by katrielalex » May 27th, '05, 07:45
They Say:
Diehard Opener: The opening card effect Jay ALWAYS does for real people!
Twice As Nice: Jay's super visual revamping of a pasteboard classic!
Identifying Features: Killer "in the hands" magic with a borrowed bill!
Forgery: The card routine that spawned an army of variations!
Erdnase Aces: The sneakiest application of the Erdnase color change ever!
Smuggler Aces: A super clean "open travelers!"
Prediction Impossible: As direct a card trick as you can imagine!
Mexican Jumping Coins: A "knuckle buster" worth every once of effort!
Stirring Silver: The ultimate effect with a spoon and borrowed ring!
Nest Egg: This organic "nest of boxes" effect even fools magicians!
Skin Deep: Jay's "pros only" two card transposition routine!
Just Joking: A sandwich effect featuring two outrageously original moves!
Stuck Up: A signed card impossibly appears between two stapled cards!
Learn an astonishing range of innovative killer techniques such as the Illogical Cut, LePaul's Hop Spread, the Butterfly, the Top Change, the Pointing Transfer, Tenkai Pinch, the Two-for-Three Count, the Erdnase Color Change, the Revolution Count and more!
Cost
$20 VHS, $30 DVD
Difficulty
(1=easy to do, 2=No sleights, but not so easy, 3=Some sleights used,
4=Advanced sleights used, 5=Suitable for experienced magicians only)
2-3 for most of the tricks, and then 4 for Mexican Jumping Coins and maybe some others.
Review
I can only agree with the hype on this one - this is an amazing DVD. Comes with full performance video and detailed explanations, with multi-angle shots so that you can see the finger positions from top, over-the-shoulder, and front - at the same time!
Jay is, as usual, wacky; the effects are excellent and I'll definitely be using at least 3 of them...couldn't be better IMHO.
Overall
10 / 10 easy!
In hibernation but half awake - will stick my nose in every so often!