous is a BIG "THUMBS UP!"
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I love this style of mentalism! It takes it out or off of the performer and places it all on the
people from the growd helping. To me it's not about how much crap I pull over their eyes but how I
can leave them with a campfire story for later in thier life. People will forget gift and what not
but they will remember the experance/feeling. This is one of the best effect I've ever bought
anywhere...and I've waisted lots of money trying to find effects to my liking.
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I have a very expensive telephone prediction that plays very large and stuns the audience evey time.
Redonkulous has the same effect on the audience for 25% the price.
The main difference
between the two effects is that Redonkulous requires pre-show work.
Worth every penny.
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I just performed Redunkulous for the first time. The collective audience "gasp" during the final
reveal is priceless. I disagree with the reviewer who said this was only appropriate for
"corportate" magicians. I disagree. It's not street or strolling magic, but it would work
perfectly for any venue with a seated audience. Of all the routines in my one hour show, this is
the one people talked about afterwards. I just seems so impossible...it's redunkulous.
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Anthony Lindan has done a nice job with this trick, an improvement over "Scatterbrain." The effect
is not hard to do, and Mr. Lindan goes over the details quite clearly in his DVD. For some strange
reason, there is an annoying edit at the same moment in both of his live performances when the most
important sleight in the routine occurs. That was my only disappointment. Is it because showing
that moment would show reveal it as somehow weak or obvious?
My only criticism of this
otherwise excellent product is the price. I don't at all begrudge Mr. Lindan for selling a secret
that really just repackages a bunch of old mentalist techniques. I just think that charging $60 for
such a basic routine is too much. $30 would be much fairer, for what you actually end up learning in
the end.
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Trust me, your audience will not know what hit them with "Redonkulous"!! It's easy in the mechanics
so concentrating on the performance will be your priority. It's not a self-working trick, but it's
pretty close. I can't believe he released this...it's that good!
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