This is my favorite mentalism effect out there right now. It uses something familiar to just about
everyone (popular classic and modern films), literally packs small and plays big. To top it all off,
it's dead easy to master which leaves you free to concentrate on performance more than anything
else.
You get 26 laminated cards, each with a movie poster printed on it along with the
movie's main stars and year of release. These should all be familiar to your spectators--I had seen
24 of the 26 movies already--and even if it's not you can choose to describe the movie poster or
even name the stars and year of release if you have to.
The DVD teaches you five different
methods for revealing the chosen movie. The beauty of it is that you can use them all on the same
group of spectators and they'll never catch on to the secret. This is one of those effects that
grows even more powerful as you repeat it. And they can examine the cards all they want to because
they aren't marked, stripped, transparent, or even color-coded! One of the revelations even has the
spectator choosing the card under the table, turning it over in the deck, and then bringing the deck
to the table and covering it. This means that neither the spectator nor the magician should have a
clue as to which movie was chosen...but you'll get it right every time.
If you happen to be
unfamiliar with some of the movies, the DVD includes a PDF file that gives you a brief synopsis of
each film and things you can mention as you reveal it. There is a small amount of memory work
involved here as you'll have to memorize the 26 movie cards you have there so you can remember which
films you're working with, but this shouldn't take long. Once you learn the secret of the effect,
you should be able to perform this confidentally in about 20 minutes.
My only complaint is
the lack of any form of case for the cards. You're basically holding half of a bridge-sized deck of
playing cards, and it doesn't seem too much to ask for at least some small plastic packet case for
this since it'll be pretty hard to find something that will hold them. You don't want these cards
just sitting in your pocket.
This one is highly recommended. It uses familiar objects, can
be examined, plays to a crowd or to just one person, and is easy to learn.
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Movies are easily identified in western culture because they are so much a part of us, they come up
in everyday conversation... with this in mind, this mentalist system (it's more than just a one
trick pony) is unassuming because you can have it in your pocket at any social gathering from 2 to
20+, wait until the conversation changes over to the latest movie, then you pull these cards out
almost as an afterthought and BAM! hit them with an instant icebreaker. The fact that you are
working with a handful of popular movie posters and instead of Bicycles will pique their curiosity,
your audience will never roll their eyes like they're being served another Crazy Uncle card trick.
Well-made with smart DVD instructions, this is a great investment for anyone into close-up, street,
restaurant or parlor... the little kids won't relate as much but this works well for most of your
brighter 13+ crowds.
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Glad they brought it back!!!!!!!! Get it before it disappears again
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I find myself a bit limited by the movie choices on the cards. Not all audiences can appreciate the
choices. However, the effect and method is pretty well done. I'm glad it's ungimmicked.
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I had to order the original from another site because it is hard to find anymore at and at a decent
price. It was absolutely worth every penny. I was able to get it down in one evening and I think
that I am now ready to go out and do some damage with these beautiful little film posters.
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This was the first Alakazam trick I ever purchased and I must say Alakazam left a good first
impression. The best part... The cards are NOT marked, gimmicked, or gaffed in anyway. This is pure
mentalism. Add to Cart NOW!
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Buy........BUY.........BUY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I love this effect, because it involves popular movies. They have a completely free choice, no
force, and you can figure out every time what their chosen film is. Even several chosen films at
once. The cards are laminated and durable and not gimmicked in any way. Great effect.