I had never heard of max before this lecture. This man is a creative thinker. You can tell he puts a lot of work into creating his effects. Mental killer and MACAAN are freakin awesome, but the one that impressed me the most was MUD. Such an awesome principle that's super clever with multiple applications. I will definitely be on the lookout for anything max releases after seeing how clever he is. IMO this was a great lecture!!!

This lecture is by far one of the best I have seen for a long time. Max is a genius in the way he thinks and develops magic. I use some of his products for quite some time now and it NEVER fails to get BIG reactions. And not only is he one of the best thinkers I know, but he is a true gentleman and knows what it means to take care about the art and the customers. And the best part is....he has a german name :D.
To put everything in a nut shell... you cannot to anything wrong with Max's products. THUMBS UP TWICE!!!

Max was kind enough to share over 3 ½ hours of material and thinking. He presented material that could benefit everyone from hobbyists performing for family and friends to working professionals. The Q&A had invaluable advice and I would have bought the lecture for the Q&A alone. The other two stand-out items (for me) were his take on the Spectator Cuts to Aces routine and a mind reading/multiple card revelation effect (an effect Max has kept under wraps for over 20 years).

Max's lecture was outstanding with the wide variety of effects he demoed with just a few props.....trust me this guy is a real world thinker and creator of top shelf performing pieces....he just scratched the surface of what he is capable of in the lecture ....the performing part he leaves up to you and your capabilities as a performer....do yourself a favor and check out his webssite or contact him regarding other effects he has created you won't be disappointed ....

I thought this lecture was a lot of fun and filled with unique insights and effects. And certainly the best interview yet. If only we all could work magic in gentlemen's clubs. I've seen quite a few penguin lectures. To see the very top guys in the business fumble props, mess up sleights, and show nerves clearly demonstrates how difficult these very one sided lectures must be. I thought Max handled it as well as anyone. Did I love everything? No. I don't agree with his thinking on the bill effect at all. In fact I hate it. But as I said on the cafe, it's one trick in a 3.5 hour lecture, chock full of interesting stuff. Nice job, Max.

I learned sooooo much from this lecture -- one of the best lectures that Penguin has put out. Max is truly a freakin GENUIS! His MACAAN and Mental Killer are some of the best apps on the market. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

After the lecture I bought MACAAN immediately. The best ACAAN to date. I contacted Max and he quickly got me set up online with my free months for buying the lecture and the DVD.

He went over many great effects that you can learn and perform without having to make any other purchases.

Mental Killer is an awesome and devious app. Max's customer service is top notch. I can't recommend this enough!

I dont have a problem with max. I think his stuff is great but for some reason the lecture itself I found very blah. I should have waited to purchase this and not rushed into it. I will not use any of this stuff, maybe 1 thing for the lecture. Alot of the other stuff requires other purchases such as a special deck or online subscription. I have purchased many other lectures and to be honest this right now is the worst investment I made in terms of live lectures.

This is actually my first live lecture from Penguin by I am very satisfied.

Fully packed with great effects. Some might go straight into your routine. I truly enjoy and will use some of the effects. This covered (mostly) mentalism and card tricks.

Max is kinda a perfectionist and really creative so some his commercial effects are truly well-set and have a friendly learning curve. I purchased his Mental Killer before Penguin put the ads for this lecture. It is dead easy, foolproof and gives one d@mn good reaction. I'm happy to see it on real audience during the lecture and learn some of the presentation from him directly.

This is totally worth it if you're into mentalism and some effects that can fit into your pocket or wallet. One of them requires a great level of set-up but the end result was crazy! Didn't even see it coming like that.

He has perfected or added his own deep thinking into some of the known effects. Added with his experience and thought, they give greater reaction. He teaches well and makes sure everyone gets the method before moves to the next effect.

Ignore those who complained about the apps and specific cards, etc, etc. Every lecture will teach you two things: effects that can be done with props you already have; or some props that you need to buy yourself. This is not one-single effect DVD which gives you all the knick-knack stuffs. So of course you can choose which one suits you, and if it requires to purchase something else (cards, apps, envelopes, etc), then it makes sense.

Get this and wait until he shows you an effect that he has kept for himself for almost (or over?) 20 years! If I were him, I'll continue to keep it for myself :D It's totally worth the price. I still can't believe how much I learn from such a price.

Thank you Penguin for having him doing the lecture. Can't wait for his next mind-boggling effects! Get this while you can!

Max is always innovative and fresh. He teaches very well. I always learn something from him. I have called him with questions from time to time and he is always available and happy to help, going so far as to skype me to show me a move! I have never seen this level of responsiveness before. Buy this lecture-you will learn a lot