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It's definately worth buying.

Unfortunately I bought mine off Penguin and they've deleted the accompanying video tutorial from my account which I thought was rather unfair as I've paid for it as part of the trick.

I'm sorry to say but i think it not worth that much

once you buy it and see the gimick you will say

WHAT HOW EASY IS THAT

i figured out how it was done by watching it at davenports.

again it is one of the trick that look good but you will never preform


my advice is see the demo first

I disagree!

Forget the gimmick and it's simplicity. If you're performing it right then no-one will notice this. Whether you think it's easy or not is totally irrespective. It's how the specs feel and believe it when I say that it's strong and there's no reason why you shouldn't perform this.

Don't put the worth of the magic trick in how much it costs and how simple the gimmick is. Put the worth in the reaction.

Read the reviews and you will see that it's not only me that's saying this! I agree on watching the demo though.

the trick is good i admit but i preform with card and to switch deck for performing the trickis difficult but i must be wrong as it seem a great ending

krazy ace wrote:it is one of the trick that look good but you will never preform

I couldn't possible disagree with that statement more. I appreciate we all have our own favourites, likes and dislikes, but the reactions I get from In A Flash are nothing short of stupendous.

For that reason alone I will keep on and on performing it...

RDW1971

Does that answer your question?

Yep - CUPS has kicked in again - going to London in 2weeks time so gonna pick it up then

Thanks
Rob

people love this trick, its has coins, fire, card revelation, signing.

the reaction you get from this trick as AWESOME!!!!

people love it but i ask you how often have you prefromed it to people in the public?

krazy ace wrote:people love it but i ask you how often have you prefromed it to people in the public

About 50 times, at paid gigs and probably twice that at impromptu events.

If I had more paid work then the figure would be higher, but magic isn't my full time profession.

I have no idea at all why you don't like this. Nor do I particularly care, but not meaning to be overly rude, I do find your argument a little ignorant.

krazy ace wrote:once you buy it and see the gimick you will say
WHAT HOW EASY IS THAT
i figured out how it was done by watching it at davenports.

Firsly - if you are only performing your magic based on how good the gimmick is - then my friend, I doubt you will get far. Do you ever do a bill switch? or is that gimmick also too obvious for you? What about Card Warp? I mean, man alive what a simple idea that was. It is obviously rubbish.

As to you figuring out how it was done bt watching it at davenports - well aren't you the big man. Tell me again why I care whether you figured it out or not? It's not like an amateur hobbiest* is ever going to be my target audience.

Seriosulsy why do so many people at talk magic insist on telling us how they figured something out just by watching how it was done. If you have any background whatsoever in magic then I would suggest you could figure out how 90% of it is done, so why boast about it? Is it an ego thing?

[sacasm]"Look ma aren't I clever, I figured he did a DL during that Ambitious Card routine. I mean that is SO obvious. I suggest No one do it. It is a rubbish trick! The gimmick is awful"[/sarcasm]

* Apologies if you are anything more than that - but going by what you have said - I do doubt it.

to answer your question i do do a bill switch in fact that is one of my main tricks at close up.

you've hurt me i am more than that but i find this trick somewhat useless to what i do so there fore i get that you love this trick .

i respect your opinion but i am just expressing mine

I have performed this trick hundreds of times to all target audiences possible. Old, young, rich, poor, I performed to the head of events for Sony and guess what, a booking, so the trick speaks for itself. People love it whether you do or not is irrelevant here. You don't like it? Don't use it, your loss

As for people on here boasting that they figured a trick out, I agree, big deal. If someone can perform the simplist of tricks in a way that captures an audience, what the hell does it matter if the "gimmick" is so simple too?

Magic is an art form...only if its well presented though. May I suggest adding your own style to things, I change most tricks I learn, very quickly, partly to make it my own, partly to suit my style.. works fine for me

TO be honest, yes I can probably have a educated gues on how this is done, but I got as much chance of being able to make the gimmicks as England have of winning the World Cup ( )

You pay for the props, secret, DVD so its not too bad.

Rob

Ive been interested in this trick for a while now...
I think that any somewhat experience magician can figure out the "secret" but i wanted it more for the gimmicked deck.
Then i watched the video very closely (as i do with all tricks b4 i buy them) and noticed how unreal the deck looks (i read about the problem with the 2 decks looking different and about the holes through the deck). And this was all notice viewing with small little video screen on my computer with a low resolution and the POV farther than the specator was.... So i basically KNOW that the deck's even less impressive in person.
Personally, i think that a specator seeing that something is wierd about the deck and thinking its a trick deck completely demolishes its effectiveness. I mean, when the spectator(s) realizes a trick you just did used any kind of gimmick, even if they still don't understand how it was done, i feel that it totally changes the way they view it (which is bad because how they feel about your tricks decides how they feel about you as a magician) and also changes the "wow" effect. It's the difference between finishing the trick and them yelling "HOLY S***! They just did some kind of like, crazy witch craft kinda stuff dude!!!!!" or them seeing some gimmick was used and thinking "hummm, that was kinda cool i guess, but i KNOW that deck wasnt real so they must have bought the deck with secret instructions somewhere... Wow, i wonder where to buy it because that means i could learn to do this too!" not those exact words but you get the idea... The fast of the matter is, the differences between the two really changes the impact and how they view you and the trick you just did too. Magicians are also "looked up to" because they can do stuff that that "the average person cant do" or so they are made to believe. Them realizing that if they had a gimmick, they could easily do it too, completely puts them on the same level as you, and so therefore you are no longer "amazing", or should i say, just as amazing as they are!
However, In A Flash is a GREAT trick. I think it's clever and unique, and you also dont see it aaaaall over TV and stuff. I also like that it involves many factors into one. We all have card tricks, and coin tricks, or tricks where they sign something with a sharpie, and also flash paper tricks... but In A Flash merges all four into one good trick!
That being said, i want to perform it! But i know how it's done, so i just need the deck, which isn't very good quality and ruins the impact. In turn, i decided to make my own deck for this trick (how hard can it be?).

Ive been using a regular bicycle deck and ive finished about 10 cards so far and it's been working surprisingly well. Ill let you guys know how the after product turns out and ill also try to get a video of it available to get some opinions of how much difference it makes.

So overall; I dont actually own this trick....
But i have watched it many times, know how it's done, and will be doing it soon.
I think that it's a very good trick. Again, i like that it merges 4 effects into one, and it's an ingenious idea. However the only downfall is the gimmick included with it. But it seems for the most part by reading reviews of people who do own and perform it, that this hasnt caused many problems at all. Infact, it sounds like they all said that it may seem a little obvious to THEM, but the spectators have never noticed, so it seems more like the magician complainin than the spectator! But me personally, I don't have much experience in performing infront of people, especially strangers, so i need to be 100% confident every trick i do or else i wont pull it off as convincingly. If you don't feel like going through all the trouble i am and you like this trick. I say BUY IT! As for others, ill update you as i go long!

LazyKat420 wrote:I say BUY IT!!

Yes, I totally agree. I definitely think you should buy it .