soI think it's necessary for anyone studying Mentalism to give some time to Bob Cassidy...to both learn what to do and what NOT to do...
If you can let yourself get past the fact that this footage is antiquated & that Cassidy is a MAJOR ARROGANT A**HOLE then you can find some quality material here and it's worth the investment...you will find 2 excellent billet routines that are absolutely indispensable...& you will learn a valuable lesson in performance art...how you should NEVER treat an audience...I am baffled as to how this guy ever got booked..

Don't be fooled by the cheezy 80's style cover this is a very good dvd.
Likes : The tricks definately pack small and hit big, theres not a weak one in the bunch. Its definatly as good as what I anticipated aswell as fairly priced.
Dislikes: Cassidy humor is borderline vulgar and somewhat rude. A good mentalist doesn't need sexual inuendows to get over with his audience. His sense of humor won't fit most performers.
Footage is poor quality, however one must understand this was transferred from VHS.
Explanations could have been a little more thourogh. You will definatley have to watch the explanations more than once. He completley lost me on the "Card Memory" explanation.
Overall, I would definatly co-sign for this dvd. If you can't add atleast one of these in your arsinal, theres something wrong with you.

Unless you are one of very few people who think card magic has a place in mentalism, there are only really two effects on the DVD. However, they are two very good effects. The subtleties are well taught and the routines are intelligently structured.

Bob Cassidy is indeed one the most Brilliant performers in Mentalism. This video Contains alot of useful techniques
and effects. in my opinion what some don't understand is
that in Mentalism you don't think like a Magician you think like a mentalist. I think that is why most people find his
performances not to there likings. for me this is a great
DVD and in my opinion

I'm new to mentalism and enjoyed the routines included in this dvd. The recording quality isnt the best (?converted from old video) but the routines and discussion about the routines is what your after and is quite effective. setup for 4dimensional is little tricky and could be explained a little clearer - but skip back over the dvd a couple times and becomes easier. I would recommend it if your interested in doing some mentalism in your routine

Every routine in this DVD is a stunner! While im not the biggest fan of BOBs performance style i personally use three of these routines in my show and they all get great reactions. Through in a few card routines and some fire and you have a hell of a show. ADD TO CART

love this DVD: clearly presented performance & explanations including close-up camera angles to make it all more understandable! helps to already have some background in Mentalism ... and even then Cassidy explains not to simply copy him but to work through the effects & adapt that to our own! certainly worth the consideration, if nothing else for the patter & psychological applications, by anyone into Mentalism! very nice!

I enjoyed this DVD, despite the negatives. Those being: 1) a somewhat poor production quality of the video/audio, and 2) there are only 5 effects. On the plus side, Mr. Cassidy has some very solid routines that would play well for any audience. The techniques used here are not new, but this DVD goes to show how strong a few basic principles can be if properly presented. If you're at the beginner or intermediate stage of magic/mentalism, then this DVD will surely benefit you. If, on the other hand, 5 effects derived from relatively well established principles won't cut it for you, then you may want to reconsider. All that being said, this is good mentalism presented in an entertaining fashion.

I think the other reviews pretty much establish the fact that these tricks are quite decent and can be strong. I really would like to point out though how weak a performer I really feel that Cassidy is!

This is going to sound arrogant of me but i would not go to one of his shows because of his pure lack of showmanship and charm. I felt that it needed highlighting so that those of you who do buy the dvd do not feel compelled to copy his style.His 'abuse' of his volunteers, although playful, does not come across as pleasant, his pure expectancy to be applauded for something, his lack of eye contact withe volunteers and audience, his hands being in his pocket for most of the time.

I'm sorry, but it results in some really worthy tricks being wasted. I suggest that one ought to buy Derren Brown's books (Pure Effect and Absolute Magic) and then this DVD (because the tricks here are decent) and then you will see also how real showmanship can bring these tricks to true 'Mental Miracles'. I have nothing against Cassidy. In fact, I'm sure maybe in his real shows he probably plays his role better, but I wished to highlight the fact that his style and presentation should not be immitated.

My first mentalism DVD and what a great one.
One can tell from the first few minutes that Mr. Cassidy knows what he is doing. Some of the effects require some lengthy set up, but some take no longer than a few minutes.
I found myself fooled by almost all the effects (but then again i have not studied mentalism, perhaps some of the methods are standard). They impressed me a great deal.

If you want to learn how to flow mentalism together with some great presentation ideas and wonderful methods, check out Bob Cassidy.