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Titanas V.I.P. 1995 Posts |
Hi dear brothers..
Can someone tell me if "Thoughts on Cards-Larry Jennings" is worth it? Thanks. Click here to view attached image.
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Rich Fredeking Regular user Jacksonville, Florida 147 Posts |
I enjoy all of Larry's material very much
Rich Fredeking
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Dave Egleston Special user Ceres, Ca 632 Posts |
Silly question,
Of course the tapes are worth it - You'll love seeing Mr. Jennings perform his wonderful magic - On the other hand - It is one of the poorest produced tapes I ever bought - There are overhead pages going on while the introduction by Earl Nelson is being presented. The lighting is so bad that it is distracting and the quality of the camera seems to be one step better than we can buy in Sears. But having said this - I still enjoy watching Mr. Jennings Dave |
kull_spider Regular user Malaysia 115 Posts |
The material in this tape is geared for the somewhat advanced magician. I agree that the procduction was poor, but the effects are great. But I thought Mr. Jennings was a bit rushed in his teaching (perhaps I'm just good enough yet), but that's just me. All in all, it is a good video.
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korttihai_82 Inner circle Finland 1880 Posts |
It is not nearly as good as the "Classic magic of Larry Jennings" video. In my opinion, the only good thing on the "Thoughts on Cards" video is Larry's variation on Ray Kosby's "Oil & Water" and "Card to spectator sleeve."
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1908 Special user 882 Posts |
I agree for the silly question(!), and the bad production...
Don't wait for the perfect moment...Take a moment and make it perfect!!!
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joseph Eternal Order Please ignore my 17407 Posts |
Larry's material is fantastic. I think I have all his tapes, and they are great. With this tape, background distractions, and ringing phones during the interview are all there, but the effects are great. His France lecture tapes are also excellent.
"Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler." (Einstein)...
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cardguy Inner circle Queens, New York 1171 Posts |
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On 2003-03-26 05:22, korttihai_82 wrote: I'm not too sure that it was Ray Cosby who came up with this handling of Oil and Water. Jennings doesn't mention Ray at all when he explains it, and the original tape of Thoughts on Cards was made before Ray's tape. Ray doesn't mention Jennings either in his tape. The handling is exactly the same from both of them except that the Jennings version has an extra phase (which BTW is a brilliant way to end it). And whats funny is that the concepts used in this version of Oil and Water are unique compared to the other hundreds of versions. Does anyone know who came up with the handling first? Maybe they both did independently?
Frank G. a.k.a. Cardguy
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Titanas V.I.P. 1995 Posts |
I got it. All I can say is that I respect his work on magic but I was very disappointed about this. It's not the quality of the tape because I bought it on DVD. But I didn't find anything interesting on this DVD. I didn't have to see the methods because everything was very easy to understand in the performances.
Thanks anyway. Best Regards!!
Product Developer @ Murphys Magic Supplies
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1908 Special user 882 Posts |
When you buy a DVD, you buy it not only for the methods but it also for the way another magician presents the idea. When I buy a new DVD, I read the titles and I know everything or at least almost everything...but I still buy it for the above reasons and my true love for magic.
Don't wait for the perfect moment...Take a moment and make it perfect!!!
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Euan Inner circle 1041 Posts |
If you watch the credits section at the end, you'll see Ray Kosby is credited with the creation of the Oil and Water effect!
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Pavlo Veteran user Poland 306 Posts |
I, too, was a little bit disappointed with the "Thoughts on Cards" video. I don't mind the production quality at all, but for the magic itself, I guess I'm just a different kind of performer. Generally, it's worth it to have in your library but I don't think I perform any of the routines from The Thoughts on Cards video.
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Titanas V.I.P. 1995 Posts |
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On 2003-04-04 11:00, 1908 wrote: Dear 1908, I think that I know the reasons that someone buys something. I have a good DVD and video collection so, it's not my first one. All I am saying here is that it did not meet my expectations.Thats my opinion! Quote:
On 2003-04-04 12:24, Pavlo wrote: I couldn't say it any better. I agree with you.
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Dave Egleston Special user Ceres, Ca 632 Posts |
At the time of purchase - I bought it because Mr. Jennings made it and some of the money went to him - It's worth it for the performances - You have to remember - Mr. Jennings was literally "on his last legs" - I was disappointed in the quality more than the performances - I knew the score before I bought it -
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jhostler Loyal user 278 Posts |
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Mr Jenning was literally "on his last legs" The performances on Thoughts on Cards certainly didn't live up to Larry's historical standards, and I've heard he was in very poor health at the time. If he was a diabetic (as I suspect), there's a chance he had begun to lose the feeling in his fingers... |
dlhoyt Regular user 176 Posts |
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On 2003-03-26 12:51, cardguy wrote: Kosby published his handling in Stephen Minch's "Spectacle", copyright 1990. |
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