Comments on: Criss Angel Clearwater Building Implosion, Failed Stunt or Pre Planned Hoax ?

By: James

James — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 21:13:13 +0000

It is all fake, he was on the balcony, the rest is pre-recorded, and he went down the stairs, even though they were \"destroyed\".

By: Melinda

Melinda — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:27:20 +0000

Of course it was fake! Do you think a human could survive all that concrete falling in? Impossible. Fox 13 news of tampa caught him running back into the rubble after the building imploded.They have a video of it all… Also, Do you think a resort on the beach is going to have paper thin windows? No, there going to have strong, hurricane proff glass! Also, digital cameras don’t produce static when they get disconnected.

By: Brittany

Brittany — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 14:27:34 +0000

you no i watched this episode and i was freaking out the whole time and i thought my favorite person on tv was dead and i was cring and now after watching it over again i relized it was fake but i mean im glad it was because could u imagine i he died.and another thing was the guy who was talking on microphone he goes crisses family just run over there i donnt no what there going to or some thing like that and obviusly there going to see criss but his whole thing to his show is to control ur mind emotions and stuff and he did all of them he is a mind freak and even thoug it wasnt real the cut off of cameras would have happened because when the building emploded the camera would be ruined but i all looked to cheesy to be reall i mean when my tv at home goes staticy it dont look like that

By: jera

jera — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 08:16:29 +0000

haha it was planned no one can survive that, morons.

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 01:15:21 +0000

Regardless of the type of glass required in hotels on the beach, the simple fact is that all glass is removed from a structure prior to its implosion. As soon as I saw the glass there, I knew something was up.

By: rick

rick — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 23:21:33 +0000

I live on Clearwater Beach and drove by the hotel the night before the implosion. There was smoke everywhere, police everywhere, and a helicopter. I’m sure they taped the video on tv the night before. He simply broke the substandard glass the night of the performance, and walked out of the building pre-explosion. Too bad Criss’s national audience saw this. It was a pathetic display of illusion from a man who has much talent. Criss, don’t waste our time unless you’ve got something worthwhile to back up our traffic.

By: Beth

Beth — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 19:46:02 +0000

Interesting Thought for Everyone:

As a Clearwater resident, I know that the hotels on the beach are required by law to have windows that can sustain up to a Cat 2 or 3 Hurricane, including the debris flying. They either switched out the glass or pre-recorded that, because there is no way a man can kick through the glass required for those hotels.

By: Jim

Jim — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:27:16 +0000

This had to be one of Angel’s worst “demonstrations.” I’d have to say that judging from Criss’ track record of stunts “going bad” then he appears safe and sound somewhere else, that his failure to reach the helicopter was planned. I thought it was painfully clear that once Criss got into the hallway the camera feed was no longer live (live TV pictures just have a different look than recorded TV) which would give him the freedom to follow his pre-planned route out of the building to safety. The part of the show that failed MISERABLY was the reaction of the host and “emergency workers.” As soon as the clock hit 30 seconds and the helicopter left, the host should have been going crazy about the wellbeing of Criss. Then as soon as the dust cleared his crew/family should’ve been racing to the building for effect (which they have done numerous other times). I haven’t even mentioned how poorly the effect of the cameras being destroyed and the screens blanking out was executed. If they would’ve done that better and maybe even had Criss do some acting into the camera at the last second before it went out (like crossing himself or telling his mom he loves her) they could have salvaged the thing in my opinion. Overall, I think it was so bad that he might renege on his promise to not do any other life-threatening demonstrations, that is if Cirque and Luxor allow him.

By: Jane

Jane — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 10:50:59 +0000

Yeah, I thought about that, too. Maybe the handcuffs fell out of his pocket. And good point, whoever pointed out that the building was old and probably not up to code regarding the glass.

Regardless of what Criss may or may not have done, it is still dangerous to be that close to an imploding building. Would YOU want to be there? As far as the person looking like they ran out of the building, like the news anchor said, they can’t verify who it was. It could even have been a crew member – they all dress in black. Or some looneytunes person thinking it would be fun to hide somewhere close to the building. Or someone, whether they’re supposed to be there or not, who ran around there after the implosion. And if it was Criss, so what? Why is everyone so traumatized that the stunt may not have been “real”? News flash – you know when magicians saw someone in half and put them back together? Uh, it’s not really real. Sorry to break it to you. At the end of the day, Criss gets people talking and trying to guess how he does his stunts. And no one can say definitively exactly how it was done. That’s the illusion part of it.

By: bec

bec — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 09:43:25 +0000

i loved this illusion, my heart was throbbing from the start but i was worried cos he seemed really depressed and i though he was dead from the start cos it didnt seem right he just didnt seem in it that night. ah well i love him anyway he is still the best at what he does in the world!