Price$35.00
Media TypeDVD
CategoryClose Up
Date AddedApr 27, 2010
Pockets Full of Miracles
Tyler, Diamond Jim
Diamond Jim Productions
(Based on 1 review)
To date over 2000 copies of this video have sold! To celebrate DJ has released this "Anniversary Edition" DVD in a new slim-shell case. The performance shots were filmed impromptu in a restaurant and at the Magic Castle in Hollywood, CA. Learn the routines that made DJ one of the top restaurant workers in the country for 20 years. Many of these routines have been featured at The Improv Comedy Club, The Magic Circle in London, in half the states in the US plus thirteen other countries. The DVD features most of the material from Diamond Jim's best-selling book of the same name:
Baseball Diamond - An autographed baseball is produced from a cardbox which reveals the spectator's chosen baseball card.
Nimble Corks - A fun little bar-betcha with two beaker corks.
Three Burnt Matches - The magician cons a spectator out of money with 3 burnt matches.
The FBI Trick - A comedy escape routine with a surprise vanish of the thumbcuffs.
Soaring Straw - A drinking straw jumps and flies from the magician's hands.
Invisible Thumbscrews - An old hypnotist trick that puts a spectator under your spell.
Animated Cardbox - A cardbox comes to life, spins around and then stands up. The flap opens by itself to receive the pack. Everything is examinable!
One Armed Aces - The magician cuts the pack with one hand each time revealing an Ace.
Burning Impression - The image of a selected card appears burnt into your business card.
Trapdoor Coins - Three coins penetrate a tabletop one at a time.
Diamond's Dazzler - A chosen card is made to fly face-up from the center of the deck.
Whatever It Takes - A thought-of number, letter and card are revealed in a comical and mystical manner.
Cat & Mouse - A signed card is caught and revealed with the aid of a mousetrap.
The Gunslinger - A signed card is stood up and shot with an imaginary gun magically causing the selection to topple over and form a bullet-hole through the heart of the card.
Comedy Shuffling Routine - A fun and hilarious overview on the art of shuffling cards.
The Birthday Bill - A hole-puncher is waved over a dollar bill causing holes to magically appear. The holes spell out HAPPY B-DAY!
Ring & String - A 5-phased routine where a borrowed ring penetrates a string, vanishes from sight and reappears at will for the magician.
Pieces of Eight - DJ's pet routine where coins are made to vanish, reappear, penetrate a glass and fly. Not to mention the 3 surprise finales!
Fireball - A piece of paper is torn, burned and restored anew in a blaze of glory!
Paperweight - The magician correctly guesses the number of cards from a cut-off stack time and again.
Frog Hair - A card is made to flip over with some help from a piece of frog hair.
New Age Spellbound - A glass stone changes colors repeatedly at the magician's fingertips.
Mathemagic - A packet of cards grow in number while in the spectator's hands.
Running Time: Approximately 2 hr 21 mins
Reviews
(Top ▲)
Before this review begins, the answer is, “No, I am not related to Diamond Jim Tyler.” This was the first time I had the chance to see the work of this man. If you are a real world worker, and want to add some smart, commercial ideas to your repertoire, this is for you.
Diamond Jim himself is another charming guy who doesn’t smell of desperation. He’s a quiet, low key performer, but he is not lazy. His magic helps to tell us who he is as a person, and many of his effects feature new premises and presentations that are all practical for the real world.
Here are just a few examples: There is a wonderfully charming card effect with baseball cards and a baseball production. Cat and Mouse is a novel card effect that is different in plot, and has a charming surprise ending. Birthday Bill is a wonderfully different birthday effect with a borrowed bill, and a funky fresh end image. Fireball is a great close up piece that can be done stand up as well. Plus, it’s really easy to do.
Sure there are some takes on classic effects, like ring and string, coins through table, bar bets, and card effects. While these aren’t as original as some of the other effects, they are still fairly solid and professional routines. There were a few effects that weren’t as strong as the others in my opinion, but there is always going to be a weakest effect in a large bunch like this.
This was originally filmed for a VHS release, so the video quality isn’t as great as most DVDs on the market. There are multiple performances in different venues for many of these effects. At times this does feel like overkill, but I guess it’s nice to see different audience reactions to these routines.
All things considered, the negatives don’t matter in relation to the high quantity of high quality material. This is solid material that you will definitely use.
Four stars
Diamond Jim himself is another charming guy who doesn’t smell of desperation. He’s a quiet, low key performer, but he is not lazy. His magic helps to tell us who he is as a person, and many of his effects feature new premises and presentations that are all practical for the real world.
Here are just a few examples: There is a wonderfully charming card effect with baseball cards and a baseball production. Cat and Mouse is a novel card effect that is different in plot, and has a charming surprise ending. Birthday Bill is a wonderfully different birthday effect with a borrowed bill, and a funky fresh end image. Fireball is a great close up piece that can be done stand up as well. Plus, it’s really easy to do.
Sure there are some takes on classic effects, like ring and string, coins through table, bar bets, and card effects. While these aren’t as original as some of the other effects, they are still fairly solid and professional routines. There were a few effects that weren’t as strong as the others in my opinion, but there is always going to be a weakest effect in a large bunch like this.
This was originally filmed for a VHS release, so the video quality isn’t as great as most DVDs on the market. There are multiple performances in different venues for many of these effects. At times this does feel like overkill, but I guess it’s nice to see different audience reactions to these routines.
All things considered, the negatives don’t matter in relation to the high quantity of high quality material. This is solid material that you will definitely use.
Four stars