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Demitri wrote:The use of a stooge is absolutely nothing like the use of camera tricks.

Although IMO they are both perfectly acceptable as ways to entertain an audience. I enjoy watching Derren Brown; I don't mind how he does what he does - whether the audience is prepared or not, whether there is video editing - as long as it is entertaining. Which it is.

Kati

David Blaine gets my vote, but I would only say I "dislike" and not "hate" him. It's his personality (or lack thereof) more than anything. Plus he's really just a publicity hound and does all those crazy media stunts for attention. It's not really magic in my opinion and some of his stunts I flat out find appalling.

Lash

I dont think david blaine wants to make people laugh, more like kill themselves, you see his shows and he is really down, and the stunts he does, makes you think hes got a screw loose thats my opinion anyway.

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People - well, magicians - knock David Blaine, but I don't really ever see the public complaining, do you?

i dont either tricks he performs are very good, but bit like he is reaaly sad, but when he suspended himself over the thames ppl where throwing stuff at him, which isnt very nice.

Yeah...admittedly the British are a bit more adverse to his stunt side, doubt he'll be coming back here again to do one. But as a magician, for all his 'faults' I can't really knock him at all.