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Criss Angel Doesn't Care if He's a Magic Joke, Because He's 'Already Paid'

August 20, 2010 at 4:28 PM | by juliana | 3 Comments

We all know how reviled controversial Criss Angel is here in Las Vegas (even Carrot Top makes fun of him) but Angel's reputation in the magic world is an actual joke (Yeah, despite that whole Magician of the Century award.)

At the Magic Castle in Los Angeles (which is THE academy for magicians), Criss Angel's "magic" was ridiculed several times onstage during one act from a magician-comedian who called Angel's magic secret "editing" and said his next TV show after "Mindfreak" would be called "Brainfart." Magician catfight!

Later when we mentioned to another magician that Angel was an actual joke during the act, that magician said, "He should be." So it's safe to say that Criss Angel will probably not be welcomed with open arms inside The Magic Castle.

He also will not be welcomed with open arms at the house of this angry show-goer who left a review of "Believe" on our sister site, HotelChatter. GoldHunt writes:

We attended this worthless show on Aug 11, 2010 the last night of our honeymoon. What a complete letdown and horrific waste of our time and money. We were ripped off to the tune of $144.00 by false advertising (read lies) from the show promoters.

More from Goldhunt can be found below.

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Even a Vegas Deal Listing Recommends Avoiding 'Believe'

May 17, 2010 at 10:57 PM | by juliana | 0 Comments

Remember how we told you last week that Cirque du Soleil tickets were on sale this summer, starting at $50 a ticket? Well, when we went through the booking process, we went through Spoofee.com, a random but useful deals site that likes to editorialize the deal options. This is what they listed for Criss Angel's Belive show at The Luxor:

Stay away from this

Not even $50 is a good enough deal for Believe. Then again, free is probably not a good enough deal for Believe.

Here's what else is on in Vegas:
· In case you didn't notice, the Miss America Pageant happened in Vegas [AP]
· Encore's Beach Club gets ink in the NY Times [NYT]
· Surprise, surprise, Holly Madison is making yet another appearance at Sugar Factory [Twitpic]
· The Flamingo has a so-so pool special that includes a FUN cup [Vegas Hotel Special]
· Donald Trump does Vegas and hangs out with Victor Drai [Daily Fiasco]

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Criss Angel Is Doing Magic Tomorrow And You Better Believe It

Where: Lake Havasu City, AZ [map]
May 7, 2010 at 2:57 PM | by juliab | 0 Comments

Criss Angel with one of his many fans

Sometimes Vegas can just be a bit too much, y’know? And sometimes the stuff on the Strip gets boring (anyone else stopped even noticing the fat man who stands outside Paris and yells at douchebags?).

If this is you, we have a daytrip suggestion for you. Tomorrow, everyone’s favorite douchebag self-promoter "magician" magician, Criss Angel, is attempting "the most dangerous stunt of his career".

Actually performing a magic trick? Letting the scales (hur hur – see pic) drop from his fans’ eyes? No: being chained up, roped up, chucked off a bridge into the Colorado River and left to drown unless he can escape.

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Can You Believe It? Criss Angel Is 'Magician Of The Century'

Where: 3900 Las Vegas Blvd South [map], 89119
April 30, 2010 at 3:06 PM | by juliab | 0 Comments

Sexy. Charming. Talented. But that’s enough about Copperfield, congrats to Criss Angel

Sorry for not speaking about this two days ago, when it happened, but it’s taken us a while to process this (and check it’s not some new kind of hilarious ‘stunt’). Luxor’s top lothario, who also does a passable impression of being a magician, Criss Angel, has been officially declared Magician of the Century.

There are many things wrong with this. As centuries go, this one's still pretty young, for a start. As far as we know, he’s not all that good at magic, for another. And lastly, as far as we were aware, Believe is the laughing stock of Vegas – quite an achievement in a town which has such improbably titled shows as Dixie Dooley Master Mystifier, Naughty Boys Hypnosis Show and Steve Dacri In Your Face: The Up Close Magic Experience.

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Criss Angel Wants You To 'Experience' Him

Where: 3900 Las Vegas Boulevard South [map], 89119
April 23, 2010 at 2:36 PM | by Mr Pappagiorgio | 1 Comment

Are we seeing things or did his left hand just move? 'Cause that would be magic. And creepy.

As we let you know earlier this week, a reworked version of Criss Angel’s Believe has returned. We said we are willing to give the show another chance, but apparently the Luxor wants you to do more than that.

Yes, they want you to experience Criss Angel. Exclusively. Today. Which we found disturbingly amusing. Until it made us recall that he had handled Holly Madison’s bobbles way before we did. All that work to forgive and forget wasted. Suddenly we were just disturbed. At least it's taking the attention off the magic though.

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Believe Re-Opens Tonight, Let's Hope It's Better

Where: 3900 Las Vegas Blvd South [map], 89119
April 20, 2010 at 12:13 PM | by juliab | 0 Comments

On Friday after our unexpectedly positive Carrot Top experience, we thought we’d enquire after Luxor’s other minger in residence: Criss Angel.

Apparently, Criss was on holiday last week but is returning tonight with the reworked version of Believe. And just as we were getting ready to scoff at it, a Luxor lady told us that Criss is nothing like his public image and actually very nice.

Having said that, she also said he was a hit with the ladies and Believe was a good show, so we’re not sure exactly how much we should be trusting her judgment. But we would like to give Believe another chance, and hope it's miraculously improved, for everyone's sake. We’ll be holding out for the cut price tickets though. Not taking any chances.

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Criss Angel's Latest Deal Is Not Really One To Believe In

Where: 3900 Las Vegas Blvd South [map], 89119
March 26, 2010 at 11:58 AM | by juliab | 0 Comments

Unless, of course, you actually want those Believe tickets

A few weeks back, we were walking through Luxor (don’t worry, we were only cutting through to Mandalay Place) when we saw some ads for Criss Angel’s Believe and the tantalizing prospect of a “mystery offer” and “video clip” if we took a picture of a weird “Believe Snap Tag” and sent it to an equally weird phone number/email address.

Assuming it was a scam, like the whole win a car thing appears to be, we thought we’d enter. Although, mindful of our reader who said that signing up for the car deal had earned him a load of cold callers, we thought we’d enter via email – an email address that we created just for this, so we wouldn’t have to deal with any spam that might come with it.

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Tweet of the Weekend: Criss Angel Drives You To Drink

Where: 3900 Las Vegas Blvd South [map], 89109
March 22, 2010 at 11:50 AM | by juliab | 0 Comments

Many people got trashed in Vegas this weekend, and lots of them told the world about it. So, every Monday we’re bringing you our favourite tweet of the weekend. And don’t forget to follow us at @vegaschatter.

Admittedly, it sounds weird, but it appears that not everyone knows to steer well clear of Believe. Do they think it’s a Cirque show? Are they under the impression that Criss Angel can actually do magic?

Someone who was laboring under that misapprehension this weekend was @geester1, who twittered on Saturday:

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Venus Williams Makes A Rookie Vegas Mistake: Giving Criss Angel A Chance

Where: 3900 Las Vegas Blvd South [map], 89119
March 12, 2010 at 4:09 PM | by juliab | 0 Comments

Criss Angel has a fan. For real. And not only is she female, but she aint bad looking, and she's pretty important, too. For real.

Venus Williams was in town this week, and, like many other tourists, decided to see a show. Would it be a magic show or a Cirque show? Or maybe a blend of both? Thus it was that she ended up spending Wednesday night watching Believe.

Not only that, but at the end of the show, she was dragged invited backstage to have her picture taken with the looker that is Criss Angel. The mouth may be smiling, folks, but the eyes are screaming “help me”.

Next time, Venus, call us. We'll be happy to suggest alternative entertainment. Like spending the evening as a nightclub toilet attendant could be a start.

Of course, we might take this all back if the soon-to-be-implemented changes make Believe any more bearable. But we're almost certain we won't.

[Photo: Las Vegas Now/Tom Rutan]

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You Too Can Win Criss Angel's Corvette. Still. You Just Have to Believe It

Where: 3900 Las Vegas Blvd South [map], 89119
January 22, 2010 at 1:47 PM | by juliab | 4 Comments

Tickets to Believe thankfully not included

If only life were as simple as Criss Angel would like us to think it is. For one thing, we could win a $25,000 car if we just wanted to hard enough (and if we knew whether this was a real offer). For another, if we screwed our eyes shut really tight, we could imagine that Believe wasn’t as much of a massive, steaming pile of poo as by all accounts it is.

Enough negativity though, let’s focus on believing. Cos we just entered the competition to win Criss’ Corvette.

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Was There Gay Bashing Going on at Criss Angel's 'Believe'?

Where: 3900 Las Vegas Blvd S [map], 89109
December 31, 2009 at 3:28 PM | by juliana | 0 Comments

According to LA Times columnist, Richard Abowitz, there was. In a column for his new blog, Gold Plated Door, Abowitz reports that when an audience member used the word "faggot" during one of "Believe's" non-magic magic tricks, Criss Angel was unapologetic even when members of his dance troupe, already suffering from having to work in the Strip's worst show, complained that it was offensive.

Here's how it all went down, according to Abowitz:

Here is the trick in question from when I saw “Believe”: an audience member is asked by Angel to come up with any word. Angel claims that thanks to a special bond between himself and the audience member (homophobia?) he has scribbled that word in a sealed box on a whim. To prove this, Angel has the sealed box lowered, and the audience member’s spontaneously imagined word is then spooled out on paper in large hand written letters for the entire audience to read.

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What Sort of Changes Are Brewing at Criss Angel’s 'Believe'?

Where: 3900 Las Vegas Boulevard South [map], 89119
September 15, 2009 at 3:50 PM | by Erika Pope | 0 Comments

So, we came across a really fascinating story about Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte’s upcoming, I’m-so-rich-I-can-blow-$50-million trip to outer space today in the Las Vegas Weekly. The story was also about Laliberte’s barely contained enthusiasm about the new Elvis/Cirque show, but what really caught our eye was this throwaway tidbit:

Cirque’s resident Las Vegas Senior VP Jerry Nadal, who also is overseeing changes for Criss Angel’s Cirque show Believe at the Luxor, said: “Elvis will be a biographical structure, with appearances by characters based on his wife, Priscilla Presley, and his manager, Col. Tom Parker….”

Yeah, yeah, yeah – we know the part about the Elvis show being biographical (a first) and featuring players from Elvis’ inner circle (that equates to biographical, no?). What we’d really like to know more about is what, exactly, is being done with Angel’s show and when can we expect to see the new look?

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