David Blaine: Do Not Attempt

David Blaine has taken magic to another level in this show. I have to admit that I was never really a Blaine fan. He seemed more hype than anything else but in the National Geographic series, Blaine has matured into an incredible man and magician.

In this series, he takes you around the globe to find magic in the smallest and largest of places. He is so respectful of every culture.

I highly recommend this as something fresh, real, sincere and some super cool magic.

Blaine and National Geographic have really created a show that is wholesome and much needed today with everything so fake. Funny, I use to think Blaine was a fake but he has really showed me that I shouldn't judge a book by its cover.

David Blaine outdone himself again. This documentary belongs to another world. My went through an emotional roller coaster while I watched the first three episodes. Surely, I didn't expect it could be so intense. Sometimes I have to covered my eyes with my hands like a little kid because the scenes are so scary. When I watched the king cobra moment, my heart was beating like I experience it myself. The shocking experience is beyond my expectation of watch a documentary. However, I fast forwards some acts of sharp subjects because I literally feel physical pain watching them. Besides the enjoyments of watching a good movie, I also got some inspirations from David's comments about those incredible "magicians". My daily "troubles" seems so small compare the challenges David willingly took upon himself.

While all the "tricks" are rather remarkable and amazing. And the series in overall pretty interesting......

I find Blaine's "comatose-like" narration just sleep inducing. He speaks fine, and NORMAL, in the "live" footage at the settings with other people. No issue.

But then the voice over narration kicks in and it feels like it's at half speed and designed to lull you to sleep. Or perhaps somewhat condescending in nature. The narration is entirely unsavory to me for some reason.

There is quite a bit of "filler" in each episode.. but ultimately the things on display are pretty miraculous and worth the watch.. truth is, one doesn't *really* need the audio anyway.

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This show is explores David Blaine like we have never seen before. The stunts he pulls are intense, but he also does a great job in tying them to the culture of places he visits. David also opens up alot personally with stories of past magic performances and we also see a more human side to this magician that we haven't really seen before. We also get an inside peak to his mind and motivations with personal stories. If you are a fan of David Blaine or if you are fascinated by him this show is definitely for you. For me he opens up that magical imagination inside of you that ponders for the unknown. David Blaine is a treasure.

I'm all for magic and sleight of hand and stuff like that, but David always took it a notch further, I hardly believed his videos thinking that might be AI, until I stumbled upon this documentary.. Sure there's no such thing as magic but the hunger to learn has earned the respect I have for David, mann, he went all out in search of knowledge, and that is commendable, we see magicians performing and think it's a piece of cake for them but never have we understood the trials and ordeals they go thru to perfect one act.. This episode was just incredible..I always perceived David as an egoistic guy, but this documentary changed my perception about him.. U guys nailed it...