I hope that anyone who buys this video has some experience as a hypnotist and a performer.

The clips from shows are just horrible and show no care or understanding of how to actually BUILD a routine into something great. It's as if the mere concept of a skit is enough. Concepts do not make something "astonishing".

All routines presented are basic at best, cliche' at worst and there was not a routine or skit idea that couldn't be found in any first time hypnotists show.

If you're a total beginner, use this for some ideas of what to do once you've got people hypnotized, but for goodness sake please have more stage presence than these guys and don't model their performances. Maybe it's just a difference of style.

On the plus side, I did hear then say a lot that I agree with in the video about taking care of people on stage etc. Just nothing new.

The audio feed focuses only on the performers, so the audience "may" be responding better than it sounds, but it did not sound like there was much response from the audience to the routines.

I'm a very experienced/seasoned pro, so I may be jaded. I figured if I got one good idea out of these DVD's it'd be worth the cost. I didn't.

Sorry for keeping my name anonymous - I'm well known in our community and I'm not trying to stir up trouble, just give an honest review of a product.