What's wrong with being The Great Soprendo ?Nikkolas wrote:It's not like he's some balding fat guy with a wig
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The Great Soprendo was the alter ego of Geoffrey Durham, an overweight cod 'Spanish' magician with a daft wig and a silly laugh.Craig Browning wrote:I didn't catch that Fat & Bald line
ChuFu wrote:I don't want to speak in the negative about Criss I have no problem with him but a lot of the escape work is so far away from what can be done on stage it may be a let down to see him do anything less on stage.
He may be his own worst competition.
Today escapes are becoming a fad and that is dangerous to the young. They can get all this information on line in an instant but do not have the experience to go with it.
It is natural for the young to be like Criss but trying dangerous escapes has hurt or killed some and it will more. I have never seen so much interest and I am glad I am retired. There is a lot of flawed information around.
For instance, the Novac course in escape artistry. I knew John and helped him with information. The one thing he never asked me about was the upside down straightjacket escape from a burning rope. The method listed will kill some one. I don't know who gave Novac the information but it is some of the most dangerous information out there.
It says to put weight equal to your on a rope, set it on fire and run some test of how long it take to break and get an estimate.
The only way to do a stunt like that is perfect timing and there is no way to get it. I have tested many ropes and they can break as much as two minutes or more in difference. This is a killer in waiting.
Between all the over exposure of the art and kids just wandering in off the street the problems will be serious.
One young man posted on a site that he just ordered a straightjacked. He had no even got it yet but wanted to know how to do it underwater. And other people who I feel have little or no experience were giving him advice!
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SamGurney wrote: I have no idea what got him on tv in the first place.
Gregory Eugene wrote:I firmly believe that Chris Angel isn't really magic and therefor all magicians who use tricks should respect him and all magicians who are really magic can call him a joke.
Nikkolas wrote:To most average pople, Angel's stunts are amazing.
Yet to people on this and many other magic-related forums, he is a joke.
I just am wondering why this is? Is it because he's "mainstream"? Or are the quality of his stunts really just poor? I've heard all sorts of different views in my search before I posted this topic so I'm just looking for a straight answer on how good people think Criss' acts are and why you think as you do.
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