seige wrote:I much prefer the artistry or skills of Blaine or Angel any day of the week.
I wont argue about Blaine, if you ignore his stupid stunts, he is a superb magician.. but Angel? I thought so too but Angels stuff is too over the top and it doesnt look very "artistic" to me at all.
I prefer Cyril due to the fact that he focuses on magic, not levitating from one building to another. Even if it is all props and gimmicks, it looks a lot more realistic than the stuff Angel does.
"but a lot of what he's doing isn't skill based or creative... it's totally prop-based and does all the work for him."
I have seen the first season of Mindfreak and the eps of Season 2 that have aired and I cannot remember any of his stuff that was "skill based" or "creative". This is not a sarcastic comment even if it might sound like it... please refresh my memory as to what "skill based" or "creative" stuff Criss Angel has done. If possible, the episode in which he did it so I can rewatch it.
I was a CA fan but now I just think he's average. I'm a 'noob' to magic, I'm just starting to learn.. i only found out who david copperfield was a month ago. And I cant say I know of any "classic" magicians. That being said, I'm a 'noob' and even I can figure out 90% of CA's tricks. I know a lot of people who arent interested in learning magic wont be able to figure them out.. but I am very interested in magic now and I can figure out 90% of CA's tricks but I cant figure out a lot of Cyrils tricks.. that is why I prefer Cyril