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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Those who are upset missed the point.,
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This review is from: Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed! [VHS] (VHS Tape)
I can just picture the meeting during which the producers of this program were trying to convince Fox TV to air "Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed." Because there is such a hew and outcry against anyone who would break the so-called "magician's code," it must have taken some strong convincing to get the okay from station owners.
The show did end up making it on the air, which means the point was made as to why the program should air on public television. And now the program is on VHS. Now. How do you suppose that happened? I imagine some magic enthusiasts may be against this sort of thing because this could be the beginning of something worse! "What if all magic is revealed??" Never happen. The magic industry is quickly losing its audience. People are becoming far too sophisticated and savvy to be interested in the mundane. How, then, to drum up interest in magic again? The answer? Create a series of programs that reveal the secrets to some of the more sophomoric tricks. First, because of the rubber-neck principle, people will tune-in in droves. That creates the interest. That way, the next time some fancy illusionist appears on TV to promote his latest on-stage gig, people will really want to figure out how it is done. Except NOW, they won't be able to figure it out because the trick has been changed. The secret is not at all what appeared on the Secrets Revealed tape. For example, the Masked Magician reveals how an assistant is transformed into a live tiger while in a covered cage suspended in midair. The secret lies in the fact that the cage is always covered by a sheet on three sides, but the front is always open to the audience. The assistant steps in and the sheet then covers the front of the cage. The assistant opens a small door built into the floor of the cage and crawls into a space just large enough to fit her. The assistant is very thin and fits nicely in the false floor. But the floor isn't the only false thing about this cage. The back wall of the cage is also false. The back wall, built to look like part of the iron cage, has the back section of the curtain built into it. When the assistant inside the cage pulls a rope, the back wall falls forward and lies flat. Standing behind the false back wall is the tiger. When the wall falls to the floor, the tiger naturally walks to the front of the cage. That's when the sheet covering the cage is completely removed. The assistant is gone and in her place is the tiger. Pretty simple, right? Kind of corny perhaps? Now that the secret has been revealed, all magicians are bankrupt, right? Wrong. Now these clever magicians must come up with a new way to perform the same trick. And the new way cannot incorporate false rear walls on the cage where during most of the trick the back wall is always covered by a sheet. The trick is now done with all walls of the cage completely open to the audience. No tiger can be hiding behind a false wall as long as the audience can see clearly through the cage. So how is it done? Well, maybe if you see it live, in Las Vegas, you can figure it out. Now, is the objective for revealing these simple tricks becoming obvious? This VHS version, like the Masked Magician other programs, are really only teasers. A person who is truly curious to know how any of the tricks on his shows are performed need only visit a library. These secrets have been revealed a long time ago. The forklift behind the curtain (or similar device built into the stage) lifting the "Levitating Woman" is nothing new. Pulling a rabbit out of a hat after just showing the audience that it was empty only a moment before is easy enough. The narrator tells us, during the trick's revelation, that rabbits are chosen (over cats and small dogs) because rabbits stay still. He doesn't tell you that rabbits, like birds, have flexible bones and can be confined to unbelievably small confined spaces. The purpose of the Masked Magician's programs are not to break anyone's code of secrecy. It is common knowledge that today's illusionists are in on the scheme to drum up more interest in their craft and, as long as nothing really important is revealed, they endorse the Masked Magician's efforts.
11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic,
By Bookseller (Double Springs, AL United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed! [VHS] (VHS Tape)
Captivating. I have watched it several times. WARNING! After seeing this video you will not see magic in the same light.
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
EXCELLENT!! The better of the best...,
By A Customer
This review is from: Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed! [VHS] (VHS Tape)
This video is fantastic. As a growing magician and illusionist, i found this video both educational and charismatic!! Valentino awas in the right state of mind to reveal the tricks he did. All these tricks are old school and it's about time that magicians came up with new stuff. I have seen some tricks performed countless times and you get to the point like "Ok fine, she transported to another box, got anything new and exciting?" These videos really set the edge to have new and better illusions born. I am looking foward to creating my own when time comes. My encouragment was david blaine. I learned by his art, and will keep on learning from the best that follow him!!~~>Maskt Ace "To those who believe, no explanation is necessary. Those who do not, none will suffice" ~~>Quote from 'Fearless'
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