watcher Posted July 27, 2012 Report Posted July 27, 2012 Sat here watching the amazing spectacle and feeling very proud to be British! I hope other nations are enjoying the show!
Whatever123 Posted July 27, 2012 Report Posted July 27, 2012 Great show! Loved Daniel Craig and the Queen...
txcollector Posted July 28, 2012 Report Posted July 28, 2012 Sorry mate, no offense but this was the most boring opening I can remember. Most references could only be understood by the British people (although it's directed to an international audience). The pace was slow, the visual was cluttered, very underwhelming. The Beijing games really set the bar very high.
Jkay Posted July 28, 2012 Report Posted July 28, 2012 I think it was different than the China games, certainly, but as good or better. I just finished watching all 5.5 hours of it. Quite a marathon. The Brits don't have anything like Chinese Opera, of course, but the Chinese are not the adoptive cradle of rock n roll. So it's the Brits, hands down. The only place they fell down was to give too much air time to the local pop star rapper on an International stage.
Marky1012 Posted July 28, 2012 Report Posted July 28, 2012 I thought it was amazing too. The Olympic Cauldron was breathtaking. Did anyone notice when the German team were introduced and there was a cutaway to the nations representatives in the audience there was one chap doing what looked suspiciously like a Nazi salute?
Smqsub Posted July 28, 2012 Report Posted July 28, 2012 I thought it was amazing too. The Olympic Cauldron was breathtaking. Did anyone notice when the German team were introduced and there was a cutaway to the nations representatives in the audience there was one chap doing what looked suspiciously like a Nazi salute? Haha I saw that. Sent from the dark side of the moon.
KB Posted July 28, 2012 Report Posted July 28, 2012 I loved it! But then I love most of these ceremonies, the planning needed to pull these things together is simple awe inspiring. Paul Mac was a highlight for me, he never puts a foot wrong. Ken
dropbear2008 Posted July 28, 2012 Report Posted July 28, 2012 The ceremony managed to under cut my already extremely low expectations. A lot of stuff thrown in there (i.e. NHS or the local hospital) is not fitting for an international event, hell it's not even fitting for a local event. It's like the US have the DMV as part of the ceremony. Mr Bean was the highlight of the event, which says it all. I was live at the Sydney and Beijing opening ceremonies and there is just no comparison. I take this was a case of "revenge of the Irish" as Danny Boyle, the director of Irish descent really embarrassed the British lot
StormTooper4 Posted July 28, 2012 Report Posted July 28, 2012 I thought it was inspired. The forging of the Olympic rings in the industrial revolution was great . The artic monkies rocked and the flame coming together was wonderful . Good on Danny for being bold
Jkay Posted July 28, 2012 Report Posted July 28, 2012 YES the molten iron becoming the red-hot rings and showering the arena with fire was great.
KB Posted July 28, 2012 Report Posted July 28, 2012 I can't understand how people can criticize an Olympic opening ceremony, surely it is obvious that what they are seeing is the best show they have seen in 4 years and the best show they will see for another 4 years. There is really no point in comparing them with past ceremonies. Ken
txcollector Posted July 29, 2012 Report Posted July 29, 2012 I don't think it's just a comparison with Beijing. The event was boring, cluttered and the vast majority of the references were designed for the local public not the Olympics global viewers. Granted the Bond, floating olympic rings and Mr. Bean bits where entertaining but that's about 30 min of 4 1/2 hrs of otherwise dull entertainment. With 45M I'm sure they could have done better.
KB Posted July 29, 2012 Report Posted July 29, 2012 Yet the consensus was that the Sydney Olympic's opening ceremony was well done and we had Victa lawn mowers, Hills Hoists and the man from snowy river.... Ken
Jkay Posted July 29, 2012 Report Posted July 29, 2012 I guess I didnt see the same thing you were seeing, txcollector. I thought it was highly entertaining. If you want to talk about something shamefully disastrous, look at Canada. Maybe it's generational. Maybe you are too young to feel the strong connection of the UK to the western rock n roll culture which the event designer was heavily mining. Yes China has billions of drumming sweaty guys but England has The Beatles, The Who, David Bowie, The Clash .. Sorry China! Game, set, match.
rogerthat Posted July 29, 2012 Report Posted July 29, 2012 Thought the beginning was great, ending was great, middle fell flat Agree that the entire hour plus in the middle dedicated to the hospital for children was out of place and not entertaining to me The whole love story whatever I also really disliked but that of course is what they tied a great mix of famous music to so I will give that a pass but think it would have been even better without the storyline behind it Btw: anyone watch on us Tv where the horrible female announcer actually starting singing along and over the musical performance at one time That was totally unprofessional and embarrassing
Smqsub Posted July 29, 2012 Report Posted July 29, 2012 The ceremony managed to under cut my already extremely low expectations. A lot of stuff thrown in there (i.e. NHS or the local hospital) is not fitting for an international event, hell it's not even fitting for a local event. It's like the US have the DMV as part of the ceremony. Mr Bean was the highlight of the event, which says it all. I was live at the Sydney and Beijing opening ceremonies and there is just no comparison. I take this was a case of "revenge of the Irish" as Danny Boyle, the director of Irish descent really embarrassed the British lot You're talking utter [censored]. Sent from the dark side of the moon.
Tonyyammine Posted July 30, 2012 Report Posted July 30, 2012 I must have been watching something else because other than the molten rings the show was boring. The queen looked miserable, i love bond but that was stupid. The themes just dragged on and on. The stadium was nice. The olympic torch didnt make sense. Why is it in the middle of the stadium when it should be showing for the entire world to see?? That didnt make sense to me considering, Britain ruled 80 percent of the world at one time. The commentators made such a big deal about David Beckham and hes not even in the olympian soccer team. They had a 100 foot Voldermort, they said his wand shoots and it did nothing. Mr Bean was useless. I guess i was looking for something like the last olympics.
Jkay Posted July 30, 2012 Report Posted July 30, 2012 I guess i was looking for something like the last olympics. The "last Olympics" was in Canada. You don't want anything like the last Olympics. Now that was a terrible show.
Tonyyammine Posted July 30, 2012 Report Posted July 30, 2012 I meant Beijing. I dont event recall the Canadian olympics.
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