This magic's secret has been revealed for centuries. Child marriage is the secret to lasting marriages. That's how they had long lasting relationships in 18th, 19th and early 20th century. Vanishing cars, house and bank account occurs only when there is no real bond between a male and a female. Marriage today is an institution of convenience, rather than connection.
Those days there was no TH-cam and this guy was the only one revealing the Big Tricks Even in TH-cam there is no one revealing the Big Tricks They only reveal the small tricks
@@gregchandler900Taught terribly by people who have no right teaching it. A trick is far more then its method. The intricacies, performance, and the convincers are what separates it from being a miracle and it being a cheap bland effect where no real effort is put in and in some cases the method is even flashed or poorly done because it wasnt taught right
I believe he inspired a whole new generation of magicians. As a magician myself, I have always applauded what he did on that show. To this day, whenever I see clips of the Masked Magician revealing secrets, I am inspired. I get fired up again. It makes me want to become even better at that craft. Blessings to Val Valentino!
You are now banned from Magic Castle. LOL but if you are a magician you know that methods for the most part haven't changed in 100 years they might combine methods to make a trick new but new methods are rare. So I don't believe this guy was trying to help I believe he was in it for the money. TC
You can't be a good magician because no good magician likes this dude I hope you have a show and I will come and stand in the lobby and tell everybody how you're doing these illusions so you can see how this destroys what professionals love😢
Just corporate cats being offended, because they lose money because of freedom and education. They rather want us to pay 100x the currency everytime, instead of learning and understand their craftsmanship. This is why i try to differentiate between society and freedom as living just by your skills
As a magician , it kinda did. Now people are ruder to magicians when we just want to provide entertainment. People everywhere at shows someone always say I know how you did that I saw it on Masked Magician and even though some of our effects aren’t even on his show or the way he explains most of them is not how a lot of magicians do it. He caused a lot of magicians out of work and screwed a lot of people. Our jobs as magicians are to entertain. Not to be clowns , not to make people feel stupid, not to scam people but to entertain. After this show people really started treating magicians with less respect for the art. Even though the show was fun to watch it did effect the industry
@magicofmikemadness I disagree, if all someone has is the ignorance of others to make them entertained then it's a pretty poor excuse to be upset when the people are a little educated in how stuff works. There are those who are really skilled, talented and push the boundaries of misdirection that will always transcend the cheap parlour tricks. It's time to get better, do better and advance an aging clown act.
@@sigma_z I don’t think that you’re disagreeing with what I’m saying. What I’m saying is that people became extremely rude to magicians after the show came out no matter how good they are or even if they come up with new acts that have not been done. I personally hate the clown act style of magic that has been done and still done by some today so I’m not defending that. What I am saying is that I think this show made it harder for magicians and I’m saying this as a Magician who does not do old school same old tricks. I heavily agree that yes magicians need to up their game and get updated but for the ones who cannot afford or know how to create those on the spot. This made a lot of magicians suffer. Either they suffered or they were able to adapt I’m grateful I was able to adapt, but I do know some who are still doing the same tricks from 50 years ago. I have new effects that people try to swear is on this show, even though it is not because I personally created them. This does not discredit people enjoying the show at the end of the day it’s not the trick that makes the magic it’s the person.
If you go back and rewatch the specials, the Masked Magician was already revealed in the end credits. Val Valentino is listed as one of the producers, but he likely got away with it until he removed his mask because he probably wasn’t as well known outside of the magic community at the time.
12:00 Pff, it´s not Valentino´s fault if people are dumb enough to try the dangerous tricks without any training. In fact they literally said repeatedly "do not try this at home".
Yeah i don't understand that either.. If you want to copy a famous and dangerous illusion, you need proper precautions. Simply blaming Valentino for injuries seems like a poor excuse for the inability of some so called "magicians'. I really enjoyed his works and seeing how some illusions were performed really got me interested in magic :)
@@dandereninja4750I feel people would be more likely to try it if it wasn’t revealed than if it was. because he added safety precautions he took in there. if they didn’t follow that and got injured and tried it that’s on them tbh.
It's funny how back then, revealing how the trick is performed is taboo and controversial in the magic community. Nowadays, they don't care that much as they'll think new and different magic tricks to perform.
And so he succeeded in his goal, because that reveal monologue was "I want magicians to stop doing the same old tricks and come up with something new."
It was him who showed me, that in many stage magic, the assistant is doing the real work in a trick. I think that was a step forward to understand the importance of a good assistance and that they are more than only eye candy.
the show itself makes magic more amazing honestly. the magician community became stagnant in the past few years but because of valentino, it evolve more and continuously evolving up until now
Idgaf about the controversy. If it wasn’t for the masked magician I wouldn’t be into magic. What he showed to the public made me realize that I wasn’t in love with magic, but rather with deception and trickery. Both physical/visual and mental-trickery.
Out of all the times I have preformed magic to people I never once had a spectator say "I know how thats done I saw it on the Masked Magician". Not Once....... This show was an inspiration more then anything
To this day, I am still fascinated by magic, as I approach the age of 40. I distinctly remember the series that Val spearheaded, and even find myself to this day looking up clips from these specials on TH-cam. I’m not a magician, nor have never seriously pursued it as a career, however, I have found myself enthralled by the works of the top magicians in the game, from sitting through the often cringe Criss Angel A&E show, to having it come full circle by witnessing a live performance of His Vegas residency. Now, we see the evolution of magic across many global talent franchises, not to mention the OGs such as Copperfield. Blaine is still my ultimate guy, from the days of his no frills street magic ushering in the TH-cam craze to some of the most insane, and highly produced, feats that go beyond magic and are simply incredible displays of the limits of the human body, and to this day I am still floored by some of the achievements he was able to accomplish. Sure, I can appreciate the magicians code, but I’ll say it again, Val did nothing but encourage the wonder and appreciation of magic and the world around it. He didn’t ruin anything to me…if anything, he made me love it even more. Sure, I’m the same person who stated that the Supersize documentary (RIP Morgan) actually made me crave McDonald’s’s, but I don’t believe this is a result of a similarly peculiar nuance. The special was incredible and after hearing of his recent health struggles, I do wish him the best and would jump st the opportunity to see him again, maybe another special. Come on Netflix, if anyone can make it happen, I’m sure you can. I just hope he’s physically capable of performing. 🪄 long live Valentino, the Masked Magician (can still hear his reveal in my head and remember the day, as a young teenager, sitting on the couch with my siblings in the ultimate anticipation, ready to debunk any of the predictions I had as to who it could’ve been, and I’m sure these derived from some of the forums we know and love today in their most infancy stages. #DrusViewz
This is 100% my feelings as well. Very well said. I have always been fascinated by magic, but it's always been more about wanting to know the secrets and understand the performance, and be awed and inspired by that. Obviously they're all tricks, so giving away how it's done isn't spoiling anything, it's just giving insight into a very amazing artform.
He was hella famous in Brazil, appearing in many tv shows. I remember he doing some tricks and revealing the secret right afterwards. But there was one trick that was so amazing, and he said "there are some tricks that I don't reveal, I just do it and move on with the show.". He was also known as Masked Magician, but also was known as "Mister M", which is a cooler name.
I always love trying to figure out how magic is done, a guy showing off the basics of how some of the more iconic tricks are done definitely reinvigorated that for people
I remember Penn & Teller were on the Tonight Show. This was after the Masked Magician had already done a few episodes. Jay Leno asked them what they thought about it and Penn just casually dropped Valentino’s name. Up until then my friend & I joked that it was Lance Burton 😂
I don’t think kids nowadays realize how cool it was when that show was coming out. I was in my early teens and remembered the family gathering around the TV to watch it. What he did definitely made me more interested in Magic because knowing how something is done isn’t the same as experiencing it. Also of course Penn praised him
The show was for the people not a training session. Not sure why so many tried these acts. This show was amazing. Loved it. It did nothing but make magic more amazing.
Because many people are dumb lacking any shred of common sense and foresight, it's why a lot of products have dumb warning labels against things everyone should already know not to do.
Remember him because of this video he is part of my childhood. I never inspire to be illusionist-magician he sure did contributed positive productive impact in my life perhaps sparks further imagination more perhaps help me be more naturally creative maybe whatever case may be i am thankfully appreciated of him.
I kind of understand why magicians would hate this guy. I am a practicing amateur magician and I don't generally reveal secrets. Not because of "the magician's code," but because it's not magic if people knew the secrets. Having said that, I personally enjoyed this series. I want to know because I practice this craft. I hope I could even do some of the real simple up close tricks 1 day.
When I encounter stuffs I just couldn’t understand, I switched my brains off and didn’t care about it. Pretty much like math classes. His explanation made me more interested in magician world, and allow me to try to combine its principles in attractions of theme parks, or use it in real life. I think he did a great job, to lure more people into the magical world.
I was always so upset with the backlash Valentino faced for the show. How many magicians do we see on social media and TH-cam now and days. I'm 100% sure that this show played a huge role in inspiring those young magicians to pick up magic as a talent or simple passtime. This show also inspired me to learn new tricks and perform them for my family and friends and even create some of my own. Magic is an artform that everyone should have the chance to learn, and that's what those selfish, angry magicians who attacked him didn't understand. The only thing Valentino did was revitalize the art of magic.
If the Masked Magician taught me one thing, it's that even tho I know the trick, I don't know the trick. The fear a lot of magicians had when spilling the tea about tricks, is understandable. But with 'inside' knowledge, it only made me appreciate magicians even more on a deeper level. To make me fall for a trick even tho I know how it works. Incredible skills.
This man was a legend, I hope he lives the life he deserves now. How I wish I could ask him a question or two to hear his thoughts after being through so much.
I remember being really excited whenever his show came on TV. I'm always amazed at how someone can think of the tricks and pull them off with flair and showmanship.
I saw this series and saw his reveal, and what he said I felt was true. People knowing how some of the more common tricks are done will force magicians to challenge themselves more and do tricks differently and more compelling. Keep it a secret for a while, but eventually, tricks should be revealed if it becomes too easy for others lol
To truly appreciate magic is to admire the timing, execution, dedication, practice, etc. It’s not about the illusion, but behind the scenes string of executions and technique. In the days of the internet and age of communication everything is exposed the most important thing is the charm and execution.
As a dilettante magician, I appreciate the work of Valentino. He gave me confidence in my craft as he demonstrated that the most important skill in magic is NOT the "how-to" but the showmanship. Also, magic is getting stale with only secrecy surrounding the art is the only true intriguing aspect of the show. Thanks Val, for making demystifying magic and making it accessible to everyone!
such a delicate balance. revealing the secrets hurts the income and the ability for magicians to feed their family. but revealing the secrets for the art, it helps it grow in every facet possible
I watched it as a kid and i always liked being tricked and learning how they did it after. It allowed me to think more creatively to solve how the tricks could be done before the reveal. Didn't know his name till this video. Thanks for making it
The thing about the Masked Magicians is that he's not the one that created these magic effects. It was not his secret to reveal. It's different if he figured it out himself and recreated the effect his own way. But if he has training from the originator of the magic effect, it is not his purview to expose it. If he thinks it was best if it is revealed to the public, he needs to have permission from the creator of that effect to do so. If he wanted to show the new generation of magicians to create new and better magic effects, he could have created new ones himself and taught us how he does it instead of exposing the existing ones that he did not contribute to create. If he can't do that because that is too hard, then he knows what the other magicians felt when he exposed the secrets without their permission. They worked hard to create them, and they should be the one that had the privilege to reveal the secrets.
While it was a mistake to not go into the proper details and safety precautions of the secrets to certain illusions, I think it's safe to assume the man only wanted to make sure new magicians weren't treading the same ground and inspire them to do new stuff constantly instead of staying in stagnation with the most famous stuff. When enough people learn how to do the some of the best illusions out there, it starts to get old fast. We needed new tricks that can create that sense of wonder while giving a fresh take on stuff. It was revolutionary, to be sure.
Now many professional known magicians do a tutorial on a public social media aka TH-cam! So what happen now? Where's the people, groups, organizations that fighting for the what so called magicians code!?
Just because you know how it's done, doesn't mean it's not still fun to watch. I love knowing how things work, all things, not just slide of hand. May God bless him, and give him peace at this time in his life🌹
I think it is quite the opposite, he made more people interested in magic as it is an art form and has a huge level of showmanship. He has inspired people to get into magic and develop their own ways of captivating the audience and how they do illusions and tricks to be more complex and breathtaking
The masked magician is legendary. It was always cool and unique watching him on tv. Like we “the people” were a part of the magic! Very cool! I remember we rented some of his videos from blockbuster! And we were intrigued to rent more! Before they were being shown on tv…If I recall correctly! I remember watching a magic show on tv one time, unrelated to this, but we had a TiVo or whatever it was at the time! And we’re able to rewind the video! And I actually could not believe! What I was seeing! A guy was making cards appear from his hands! And the cards were being projected!/thrown/ejected onto stage! And he was Actually catching them! That alone is magic! Still makes me wonder! Some kind of card throwing machine! But catching them alone is magic In My opinion! This was in the 90’s…so advanced technological understanding back then…
I am not a magician but I do other type of artistic explorations that want me to be like him, different and bold. I remember watching this on television back then and was amazing seeing the tricks behind them and still remember the day he revealed himself at the end. In 2024 there is fool us and many other magicians i have seen since that do really great tricks and magic. He was risky sharing those but it did make a huge contribution to the craft. Hard to believe it was that long ago since. It is nice to hear about him again and I give him a huge 👍👍👍👍
I often found that knowing how tricks/illusions were done gave me a greater appreciation for the illusion, as well as the mechanics of it - the hours of practice, the imagination & intelligence to put the illusion together, the split second timing - all of it. I was as blown away by the magic behind the scenes as well as the illusion in front of the crowd. Thank you Val Valentino for presenting this series. Fascinating!
The only reason he started showing Criss angels stuff was because criss was telling people he actually had super human powers so this guy said hold my beer. But this guys been doing stuff long before criss angel
@@seanbrower4701 Criss Angel never did that lol. He literally just did a podcast with Steve O and specifically said he always said his stuff was an illusion and he hates people who say they can actually do wat they are performing
@@TriWaZe criss angel absolutely use to tell people he was different and could actually do it. He flipped his script after people realized he couldn't. I use to watch criss all the time. I'm not knocking him. He got a bag cause of it
@@seanbrower4701 His theme song literally says he brings you to a world of illusions. Just because he hammed his performances doesn’t mean he claimed to actually be doing it
@@TriWaZeI remember when Criss Angel used to tell people he was actually magical. I don’t believe that he was being serious though, but many in the audience thought he was.
I used to watch this when i was younger. I was prepared and ready to watch it when it aired at night time every week. I loved it and it never ruined my love for magic.
"Breaking the Magicians Code" was an amazing show. I loved watching magic specials as a kid, and getting to see how magicians' minds worked just a little bit was amazing to me. I never knew who the masked magician was, but his showmanship and teaching skills helped me gain even more respect for what magiciams do.
I feel like there's at least some AI content to extend the video and retention time here. The repetition is what gives it away. Well I'm trying to be nice but I'm pretty sure most of this video is AI.
If he revealed all your secrets then u weren't that good. The greats rise to the challenge. Pushing boundaries in sport,art, engineering techniques is what makes.new discoveries.
I remember seeing this when I was a kid. He was spooky but amazing. I really admire this guy and it sucks to hewr all of the shit that the other magicians put him throufh. Good on Penn for standing up for him. It's good to have the art move forward.
What a great person !!! Shame about the wolf pack attitude towards him.There are millions of more magicians thanks to his inspirational approach... booo to the old hack circle !
I use to love this show when I was a kid. I would ask my parents if I could stay up enough to watch it. From my understanding, dude didn’t mess up anything about “magic.” It was still entertaining. And not everyone could do it. Now if you go on TH-cam, you can find ANY magic tricks being explain .
I saw him at a Criss Angel show”Believe” at the Luxor, Criss Angel spotted him in the crowd, stopped his show , turned on the lights and had his security kicked him out of the theatre immediately
Val Valentino was right, back when I was a kid my fascination about magic came back when I was watching the Masked Magician and even tried doing card tricks to my classmates.
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My exwife made my house disappear and my cars and my bank account. Shes good??!!
Sorry honey, u were too weak and I was too lazy 😍😘
I guess you shouldn't have let her watch the show. Lesson learned I hope
The faking your persona is the trick and the court are the smoke and mirrors
And your privates untouched, same here!
This magic's secret has been revealed for centuries. Child marriage is the secret to lasting marriages. That's how they had long lasting relationships in 18th, 19th and early 20th century. Vanishing cars, house and bank account occurs only when there is no real bond between a male and a female. Marriage today is an institution of convenience, rather than connection.
Now there are 1000 magicians on TH-cam revealing tricks and no one complains about…… he was path breaker
There’s a difference between revealing and teaching. Most of TH-cam magic is taught not just ruined
@gregchandler900 youtube is literally the world.
Sharing stuff in youtube is literally showing the world
@@gregchandler900 Where is the difference between revealing and teaching?
Those days there was no TH-cam and this guy was the only one revealing the Big Tricks
Even in TH-cam there is no one revealing the Big Tricks
They only reveal the small tricks
@@gregchandler900Taught terribly by people who have no right teaching it. A trick is far more then its method. The intricacies, performance, and the convincers are what separates it from being a miracle and it being a cheap bland effect where no real effort is put in and in some cases the method is even flashed or poorly done because it wasnt taught right
No, fuck all that. He was born in 1956? So, he was 48 when that show happened? Bro's a damn vampire.
All of this are mindblowing. What a legend
Its ✨MAGIC ✨
Guess that saying is true "a magician never reveals his secrets"
some of us just have good genetics
He's Italian a particularly gracefully aging bunch
I believe he inspired a whole new generation of magicians. As a magician myself, I have always applauded what he did on that show. To this day, whenever I see clips of the Masked Magician revealing secrets, I am inspired. I get fired up again. It makes me want to become even better at that craft. Blessings to Val Valentino!
Lets us know where you perform so we can expose your magic tricks, because exposing any magician is fun.
@@kranwa15 LOL!
You are now banned from Magic Castle. LOL but if you are a magician you know that methods for the most part haven't changed in 100 years they might combine methods to make a trick new but new methods are rare. So I don't believe this guy was trying to help I believe he was in it for the money. TC
As a sorcerer, that is treachery!
You can't be a good magician because no good magician likes this dude I hope you have a show and I will come and stand in the lobby and tell everybody how you're doing these illusions so you can see how this destroys what professionals love😢
The greatest trick was how you managed to repeat yourself 5 times in slightly different ways for almost 20 minutes
Indeed magical
Lol yeah. Just to add more time. Glad there was no ads. 😅
BTW... Did you know his show was controversial?
@@Alfred-Neuman lol
I wouldn't doubt this is an AI generated script. So much repetition through out the whole video.
I miss the masked magician the show was great. The narrarator was the best
Wasn't the narrator Mitch Pileggi from X-Files?
@RobinDale50 yes, it's Mitch.
Don't forget all the pretty babes too....❤️ 😍
From Supernatural as well.@@RobinDale50
@@gravity-zero2917they’re like 60-70 now 😢
I don't think it ruined magic, because it's still fun to watch
Thats not the Original. The real old Masked Magician was VALENTINO ! This Guy here ist a cheap Copy and a fad 110 Kg. Stinky.😊
Just corporate cats being offended, because they lose money because of freedom and education. They rather want us to pay 100x the currency everytime, instead of learning and understand their craftsmanship. This is why i try to differentiate between society and freedom as living just by your skills
As a magician , it kinda did. Now people are ruder to magicians when we just want to provide entertainment. People everywhere at shows someone always say I know how you did that I saw it on Masked Magician and even though some of our effects aren’t even on his show or the way he explains most of them is not how a lot of magicians do it. He caused a lot of magicians out of work and screwed a lot of people. Our jobs as magicians are to entertain. Not to be clowns , not to make people feel stupid, not to scam people but to entertain. After this show people really started treating magicians with less respect for the art. Even though the show was fun to watch it did effect the industry
@magicofmikemadness I disagree, if all someone has is the ignorance of others to make them entertained then it's a pretty poor excuse to be upset when the people are a little educated in how stuff works.
There are those who are really skilled, talented and push the boundaries of misdirection that will always transcend the cheap parlour tricks.
It's time to get better, do better and advance an aging clown act.
@@sigma_z I don’t think that you’re disagreeing with what I’m saying. What I’m saying is that people became extremely rude to magicians after the show came out no matter how good they are or even if they come up with new acts that have not been done. I personally hate the clown act style of magic that has been done and still done by some today so I’m not defending that. What I am saying is that I think this show made it harder for magicians and I’m saying this as a Magician who does not do old school same old tricks. I heavily agree that yes magicians need to up their game and get updated but for the ones who cannot afford or know how to create those on the spot. This made a lot of magicians suffer. Either they suffered or they were able to adapt I’m grateful I was able to adapt, but I do know some who are still doing the same tricks from 50 years ago. I have new effects that people try to swear is on this show, even though it is not because I personally created them. This does not discredit people enjoying the show at the end of the day it’s not the trick that makes the magic it’s the person.
I remember being 13 and seeing this on the cable channel man this aged very well I miss this show
Same.
Holy shit! It HAS been 16 years. Damn, I'm old.
😂 same here
I remember him from his very first appearance in 1997 with Mitch Pileggi from The X-Files. 27 years ago.
Same
@@AndreFarrarme too I was 10 years old watching with my mom
@@AndreFarrar yeah I remember watching it then too. I was pretty excited about it. I was 14
I remember when this came out.all the magicians interviewed before the special knew it was Valentino.
Man can't remember how many times I've watched the reruns of the show. My parents just exclaimed "This show again? " 😂
We watch it regularly on TH-cam with my parents. They don't care if we watch it for the 20th time
If you go back and rewatch the specials, the Masked Magician was already revealed in the end credits. Val Valentino is listed as one of the producers, but he likely got away with it until he removed his mask because he probably wasn’t as well known outside of the magic community at the time.
So why did the magic community not put 2 and 2 together?
@@mikenolin8747 They knew who it was.
When the mask came off i was like wtf the producer, well i guess
12:00 Pff, it´s not Valentino´s fault if people are dumb enough to try the dangerous tricks without any training. In fact they literally said repeatedly "do not try this at home".
There were likely some who felt that wasn’t enough of a warning.
Yeah i don't understand that either.. If you want to copy a famous and dangerous illusion, you need proper precautions. Simply blaming Valentino for injuries seems like a poor excuse for the inability of some so called "magicians'. I really enjoyed his works and seeing how some illusions were performed really got me interested in magic :)
@@dandereninja4750I feel people would be more likely to try it if it wasn’t revealed than if it was. because he added safety precautions he took in there. if they didn’t follow that and got injured and tried it that’s on them tbh.
Blaming him for that is like blaming video games for mass shooters. It's a stupid non argument.
David Copperfield was also forced to reveal a magic secret in court when one of the performers got injured...
It was an audience member, not a performer. Copperfield didn't really have a choice.
Some of his tricks (and other magicians) end up on google patents once they expire.
It's funny how back then, revealing how the trick is performed is taboo and controversial in the magic community. Nowadays, they don't care that much as they'll think new and different magic tricks to perform.
Yep that was his whole message he was trying to get across.
@@mikewatson5254bullshit. His message was: make as much money as you can, no matter what
It's because the world is full of bullshit now we just want some honesty
And so he succeeded in his goal, because that reveal monologue was "I want magicians to stop doing the same old tricks and come up with something new."
I would say not only do they come up with new tricks, but they have become so good that sometimes it's not even a trick anymore
I always enjoyed his show...those magicians who got mad at him were just stick in the muds. He was right...to bad he stopped performing.
Heheh, sticks in the mud, yeah.
Oh I didn't know destroy people's jobs and careers means they're sticks in the mud...Fuck off. Don't complain next time you get fired from your job.
It was him who showed me, that in many stage magic, the assistant is doing the real work in a trick. I think that was a step forward to understand the importance of a good assistance and that they are more than only eye candy.
the show itself makes magic more amazing honestly. the magician community became stagnant in the past few years but because of valentino, it evolve more and continuously evolving up until now
Idgaf about the controversy. If it wasn’t for the masked magician I wouldn’t be into magic. What he showed to the public made me realize that I wasn’t in love with magic, but rather with deception and trickery. Both physical/visual and mental-trickery.
And his showed destroy careers and jobs. Fuck off.
Out of all the times I have preformed magic to people I never once had a spectator say "I know how thats done I saw it on the Masked Magician". Not Once....... This show was an inspiration more then anything
It was always weird hearing Mitch Pileggi narrate when he also voiced Commissioner Gordon in "The Batman" animated series.
He made magicians come up with new tricks. Respect to the Masked Magician.
To this day, I am still fascinated by magic, as I approach the age of 40. I distinctly remember the series that Val spearheaded, and even find myself to this day looking up clips from these specials on TH-cam. I’m not a magician, nor have never seriously pursued it as a career, however, I have found myself enthralled by the works of the top magicians in the game, from sitting through the often cringe Criss Angel A&E show, to having it come full circle by witnessing a live performance of His Vegas residency. Now, we see the evolution of magic across many global talent franchises, not to mention the OGs such as Copperfield. Blaine is still my ultimate guy, from the days of his no frills street magic ushering in the TH-cam craze to some of the most insane, and highly produced, feats that go beyond magic and are simply incredible displays of the limits of the human body, and to this day I am still floored by some of the achievements he was able to accomplish. Sure, I can appreciate the magicians code, but I’ll say it again, Val did nothing but encourage the wonder and appreciation of magic and the world around it. He didn’t ruin anything to me…if anything, he made me love it even more. Sure, I’m the same person who stated that the Supersize documentary (RIP Morgan) actually made me crave McDonald’s’s, but I don’t believe this is a result of a similarly peculiar nuance. The special was incredible and after hearing of his recent health struggles, I do wish him the best and would jump st the opportunity to see him again, maybe another special. Come on Netflix, if anyone can make it happen, I’m sure you can. I just hope he’s physically capable of performing. 🪄 long live Valentino, the Masked Magician (can still hear his reveal in my head and remember the day, as a young teenager, sitting on the couch with my siblings in the ultimate anticipation, ready to debunk any of the predictions I had as to who it could’ve been, and I’m sure these derived from some of the forums we know and love today in their most infancy stages.
#DrusViewz
This is 100% my feelings as well. Very well said. I have always been fascinated by magic, but it's always been more about wanting to know the secrets and understand the performance, and be awed and inspired by that. Obviously they're all tricks, so giving away how it's done isn't spoiling anything, it's just giving insight into a very amazing artform.
He wasn't TEACHING you how to do it.
He was SHOWING you how THEY do it.
Me and my family would sit around and watch this together when I was younger ❤
I remember watching The Masked Magician Show as a kid.👌👍
He was hella famous in Brazil, appearing in many tv shows. I remember he doing some tricks and revealing the secret right afterwards. But there was one trick that was so amazing, and he said "there are some tricks that I don't reveal, I just do it and move on with the show.". He was also known as Masked Magician, but also was known as "Mister M", which is a cooler name.
I always love trying to figure out how magic is done, a guy showing off the basics of how some of the more iconic tricks are done definitely reinvigorated that for people
I remember the "big reveal". I don't think so many people have ever gone "Huh? WHO?" at the same time before.
I always felt his show was less "ruining" magic, but more making you appreciate how much effort goes into magic and how cool it really is.
I remember Penn & Teller were on the Tonight Show. This was after the Masked Magician had already done a few episodes. Jay Leno asked them what they thought about it and Penn just casually dropped Valentino’s name. Up until then my friend & I joked that it was Lance Burton 😂
I don’t think kids nowadays realize how cool it was when that show was coming out. I was in my early teens and remembered the family gathering around the TV to watch it. What he did definitely made me more interested in Magic because knowing how something is done isn’t the same as experiencing it. Also of course Penn praised him
Even if you know how it's done, it takes much skill to pull it off.
It doesn't rely on secrecy. If it did, there wouldn't be anymore magicians.
The show was for the people not a training session. Not sure why so many tried these acts. This show was amazing. Loved it. It did nothing but make magic more amazing.
Because many people are dumb lacking any shred of common sense and foresight, it's why a lot of products have dumb warning labels against things everyone should already know not to do.
Holy shit his unlocked some core memories
Remember him because of this video he is part of my childhood. I never inspire to be illusionist-magician he sure did contributed positive productive impact in my life perhaps sparks further imagination more perhaps help me be more naturally creative maybe whatever case may be i am thankfully appreciated of him.
I kind of understand why magicians would hate this guy. I am a practicing amateur magician and I don't generally reveal secrets. Not because of "the magician's code," but because it's not magic if people knew the secrets.
Having said that, I personally enjoyed this series. I want to know because I practice this craft. I hope I could even do some of the real simple up close tricks 1 day.
When I encounter stuffs I just couldn’t understand, I switched my brains off and didn’t care about it.
Pretty much like math classes.
His explanation made me more interested in magician world, and allow me to try to combine its principles in attractions of theme parks, or use it in real life.
I think he did a great job, to lure more people into the magical world.
I was always so upset with the backlash Valentino faced for the show. How many magicians do we see on social media and TH-cam now and days. I'm 100% sure that this show played a huge role in inspiring those young magicians to pick up magic as a talent or simple passtime. This show also inspired me to learn new tricks and perform them for my family and friends and even create some of my own. Magic is an artform that everyone should have the chance to learn, and that's what those selfish, angry magicians who attacked him didn't understand. The only thing Valentino did was revitalize the art of magic.
If the Masked Magician taught me one thing, it's that even tho I know the trick, I don't know the trick.
The fear a lot of magicians had when spilling the tea about tricks, is understandable. But with 'inside' knowledge, it only made me appreciate magicians even more on a deeper level.
To make me fall for a trick even tho I know how it works. Incredible skills.
This man was a legend, I hope he lives the life he deserves now. How I wish I could ask him a question or two to hear his thoughts after being through so much.
I remember being really excited whenever his show came on TV. I'm always amazed at how someone can think of the tricks and pull them off with flair and showmanship.
I saw this series and saw his reveal, and what he said I felt was true. People knowing how some of the more common tricks are done will force magicians to challenge themselves more and do tricks differently and more compelling.
Keep it a secret for a while, but eventually, tricks should be revealed if it becomes too easy for others lol
hands down, one of the best shoes from my childhood 😩
I remember when that show came out in the late 2000s, I remember it airing on television when Criss Angel was doing his mind freak Show.
To truly appreciate magic is to admire the timing, execution, dedication, practice, etc.
It’s not about the illusion, but behind the scenes string of executions and technique. In the days of the internet and age of communication everything is exposed the most important thing is the charm and execution.
There is a big difference between knowing how a trick is done and actually being able to perform the trick.
As a dilettante magician, I appreciate the work of Valentino. He gave me confidence in my craft as he demonstrated that the most important skill in magic is NOT the "how-to" but the showmanship. Also, magic is getting stale with only secrecy surrounding the art is the only true intriguing aspect of the show. Thanks Val, for making demystifying magic and making it accessible to everyone!
such a delicate balance. revealing the secrets hurts the income and the ability for magicians to feed their family. but revealing the secrets for the art, it helps it grow in every facet possible
I watched it as a kid and i always liked being tricked and learning how they did it after. It allowed me to think more creatively to solve how the tricks could be done before the reveal. Didn't know his name till this video. Thanks for making it
My similar aged relative and I were always fighting and arguing but we would always sit down and enjoy this show together.
The thing about the Masked Magicians is that he's not the one that created these magic effects. It was not his secret to reveal. It's different if he figured it out himself and recreated the effect his own way. But if he has training from the originator of the magic effect, it is not his purview to expose it. If he thinks it was best if it is revealed to the public, he needs to have permission from the creator of that effect to do so.
If he wanted to show the new generation of magicians to create new and better magic effects, he could have created new ones himself and taught us how he does it instead of exposing the existing ones that he did not contribute to create. If he can't do that because that is too hard, then he knows what the other magicians felt when he exposed the secrets without their permission. They worked hard to create them, and they should be the one that had the privilege to reveal the secrets.
The majority of the tricks were created long before they were exposed.
While it was a mistake to not go into the proper details and safety precautions of the secrets to certain illusions, I think it's safe to assume the man only wanted to make sure new magicians weren't treading the same ground and inspire them to do new stuff constantly instead of staying in stagnation with the most famous stuff. When enough people learn how to do the some of the best illusions out there, it starts to get old fast. We needed new tricks that can create that sense of wonder while giving a fresh take on stuff. It was revolutionary, to be sure.
TH-cam makes my videos disappear all the time. No one has been able to explain that magic trick yet
I personally think magic is much more enjoyable when you understand how the trick is done and still find it amazing
He is the Anakin Skywalker that was expelled from the Jedi Order but did not become Darth Vader.
Now many professional known magicians do a tutorial on a public social media aka TH-cam! So what happen now? Where's the people, groups, organizations that fighting for the what so called magicians code!?
@@jackalakdan1410 Gave up a long time ago. It was a losing battle. You cant go after every pink haired punk on social media exposing your trick
One of the best shows exposing the secrets
Just because you know how it's done, doesn't mean it's not still fun to watch. I love knowing how things work, all things, not just slide of hand. May God bless him, and give him peace at this time in his life🌹
I think it is quite the opposite, he made more people interested in magic as it is an art form and has a huge level of showmanship. He has inspired people to get into magic and develop their own ways of captivating the audience and how they do illusions and tricks to be more complex and breathtaking
Why do people in any kind of creative field hate any kind of change? Like coming up with new stuff is YOUR JOB!
The masked magician is legendary. It was always cool and unique watching him on tv. Like we “the people” were a part of the magic! Very cool! I remember we rented some of his videos from blockbuster! And we were intrigued to rent more! Before they were being shown on tv…If I recall correctly! I remember watching a magic show on tv one time, unrelated to this, but we had a TiVo or whatever it was at the time! And we’re able to rewind the video! And I actually could not believe! What I was seeing! A guy was making cards appear from his hands! And the cards were being projected!/thrown/ejected onto stage! And he was Actually catching them! That alone is magic! Still makes me wonder! Some kind of card throwing machine! But catching them alone is magic In My opinion! This was in the 90’s…so advanced technological understanding back then…
I don't think the 2008-09 Masked Magician is Val Valentino, he looks a bit taller and bulkier.
I used to watch these during my teenage years... Not even interested in learning tricks but he got the hottest assistants.
I am not a magician but I do other type of artistic explorations that want me to be like him, different and bold. I remember watching this on television back then and was amazing seeing the tricks behind them and still remember the day he revealed himself at the end. In 2024 there is fool us and many other magicians i have seen since that do really great tricks and magic. He was risky sharing those but it did make a huge contribution to the craft. Hard to believe it was that long ago since. It is nice to hear about him again and I give him a huge 👍👍👍👍
I often found that knowing how tricks/illusions were done gave me a greater appreciation for the illusion, as well as the mechanics of it - the hours of practice, the imagination & intelligence to put the illusion together, the split second timing - all of it. I was as blown away by the magic behind the scenes as well as the illusion in front of the crowd. Thank you Val Valentino for presenting this series. Fascinating!
So basically, everything Criss Angel's done
The only reason he started showing Criss angels stuff was because criss was telling people he actually had super human powers so this guy said hold my beer. But this guys been doing stuff long before criss angel
@@seanbrower4701 Criss Angel never did that lol. He literally just did a podcast with Steve O and specifically said he always said his stuff was an illusion and he hates people who say they can actually do wat they are performing
@@TriWaZe criss angel absolutely use to tell people he was different and could actually do it. He flipped his script after people realized he couldn't. I use to watch criss all the time. I'm not knocking him. He got a bag cause of it
@@seanbrower4701 His theme song literally says he brings you to a world of illusions. Just because he hammed his performances doesn’t mean he claimed to actually be doing it
@@TriWaZeI remember when Criss Angel used to tell people he was actually magical. I don’t believe that he was being serious though, but many in the audience thought he was.
I love this show it's such a shame how it lead to him falling into the shadows
Welcome back maskedman
He shows us that this art does not need outside interference, just skill and timing. Incredible works of art indeed.
I used to watch this when i was younger. I was prepared and ready to watch it when it aired at night time every week. I loved it and it never ruined my love for magic.
yeah yeah yeah...that's great and all but can we talk about the magician assistants in another video, perhaps a multi-part series.
I remember watching these shows in the 90s and 00s
"Breaking the Magicians Code" was an amazing show. I loved watching magic specials as a kid, and getting to see how magicians' minds worked just a little bit was amazing to me. I never knew who the masked magician was, but his showmanship and teaching skills helped me gain even more respect for what magiciams do.
Because of him, i like this entertainment art. It cause a lot of innovations in the area of magic illusion art since then.
The masked magician forced
Magicians to change from same old tricks to new styles
He was a pioneer and he really opened magic up
I feel like there's at least some AI content to extend the video and retention time here. The repetition is what gives it away.
Well I'm trying to be nice but I'm pretty sure most of this video is AI.
Agreed, too many repetitions.
My childhood hero masked magician
They should be thanking him.
They needed to up their game any way with there out of date kiddy games!😂
Now poof 💨 be gone. 😂
Magicians may knock Valentino but he’s probably the most important magician of the nineties.
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If he revealed all your secrets then u weren't that good. The greats rise to the challenge. Pushing boundaries in sport,art, engineering techniques is what makes.new discoveries.
I remember watching his show with my dad when I was a little boy, time flies this was a good show!
"The real magic is in the details"
- Val Valentino, the Masked Magician
Penn & teller continues to push magic forward, in return was awe and unbelievable new magic tricks in their show
I side with Val. He pushed magicians to come up with new illusions instead of doing the same ones they were doing year after year.
There are only a handful of magicians in the world but there are billions of people who loves the mask magician.
I remember seeing this when I was a kid. He was spooky but amazing. I really admire this guy and it sucks to hewr all of the shit that the other magicians put him throufh. Good on Penn for standing up for him. It's good to have the art move forward.
I would watch this shit all the time back in the day.
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What a great person !!! Shame about the wolf pack attitude towards him.There are millions of more magicians thanks to his inspirational approach... booo to the old hack circle !
This was deadass my favorite show to come on when I was a kid
He's been gone because he was getting death threats before the Internet was what it is.
I use to love this show when I was a kid. I would ask my parents if I could stay up enough to watch it. From my understanding, dude didn’t mess up anything about “magic.” It was still entertaining. And not everyone could do it.
Now if you go on TH-cam, you can find ANY magic tricks being explain .
I saw him at a Criss Angel show”Believe” at the Luxor, Criss Angel spotted him in the crowd, stopped his show , turned on the lights and had his security kicked him out of the theatre immediately
One of the greatest magicians in history not just because of his talent, but his bravery.
Val Valentino was right, back when I was a kid my fascination about magic came back when I was watching the Masked Magician and even tried doing card tricks to my classmates.
Fuckin loved this show. Made me appreciate the illusions and how they are done
I remember watching this guy when i was 10 and being always in awe of his shows, good times
Dude, I absolutely loved watching this show as a kid! I even researched the videos as an adult because how much I loved the show