Chris Angel -Illusionist-

[LadyOhh]

That guy is sooo trippy!

My cousin has been sending me links of his performances out in public.

Has anyone actually seen him or seen his work?

[Kagez28]

i don't really like him as magician... he pays people to act like they don't know what's going on when he's doing a trick on them. if you have ever watched his show, he always walks up to "random" people and does a trick. well those people aren't really that random, they are on the payroll.

[Rapture]

I heard he's contracted in Los Vegas... which would explain those "random" people...

[zx92027xz]

gosh you guys are brutal... next thing you know youll be saying theres no santa claus!

[LadyOhh]

LOL!

Yeah, he is in Vegas.. The last one I saw was him poolside near the Paris Hotel.

No matter what, it is still pretty impressive.

[pythontricker]

gosh you guys are brutal... next thing you know youll be saying theres no santa claus!

no santa claus oh no. yeah criss angels prity baller.

[SnakeBabe]

Just for some snake info on Criss he was totally into being careful with my pets. I was hired to supply a few to his show. To his credit Criss was very accommodating in caring for the animals. You don’t get that from a lot of TV shows these days so good for Criss.



Hugs and Hissessss,
Maria

[Swingline0.0.1]

His version of Houdini's Metamorphosis is badass!

For those that don't know the original illusion, Houdini was chained in a burlap sack, then locked in a trunk. His assistant would shut the trunk, then hold up a curtain for 3 seconds. When he dropped it, Houdini was there and the assistant was in the trunk, chained in the sack... it was an amazing trick!

Criss Angel does it with nothing but a pyrotechnic! There is no curtain- a giant blast of fire come up, and it's him standing there instead of the assistant! One of the coolest illusions ever! I love it when people take a classic illusion (even one that everyone knows the secret to) and update it or add their own twist.

[Reediculous]

His version of Houdini's Metamorphosis is badass!

For those that don't know the original illusion, Houdini was chained in a burlap sack, then locked in a trunk. His assistant would shut the trunk, then hold up a curtain for 3 seconds. When he dropped it, Houdini was there and the assistant was in the trunk, chained in the sack... it was an amazing trick!

Criss Angel does it with nothing but a pyrotechnic! There is no curtain- a giant blast of fire come up, and it's him standing there instead of the assistant! One of the coolest illusions ever! I love it when people take a classic illusion (even one that everyone knows the secret to) and update it or add their own twist.

whats the secret?

[Swingline0.0.1]

Well, the original had a trap door in the chest... this one I don't know! I mean, even if you had a quick way out, the skill it takes to do a switch in 1/2 of a second... crazy! I've seen it a couple of times, and it looks like Criss is landing when the fire finishes, so I don't know if they both jump really fast or what!

I found a version of it where he uses smoke, but it's off some crappy SciFi channel special and looks a little cheesy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mOzPcJlJoQ