 Hey everybody, welcome back to Magic Orthodoxy. My name's David and this is a Magic Review. Hey today we're going to look at the No Tear newspaper 2 from Andy Dallas and Mark Mason. Alright, so what is the No Tear newspaper 2? At its core it's a torn end restored newspaper. However, the newspaper begins torn. So you don't actually tear it in front of the spectators. But you do show the newspaper in pieces and then restore it at the end. If you'd like to see the trailer for it, this is it. Hey, how are you doing everyone? I collect weird and bits of news from newspapers. I've been doing it for years. Just things that make me smile out loud. I don't know, can you smile out loud? I'm not sure. But you know what I kind of mean. For instance, I saw this in the paper the other week. This, I collect, no not that one, this one, this one. Now this really did make me laugh. Honestly, can you believe what you read in the paper? There's a man here drinks brake fluid every day. He said he's not worried. He can stop at any time he likes. Brake fluid stuff. Alright, alright, alright, hang on. Give me another chance then. Give me a chance. What about this? Whoopie Goldberg's going to marry Peter Cushion. She's going to be whoopie Cushion. Maybe you don't like the jokes. Alright, I'll try another one. Let's see how this one goes. Oh, there's something for sale here. For sale, one set of encyclopedias for sale. No longer required as wife knows everything. Alright, alright, hang on. Give me a chance. Look, what's this? Ah, now this is sad news, ladies and gentlemen. It's a little bit sad, but it did make me laugh. There was a funeral held last week for a man who was hitting the head with a tennis ball. The family said it was a lovely service. A lovely, alright, alright, have I got any more? What's this? Oh, groundbreaking medical news. They've just found out that diarrhea is a redditary. Yes, it runs in your genes. I have all sorts of bits. All sorts of bits of different papers, different stuff, different things. Of course, I don't really collect bits of newspaper. You know that, right? Of course I don't. You know, what I actually do is read newspapers. Of course, that's the famous torn and restored newspaper. Well, it's almost torn and restored. I nearly got the whole thing, but obviously I didn't quite get it all, but it's as close as you're going to get, right? By the way, this really is a hole. Of course, that's the famous torn and restored. Oh, I see what I've done. I missed the piece, this piece here in my top pocket. I think you'll find it fits exactly in this. Oh, it does look. Look at that, ladies and gentlemen. How does that look? Pretty good, right? It's kind of a... kind of a... How does it look at the back? Does it look any better at the back? If I was a real magician, I wouldn't worry. I'd just restore the whole thing. Of course, you are the magician. You restore the entire thing. That's the torn and restored newspaper. Version 2. I hope you like it. So that was the Notare newspaper 2. Now, what's the difference between 1 and 2? Well, the 2 is the ending, where he has that last hole that he fills magically, and so that is certainly a great kicker, and definitely the reason why you'd want to buy the second version and not the first. A couple questions we always ask about all of our magic reviews, and the first of which is what's in the box? What's in the box? You're going to get a DVD sleeve inside that DVD, and the DVD is 47 minutes long. Mark Mason will teach you everything you need to know. You know that Mark Mason now is with Alakazam. This is a release from JB Magic, which was Mark Mason's company before. Also, what you get is the gimmick that will enable you to do the effect. However, you will have to build this. This is a DIY effect. Is it what I thought? It's absolutely what I thought. You watch the trailer, and you can see exactly how it goes. And if you know anything about Tornado Restored Newspapers, this follows suit to many other TNR plots. How are the angles on this? I think the angles on this are great. However, I would still reserve this for a stage presentation. So stage, parlor, children's parties, things like that. This isn't going to work for walk-around. It's not going to work for people on your sides or back. This isn't going to work for close-up. So parlor setting, kids' parties, and stage magic I think are your best options. Can it be inspected? No way. You cannot inspect this before or after the effect. What's the overall quality and production value of the video? Like I said, this is JB Magic, so it's a little bit before Alec Kazam. This is Mark Mason in his younger years, and so this is not one of those refined HD DVDs. It's pretty much just Mark teaching you directly to the camera. There's no extra bells and whistles, no wipes, no soft music in the background. In fact, the majority of this video is Mark teaching you how to build the gimmick. Most of that 47 minutes is gimmick construction. And just as far as how it was all laid out, they show you the trick, then you do the gimmick construction, and then they reveal how to walk through the presentation. I would have moved the order of that a little bit around for me personally because I don't like to go into building a gimmick if I don't know what I'm building. It's kind of like putting together a puzzle without seeing what the finished product looks like. I skipped to the end to watch the reveal. I wanted to watch the secret, and so after I saw the secret, after I saw the behind the scenes, then I knew how to go back and build the gimmick, okay? And that helps for me because I'm a visual learner. Maybe that's something that you might want to do too. So I just preferred to watch the secret before I watched the gimmick construction. Is it well made? Like I said, this is DIY. So you build this yourself. You will need several copies of a newspaper. You're going to need tape, glue, rulers, exacter knives, everything you normally need in a DIY project. How much practice does it require? Some practice. However, it is not difficult. As you can see in the trailer, it's pretty much just jokes and then the reveal. And that's pretty much how it goes. I think the reveal is the part that you'll need to practice, but I think five or six times through and you'll be good to go. How much setup and reset is there? That's the great thing about this newspaper restore, is that you can literally do this over and over and over again. You could put these pieces back and then put this in the car and then drive to your next gig and you're set to go. Normal torn and restored newspapers, you actually tear a physical newspaper and it's kind of a one hit wonder and then you have to build the gimmick again. So with this one, you can literally repeat the effect almost immediately. So I think that is definitely a positive. Positives. All right. So what are the positives to the no tear newspaper too? Like I said, this is easy to do. It's a one time build and you can literally do it over and over again. I think it's really visual. And I think the jokes that are included are very funny. It makes it a hit for all ages. Negatives, all right. So what are the negatives to the no tear newspaper too? Like we say 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. Maybe the, you know, the video is kind of outdated. Maybe the fact that you've got to build it yourself. But I think both of those things, you'll blow by. I think this is definitely a hit. This is certainly a newspaper restore. You're definitely going to love. Is it worth your money? It's 25 bucks, $25. And that's about on par for a newspaper torn and restored. If you buy any sort of TNR, it's going to cost you 25 bucks. If you don't get an individual TNR, you'll probably find it in a book. The book will probably cost you that same amount. So this is definitely in the ballpark. Definitely worth your money. Who would like this? I think fans of Mark Mason, fans of Alec Assam or JB Magic. Certainly fans of the newspaper torn and restored trick. I think would definitely get kicked out of this. So if you're looking for one and don't own one yet or you collect them, you should certainly check out the No Tear newspaper two from Andy Dallas and Mark Mason. All right. So that is my review of the No Tear newspaper two from Andy Dallas, Mark Mason and JB Magic. As always, we ask that you like this video just so other people can find it faster. I purchased my effect from PenguinMagic.com. And if you're looking for one, I would definitely head there as well. Thanks. Bye.