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Tom Lauten Special user 689 Posts |
Card Bend 'Mindbenders' DVD by Anthony Billen Co, Brad Christian and Justin Miller
Price: £15.00 Available from: The Card Collection http://www.cards4magic.co.uk http://www.cards4magic.co.uk/acatalog/NEW_LINES_JUST_IN.html ...and others soon I suspect. Mentalism/PK card effect Ease of use: 1 out of 5 They say: Tired of bending forks? Borrow a deck of cards. Ask the spectator to pick out any card from the deck. It does not matter which. You can barely even touch the card as it is placed on the back of your hand. As you stare at the card intently you will draw your middle finger across the length of the card from a few inches above - at no time do you touch the card. Slowly, at first almost imperceptibly, the card begins to bend upward. The only way a card can bend normally is for a person to apply pressure to the edges and actually bend it, but at no time does this happen. You. Don't. Touch. The. Card. They see it happen. It happens before their eyes as the seconds tick by. They can stare at the card until their blood runs cold and they won't know what happened. I say: Some may work this one out, some will not but you can’t deny that this is clever. What Anthony Billen Co has revealed here is a pet effect of his that works first time...every time! It is an idea that is so simple it will anger some who buy this and they will re-sell the DVD, but you know what? They'll still do the effect...I GUARENTEE it! This is a very clever and devious effect. The description tells it all. The bend happens right in front of the spectator’s eyes. The card sits on your hand and it visually bends…it REALLY bends. The cards are genuine, new or old, yours or theirs…anything goes. I also tried it with a business cards….wicked stuff! I predict the effect will do well but people will cry in their beer about spending £15 for “just” a method and a DVD…TOUGH! You are getting a well-developed routine, a fresh effect, a CLEAN effect and that is rare for PK stuff. There is nothing to hide, nothing to “clean up”. There was a time when magic was tough to learn about and well developed ideas were well guarded secrets… the life blood of performers, we should consider ourselves lucky that routines and methods like this are so openly shared with us on a very accessible medium. The DVD is typical Ellusionist stuff...well produced, flashy and loaded with eye candy, but it does the job of teaching you the technique, the routine, and gives you plenty of tips and pointers. There are very well shot performance videos sequences as well and these are a great example of spectator management and you can dissect the work being done very much to your own benefit. The basics are described 2 or 3 times and no detail is left out. Overall: This is a well-produced DVD highlighting a very clever and VERY convincing real time PK effect. If you like PK effects buy this and keep it to yourself. Don’t be mean…, behave yourself and give the man his fair dues…he deserves to be paid for this nugget of cleverness. 9 out of 10
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daz222 Elite user Wales 439 Posts |
Thanks for the great review Tom! couldn't of asked for much more
Daz |
Deluzion Loyal user 217 Posts |
Yeah this material is great for impromptu act and also for mentalism effect... hehe... I've got mine..
Deluzion
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CasualSoul Special user Edmonton, Canada 542 Posts |
I've been on the fence for a while about getting this for the exact reasons you mentioned. You've convinced me.
"Open their mind by performing the impossible"
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mindpirate Regular user Northern Virginia 186 Posts |
I love this, I'm getting greatg reactions with it.
~MindPirate~
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mindpirate Regular user Northern Virginia 186 Posts |
I love this, I'm getting greatg reactions with it.
~MindPirate~
www.magicianschoice.net www.magicofben.com It can not be...and yet...it can - Tommy Wonder |
JohnCressman Special user Allentown, PA 903 Posts |
HAs anyone who used this had people figure it out?
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Phil C Special user Ontario, Canada 903 Posts |
I like this one.
Most people I have done it to will think that some kind of string is used. |
cardcaptor Loyal user tagaytay, philippines 257 Posts |
Hi everyone!
Anthony (the maker of the effect mindbender) if from the Philippines, and a friend of mine. it's a very good effect I should say, a very stunning and visual effect that he developed. good work my friend! thank!
ILLUMINATI: Brotherhood knowing to be unusually enlightened with regard to the art of magic.
in memory of... SWIFTSHIFTER "The art that purports to control or forecast natural events, effects, or forces by invoking the supernatural" |
mzr9mm New user Bistrita, Romania 93 Posts |
I recently got the effect, it is a true work of art, congratulations to Anthony.
I performed it many times for people and they were blown away. -Daniel |
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