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magicstudent Elite user 489 Posts 
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If you are beginner in card and want to start doing an Ambitious Card routine then OZ Born to Perform is a great start. If you already know some versions and wants to learn more then Daryl's DVD is the answer.
Jeff
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joegow New user 47 Posts
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I just got daryls, like everyone else, it does the trick, pardon the pun
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skyh New user Berkeley, CA 53 Posts
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I liked Crash Course 2 - sounds like I should get Datyl's as well ...
Sky
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ferryascanio Loyal user Jakarta - Indonesia 264 Posts
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For the complete & various moves of ACR try Daryl, but for psychological thing,good misdirection, and good performance try Tommy Wonder (Vision of wonder series)
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erlandish Inner circle Vancouver, Canada 1254 Posts
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I'd say go with Daryl any day of the week and twice on Sunday, but... the DVD lacks two things that would make it perfect.
1) The lack of closers. There are a couple of ideas for closers that are good (the pop-up card, the revelation of a contrasting forcing deck, etc.), but the only really masterful stuff is using Daryl's Ultimate Ambition. It's a good trick, but I'm not a big fan of using other magicians' signature pieces and trying to pass them off as my own. 2) Lack of instruction on the pass. You can do a great ACR without the pass, certainly, but it's such a powerful tool that can add so much to the routine. Daryl's avoided bringing it in by design for his own personal, philosophical reasons. If you already know the pass, this criticism won't really matter to you. For closers you can probably research various card-to-impossible-location effects (box, wallet, etc.). To make up for not learning about the pass, you can check out Richard Kaufmann's DVD On The Pass. In any case, it may not be the perfect DVD, but it's very close, and much closer than anything else out there. |
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erlandish Inner circle Vancouver, Canada 1254 Posts
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Sorry, that should read "climax", not "closer".
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crdshark86 Loyal user Los Angeles 238 Posts
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On 2006-06-15 18:42, Memory-Jah wrote: is this some kind of joke? do not learn ambitious from ellusionist- do ur self a favor. get daryls ambitious or check out Wesley James book Enchantments for some great tips on the Ambitious card routine.
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Review King Eternal Order 14446 Posts
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Many pro's learned from Daryl's book and the his DVD is incredible.
Tommy Wonder's version on his L&L DVD gets high marks as he explains it's really Vernon's rotuine he's doing and goes in depth about it. If you have solid cards skills, then Tommy's is a very good way to go. And..Harry Lorayne does hid version on his L&L DVD set and he has some great moves. I actually added a move of his and I never thought I'd change the way I did my rotuine. Harry is quite entertaining on the entire project. You can't help, just like the audience, falling in love with him. Chris
"Of all words of tongue and pen,
the saddest are, "It might have been" ..........John Greenleaf Whittier |
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MaxfieldsMagic Inner circle Instead of practicing, I made 3009 Posts
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On 2006-10-18 01:20, crdshark86 wrote: I realize this is an old thread, but having just watched Crash Course 2 for the first time last night (Ambitioux), I have to say that it's a great DVD. Christian does an excellent job teaching the moves, and is especially clear on the push-off DL. I like Daryl's DVD as well, and even have his book, but Christian does a fine job of teaching some great moves slowly and patiently. He teaches alternate handlings for some moves, and clearly explains why he prefers the versions that he does. He also credits his sources with enthusiasm and obvious admiration - which came as a pleasant surprise, given some of the comments that have been posted about his company. The live performance segments are notable for the fact that mistakes and unforeseen events were left in (there aren't many, and they aren't particularly serious), and Christian discusses them in a voice-over and tells how he handled the situation in order to keep the routine going. These segments nicely complement some of the tips he goes over in the studio concerning audience management and general performance strategies. It's obvious that these are real performances for real people - some of whom react, some not so much - and I personally found this approach much more useful than the L&L format of exaggerated hysteria from studio audiences. All in all, it's a very worthwhile purchase, even if you already have Daryl's DVD and some of the other countless books and DVDs that include versions of the routine. As a side note, Christian demonstrates a jiggle pass that has to be one of the best I've ever seen. Doesn't explain it on the DVD (refers you to Ninja, instead) but it looks near perfect from the angle on the video.
Now appearing nightly in my basement.
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jstone Inner circle Someday I'll have 1473 Posts
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Extremely Ambitious By Jay Sankey.
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Review King Eternal Order 14446 Posts
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Here's a review page fro Jay's Extremely Ambitious DVD:
http://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/viewt......orum=111
"Of all words of tongue and pen,
the saddest are, "It might have been" ..........John Greenleaf Whittier |
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NicholasD Inner circle 1458 Posts
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In addition to Daryl's, Steve Draun's is great, and recently I've been having fun with The Mike Skinner routine, Tabled Ambitious, from his Professional Close-up series.
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jonnyboy Inner circle San Diego 1021 Posts
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A recent DVD that should be looked at is John Armstrong's Strong Card Magic,Vol. 1. He has interesting take on the routine, and why he doesn't do it much anymore. However, I still think Daryl's is the seminal work on the subject.
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Miraclemakers Special user INA 685 Posts
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Daryl and Crash Course by Brad Christian.
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oldi New user switzerland 92 Posts
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The Ambitious Card: World Greatest Magic
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