 Hey everybody, welcome back to Magic Pathodoxy. My name is David and this is a Magic Review. Hey, today we're going to look at Uncage from PhoenixChan and Sky Number Presents. What is it? Basically, it's a sealed deck trick or a colored deck trick, but instead of using cards, you're using five gum. And so it's a really cool, very relevant, very modern effect done in the old kind of sealed deck trick fashion. And if you want to see what it looks like, this is it. You might remember we've done some other reviews for them. We did Seven Remastered. We did Blink. So a couple questions we always ask about all of our Magic Reviews and the first of which is, what is in the box? What's in the box? You're getting a DVD. The DVD is 30 minutes long and on that DVD you're going to learn four variations of this trick and how to make the Uncaged gimmick. Is it what I thought? I didn't really even know what to think. The commercial makes it look very interesting and very fun. It's certainly a different kind of trick. Didn't know how it would be done. And once I saw it, I kind of said, okay, so it's, you know, it's like a sealed deck trick or it's like a color change deck trick. And I think that's kind of the wheelhouse you're in. If you're already familiar with some of those style effects, I think you might like Uncaged. How are the angles on this? Like I said earlier, it's going to be the same as any sealed deck trick. There would be the angles to be the same or a color changing deck trick. I think the angles would be the same for that as well. Can it be inspected? That's the beautiful thing about the end of this. You actually give the spectator the sealed gum. They unwrap it themselves. They can pull sticks out and eat the gum. It's made to be inspectable. All right. So what's the overall quality and production value of the video? Kind of like other Skymember presents video. There's no audio. You never see the performer's face. There's no live performances. All of the teaching is done through subtitles on the screen. Is it well made? You make it. Basically, it's these little five gum packets. These are the only options that they give you in the video. So if these aren't readily available in your country, you might have to find a suitable alternative. But these little tucks are made kind of like a deck of cards where they're sealed in cellophane and they have a little tuck flap, you would almost say. So this kind of does feel like a tiny deck of cards, but instead of cards, it's gum. And so like I said, this is the only option that they give you on the DVD. And so similar to other sealed deck tricks, the same kind of prep is involved. And that kind of speaks to setup and reset as well. Obviously, at the same type of setup, you would do on this that you would do with maybe a shelled tuck case or a sealed gash box. And you're going to need a new one for every single performance. So I would definitely pick your performances so that you get the most impact. All right. So what are the positives for Uncaged? I think it definitely takes the old standard sealed deck trick, you know, when you have a deck of cards, it takes that out of this world and into a more relevant and relatable field. I think a lot of people are familiar with five gum, lots of people chew gum, maybe not everybody in the world handles cards. And so they might not be as familiar with a sealed deck of cards, but I think everyone's familiar with a sealed deck of gum. And so that makes this instantly more relatable to spectators. Negatives, negatives to this, like you stay around here, there's negatives to everything. These are just the negatives that I see. They don't have to be the negatives that you see. It would have been nice if he had included other variations using other packs of gum that maybe are available to everyone. And again, video quality. I haven't always been a fan of Skyman represents and how they portray their teaching. I don't learn the best with no audio and only on-screen teaching. That's just not how I like to learn. But I think that at only 30 minutes, it's easy to watch and you do get everything you need. Is it worth your money? It's 20 bucks for just a DVD. Of course, you will have to go out and purchase your own gum and any materials that you'll need to make the gimmicks. And you'll need a new gimmick every single time. So that's only going to add cost to it as well. You need to consider whether you think you would do the style of gum tricks and if it works for your persona. But I think coming in at $20 makes it certainly very affordable to most people. And I think if you like this video, you should definitely head down down to your favorite Murphy's Magic dealer and pick one up. All right. So that's my review for Uncaged. Phoenix Chan and Skyman presents. I'd like to thank the good people down at Skyman represents and Murphy's Magic for providing this forest. But we can review it for you. And if you'd like to purchase yours, you can find it at your favorite Murphy's Magic dealer. Thanks. Bye.