Chris Angel -Illusionist-

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?

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.

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

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

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.

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Originally Posted by zx92027xz

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

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

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.

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Hugs and Hissessss,
Maria

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.

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Originally Posted by 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.

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whats the secret?

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