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Watch the mentalism trailer. That should make you want it!

You do need some knowledge of quite advanced card things before you get this. False riffle shuffles springs to mind and false cuts. He teaches a few false cuts and a nice false table shuffle, I forget the name now. But you will need to know how to cull and pass before hand.

If you don't find yourself in situations where you have a table then the second disk won't don't much for you, but the first and third will. The second disk has a lovely shuffling routine where you shuffle a half of the deck and the spec shuffles the other half. Lots of shuffling and lots of cutting and lots of dealing and you end up with 4 kings on top of 4 packs and the spec has 4 aces. So simple but yet so damn clever.

I think you will be more than pleased with it. Definately a top purchase of the year.

i watched the demo of the mental effects on alakazam's site...really rather good...I'm pretty tempted, but i'd only be interested in that third disc...shame they dont sell them in volumes...

I'm not going to buy it for just one out of three dvds...well...

i say not buying it, but i may do in a month or two's time if i still feel the urge...

I don't think you would ONLY use the third disk. I'd say the first disk has really usefull stuff on here too, like the stroke change, loose DL, prophecy shift and the side faro false. And then you have the tricks on the DVD.

Then the second DVD with that incredible grey shuffle and the bottom deal. He also has very clever ways to palm cards.

My only criticism would be the partial crediting given during the explanations. The triumph effect is a Sadowitz idea and the four for four switch is Chris Kenners for example.

There is some simply stunning material on there though. Only seen the first disk at a mates house.

To come on here and critisize something you have only watched a third of is real einstein material kid, give yourself a blue peter badge !!!

No what he is saying is true and to be honest I didn't pick up on. I remember him saying something about how he wasn't sure of who invented a certain sleight and that you should check the credits at the end. I'm not sure about you but I never stick around to watch the credits

storm01 wrote:To come on here and critisize something you have only watched a third of is real einstein material kid, give yourself a blue peter badge !!!

I see we're experimenting with wit. 6/10 not bad, but needs more effort.

I merely voiced an opinion, I did think these were public forums in which to do so. The quality of the material was never in question.

OK, as we're now getting personal this is point where the thread gets locked.