Product description: If you’re looking into a trick which isn’t cards, isn’t coins or mentalism, that you can do close-up or parlor, with several visual moment and not that hard to do, then the Amazing Acrobatic Knot is made for you. This is a stapler in Daryl’s repertoire and has been brought up to date with Greg Wilson handling. This is a rope routine with knot coming in and out, with two colored ropes, that you can easily make your own. Let’s find out if this is good or not!
Price and where to buy it: This is sold at $39.95 and you can find it in here: www.magicdream.fr
What you get: You get a really nice black magnetic locking cardboard box, with embossed silver foiled letters on it, which are very elegant. Inside, you’ll find the link to directly access Murphys Page with the instructions. You get a video with Greg Wilson doing his routine first and then the classic video from Daryl doing his, video which was provided to the first owners of this trick. You also get a “gimmicked” red rope and a white one, along with several knots. The ropes are very smooth and can be handled very easily. Overall, nice box, nice video and nice props, I like it!
Teaser: https://youtu.be/FgKMeyvXPrI
The pros and the cons: Here is the core of my review, let's begin with the cons, as I will usually be doing, I prefer to keep the good things for the end.
THE CONS:
For certain parts of Greg’s routine, you might not want people all around you, it can be modified if you want but as it is, you can’t have people behind you.
THE PROS:
As I said in the beginning, this is a rope trick which can be performed in a lot of places, and in a lot of conditions: close up, cocktail, parlor even stage.
I like a lot Greg Wilson and his work, seing how he managed to put his touches on Daryl’s work is amazing and I like how he streamlined the routine and gave it a different meaning.
It’s very easy to do and also very easy to modify so that it will fit your character and the pace you want to give.
The final is unexpected and the rope can be handed out so the audience can take a look at it without finding anything.
Overall rating: I like this routine a lot, it changes from cards and coins, it takes up no pocket space (2 ropes) and you can have a full 5 minutes set with it, 3/4 hearts.
As for the difficulty level, it’s not that hard, you have to remember the moves but nothing hard at all, 2/5 stars.
Similar products: I’m not a big rope magic expert, so I don’t really have anything else in minds, maybe Ultimate Ambition Improved by Daryl too.