You focus your attention. You stare with intent and precision. And suddenly, and slowly, the bottle begins to CRUSH. They hear it. They feel it. It happens without warning, entirely under your control.
The DVD teaches TWO complete methods, one of which requiring NO gimmicksof any kind. Perform it with a borrowed bottle. A Pepsi bottle. A water bottle. Any bottle.
Hold the bottle in your hands. Put the bottle in your spectator's hands. Put the bottle on the table. The choice is yours. It CRUSHES.
The DVD was shot on location in New York City. Both methods are tried, true, and work in REAL environments. Don't want to carry around a gimmick? You DON'T have to.
CRUSH is suitable for close-up, parlor, or stage performance, and via a combination of methods, is workable for just about ANY environment.
From: The Great Raymondo
Crush provides 2 methods of crushing a plastic bottle or soda can. 1 method gimmicked and 1 method ungimmicked. The DVD supplied is clear, informative and detailed - overall excellent. The gimmick (and its parts) are of good quality. The gimmicked version is required to be performed wearing a jacket or at very least something with loose sleeves and needs to be done where their is a little bit of background noise such as as the street, restaurant or bar. Some deft handling is required to be understood and performed. It maybe possible to use a borrowed bottle but IMHO easiest & best to use your own bottle and hand it out for inspection before and after performing the trick.
The effect is pretty powerful.
The ungimmicked version is also pretty good put requires set up and cannot be performed using a borrowed bottle - infact the bottle cannot be handed out for inspection prior to performing.
Crush is probably best for a true street performer.
Overall - 7/10 from me.