I havn't bought any extreme card manipulation dvds yet, but i plan on it. I've been sitting back, reading forums and reviews for a week now, trying to get a general concensus of what's "good" and what "sucks". From what I've watched, Tudor is amazing. I read the same comments on his lack of teaching skills, and how his "tricks" are too fast for the spectators to catch on. Which, in my opinion, is untrue. I was dumbfounded by his effects. Sure, he could've slowed them down, and if I knew the routines, I would for an audience (add patter etc.) but that's HIS style. not yours.
But if you want to learn, really want to study, then what's wrong with rewinding. Rewinding. Rewinding. Using your brain and trial n' error?
Fancy moves are great to watch, but if you're not using them to create a story/effect....what's the point?
"look what i can do!"
"Your card is on top correct? *flip flip flip ninja flip hustle hide flip
Behold! Your card is still on top and i have not changed the order of the deck.
"Wow......okay then....."
So I've come to the conclusion, buy everything. Discover for yourself. THEN become rich. How you ask? Learn the moves and create your own instructional video without all that damn techno music...dear god, every youtube video has some horrible song playing in the background while someone is flipping cards around. And explain it as if you were teaching your grandmother. hell, put your grandmother in the video. What a marketing ploy, "Sh**, if my grandma can learn it, you can TOO!"
-->insert bank account here<--
but i'll have to wait and see really, like i said, i havn't watched these yet so this reply is pretty pointless