I was at the Halloween show (one year anniversary) and it was great. The crowd was great and they were into it the whole time. Met him afterwards also, what a sweetheart :). There is a new illusion called "Enigma" that is really freakin' cool. Other than that, the show's been reworked since the time I saw it before this, but I love what they did with it. It's heading in the right direction :).

FIF: That statement was accurate IMO. These love sick women worship him like the Manson gang did. I'm sorry, but to fall for the stupid "Demonstrations" that he thinks up only shows lack of intelligence. Disappearing from a bike in mid air, pulling a woman apart, burried under ice for 30 minutes, reading muscles, etc., etc., please tell me you know these are video effects. And again, he couldn't possibly do the sawed in half like it was on Mindfake. I will bet you any amount of money that it was different, without seeing the beLIEve version. The DeKolta chair isn't new or in any was credited to Criss. The box part is done with tigers also, and not difficult to figure out. To show everything Criss did without video effects would take about 5 minutes, not weeks. Other than the outdoor stunts he did, why couldn't they be done in a theatre? The answer is simple, he didn't really do them. All the disappearing, finding rings in bread, ice cubes, changing card colors, and on and on and on, were done with edits and stooges. If I had $100. for every trick he did, that he didn't really do, I could buy a new car. Get out your video camera, if you know where the start and pause buttons are, you can do Criss Angel magic too. And FIF, in your post, you list all he did in beLIEve as 'live, live, live'. Isn't beLIEve a "LIVE" show?

Somewhere in these threads were the list of the 12 to 15 tricks Criss does do on stage that he ALSO did in Mindfreak. The ones Rannie were looking for just weren't in the show. Some can't be done in a threatre and it would take a show a week long to show case everything Criss has done in his career.

Again, I saw, DeKolta Chair..done live...tronick...done live..dove appearance...done live...vanish..live..levitation down the wedding dress..live, sawed in half, live and a very cool version of the tesla coil. Which, apparently was reported wrong. As of last weekend was still in the show.

I'm very offended at your "Criss Saint" remark and the whole paragraph that followed. That was just stupid as well as the fact that you follow Criss on twitter..which as much as you hate him is very creepy.

The you tube was just a kick butt song and a cool intro to the show, nothing else.

Adios...I'm done.

Rannie, sorry I got your name wrong. Thanks for an honest opinion of the show. I watched your youtube video FIF, he even uses the oldest effect, running the film backward. Benny Hill used that a lot, so you can see how old Criss' effects are. I was surprised, he only says 'I am the Mindfake' 15 times, and a bad lip sync.

Well, we seem to have a conflict here. FIF says Criss does the same tricks he did in Mindfake, Lonnie says he doesn't. Somebody must be wrong, who should we beLIEve???? Problem is, edits dont work doing a live show. You can't turn off the audience's brain, set up the trick, and start the brain up again. (Not that Criss does that, we could hardly call him a magician if he did). He can't use the 'ACME' stooge acting school, so the live audience isn't nearly as amazed. Why are we hearing all these reviews about little applause, people walking out, etc? Criss is so spaced out, he actually thinks he's doing this great show. The pictures he puts on Twitter says alot about his mentality. An ass massage, why doesn't he glue his nose hairs together, and jump rope with them? He's a total joke. I won't use the word the guy used in the video to describe Criss, maybe we can just call him 'Summers Eve'?

I have to admit I was disappointed that I didn't see some of the illusions I wanted to see at the live show. He kept saying he could do the stuff he does on TV on stage, but ripping a woman in half wasn't there... walking on water wasn't there... :( ... I mean, that's the reason I became a fan!!!! Kinda wanted to see that live... maybe he should've floated someone from the audience that would've been so much cooler.... but even if he had I guess it still would've been disappointing cause the point of the TV is that he does it on the STREETS... not on a stage.... Criss you need to do a STREET SHOWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:)

WOW, maybe we can have Criss declared a Saint???? What did people who had deaths and illness do before Criss came along? It's amazing how you defenders think he's a Supreme Being. Let's start the 'First United Church of Fakery'. Maybe he can walk on Holy Water? How gullible can people be. Next time I go to a wake, I'll have them put a TV in the coffin with Mindfake re-runs playing. Give me a break already, are you 8 years old? I'm still waiting to hear what tricks he did live that he did on Mindfake. How bout' no more excuses, talk about his "MAGIC", not his miracles. Hanging from hooks wasn't magic, a girl did that long before Criss. And again, I DON'T hate Criss or anybody, I just don't care for con artists.

p.s. are you ready? I didn't think so. "my ego pushes you"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awULfkegm2c

Oh Hal you could only hope you would look that good at his age. I don't have to check you tube..I saw it w/ my own eyes. Have you? Yes, I saw live what was on Mindfreak. But, you will never get to that level, couch potato critic.


I'm so glad Criss has had such an impact in your life. What truth? To answer your question. The criss defenders find much more in just the trick. For example, submerged, hanging by hooks. If you must know bottom feeder, I will tell you. Criss' art gave me the stength to overcome loss, cancer, death and yes negativity. Why would you want to tear down that? Because you are a hateful person. You have no regard for the human spirit.

Did you not listen to my post. I saw with my own eyes

FIF: I guess when he said 'everybody knows Criss' tricks are edits, he meant everybody but you. Shame you can't except the truth. I just heard from someone who saw the show, she said Criss is now sitting on the edge of the stage, talking about his fathers death and why his marriage did'nt work. Is this a joke? Is this what people pay to see? His show is so bad, he's now doing 'This is your Life'. She also said he's getting fat (Other than his head). Maybe he's on drugs, or just the moron he usually is. Lately he's been out of the top 10, Amazing Jonathan even beat him, and Penn & Teller. What we need for Criss is a 'Magic Eraser'. 3 more seasons of Mindfake, it takes him 6 months to edit 1 eason. If you think beLIEve is 'what you see is what you get, check youtube, you'll see 10 other magicians doing his old tricks from years ago. While your'e at it, order his Magic Kit, then you can be a phony magician too. And with Criss, you do know if it's real or illusion, it's neither, it's VIDEO MAGIC. You FIF, are like all the other Criss defenders, you only defend him, never his magic, because there is no defence. Do you agree with what the guy said about not possibly doing live what he does on Mindfake? Let's hear how you defend that.

Saw the vid Hal. What a frickin cry baby. "oh, I don't understand, why oh why is he still here" "Angel is a disgrace to magic because of his trickery". "my fans want Criss Angel and I can't be him"...lol.

HELLO, magic is trickery. The great thing about Criss is you never know. Is it real? Or is it an illusion? I saw Criss live recently, he did pull off "the what you see is what you get". Sorry to burst your bubble.

I get such a kick out of the haters. How much Criss has affected their little world.

Callahan, you haven't predicted crap. Believe is still here. Rumors, Mindfreak is gonna go for another 3 years. 150,000 plus followers on twitter. In and out of the top ten all the time. Merchandise blitz off the charts. I do Believe the fans have spoken. p.s. I think you otta try something else. Maybe try selling life insurance? The crazy fits ain't cuttin it. You don't have the hair for it..lol.

Justin....Wonder if you'd put this on, doesn't give away any methods. A magician's opinion of the great Criss Angels "Effects". See people, some do agree with me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqOI7TsWOls

Oh, I'm sorry, Joe Brown...did I throw up on you?

Whatever...as long as Criss is happy, then I'm happy. The show is actually doing well dispite many attempts to knock it. :D

Just like I predicted

"slate of “one year on…” reviews were not on the way." Yup, I'm sure similar articles are well on there way from Richard and Norm. They are probably waiting for the Halloween show to spew their garbage.

When I saw the show, I knew the curtain call was happening, I just didn't want the show/story to end :)

"The audio system is state-of-the-art surround sound — you feel as if phantoms are whispering just behind you — even if the music is bombastic and overloud" Poor Joe, probably too old to take much more volume than a Bette Midler slow tune from the back row. Why doesn't the Vegas press get somebody under the age of 80 to review this show? Clearly these guys are grudge holding dinaosaus who 9 years from now, will still review the show the same way. Pffft.

But, press is press and as long as people are talking...it's all good for Criss :)

Even if you don't believe Joe Brown, how can you ignore the tons and tons of bad reviews? Can there be any doubt that this show is the worst ever? What other Vegas shows can you name that have had such bad reviews? He should have stuck to his phony tricks on Mindfake, at least he has a large gullible audience. It's obvious he can't perform "LIVE", the Implosion show proved that. The fact remains, most people agree with Joe Brown. Criss used to be on Larry King, bragging about being the best. Only place you see him now is on Twitter with his ridiculous pictures. I still like the 'Jennifer Aniston' hairdo.

Would like to take these "reviews" objectively, but can see that Joe Brown of the Sun is biased and has some sort of personal vendetta against Criss. I can totally disavow everything he has written in this article just from what he wrote towards the end of his story about the curtain calls. How can he in his conscience actually write that the audience can not tell it is Criss' curtain call? It is so elementary obvious after seeing the cast a few at a time take their bows with the stage clearing, lighting totally different, melodically different music setting up the curtain call. Joe Brown by that alone discredited himself and his so called "review" in my opinion.

Please, let me be the first to congratulate the "Sun". Seems like every day, it becomes more evident that the only one who thinks Criss is great is Criss (Well, maybe his Mom and brothers?) If this was a court case, proving he's the worst ever, Perry Mason and the OJ lawyers couldn't save him. Seems a little disagreement, Loyals say the place is packed, Sun says ticket sales are bad. Who can we beLIEve? He's the butt of jokes by other magicians, I wonder why? Jennifer Aniston haircut (hysterical) and don't forget the finger nails. He must have had his 2 fingers fused in that position, every picture has it, not to be confused with the audience giving him another finger.