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Hypnotist Anthony Cools:
- runs at the 3 1/2-star Paris Hotel & Casino
- in a tiny frickin' room of 150 chairs tops
- only half of which is filled
- the entrance is hidden off the side of the casino floor
- the cheesy projection screens & Powerpoints are weak sauce
- the banquet style chairs that are locked together are really sad
...Yep. You're gonna see all this & question whether you wasted your cash. After all, if you're in the PARIS HOTEL & CASINO, and they're putting your show off to the side with 2nd class Chairs & Audio/Video, that really can't be a good sign, right?
WRONG. Anthony's show's a good one & worthy of your cash. Here's why:
1) ADULT'S ONLY
Playboy apparently called him the world's rudest hypnotist and they weren't kidding. They immediately make it clear that this show uses foul language, makes obscene gestures, and gets downright nasty. And it's all hilarious. Seriously. Unless you're damned prude, you're gonna absolutely go off at certain points in the show and I'm even willing to bet the words, "OHMIGOD, he/she did NOT just do that," will come out of your mouth at least once.
2) UNEXPECTED
I disagree with Bob's review. I've seen a lot of hypnotists and unless you consider "doing wacky uninhibited stuff" the common criteria, well then, OKAY - Yes, Anthony Cools' show is THE SAME as all other hypnotists.
...on the other hand, I personally have seen almost a dozen hypnotist acts and the suggestions Cools makes to unsuspecting volunteers in the audience, and the situations he puts them in are truly unique, mostly because unlike other acts THIS IS A VERY DELIBERATELY R-RATED SHOW.
3) GREAT WITH FRIENDS
Me and my boys were high-fiving each other because of one beautiful blond gal on stage whose... well... 'experience' was a key element of the show and that's all I'll say about that. A group of young ladies were doin' the same during yet another part of the show so there's 'equal time' for certain.
4) REAL!
The thing that I found myself wondering was if the show used plants and the answer apparently is an abject "NO". Everyone appears to be a tourist or a visitor as verified by my 2 visits as well as my friends visits.
...I will say that I think I disagree that the material changes nightly. They might vary it a little but I've gotten several confirmations from others that 4 of the major segments of the show remain relatively the same between shows and I've seen the same basic routine with minor changes here and there twice now.
CONCLUSION
Anthony Cools is a great performer and is deserving of his stint in Las Vegas. I think the Paris crowd probably also gravitates to his sort of show making it a perfect venue in retrospect.
...Go see the show, and remember: RELAX when you see the lackluster "theatre"... it'll all be worth it.
(Unless you're a prude, in which case, I don't know why you were looking at this show in the first place.)
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ONE BONUS REASON TO GO SEE ANTHONY COOLS:
5) $25 DOUBLE DECK 3-2 BLACKJACK
This show is a good excuse to get on over to the Paris where tourists are apparently playing only the BAD blackjack tables. All the sheep at Paris are just packin' 'em in at the $5 Single Deck 6-5 or $10 Six Deck 3-2 Blackjack pits. If you want to play heads-up $25 Double Deck on the strip, this is the place to do it because the Double Deck tables are E-M-P-T-Y. Head-to-head is almost guaranteed.
...I wouldn't have known this information about Paris had it not been for Anthony Cools and the fact that his theatre is near the double deck pit. Thanks Anthony!
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