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Getting Out of Hand

posted 9 years ago by bing-57
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Okay, I know this is a magic-prank show and I appreciate it for that. It is quite amusing. Part of the fun of watching it is trying to identify how he did each trick.

In the first season, the majority of tricks seemed to be simple sleight-of-hand tricks, like dropping a bowling into a pizza box or palming a real goldfish and dropping it into a fishbowl. And some of them had to be based on assistants behind the walls manipulating props, such as the disappearing staircase and when vanishing objects "appeared" behind the victim. And even cases where the joke was partially setup ahead of time, such as when temp workers come to the store on a specific task for their "new boss". Almost all of the time I can figure out how Michael does each trick.

But, other times I feel that there just HAS to be camera tricks and editing tricks. Like when we and the victim see him get trapped in an air-hockey machine and then appear in the crane machine moments later. I assume that a relatively long period of time actually went by and the victim probably ran off for help for 30 seconds and Michael slipped out a trap door.

But, that's all fine. Season two is bothering me a lot because a lot of the episodes show him doing close-up magic where there just isn't room for sleight-of-hand. Like the one where he used "magic oil" to slowly turn a pair of glasses into gold. The camera focused in on the glasses, 6 inches from the lady's face and wherever he touched did turn to gold. Now, that can't be sleight-of-hand since he did it section by section like he was painting it. I can't imagine any trick that would accomplish that illusion.

And the more I see of season two, the more tricks I see that are truly amazing that cannot see any possible explanation except CGI.

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[–] thefirstmoviemaster 9 years ago

If you watch the gold glasses trick he is wiping off the black residue and underneath that is the original gold frame. If you look closely you can see black specks that he missed initially.

[–] thereffman 9 years ago

Don't worry, you're just a little slow upstairs. Let me simplify the world for you so you don't go full blown on me here. These "people" are called "actors" they are auditioned and paid for being on this show. Each reaction is not genuine, if you think so there is no one on this earth who can help you. How does he make things or himself change and disappear? You know this is all shot on a camera yes? They "stop" the camera, make the changes needed then "restart" the camera. Viola! Amazing!

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[–] merilee112 9 years ago

I don't think they're actors at all. I think those are genuine real people with real reactions to a real magician!

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[–] BugisStreetAnnie 8 years ago

One of the tip-offs would seem when the person brings their item to his counter and they just happen to have the exact item he does the trick with. What are the odds? Plus, no matter how crowded the stores seem to be, there are never people waiting in line behind the person waiting to check out while he performs his 'magic'.

I've also noticed what others have pointed out, that the majority of the 'victims' are African Americans. Often times everyone else walking around in the store is white yet they find the one lone black person to do the trick for.

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[–] cheluzal 8 years ago

It;s in Atlanta, which has a very high black population.

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[–] DannyDMc 8 years ago

Perhaps blacks are more gullible, I mean they voted 98% for the traitor in the White House

[–] Dexter-the-Lumberjack 8 years ago

How's he a traitor? You might not be a liberal or maybe your just a racist, and I can see you not liking his policies but a traitor? How? I can't WAIT to hear this...

[–] shellis-00554 8 years ago

Don't waste your time, Lumberjack. These people make the most ridiculous statements but can never back them up. More than likely, they won't even reply to your question.

[–] drklawistosed 8 years ago

Because black people have the best reactions...like this one..."OHHHHH HELL NAAAH!!! NO YOU DIN'T!! NO YOU DIN'T??!!! HOW YOU DO DAT?????"

[–] Quebin_chino_123 8 years ago

Plus the "vicitms" seem like bad actors

[–] robocop-37224 8 years ago

That piece ofF uckingS hit traitor is just that aF ucking Muslim!! Let me repeat that.. Obama is aF ucking MUSLIM! And almost every one in the show are Actors. They always cut away at the perfect moment then cut back to the trick. I think it's funny and entertaining. I saw one black girl as a lifeguard in one show. Another show she was a secretary. Another she was a security officer--- yeah it's FAKE! And if you watch a lot of times the so called "marks" almost always look at the camera. And by the way your precious Obama bin laden isn't 100% black! YouF ucking Morons!

[–] robocop-37224 8 years ago

Black people are just that... BLACK. that is according to actor Morgan Freeman, who if you don't know is black. And he further said that the only way you are an "African American" is if you were born in Africa or you lived there originally. So your just a plain black guy/girl. Same goes with white people. And you know it's pretty bad when it pisses Morgan Freeman off. Shaking myF ucking head!