Price$30.00
Media TypeDVD
CategoryClose Up
Date AddedApr 13, 2010
Monty the Spiv
Garrett, Matthew
Professional Magic
(Based on 1 review)
Suitable for beginners and experts. Includes Matthew's original "new deck order" gimmick cards.
DVD Contents
Start
Showcase
Live Performance
Learning the Order
Details of Order
Find the Joker
Going Past the Joker
False Cuts (1-5)
Basic Routine
Fitting Patter
Thumb Fan
Spinning Cards
Blank Fan
Sprining Cards
Pressure Fan
Shapeshifter
KM Move
Double Lift
Push Through Shuffle
Packet Vanish
Waterfall
Multiple Card Production
thumb Count: Finding the Age
Correcting the Order
Deck Switches
Preforming Conditions
"What a great idea for showing a pack in new deck order when it's actually stacked for something completely different." - Daryl The Magician's Magician
Running Time: Approximately 2hrs
Reviews
(Top ▲)
A classic question: Who would win in a fight?
Superman VS Batman
Alien VS Predator
Cowboy VS Astronaut
Freddy VS Jason
Sam the Bellhop VS Monty the Spiv
In the last case, Sam still comes out on top!
This DVD is an incoherent mess. We are never treated to a full performance in front of an audience, just a few clips and sections of the routine performed for different audiences. When we are back in the studio, that’s when we are walked through the whole story. He doesn’t perform it, he just goes through all the cards. Which makes me wonder what the point of the performance was.
The effect is a Sam the Bellhop type story trick that borrows many elements like ending with a straight flush, and including more fancy false cuts than you can shake a stick at. The story isn’t as good as Sam the Bellhop, and isn’t that different.
The moves are executed well enough and taught pretty well in some cases. Matthew Garret has chops, and from the short clips of the trick, he is a also a decent performer. As a teacher, he doesn’t give us the information in a sensible way sometimes. Everything from not showing us a complete performance, to showing us a card production sequence several times, then not teaching it. The moves are well taught, but are taught better in other sources.
The DVD also supplies a gimmick that allows you to apparently show the deck in new deck order fresh out of the case. Now, this is a slight exaggeration, you can only show apparently all the spades in order out of a sealed card case. After that, you can go into the routine almost instantly. This is a worthwhile idea, but it isn’t taught on the main part of the DVD. It’s in a separate bonus section. If you like the sound of that, then this might be worth your consideration.
For those looking to learn a storytelling effect, I’d recommend not picking this up. For the same asking price, you can get Bill Malone’s DVD that teaches you his handling of Sam the Bellhop, plus six other routines. For ten dollars less, you can get L&L’s Storytelling Deck DVD and get several stories that are better.
Tune in next week as Sam the Bellhop takes on Stan, Kate, & Edith!
Superman VS Batman
Alien VS Predator
Cowboy VS Astronaut
Freddy VS Jason
Sam the Bellhop VS Monty the Spiv
In the last case, Sam still comes out on top!
This DVD is an incoherent mess. We are never treated to a full performance in front of an audience, just a few clips and sections of the routine performed for different audiences. When we are back in the studio, that’s when we are walked through the whole story. He doesn’t perform it, he just goes through all the cards. Which makes me wonder what the point of the performance was.
The effect is a Sam the Bellhop type story trick that borrows many elements like ending with a straight flush, and including more fancy false cuts than you can shake a stick at. The story isn’t as good as Sam the Bellhop, and isn’t that different.
The moves are executed well enough and taught pretty well in some cases. Matthew Garret has chops, and from the short clips of the trick, he is a also a decent performer. As a teacher, he doesn’t give us the information in a sensible way sometimes. Everything from not showing us a complete performance, to showing us a card production sequence several times, then not teaching it. The moves are well taught, but are taught better in other sources.
The DVD also supplies a gimmick that allows you to apparently show the deck in new deck order fresh out of the case. Now, this is a slight exaggeration, you can only show apparently all the spades in order out of a sealed card case. After that, you can go into the routine almost instantly. This is a worthwhile idea, but it isn’t taught on the main part of the DVD. It’s in a separate bonus section. If you like the sound of that, then this might be worth your consideration.
For those looking to learn a storytelling effect, I’d recommend not picking this up. For the same asking price, you can get Bill Malone’s DVD that teaches you his handling of Sam the Bellhop, plus six other routines. For ten dollars less, you can get L&L’s Storytelling Deck DVD and get several stories that are better.
Tune in next week as Sam the Bellhop takes on Stan, Kate, & Edith!