Price$40.00
Media TypeDVD
CategoryClose Up
Date AddedMar 12, 2011
Bullet Party
Bannon, John
Big Blind Media
(Based on 1 review)
John Bannon, internationally-renowned magic guru, is back, unleashing two new discs crammed with fantastic material.
An unabashed packet trick aficionado, Bannon presents two new red-hot fractal blockbusters, Bullet Party and Mega 'Wave. (Fractal - high impact packet tricks that end clean and examinable). Simple to do. Multiple climaxes. And killer, killer magic. You get all the necessary cards (13 USPCC printed pasteboards). With just a couple of easy moves, you'll have two miracles on your hands that you will perform every time you do magic.
If two sophisticated "fractal" packet tricks are not enough, Bannon brings on another eleven jaw-dropping card tricks (and one brilliant in-the-hands false cut). All with regular cards. All virtually impromptu. All with no difficult moves.
VOLUME I
- Bullet Party
- Final Verdict
- Box Jumper
- Riverboat Poker
- Poker Pairadox Redux
- Fractal Re-Call (Revised)
- Crocodile False Cut
- Mega 'Wave
- Fat City Revisited
- Wicked
- Bullet Catcher
- Drop Target Aces
- Four Shadow Aces
- Big Fat Bluff Aces
What once were Jokers are now the Ace of Clubs, Hearts, and Diamonds. Complete with subtitles: Each new Ace has a message for the spectator written on its face. Finally, the Ace of Spades is flipped over to reveal a different colour back AND another note for the audience.
Remember - everything is examinable. There is nothing for the audience to find. Easy to do. Easy reset. Absolutely stunning magic!!
MEGA 'WAVE - The performer exhibits two sets of four cards. The first consists of the four Queens. The second packet is wrapped with a wide band. Any Queen is named (NO force).
Demonstrating the difference between sleight-of-hand magic and mentalism, you take Queens and do a "move" (not really) to reverse the named Queen reversed in the centre of the packet. That's 'sleight of hand magic'.
Demonstrating psychic ability, you take the banded packet (which has been in plain sight), remove the band, and show that the named Queen is reversed in the middle of the packet. Somehow, you knew ahead of time which Queen would be selected! To remove all doubt, the named Queen has a different colored back! And, it's the only Queen in the packet, the rest are all Jokers!
All of these cards may be examined. No extra cards are used; nothing is added or taken away. The cards are in plain sight at all times, nothing is placed behind the performer's back or under the table. And best of all - the trick is easy to do!
WAY MORE. Eleven more card tricks. Four unusual Ace routines to be done together or separately. Produce. Re-produce. Assemble. Change. Disassemble. Bannon's faux-poker fractal matching trick that now resets instantly. A fabulous, self-working poker deal. Plus transpositions, transformations, and transportations. Modern, impromptu card magic, expertly wrought and expertly taught.
Welcome to the party!
Disc 1 Running Time Approximately: 1hr 4min
Disc 2 Running Time Approximately: 1hr 2min
PRAISE FOR BULLET PARTY:
"If refudiate is officially a new word, I want to add another one to the lexicon - Bannonized. That's the only way to describe how I felt after the barrage of miracles on these DVDs."
- David Acer
"Bannon and Big Blind Media has done it again! Another hit on their hands!"
- Bill Malone
"John Bannon is one of the greats -- and this DVD set is simply that -- great!"
- Peter Duffie
"The highest compliment I can give Bulletparty is that ONLY John Bannon could have pulled off this project, and I'm glad he did."
- Joshua Jay
"It's another winner, and combining the genius of John Bannon with the creative powerhouse that is Big Blind Media, we have a collection that again sets a new standard that many others can only hope to achieve."
- Lance Pierce
"Bannon has done it again! Bullet Party picks up where Bullets After Dark left off, and it's stronger and more commercial than ever."
- John Guastaferro
"Buy this DVD set and study it closely - it is superb"'
- Tim Trono
"Classic Bannon. What are you waiting for?"
- BicycleCards.co.uk
"The best DVD release of 2011... ALREADY."
- Andi Gladwin
Reviews
(Top ▲)
Last year, I reviewed John Bannon’s booklet “Six. Impossible. Things” and quite enjoyed it. While I enjoyed the material on this two DVD set, Bannon was a boring performer throughout both discs. He just sits there and kinda mumbles through the material, and doesn’t send us any ‘energy’ that lets us get excited about what we’re watching and learning. He also seems to show contempt for the effects that inspired the material in these discs. He even sits with David Solomon as he teaches his ace cutting procedure, then heavily implies that his is WAY better than Solomon’s published version.
He also showcases the WORST variation of Max Maven’s “B’Wave” I’ve ever seen. Sure, he’s removed the gaff, but the amount of moves, and unjustified magic moments make this a muddled mess compared to the original. I dare a layperson to describe this just a minute after seeing it.
Those aside, there are some great effects and routines here. My favorite piece, “Poker Pairadox” is a great worker’s piece that instantly resets, and will appeal to poker players, and novices at the same time.
“Riverboat Poker” is a poker deal that is not magic, but it looks and feels like something out of a movie like “The Sting.” The spectators SEE you stack the deck, and deal yourself the winning hand, twice!
Even though Bannon has been quoted several times that he hates story tricks, he teaches an effect called, “Wicked” which is a packet trick based around “The Wizard of Oz.” I like the charm of this, and someone like Bob Neale could really take this in an exciting direction.
The material gets four stars, the presentations and explanations gets one star, which gives us an overall rating of Three Stars.
He also showcases the WORST variation of Max Maven’s “B’Wave” I’ve ever seen. Sure, he’s removed the gaff, but the amount of moves, and unjustified magic moments make this a muddled mess compared to the original. I dare a layperson to describe this just a minute after seeing it.
Those aside, there are some great effects and routines here. My favorite piece, “Poker Pairadox” is a great worker’s piece that instantly resets, and will appeal to poker players, and novices at the same time.
“Riverboat Poker” is a poker deal that is not magic, but it looks and feels like something out of a movie like “The Sting.” The spectators SEE you stack the deck, and deal yourself the winning hand, twice!
Even though Bannon has been quoted several times that he hates story tricks, he teaches an effect called, “Wicked” which is a packet trick based around “The Wizard of Oz.” I like the charm of this, and someone like Bob Neale could really take this in an exciting direction.
The material gets four stars, the presentations and explanations gets one star, which gives us an overall rating of Three Stars.