Not sure what all the positive reviews are for. I bought this for my 6 year old daughter based on these reviews and I’m really disappointed. Not only are the tricks mostly stuff you learn on a playground he doesn’t really give a kid any way to present it other than “look what I can do, I’m smarter than you.” Which having now seen more of Gary’s stuff isn’t surprising because that seems to be the way he performs.

Also when he is in the studio with the young lady he comes off as the uncle that is paying attention to his niece for the wrong reasons. He was surprised when she knew how to do some of the tricks like she was supposed to be there as eye candy only and couldn’t possibly be intelligent. She also appears uncomfortable and I don’t blame her. I kept waiting for him to try to goose her.

Overall really disappointed and felt cringy for a bunch of reasons the whole time. He is a magician who time has left behind and he has not aged well.

In my opinion don’t buy.

great dvd for beginers also great for kids i loveit

Hey there!

I had the luck and pleasure to get this for free (through download) and I totally recomend this DVD for beginners and non beginners!

It goes from amateur to advanced moves and tricks.

It also has a lot of '' chapters '' , chapters about each kind of trick, chapters about magic itself, and even Gary's personal opinion about magic!

If you are into magic for only 1 week, 1 day, one month or whatever, I would highly recomend you to get this DVD! If you're not (like me), just get it too! xD

Really really good DVD, get it! :) Thank you Penguin Magic and Gary Darwin's awesome job !!! :D

(PS: Excuse me for my bad English)

There are some decent effects for beginners on this one, but the layout of the DVD is a little tricky (maybe not as user friendly as I’d like). You also get the “creepy old man” vibe as Gary interacts with his pretty, young, assistant.

I do not normally get DVD's, but my grand daughter wants to learn magic! This DVD (by one of my mentors) fit the bill perfectly!

This is a good title for the content. Many of the tricks presented are for the younger magician. Some I saw when I was in elementary school. (long time ago) Gary does progress with better tricks as the DVD progresses. It is presented in a 'here is a trick' showing the presentation and then 'here is how it is done'. In some cases, there are some suggestions of routine that one might consider. I was okay with that. If you were looking for a DVD to give to a younger child beginning in magic, it would provide a lot of content. The interaction with his (younger female) assistant was a little strange at times. It doesn't help the presentation for an old man to seem like he is sometimes awkwardly hitting on the young assistant. If you are looking for a 1st DVD for someone younger and starting out in magic, a 4 star rating works. If you are older with some experience, I'd drop the star count a little.