Random I-Tunes Song of The Moment: Honky Tonk Merry Go Round by Patsy Cline

For $35 you get a special deck of cards and a very clever and amazing presentation of Paul Curry's Out of This World.

The deck of cards that you get is what makes this all work. It is a normal deck that can be used just as any other deck. It can be shuffled, handled and examined by the spectator. It's not marked, so there's no marks to find. Yet the deck is undetectably gimmicked, and even when you know it's there, it takes some serious practice to master it. It took me several attempts to finally feel comfortable with it.

Putting aside the deck for a moment, there are some great ideas that could be added to your standard Out of This World non-gimmicked handling. What's great about this deck is that you can do your entire show with this deck having it handled, shuffled, etc., and at anytime with no deck switch you can go right into Out of This World regardless of the state of the deck. The DVD mentions that you can give the deck away to keep. While that's true, you'll still have to buy another "special" deck if you want to do this trick again.

As I mentioned, the secret is undetectable, and in fact, once you know the secret, if you go back and rewatch the performance, you'll realize that he didn't entirely "trust" the gimmick either. However, having said all that, the deck is clever, and the presentational ideas (regardless of the deck) are worthy of attention, so this one is very easy to recommend.

Final Verdict:
4.5 Stars with a Stone Status of GEM.