Price$25.00
Media TypeOne-Trick DVD
CategoryMentalism
Date AddedApr 12, 2014
Mentally Exposed
Romanos
MagicTao
(Based on 2 reviews)
This is a DVD with five extraordinary effects.
Some of what you will learn:
Imagine inviting someone to choose a playing card and to put it, out of sight, without looking at it. You then ask a selection of people to create a random mobile phone number. You phone the number they have created and, when the person answers the phone, you ask them to name any playing card. They name the card that was chosen by the spectator. This is a real reputation maker and one that we guarantee you will be performing. There are no mobile phone apps involved.
Romanos also teaches you how to make a Drawing Duplication device out of business cards. You ask a spectator to draw something onto a business card. You place it back amongst the stack of business cards and you immediately know what was written on the card. This is all done in front of the spectator.
You will also learn how to create a very deceptive switch pad to switch out notes, billets or other folded pieces of paper; all in full view of the spectators.
You have a business card with a prediction on the reverse. You ask the spectator to push it into the deck of cards without looking at the prediction. When you spread the deck and spectator reads your prediction, they have placed the business card in-between the two cards you predicted on the reverse of your business card.
Reviews
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Mentally Exposed by Romanos Review:
Five effects, one DVD, a handful of arts and crafts projects and $25 bucks. Is it gem or is it rubble? Stay tuned to find out.
Effect
You get 5 close up mentalism effects, a design duplication, a prediction where the spectator will place your business card in the deck, a dollar bill serial number divination, a coin bending routine, and an effect where any random number is dialed on your phone; the person who answers the phone names the selected card.
Method
Three of the five effects require you to make a gimmick. For "premonition" you have to make a gimmicked business card for an effect that can be done so much more smoothly and easily without this gimmick. A simple riffle force or Bill Simon's Prophesy Move come to mind as better versions.
For the "Design Dupe" you have to make a gimmicked stack of business cards. It's actually a pretty decent method and is pretty clever. The "Switch Pad" is a utility device that you'll make that allows you to switch out billets, etc. This is a reasonably clever device that has some potential, like a serial number divination, for example.
"Bends Across" is an averagely decent coin bending routine that has two phases and happens in the spectator's hand. It requires some sleight of hand, and has a reasonably clever method for making the bend from one coin move to another coin the spectator is holding.
Finally, the "Phone Trick" is a pretty solid method for the aforementioned phone call effect. The only catch is that it may not work on all phones. It works on iPhones. The method allows you to enter any phone number named out by the audience. Then you call it, and you show them that it's actually calling that number. The person answers the phone and is asked to name a playing card (or whatever). They do, and it's correct. Then you immediately hang up the phone, and with no "moves" show the last number dialed on your phone to be the number that the audience gave you. The method is very clean and very clever. No stooges and no apps.
Ad Copy Integrity
The ad copy is legit, solid and honest.
Product Quality
The DVD is relatively well produced. It's well lit, and decently mic'd. The effects are taught thoroughly, albeit dryly.
Final Thoughts
For $35 bucks you're getting some clever stuff and some less-than-clever stuff. The highlights are the phone effect and the switch pad . . . the design dupe device is pretty clever too. If you're into this kind of material, you won't be blown away, but likely will be happy with your purchase. That said, the phone effect alone is likely worth the cost.
Final Verdict:
3 Stars with a Stone Status of gem.
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I have a problem. I will watch a DVD with five effects on it, and four of them will bore me, but then the last one will REALLY excite me.
The majority of the effects here are just versions of effects that have come before, without any big creative leaps, or original slants from decades of performances. There are some semi-clever ideas, but not sure how much of it is extremely usable.
Then, the last effect, the phone prediction, killed the people on film, and me watching. You have a card selected. Then you type in random numbers into your phone. You show that you REALLY are calling the number they created. When the stranger answers, you ask them to name a card, and they name the selected card! This is deceptive, clever, and practical.
I know I’ll try this effect out, or at least use the principle. I’m sure a few other effects on here may be of use to some people, even though none of them excited me personally. I think for twenty five bucks, this is just worth a solid three stars.
Three Stars
The majority of the effects here are just versions of effects that have come before, without any big creative leaps, or original slants from decades of performances. There are some semi-clever ideas, but not sure how much of it is extremely usable.
Then, the last effect, the phone prediction, killed the people on film, and me watching. You have a card selected. Then you type in random numbers into your phone. You show that you REALLY are calling the number they created. When the stranger answers, you ask them to name a card, and they name the selected card! This is deceptive, clever, and practical.
I know I’ll try this effect out, or at least use the principle. I’m sure a few other effects on here may be of use to some people, even though none of them excited me personally. I think for twenty five bucks, this is just worth a solid three stars.
Three Stars