is the dvd The Greatest Beginner Magic DVD Ever Featuring Oz Pearlman and Jessie Geneva good for people who have been doing magic for a long time

I'd say it cant hurt to have it; The worst that happens you dont learn anything at all...but if you take anything away from it, thats a win. And hey its FREE right now with any physical order.

It really hasnt been out very long so I doubt there are any real reviews yet. So none of us can honestly tell you if its good for those who've been in magic for a longer time.

It looks okay, I'd personally prefer Mark Wilson's Course or Josh Jay's Complete Course (with DVD). But like David said, it's free and it never hurts to have more resources.

-JT

thank you thats why i asked

It actually kinda looks like a pile of crap to me. I know the effects are supposed to be "easy" ones, and a few of them might be worth a look to a new magician, but there also seems to be a lot of filler on there. Jumping rubber band? Seriously?

Don't get me wrong, it never hurts to get something for free. I have a copy coming in the mail right now along with a single double facer I spent $1 on For the price it's awesome... at least until after Friday. When it goes back up to $30 it won't be worth the price at all. I'm sure there are much better and cheaper resources for people who are truly interested in breaking into the art for the first time.

As far as its usefulness to experienced magicians, I doubt you'll take too much away from watching this if you've been in magic for a while... but you never really know for sure what sorts of things you might pick up from resources that go back to the basics. So yeah, if you're getting it for free it's definitely worth a look even if just to have some fun little tricks to teach your friends.

I'm actually debating whether to even open mine or to give it as a gift to a friend of mine I think would enjoy it. We saw a magician (absolutely horrible invisible deck performance... flashed the other side... other than that he was pretty entertaining) at Dollywood and visited the magic shop and she seemed to be enthusiastic about it. She even bought some sponge balls in the shop, but I haven't had a chance to help her learn to use them and she doesn't have any other real resource. She doesn't really have like, a burning passion for magic or whatever but I think she'd have fun with a DVD like this.

I'm receiving this with my 13 steps DVDs, will review after a week or so.

(Gasp) Please review the 13 Steps dvd's too, that is, if you want to...

Odds are if you've been in magic for a LONG time then you;ve seen these tricks time in and time out. Pretty neat DVD though.

Dude, you are back?!?

Anyway, the DVD looks cool. Penguin makes ONLY good stuff, so...

Proffeser Seymour? he's hilarious! not to mention when you purchase a trick he takes you behind a curtian and teaches you how to do it! did he do the water gel thing?

Well...It is called "Beginner", So if you have been in magic "for a long time" then there may not be much to learn on this DVD...You may have answered your own question

I got mine, with an order...I looked it over...will not write a review...Oz gives great instruction (as usual) I plan to give it to my 14 yr old nephew...enough said.

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Thanks for caring.

It's pretty much a bunch of stand-alone tricks, rather than any foundational principles.

So, there may be tricks you don't know on them. You may find a trick you like, that you didn't know. So it's worth it for that.

I like the pick a card's reveal. I like the matchbook trick.

Nice little impromptu tricks can go a long way.

I wouldn't recommend it for a purchase, but as a giveaway, it's great.

Really good for the nephew gift, however. I plan to give away my extra copy as a stocking-stuffer.