I received this trick from an open box purchase. I have no doubt why it was returned.
After
watching the full trick and set up portion, I can assure I will not be performing this ever. The
trick is very easy, but not worth the set up, or the fact that you start dirty and end dirty. IF a
trick is going to cost 30.00 and require this much time to set up, with stickies, stacks, crimps and
no instant reset, then it should pack a huge punch. This does not.
Go buy an invisible
deck, it does the same thing but much easier, and it comes prepared for you!
Just my two
cents.
14 of 16 magicians found this helpful.
As I have said before - being a "lazy magician" I love tricks like this. Very little to have to
'work' on as it can work (more or less) right out of the box.
The presentation on the DVD
is rather dull mind you but a good entertainer can fix that with their own presentation. That is the
biggest flaw with this DVD/ I found it very non-exciting to watch and learn from. Even the
presentation came across as dull to me.
So I say - buy it - and then make it better. But
that's the idea right ? :)
7 of 9 magicians found this helpful.
I've never said anything this negative about a purchase from Penguin, but this isn't good. It
doesn't pack any punch, there is nothing funny, nor miraculous about it, it takes a long time to set
up, it's too busy and very lame compared to about a million other card tricks that can be done with
a borrowed deck.
I didn't even bother finishing the DVD. It is overpriced, and I can't
conceive of an environment in which a dozen other tricks would pack a bigger punch for 1/10th the
price and with a hour less set up and baggage.
4 of 4 magicians found this helpful.
Good stuff, but one migth consider using a sleigth of hand or a OWFD to generate the magicians
selection rather than what is taugth in this dvd and have the participant "choose" that as well hold
the gimmick deck until the big reveal...
"Now i have not touched this deck, correct?..."
"Yes..."
Other than that clever gimmick :)
2 of 2 magicians found this helpful.
I love this thing!! It's easy to perform and plays really well.
Another big bonus for me
is that once the gimmick is old, it's easy to make another with likely what you have a home. At
worst, it would cost you $10 for 'something'.
Lots of room for making this trick, 'Yours'!
Enjoy!
1 of 1 magicians found this helpful.
I like this effect, I was a little put off by how Dan in the demo video on Penquin kept saying over
and over again...how it's a dedicated deck etc. Well duh, many things are. This is a great effect,
easy to do, once you set it up almost super self working and you can reset it right in front of the
spectator and move on. No idea why there are only two or now three reviews with mine. Good effect,
get it.
1 of 2 magicians found this helpful.
Mark's work is diabolical and clever. He truly knows how to leave an impact on the audience. THIS is
THE trick to have for your card ending.
0 of 1 magicians found this helpful.