This was supposed to be my Christmas present from my brother...I told him it would be worth the wait, that I don't mind not getting my Christmas present until sometime next year (this year, now). He's mentioned several times that I can choose some other things that add up to the value of Little Man if I didn't want to wait that long. After seeing that demo, I'm thinking I'll take him up on that offer.
I don't know what to say about the effect, really...it looks neat, and will probably entertain given the proper scripting/routine. However, I was expecting something a little bit different. I didn't want an "entertaining" effect, I was hoping for an "astonishing" effect. The small detail of him not taking actual steps, and instead doing a robotic shuffle (for lack of a better term), is what ruins it for me. It looks too...fake. I realize it's a magic trick, and as such there are limitations, but I assumed that when the words "walking" and "steps" were used in the ad copy, they'd actually use the real definitions of those words, and not take such a large liberty with the meaning. Sadly, that means the routines I planned out based off of the ad copy won't be able to come to fruition (at least, not with this particular product), and I'll have to pass on this effect.
Like I mentioned, it looks pretty neat, and could probably be fairly entertaining given the right circumstances. But, to me, it's not $300 neat, and certainly doesn't fit the bill of what I was expecting (given what was said in the ad copy). But, there are some pretty big Paul Harris fans in the magic world, and for that reason I can see this effect still doing well, and that's great.