I abhor regurgitated briefings. All you do is sit, hear (not listen), and wonder why the other pilot can't do it faster so you can get out and go. The Blue Angels brief with eyes closed is slightly different in that their pilots are visualizing in their mind what they are going to be doing in their own ship. I've seen lots of guys and gals I fly with have their eyes closed during a briefing, but I doubt they're visualizing anything pertinent.
That's why my company moved to this structure: Aircraft, Charts, Terrain, Threats, Weather, Operational, and Fuel. I'm not sure where we got it from - some say a larger middle eastern airline while others say it was developed in house. In any event we strongly discourage "canned" briefings, instead wanting it to be a conversation about what you are actually going to do and the differences that could result in problems.
Because its flexible, a VMC arrival briefing takes less than a minute, while a full IMC briefing into a new airport can take up to five. Very flexible and gets way more input from the other pilot.