Penguin has a habit of misplacing my negative reviews an I hope this one sees the light of day.
Anyway, Joe presents most things in excruciating detail, and I guess on balance, that is mostly
better than not enough. Still, the man loves to talk. Then there are the annoying gaps. My
favorite so far (I haven't made it all the way through and my not for a while... more on that later)
is at the beginning where he describes "the perfect air pump". He shows some bad ones and provides
reasons why. Then he shows you hand pump he has determined based on extensive use, to be the best
around. Then he... talks about something else. No clue about where to get one. (Not to worry, I
use a Filbert Pump, and that *is* the best.)
Some of the information is a bit "dated". For
example, he talks about Sharpie's being the best for drawing on balloons. I think the current trend
is to use dry erase markers. But, I digress.
I ordered the DVD download to save a few
bucks. That means I don't have the benefit of an index which might appear on the DVD. However, as
I've gone through the video, I've noted the crucial times and would like to share them with you.
The presentation starts out with basic info, how to inflate a balloon, tie a not, select a
pump (if you can figure out which he's recommending, and types of twists.
Then, the
sculpturing begins...
0>35 - Heart
0;53 - Plane (That's a long gap, maybe I missed
something?)
0:59 - Heart redux
1:01 - Butterfly
1:04 - Bear
1:11 - Cat
1:21 -
Palm tree with a monkey (now we're getting someplace!)
1:37 - A heart with two bears
1:37 -
Basic Man (aren't we all?)
The Basic Man is as far as I've gotten. It is a sculpture with
amazing potential. Joe expands on it a bit, showing all the different figures you can create
starting with this and making a few simple additions/changes. This is the "worth-the-price"
creation, and it could be the topic of an entire video.
Once I get past it and finish the
video, I'll edit this review to complete the index. That is, assuming Penguin chooses to post it in
the first place.
One sculpture is worth the price (and the rest is valuable too)
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