Rubber band magic is a beautiful thing when done properly. I've got a few rubber band effects in my
repertoire, and they always get great responses because I can literally pick up two rubber bands and
do some great magic that is simple and visual. It always plays well.
I just wish that I had
more moves and tricks with Rubber Bands in my repertoire. I wish someone would put out a really good
DVD about rubberband magic. If that ever happened, I would call it "Banding Around." This DVD is all
that and a bag of Pork Rinds (Yes . . . I said "Pork Rinds").
Banding Around is loaded with
great rubber band moves and effects. Some of the effects are basically coin plots that Mr. Leads has
converted (quite well I might add) to rubber band effects. There are a few effects that are
essentially rubble, but I'd say over 90% of the material is gem quality, and at least 50% of it is
GEM quality. There were some parts that were filmed outside, and that was just annoying.The lighting
and sound wasn't as good as the rest.
Also, Craig Petty made an appearance in a good
portion of the DVD. Pretty much all he did was plug his own products. Hey I can't blame a guy for
trying to move product, but it felt like he was stealing the spotlight from Leads. I will say, also,
that much of the performance section was a bit dry and presentation-less.
The magic and
effects were outstanding, but I would have liked to have seen a little more presentation and a lot
less put-and-taking (I'll take this rubber band here and I'll put this there; now watch as I put
this right here, etc . . . ). Taking the good with the bad, this DVD is worth owning in much the
same way that Revolutionary Coin 2.0 is worth owning. It makes for a great reference source. GEM.
