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I know the feeling!

Okay, okay - I give....anybody have one of these for sale at a decent price?

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I have this and one thing I love to really window dress is how some people, such as native Americans, believe that photographs capture the soul, and that there will now be an experiment involving such a premise.

It can be quite affecting, but I rarely use this as I tend to perform magic in busy environments, but if there's a barbecue with close friends around, then yes, it can be very effective, and depending on the spectator there is - as I found out last week - scope for comedy (!... honestly!) in which the spectator indicates his or her sexual preference for the photos shown, and that how certain photographs remind them of certain people.

Mentalism is what you make of it. Creepy, spine chilling or laugh out loud funny.

Rufio - Pm returned

Hmmm - d'you know, this looked sooo good in all the write-up's and reviews; an OOTW effect with a logical rationale (rather like Lebanon Circle's 'From Hell', but without the gore and corpse pikkies).

Whilst there will be those who - quite rightly - say that this effect is only as powerful as you're prepared to make it in terms of presentation, I feel oddly disappointed with Whitestar but can't quite put my finger on why...

Certainly, the repro cabinet pictures are very nice indeed - glossy, thick and nicely-presented in terms of back story, and I've no argument that the enclosed manual is hugely-comprehensive, but I still can't help feeling that the £30.00 asking price is around £10 too high.

As previously-mentioned by another poster, if there had been extra props included, such as repro Titanic Tickets and Coins etc., then I'd possibly feel differently.

As it stands though, and irrespective of the 'different' handling, this *is* pretty much exactly the same as OOTW with pictures, instead of cards - if you perform OOTW, I'd suggest saving your moolah, and putting together your own picture-based variant.

In conclusion, I *so* wanted to be bowled-over with Whitestar; I absolutely ADORE Critchlow's 'Til Death Do Us Part', and this just seems like an anticlimax in comparison.

Sure, I'll use it a few more times, at least, to give it a fair shot, but I'm just not feeling that all-important 'click' with Whitestar

6/10

I use it as a follow on from another Titanic routine and it works very well indeed. Not sure if I'd use it as a stand alone effect but that's more to do with me than the photos or the concept.

Well, I tried - I really did, but I'm still not personally feeling the love for WhiteStar.

If there's anybody who's slavering, after reading these here reviews, I've put my copy up for grabs in the Trading Area on TM, here: http://www.talkmagic.co.uk/sutra361791.php#361791

Grab it while you can!


Rob

Aye, I feel the same way about Whitestar, it is not really a piece of me. I am also willing to trade or sell it (from here in the States), but I unfortunately cannot access the trading forum, lol.

See http://www.talkmagic.co.uk/sutra373199.php#373199