Review for True Astonishment

[Buser1996]

I love this set, one of my best buys, for people wanting to see sme of the tricks in the set, check out my profile

[thewowmister]

its so great but my box didn't come with the belly button gimmick

[magicgeekinc]

@thewowmister Only the first run of these included the puzzle lock and the DVD rack. All of the newer sets look the exact same, but do not include those two features.

[ZacVrono]

lol i figured out 3:40, and a few of the gimmicks, but its still a freaking great set. if it were $100 less i'd buy it

[xinwen4]

I have the books (they're fantastic), but does the dvd set repeat some of the tricks in the books?

[Wonyoung417]

How long is this in total? 8-10 hours?

[cthatshit]

I know the effects are amazing, I have seen a few, but is it practical?

[magicgeekinc]

@cthatshit I use quite a few of the tricks when I get hired to do walk-around magic. Twilight Angels and Casanova Ink are the two I use the most.

[FergieMagic201]

i have this! For people who want to buy this set but are not sure, this is REALLY worth it! I love every trick so much, i will practice each one until i perfect it because i want to perform these tricks! Each is so original and well thought out. Really worth it! You must buy this once you have $300

[TheFlashbackShow]

$160! Nearly there to getting it! This is going to improve my magic and take it to the next 17 levels!

[theamazingtaddy]

I hate being a poor magician. It makes it difficult to learn new things. However, that being said, I believe it leaves a lot more room for creativity in making your own tricks. Still wish I could afford this though -.-.

[SatonsAssistant]

im 14 and i would say im pretty good with sleight of hand and i dont know if i should get this. i have seen a bunch of his tricks and he is amazing, i just dont know if im ready though! please respond!!!

look at the bat thing at the bottom left it looks like a demon ghost rat thing!!

[theguitarhero649]

im 13 and havent even performed magic for a year, and i have this. most of the tricks are pretty easy and the set overall is compeltely worth the money

[BlAcKDrAgOn1231000]

thank you its great

[iPenguin72]

That's so cool!

[ChuckNorrisDisciple]

seriously, is this worth the money. im not cheap, im 14 and dont have a job so ill need to save a lot. it seems awesome to me, but is it really truely worth it?

[malcico89]

I' ve got a question..do you think it's better to buy this one or the 3 books he wrote?

[magicgeekinc]

It depends, do you like to learn from reading or through DVD instructions? Also, do you prefer sleight of hand or gimmicks? The DVD set comes with gimmicks and includes a lot of sleight of hand tricks, but the books are mostly sleight of hand.

[malcico89]

so i really do love slight of hands but i actually don't despise gimmicks..so all in all the dvd set is better because it gives you both plus you can see it performed..but i always hear in interwiews with houchin and such that the art of astonishment changed their lives ecc ecc...what do you personally think what is better to get to the next level?I m doing magic for 3 years by now but i don t feel im coming any further..can you give me an advice?

thnks for writing back i really aprreciate that

[magicgeekinc]

It's really hard to say. I love both. The nice thing about the TA Set is that it goes over some tricks that I overlooked in the Books. So along with a bunch of new stuff, I was seeing tricks that didn't translate well on paper, but killed me when I saw them on DVD. It sounds to me like the DVD set would be best for you, but I don't want to knock those books because when I read them, it really changed magic for me.

[malcico89]

thank you you've been really helpful

[ohhmary1]

is the twilight angels trick in the books? i know is in TA. just asking if its in the books i think its really cool.

thanks

[InvisibleMasquerade]

@magicgeekinc I'm not a big gimmick fan...especially if they are one trick only gimmicks. Double backs/faces, coin shells etc.. are ok though. Eventually...over the years would it be good to get both, or would that be a waste? Also what about the card college, and Expert coin magic?

[magicgeekinc]

@InvisibleMasquerade I have both and I think they complement each other. Some of the gimmicks in the set are one-trickers, but for the most part, with a little imagination you can use them with other routines. I like how a lot of the stuff is customizable.

[BassmrDK]

Thats the only magic trick i've ever seen, thats cheaper in Denmark then U.S.A! Everything else is more expensive here in DK :)

Its about 408 dollars in Denmark :)

[JonnyWayCool1]

chris do you have to pay to use all the tricks in these demo vids or does i come with the job?

if it does come with the job then do you get to keep the tricks?

[ShymonyMagick]

I ordered this yesterday as a christmas gift to myself :)

[magicboys666]

merry late Christmas and a later New Year

[biowaredude]

the magic is so kool

i could kick criss angles now yeah!!!

and how kool is that box!!!

[lIlLLinIlI]

In one of the performances, the performer was showing a trick and one person shouted "Criss Angel! Criss Angel! Mind freak!"

Then the magician said "Ever heard of Paul Harris? He's the real mind freak"

[cardmaster882]

how much is it

[SiKumbal]

$300

[TheMagicGuitarHero]

You make want to buy it! Thanks Chris for a great review! I love magicgeek!!!!!!!!! Im just about ready to buy an 80 dollar order from you guys!

Thanks for having a great website!

[XZONEinc]

WOW. Very nice review Sir. I want this now...

[HowlBlack]

Great Review. I am thinking of getting it. Tricks look amazing.

[zippolighterfluid]

Very nice review. Thank you.

[themaskedchristian]

Hey man, I'm considering buying this, but I have a few Q's.

I'm 14, been dooing illusions for a year, and I just want to know if this would be good for someone who can decently easilly mess up a trick. I can do most cards tricks, but alot of times, I just mess up. I want tricks that have HUGE effects, but they're almost impossible to mess up, and also they don't take TOO much skill.

In all honesty, would this be right for me?

Thanks man, God bless.

:)

[forte210392]

if u hv a passion and alot of cash, yes it is imo xD

well the tricks arnt hard. but the effects r juz incredible. so juz keep practicin and u shudnt screw up

[jaepil]

wow kid, sounds like someone who would ask for a high paying job that requires you to do absolutely nothing. look, a trick is only as effective as its presentation. i can make 2CM totally make someone go bang their heads against the wall and do the same with something complicated wth passes, glass, etc. WITHOUT PRESENTATION YOURE NOTHING.

[MASTEROFSAND]

Actually that's not true. Technically you MUST have presentation but it must work in tandem with your trick set to make it work. 50% is performance the other 50% is skill. I should know working at the magic castle. If you guys want to know the truth, this box set is just a bunch of variations and non-paul harris tricks performed with a hip performer with a bunch of gimmicks or tedious set-up. A way better choice is to check out paul's art of astonishments, 3x more tricks and at half the price!

[zippolighterfluid]

70% performance 30% skill.

[lotsa69s]

i just brough ta so in a month or so i might have a look at getting the art of astonishment

[DgoFlourishes]

are you h appy with the buy?

[lotsa69s]

defenently worht the money.......so manny of the tricks blew me away to how simple they are the reactions are amazing

[gbc77000]

Buy the Card College books starting with book 1. Remember, it's better to do 4 or 5 tricks really well rather than to "do most cards tricks, but alot of times, I just mess up."

[themaskedchristian]

true. I'm starting to get better at learning when to do the trick, and what tricks I can and can't do.

:)

Godspeed.

[raisper95]

@themaskedchristian not just the answer to that question i have an answer to ur magic career. Just whenever you learn a trick no matter wat skill it is, practice it for at least 2 weeks. (in a mirror) keep practicing in front of a mirror until there are no flaws and ur confident. you may not get it the first couple of times, so the key is to practice. Some tricks are harder than others. don't push ur self too hard. just go one step at a time. hope this helped!

[vinchino]

is this true astonishment a dvd remake of the art of astonishment books?

[DanielFleisch]

no, some effects in the books is also in the set but it have nothing to do with the books :-)

[TheWolf116]

men just listen to him I totaly aggree with him. The magic in those DvD are juste incredible strong.

[pollymatication]

This is a rip off.. why didn't he show whats in the bag if they're such amazing things included.

so i guess he's just at work as usual.... fooling people. this time into buying this over priced red box of shit.

If you actually wants great vaulue just buy a afew packs of cards n learn for yourself.. you might actually be original and creative rather than a consuming zombie.

why do you want to buy stuff you don't need?

[magictruitt]

well, I guess you have a point, but showing what's in the bag could be like magic exposure, showing the gimmicks in the bag may reveal some great magic. Just a thought.

[jjIQ135]

you are so stupid, as a magician this stuff could come in handy, and it is not a rip off, any normal DVD costs anywhere from $20 to $30, ane being a magic DVD where it exposes tricks makes it even more valuable putting it at about $40 like he said, and considering there is 9 DVDs plus a crap load of gimmicks, that is actually a good deal

[pollymatication]

wow, you sound just like the guy on the video.. i wish i could get paid for commenting on youtube videos, that'd be some nice easy money.

magictruitt.. it doesn't sound like they're too concerned about spoiling magic with 9DVDs chock full of magic spoiling goodness (or badness)

waste of money.

[jjIQ135]

whatever

[magic4patrick]

Paul Harris is so freaking awesome

he is my idol

[Creuzillion]

so true astonishment and art of astonishment are different ?

[JackofDiamonds7]

yeah, the Art of Astonishment is a set of 3 books. I suggest both TA and AOA (AOA first)

[Zico0505]

hey i wanted to ask is the UV nightshade trick inside the box set?????

[raisper95]

@Zico0505 i dont think so

[WiitubeJohnohue]

I just ordered it, I'M SO EXCITED!

[fruitflyproductions]

jelous ):

[cushing0]

water trap is class!!!! bvest one on theere IMO

[Calvin1712]

i really want to have this set.

but, i lived in indonesia, it cost 300$, for me,its 3 million rupiah.and i can get killed by my mom.

[javaleira]

do like in the slamdog millionaire..maybe u get alot of rupiah...

[TARAMANUSIATAMPAN]

bethull.. bisa dibunuh gw ama emmak gw.. xp nunggu murah dulu deh.. x0

[Creuzillion]

How many rupiah do u get a month then

[Emagic096]

So, i love street magic and stage magic. But i really dont know what to get. 300 dollars for street magic, or 300 dollars stage magic.

[DanielFleisch]

There is both.. Most Street Close Up effects, but also tricks that you can use on stage like the Fizz Master :)

[magictruitt]

you'll get way more with this than you will one stage illusion.

[StKildaFan]

300 dollars stage magic won't go far. This is a better investment

[hilly1966]

trust me mate, you will not be dissapointed, give u some advice buy some matchbooks or go and get some matchbooks before u get this, water trap on this bad boy is unreal!

[guitarwand492075322]

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?

[WiitubeJohnohue]

a lot. Its $299.99

[pausec]

that is not alot

remember you are getting 9 dvds and gimmicks

[Xmagic1martialX]

sorry just for asking but i am very curious really because I had read good comment about this box but my question is that anywere says is if this dvd's have the revealing part of all the tricks that have teh dvds so please can some one can help me with this because I want to buy it but I want to be sure of the things that I want

so please comment this or comment me back I woul apreciated

[magicgeekinc]

All the DVDs are instructional.

[vanish45]

what is the trick called where the ace gets bigger?

[d090509]

it's called "how to make a jumbo card" by a Japanese magician

[coolarthurleek2]

what do u mean in dvds are alone

[cyphernyquist]

ReAlY????????? I can pull a quarter out from behind your ear!

[oaoaoas]

now its 300$

[nasahol]

is it 100% that you will get a bag of gimmicks with the box ? :)

[thingy12345678]

Yup, now if I only had the money........ XD

[nasahol]

Ah okey good ;) haha yeah thats the problem.. money :P

[shadowman241]

You shuld

[dekz21]

where's the bag of gimmicks? my GF bought this for me from Kind of Magic here in Ontario, opened it all up and all there was is the DVDS.

[d3rfliw]

u should talk to Phil.

btw, ur from waterloo too?

[xBlackMagierx]

i have tricks from TA in my chanal!

check it out

5 stars to this video

[nic0247]

There so many Tricks and ideas in the box. I would pay 400$ for this DVD-Set.....! This is my best investment i have ever done in magic.

It's realy a must have!!!

[everfroster821]

i just want the box

[lonely9sword2007]

i bought it and open it ,but dunno where to get the gimmicks

is the trap door inside ?? how to open ?

[ffoecaf2006]

beautiful performance~~can't stop watching it! 5/5

[chocotricks]

i wtfed at the aces to kings and where the card melted on to the ace seeing those alone makes me wanna get this set aha

[themagicofdennis]

oh never mind i was tring to say 340 sorry

[shadowman241]

300$ ok

[rowelle]

$300 plus tax is $500? Where the hell do you live that the tax is so high? I live in Seattle where tax is 9% and tax for this product would only be $27. But depending on where you live, you can buy it online without tax and just pay for shipping.

[Warcraftian]

Probably Canada.

Canadian tax is WAAAY too high.

[magic09ls]

is the box real wood or just plastic?

[magicgeekinc]

Real wood with a varnish finish. It's really nice :)

[amtotot]

are there tutorials for each and every trick in these dvds, or just the performance.

[magicgeekinc]

Every trick is taught in detail.

[bosanac813]

$360 worth of dvds..$100 worth of gimicks..thats $460..the price is $500..i think they overpriced it..lol..i want this box set..but damn i dont have that much money to spend

[magicgeekinc]

It's 300 on Magic Geek. Chris was just saying that it's worth 500.

[thunderz100]

whats the trick called where theres a seven if hearts on his hand

[thecardmagicman]

I must completly agree. I have this set, and i want to say its terriable, just so no one else buys it, I want it all to myself. Every effect has the moment of astonishment, leaving even the sceptics not knowing what quite happend. Each effect could be sold for so much more than the total of this set.

It is the most amazing set i own, and you will get your own moments of astonishment out of this.

[squiggly9]

i wish i had the money DX

[xJakaKosirx]

yeah me too..lol:D

[pollymatication]

why don't you two have the money?

Did you spend it all on some other rip-off con item that you also don't need?

what a shame.

[xJakaKosirx]

No no no..lol:) like we're not rich or something:) What i ussualy buy are like...books..and not so popular things because everyone is doind like pressure and stuff.( the only really popular thing i bought is Tarantula)..so i try to do different stuff live:) i don't wanna hear someone Hey i've seen this from another magician....:P:)

[hilly1966]

with the pen you get with it, can u only use it with dollar bills or can you use any currency???

[flactoid]

does it include a small mirror for twilight angels?

[ncguy93]

are the tricks all card tricks?

[magicgeekinc]

No. There are tricks using dollar bills, business cards, pens, coins, even tree leaves.

[ncguy93]

thanks all i do is card magic please check out my channel....is the guy talking you typing me?

[pedrao15]

2:00

[benjaminja77]

third

(i dont know why everyone is saying numbers but i want to)

[Puelof]

dont its not cool ppl will start internet fight because u say ur first or fifth its stupid just a warning k

[benjaminja77]

i dont know what it means i just said that for the heck of it

[magicfreak123456]

awesome review!!!! but 300$ is just too much!!!!!

[pollymatication]

yeah... what a rip-off.

[EdMagician]

Paul Harris True Astonishments= GOLD!

[coinartist]

Yeah i've always been a little suspicious about this set, but now I really want to save up for it. This vid was very informative and helped me understand exactly what I will be paying for. Thanks Chris!

[shotglassproductions]

i savein for it yea

[halothree876]

fourth

[trw1996]

I love magic geek!!! haha

[mindfreakfan67]

cool

[hhawkins25]

first