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  • ed marlo's tilt and double lift :)

  • wow very strong finish on the routine, I will Practice the las part, very good

  • hahahaha the black guy at 4:04

    but without a doubt, this is one of the greatest ACRs I have ever seen.

  • tommy is top of the top. GREAT magician...

  • The black guy sitting to the left is also on bill malone videos.Any idea why?

  • i have an amazin toutorial page for this !!

  • @PedRoModZ no you don't

  • @rebyrnes1 ye a do pm me and ill send you the address

  • BUT IT'S IMPOSSIBLE!!! D:

  • Is it me or i just came that asian girl can love me long time maann horrny now i bet shes sagging and 12 kids and old and on welfare jajajja but hot noneof the less..

  • @marioblasalegria

    ...

    what?

  • This is my favorite video on youtube. I've watched it about a hundred times. Also, I want to have sex with the girl with glasses.

  • @greg55666 well now you know her name. let the stalking begin xP

  • at 5:21 the audience looks like they all just shat a brick.

  • You Know Tommy Wonder Is a Legend When A Mercury Isn't Enough! lol - A True Master Performer and Wonder Of A Magician

  • The black guy is my favorite!

    

  • I just noticed something on his audience management. At 4:35 et seq he actually shuts the black guy up, realising he is getting irritating and over the top. The black guy nods his head when Tommy reprimands him as if to say "yes, sorry I was being annoying"

  • @heelfan1234 Nah, he wants his audience to get into the trick as much as possible. He pays special attention to that guy, and he wasn't being annoying. Good magicians ignore hecklers because they know it's the best way to make them shut up.

  • @1971ojoalparche1971 I realise he knows David who is in all the videos, and has a tendancy to overeact and overact (he is a planted stooge to try and wow up the effects so people will buy the DVDs).

    But in this case I think he realises David is making it look too cras and he calms him down, shutting him up

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  • this man can do anything, he has the smartest method to make up his own tricks.

    Normal people don't freak out because of a double lift, but when Tommy Wonder do it, they do. He one of the best time magicians.

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  • 4:57 to 5:00 you can see him blatantly fiddling around folding up the card while the audience are clapping. His sleights are not that brilliant, a lot of it is good misdirection.

  • @heelfan1234 Dude, no one cares about the sleights. And saying" LOOK LOOK he did this at this point" doesn't do anything but hurt the effect. At least respect the art, and remove the comments.

  • @LeDiableBlanck It's helping people who are thinking of performing the effect themselves to appreciate what is involved. These threads are like a magic club where techniques are discussed.Don't deny students some help and clarification of the method, that is very selfish.

  • @heelfan1234 Wait wait wait, I get your point. If you want to help your magic buddies it's ok, It's common, I do it too, but then at least send a PM or something. Youtube it's open to ALL public which means anyone can see this video and check the comments, not revealing the effect here it's not being selfish, it's common sense.

  • @LeDiableBlanck Don't get hung up over the exposure thing. Penn and Teller exposed palming, the thumb tip, and the cups and balls to millions, yet these principles and effects still mystify as much as ever. Exposure is simply a non issue, especially on a tiny thread on YT read 95% by magicians anyway.The only people who get excited about it are old school magicians who can't get their heads around the true facts.

  • @heelfan1234 You are not seriously comparing your actions to Penn and Teller's are you? It's true that exposure is something that is not meant to be taken as a rule; but there is a difference between exposing something as part of entrainment or with some good intention, and just saying LOOK LOOK at his hand THERE he's not that good. Those comments aren't done with any good intention in mind but to hurt the performances, and don't give me the "don't deny students some help and clarification" crap

  • @LeDiableBlanck It's not crap. Many students wan't some explanation on the effects. You can see them asking in the threads. I try and help them out where I can. Anyway, this ambitious card routine is not that brilliant, it is pretty standard. It only looks good because the stooge audience are raving and having orgasms over nothing! I've met many selfish magicians like you before, but that's life and why people as a rule don't like magicians who smug, arrogant, and stuck-up.

  • @heelfan1234 "4:57 to 5:00 you can see him blatantly fiddling around folding up the card while the audience are clapping. His sleights are not that brilliant, a lot of it is good misdirection."

    Yeah, you clearly are just trying to "educate" others. Cut the bullshit, you do this for yourself, I bet you comment on every video you find exposing everything to get attention, and when someone replies to shut you up you try to come up like the victim. Have some fcking shame and shut up

  • @LeDiableBlanck Your both fags

  • @LeDiableBlanck There isn't any use talking to heelthemoron. He/she is not even a magician which is obvious or if they are they only buy their effects from Penguine or Ellusionist which still doesn't make them much of a magician since they will never know the true history or much of anything else about magic. Let alone how to perform it wll at all.

  • @RS1963 Yeah I know, I keep fooling myself thinking you can reason with people like him/her.

  • Respond to this video... 

  • @Soulburner305 Which bit would you like me to explain for you?

  • @heelfan1234

    i only read the comments hoping someone has an explanation.. why else would someone read the comments? lol

  • Number of Ambitious Card Routines I've seen: Like a hundred

    Number of Ambitious Card Routines in existence: Thousands

    Number of Ambitious Card Routines that got a spontaneous standing ovation (that I'm aware of): ONE

    This mas was a genius

  • @LeDiableBlanck It got a standing ovation because it is an audience of stooges. They are the L and L crowd who appear in most of the Tommy Wonder vids. They are primed to clap and wow and OMG in all the right places and go along with the effects to make them seem more magical. L and L sell magic so of course they are going to stooge up the spectators to make the effects appear fantastic, it's simple marketing. Watch the black guy at the front - he is really annoying.

  • @heelfan1234 You mean David? Naaa man he's hilarious :P. I know the L & L crowd man, I know they will go nuts for a simple trick, but this is different. In the Vol 3 of the DVDs Max Maven said that the audience was NOT told by Louis Falanga (the director) to give a standing ovation and they also didn't know that that was the last trick (cause L & L audiences tend to stand at the end when they know it's the last effect). The response you see here it's true and spontaneous.

  • @heelfan1234 Or maybe Max is lying, but I prefer to believe he's not (why would he? he doesn't need to sell the trick any more)

  • @LeDiableBlanck Magicians are used to telling white lies for effect. For example Tommy says the signed card was never in the deck in the deck, it was always in the box (lie). Once you start telling them it's not easy to stop.

    As for David, you may find him hilarious, I just find him annoying. The way he leans forward with his hands clasped together and his inane comments is annoying. He is just not a very good actor I guess. The woman in the blue on the left is much more natural.

  • @heelfan1234 Ok stop just there, you just said something very stupid. So just because I perform magic no one should ever believe what I say cause I'm a liar?

    Maybe you misunderstood me (sorry if that's the case), I was talking about Max Maven, not Tommy. One thing it's Max Maven performing, another is Max Maven sitting with Tommy Wonder discussing his effect, and telling to the buyers the real works behind it.

  • @LeDiableBlanck It's not stupid. Telling white lies performing magic, and telling white lies about a commercial relationship - corporate speak in other words - requires a similar technique. A bit of preparation, thinking on one's feet, and knowing a bit more than your audience about the subject. Magic is acting and so is corporate relations. Besides, no doubt Tommy was also his friend and he's not exactly going to show him up in front of others about prepping the L&L crowd or otherwise!!

  • @heelfan1234 Your still not defending your point, it's obvious that telling lies requires the same abilities in different venues, that still doesn't mean you should never trust what a magician talking IN THEIR OWN DVD about information for the buyers that already BOUGHT the effect, that involves not friendship, but INTEGRITY, if you believe that Max is really someone with no respect for the buyer and no integrity, I assume you have hard proof, cause your making a serious accusation.

  • @LeDiableBlanck Look, it's still in the public domain if he puts on a DVD. He is not going to admit that the audiences are stooged and prepped on a DVD, in an interview, on TV, on You Tube or otherwise.

    Whether the audience is prepped is not the point. The fact is he would never admit it if they were. Therefore your point is irrelevant.

    They clearly are prepped in my opinion because no audience I have ever seen for a magic show behaves in this stupid, banal, exaggerated fashion.

  • @heelfan1234 Ok, 1: "he would never admit it if they were" False, by saying that for this effect they were not prepped he also meant that in other times they are or might be.

    2: Trust me, real audiences can reach this level, especially drunk crowds, If YOU have never seen an audience like behave like that then YOU have a different perspective, but if THAT'S the case then from the beginning you have to say that it's not a fact but an opinion, and you didn't until now.

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  • @TrueXero, no special deck required, borrowed could do, depending on condition

  • I admire how Tommy Wonder weaves ancient philosophical ideas into his performance. All the cards feel normal “except the [signed] 4 of hearts, now it feels very important, it’s logical, the chosen name on it.. it’s a birthday card”.. “it goes thru the other cards to the top”.. “you know, I became a magician to find out how I do this?”.. “you will get every chance to see how it’s not done”.. “in reality, of course, the card it doesn’t go to the top, it’s imagination” and so on.. Well done, Tommy!

  • Which kind of cards are used?

  • I don't like the ending too much, but this AC routine is awesome. He was a fantastic magician.

  • 1:17's first trick was ridiculous im still in wonder on how it was done...now the second time he did it i figured it out but the 1st part tricked me.

  • @kunkushun1 tilt dude, find out what that move is and ul know the 1st phase

  • iv watched this routine thousands of times and know exactly how its all done but the performance still amazes me...

  • this is a very simple and easy routine, I have performed it many times.. however, the bit I am stumped on is the ending! how did he do it?? could somebody explain to me

  • @monkeyman822 Hi. He folds the card up at 4:57 to 4:49, then finger palms it, later transferring to his right hand behind the deck of cards at 5:24 so he can show his left empty. Then he picks up the box with his left showing a prefolded card which is already glued in there. Now in the act of dumping the card out into his right hand, he brings the signed card into the open hanging mouth of the box, letting it fall out into the right while closing the box hiding the duplicate prefolded one

  • Fantastic.....Any one else think he could pass for Willem Defoe...maybe a little taller..

  • @MrSkott1 i thoght that immediatly dude i swear!!

  • he does the mercury fold at 4:59 when everybody is laughing and excited and distracted. a perfect time to do it. he could have done the worst mercury fold ever and nobody would have noticed. his timing, misderection and execution are the closest you can get to perfect.

  • @mgdiaz2158

    It's not mercury fold, it's Tommy's own version of it called 2-second-card fold..

  • i can see every move he makes but doing it, executing every move is the hard part, it will take a long time of practicing to be able to do it smooth and flawless.

  • Has to be one of the best ACRs ever. And a master class in presentation.

  • The looks on their faces at 5:20 is amazing. Hahaha.

  • "You know I became a magician to find out how I do this."

  • Nice Prestige at the end!

  • I have heard of other great magicians referring to Tommy Wonder and his par excellence handling and showmanship, but this is the first time I have seen him 'in the flesh' as it were..... forget the magic, really, the way he worked that crowd was incredible, the dramatic pause at 1.46 and the flick of the card to the table for effect was impressive as was the impromptu standing ovation. Simply amazing!!!! A lot of material just in this one clip to perfect for a lifetime. WOW!!!!

  • @websitesbykevcouk lol you stole every single word out of my mouth! I am a magician; this is the first time I've ever seen him...and...the crowd...plus myself....was entertained every step of the way.

  • ok, i can kiiinda follow the method he uses up to the end, but the HELL does he stick it in the ring box?

  • @Voiderify

    He just used magic ringbox dude

  • The David Bowie of magic.

    Goddam he was good.

  • the girl in the black wid the glasses has fake ass laughs

  • omg 6 people don't like the 4 of hearts :D ?

  • Sorry I m

  • Really good I love it. Ps is that Frank in the audience from the bill Malone DVDs? He must have watched a million tricks!

  • where can i learn this finale? this is an amazing way to the AC routine.... wow...

  • first great card men that doesn't use bicycle or tally ho... those are good old piatnik...

  • @BlackMagicCurse where can i buy piatnik bridge cards?

  • @silentXvoices In US I don't know... Here in Europe you can find them in every shop. Those are from Austria, I hope that helps...

  • Sanel!  xD

  • 5 dislikes!

    has cris angel 5 youtube accounts??

  • @mindslasher Whores like you make me lose faith in the future of mankind.

  • Nerd out on the magic all you want, it's his charisma you should be watching. Tony controls the crowd as much as the cards. Bravo

  • ok, i got everything except the end. i think he palmed her folded card and when he flipped the box over he kinda shoved it in then dropped it out all in one motion and the first bent card is just taped to the bottom of the box or something.

  • lol, lot's of newbies in the comments... you'll soon learn things as it goes

  • whoa, thats amazing!

  • yeah it is the tilt... duh. im so stupid... but how does he do the move when its face up already?.... thats crazy

  • totally, I get the second reveal but not the first!

  • how did he do the first move? it wasnt the pass at all ya'll im so confused. does anyone know

  • i was thinking about a tilt prolly? D:

  • where's the switch ya'll? anybody know

  • best ac performance ever!!

  • This is one of TW's premier effects who brought it to a pinnacle with his famous ring box ending.A real shame that this most talented magician has passed away and will be sorely missed.

  • This is the best ACR I´ve seen to date. Everything about it is great. Plot, audience management, surprises, climax. I think you can´t get any better than this.

  • 4:46 LOL everybody is staring at the deck

  • The entire routine is amazing. I've seen this 100 times and it is still exhilarating. My favorite part is when he does the big flourishes by pushing up his sleeves and things so it's obvious that's when he did the switch, right? And he says, no no, I didn't do anything, the card is still there. So great.

  • I'd fuck that chick in the pink....

  • I watched the last part over so many times, I couldn't detect the switch! what the hell?!

  • there are guys, magicians all over youtube doing this trick....working the cards as well as Wonder. but he SELLS IT ....so beautifully. it is sad. they put in all the pratice and then throw the effect away.

  • @oakdogdave some even with extra phases that are even more "visual."

    i definitely agree. no one can sell it like wonder

  • Awesome. The box effect is great! And the jokes are funny.

  • it took me a while in the final move with the box.. which is normal because he is just THE BEST! smooth, clean, simply AMAZING! :D

  • it looks like some infomercial. :P

  • lol 4:50 NO! This guy is a pro for a reason.

  • what year was this???

  • that girl in the pink is ridiculosly hot

  • Chicks like tricks;)

  • @nyjets1093 the chick in the black is hottter

  • @nyjets1093 So is the one in the black =)

  • @nyjets1093 you are right man!

  • @nyjets1093 ew.

  • @fsinoX

    Look mate, you just spoilt the trick for many of us.

  • @fsinoX

    where the switch happen?

    Could u tell the time its happen?

  • I wish I could do that tricky stuff. Although I know how that works... Its real real art.

  • Maestro :O

  • Masterly.

  • thats awweeswsooomme epic!

  • getting rid of that folded card in the box is done incredibly. I have watched that a few times and still can't see where it goes. Masterly. Respect.

  • I believe it goes behind the ring box. It's done extremely clean, great magician and performance.

  • not even close. I had an old lecture VHS which explained the card to box part of his ambitious card. The card doesn't go behind the box. Its MUCH more clever than that, a lot more psychological (for want of a better word). Tommy is the man though. I true master at what we do.

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  • sublime!

  • That's smoking!

  • Melhor mágico para mim! Pena que não vou poder ver ele em alguma conferência, mais assim mesmo sempre vou ser seu fã.

  • Anyone performing magic tricks should watch this to get a sence of: how you make a routine out of a trick; how you entertain instead of perform, and how you make magic be that -- magic. Tommy Wonder is a great inspiration and will be, with Derren Brown, the true reason I started to know what this was really all about.

  • naaaaaa es una bestiaa

  • Do any other magician viewers know if he teaches this in a book or dvd? There's a few things I can't quite work out for this routine, and I'd love to learn it.

  • wow he is the master at suspence building

  • lol, He's a Hitchcock of magic

  • I became a magician to find out how I do this.

    I bought his DVDs, and after watching this ACR about 50 times, I still love it.

  • @Eldamir19 when does he do the switch to the box man?becuz i dont see it.... and how does he get the turn over card to the top... its not a pass becuz we would see it right? please help

  • @JUANO510 Sorry, but I can't tell you. If you realy want to know, you can learn the secret from his DVD, Tommy Wonder - Visions of Wonder 3.

  • @JUANO510 I really recommend you the DVD, too. You will be amazed of his clever thinking. It's one of the best DVDs I've ever seen. Especially the AC-routine. You're thinking of this routine will change completely ...

  • rest in peace my man....you were a star once...you ARE a legend now

  • Only person I've ever seen get a Standing Ovation from ACR!!!

  • That woman in orange is hot

  • Love this performace!! =) saw this before and I still love watching it.

  • I would've done some magic on the brunette in the pink dress..

    ;-)

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  • The same black guy is in the Bill Malone vids :D

  • The same everybody in ALL the L & L videos. ;)

  • it's the same for the Daryl vids :P

    he's omnipresent xD

  • did u guys see he did a mercury card fold at 4:59

  • yess I did.. but he did it like that without someone notice him.. his a great magician.. I missed him

  • Probably the best AC routine I've seen.

  • @BenzoatoSodico 100% agree. But Tommy is what makes it so good, he was a truly brilliant entertainer. Give another magician that same routine and it would look nowhere near as good.

  • @BenzoatoSodico Probably? no man! its the best ;-)

  • @BenzoatoSodico It proves the old dictum, that it's not what you do, but how you present it. His presentation is utterly flawless, magic is poorer for having lost him.

  • @StKildaFan Definitely! his sense of momentum, his relaxed pose, his timming and yes, also his flawles technique. One of the all time greatest!

  • This has the best trick I have ever seen. Not only is it brilliant technical skill, but the presentation is fantastic. I was close to giving it a standing ovation from my monitor.

  • yeah howd he get it into the ringbox then. please tell us oh mighty genius. tell us every move he did in graphic detail. and you wont break the magicians code right because you not a magician. please we're all itching to here here your crap explanation.

  • i was talking about the ambitious routine it's just combination of technics like marlo tilt and ortiz shift . NOOB

  • wow im a magician too but i couldnt see how he did anything

  • then, you're not a magician, after all! lol

  • i am a magician but sometimes, i don't even want to know how it's done because it's so damn amazing.

  • Great..his Tamed Card is unbelievably better. There is only one way he could do the card to box though.....(unless he was using real magic)

  • how did he put the card into the box?

  • If I told you you would be disappointed. Mystery is a much better feeling then knowing how it is done, trust me.

  • I still want to know how he did it.

  • woooooww amaziiiing....tsk..

  • exactly, but the magic its not in the trick. Its in the performance

  • I guess I am one of the lucky ones who have never heard of Tommy Wonder before but truly love performing artists like this. I am in awe of his performance and have no idea how it's done. I will enjoy this feeling before I am tempted to research how such sleight of hand is done. Just fantastic. I will certainly be chasing up his and Bill Malone's work. Pure genius! masters of the art I say. thanks for sharing this vid!!

  • Best magician ever! Performance is just great!

    An inspiration to any magicians.

  • those girls are over reacting

  • dude that girl in the pink has beautiful titties . dam i love this shes hot

  • It takes a real magician to take something simple and make it seem impossible.

  • Tommy Wonder is the personification of perfect showmanship and trickery. His sleight of hand is superb and his patter sublime.

  • good trick.Fabulous performance!

  • I like Tommy's version

    R.I.P Tommy..