 Hey everybody, welcome back to Magic Orthodoxy. My name is David and this is a Magic Review. Hey, today we're going to look at parallels from Think Nguyen and Alec Azam. All right, so what is parallels? Parallels is a two DVD set full of card magic. This was a big, huge hit at Blackpool. Let's watch the trailer. Think Nguyen is a true rising star of card magic. The magic he creates is visual and totally baffling. Born in Belgium, he now travels the world lecturing, performing and teaching his incredible card mysteries. Now, for the first time, Think shares some of his most amazing creations on DVD. Parallels is a collection of original routines, moves and techniques that you will absolutely want to add to your collection. That's the first one. Five gloves. And yeah, if you need the other one, it's quite easy because just like this and you do it. One, two, three, and there we go. My name is Peter Nardi and this is parallels by Think Nguyen. All right, so that was Think Nguyen. Like I said, this is being released from Alec Azam. Okay, and you're going to get two DVDs with this. This is the day two DVD set. Couple questions we always ask about all our magic reviews and the first of which is, what's in the box? What's in the box? Two DVDs. Just like I said, it's two DVDs. So you're getting a folder, two DVDs, two discs. Each disc is like an hour plus, so it's almost three hours long, three hours of card magic. That's all it is. Three hours of just nonstop, heavy hitting, creativity, awesome card magic. All right, so what's the overall quality and production value of the video? Alec Azam makes great videos. Okay, you're always going to get multiple camera angles. You're always going to get HD. Your talent is always going to be miked. You always get live performances. So even though it's in the Alec Azam studio, Think Nguyen has an actual spectator that he's doing his tricks with, including David Loosley who's sitting right there. And so there's always close-ups on the things that you need close-ups on. And it's well lit, so it's a very good quality video. Is it well taught? Like I said, David Loosley is there too. David Loosley is there probably because David is just really good at being a second set of eyes. I think that's one of the things that he really brings to the table. He's a second set of eyes. He's there for you to ask those questions that you would ask if you were sitting there like, let's go over this again. Like, how was that? Let's watch that. Let's break that down. Let's slow that down. So he's always there to help with that. And I like that. And I think when you can have two creative minds together, just riffing off each other and kind of like, you know, examining each little nuance, I think that adds a lot to it. So you get the live performance with a spectator. Think Nguyen then actually performs the trick again in the breakdown session with David Loosley. So you get to watch him do it twice, okay? And then a lot of the times there's even little after effects, little side jogged videos where David actually encourages us to think to keep going, you know, keep explaining, keep showing us more. And then really getting these tricks broken down so that you can thoroughly digest them. Skill level. What's the skill level for this? You're going to have to be an intermediate to advanced level magician to do this DVD. Sorry kids, that's really what it's focused at. That's really the approach that you need. You're going to have to bone up a little bit more on your basics, get a little bit of experience under your belt before you can handle this DVD. What's taught on the DVD? Like I said, every single one of these tricks is taught two times, okay? You're going to get a Tempus production, which is a four production that switches four for four, a mirror production where you kind of find the four of all the selected card. So the spectator finds the five, you find all the fives. There's an effect on here called Ong's Dice Effect where he has an invisible die. The spectator rolls it and there's a, you know, a thing with numbers. Fairy dust production where the magician cuts to all four of the spectator's card. Then there's another fairy dust trick. I didn't really understand how they were named, where a thing will actually teach you how to make a card float up out of your deck without using any IT or loops. There's another trick on there called Cute Location, which is a triumph that you do under the table. There's a trick on there called Nailed It, where you find the selected card under the table. Then there's the Parallel Cut. She loves me. She loves me not. A moment in time, four to seven and a bunch more. All right. So there's several productions that he's teaching. Okay. If you're going to break down what these tricks are, there's several productions that he's teaching. And then I would also argue that there's a good portion of these tricks where you kind of don't need the spectator. You know, I think there's some tricks that we do where you kind of do need the spectator. They really do select any card. But with some of these tricks, the only card the spectator can pick is the one you want them to pick. So it really wouldn't matter who you did these tricks for. Every single outcome would be the same. You know what I'm saying? So they almost kind of feel like performances where the spectator is just there watching you perform these little miracles. You say pick a card, but they pick the five. You want them to pick the five because you set this trick up to do with the five. Positives. All right. So what are the positives to Parallels? Think Nguyen has such a unique style. Viewers will be mesmerized by each new effect. This is strong advanced level magic sure to bring something new to the table for the season performer. Is it worth your money? It's 30 bucks, 30 bucks. So like I said, $30, two discs, $15 disc, that's about average. Like, you know, three hours worth of card magic. It's definitely in the wheelhouse. Definitely priced correctly. Definitely worth your money. Who would like this? Fans of card magic, fans of card magic who are looking for something new, you know, something creative. I think Nguyen might not be a teacher that comes across your table very often. You know, if you like these style, sandwich effects, collector's effects, productions, that kind of thing. This is definitely in your wheelhouse. You know, your character is the experienced magician, the skilled magician. You have all these like watch I can find cards just by feeling them and touching them and look, I've made all four aces up here. That's you. This is probably speaking right to your wheelhouse. All right. So that is my review of Parallels from Think Nguyen and Alec Azzam. I want to thank Murphy's Magic for allowing me to have this trick so that I can do the review for you. And if you would like to purchase this trick for yourself, you can find it from one of your very favorite Murphy's Magic retailers. Thanks. Bye.