Too bad his first name isn't Paul... How cool would it be to have a name like Paul Paulus?! Dan
happens to be a friend of mine, but that won't stop me from giving an honest review. Hopefully you
guys have seen that by now. While this DVD is a definite GEM, there are some considerations that
we'll need to address. We'll get there in a minute.
The Effect: Two decks of cards (one
red and one blue) are introduced. Spectator chooses one - Let's say red (no force). He then puts the
deck behind his back and reverses any card in the deck that he wants.
He then spreads his
red deck on the table as the magician (or the spectator) spreads the blue deck on the table. It
turns out that there is a card reversed in the deck the spectator did NOT choose. It matches the one
the spectator turned over. On top of that, when the cards are turned over it is seen that the
spectator's (red) deck actually has the blue card from the magician's deck and vice versa.
Production Quality: This is one of those things that I said we'd have to address. The video,
lighting and sound are pretty rough. Definitely a home movie feel to it. Luckily the effect is
straight forward and simple enough to perform and teach that it doesn't hurt too bad, and you don't
miss any critical pieces of information.
This effect is brilliant, and requires pretty much
no skill, and has a pretty quick reset for table hoppers. Again, no forces are used. The spectator
pretty much does all of the handling of the cards, and it works 100% of the time.
What you
get: A DVD with 2 tricks and an explanation of the Zarrow Shuffle.
Second Effect - Pure
Skill: This is any card at any number. This is one of the best methods I've seen for accomplishing
this. It's very simple and very sneaky. GEM!
Bonus - Zarro Shuffle [sic]: Here Dan takes a
moment to go over the Zarrow Shuffle, and is quite detailed. He performs the move well and is good
at breaking it down and explaining it. Gem.
Final Thoughts: Both effects are simple to do
and can be added to your arsenal practically minutes after learning them. Each effect is very
powerful and gets an incredible reaction from your audience. Frankly even considering the poor
production quality, it's only $20.00 bucks, and it's worth the risk to find out if I'm right
about how good these effects are. David Regal said that "Blind Luck is a trick that should be in
evry [sic] magician's repertoire!" I couldn't agree more. GEM!
