Obscured View

Before I begin, let me just say that I really have nothing against Criss Angel, and happen to love a lot of the Cirque shows we have here in Las Vegas.  I’ve been to LOVE three times already.  I’ve enjoyed the bits of Criss’ show that I’ve caught on TV.  I went into this with a neutral attitude.

Now that we’re done with that…

Ahem.

One of the fun things about living in Las Vegas is the ability to go to see previews of shows before they’re “ready” for the general public.  I’d assume they use this as a metric to see how the show is thought of before it goes “live” and give them a chance to tweak things that aren’t working.  Really it’s a show in beta — things may change a bit, but it’s roughly there, and they’re working out the finer points (i.e. timing and such).

So this past Saturday, my wife and I went to see the preview of “Criss Angel – Believe” at the Luxor.

Short and sweet: I think this show is beyond saving.  I’d recommend you skip it.

Read on for the longer version (SPOILERS)…

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Wow. Dynamite trip. I can’t recommend Heron Island more highly if you want an affordable place to get away from technology and just enjoy diving, snorkeling, eating, and major relaxing. Wonderful staff, wonderful place. No cell phones, internet connections, or TV. Well, OK they have one in a room you can watch… but why?

Makes you really hate seagulls, though. Watching them snatch up the hatching baby turtles as they run for the ocean… grrr