Agreed. Ceremony was amazing. I thoroughly enjoyed it. One question though, why is that cat Polish?Jean Hag said:This was my face watching the opening cerimony.
No seriously, wtf.
Danny Boyle made a score of nice movies, but this cerimony was ridiculous
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As a Brit I was impressed by it, and the reason it was focused on music was because... well we had a lot of fucking good bands throughout the 60s-80s that i'd say 95% of the people in our countries agree on being fucking good.Tirunus said:
It's so much fun being behind everyone else in watching it, at least I know what to expect next! 
I thought the very beginning of the opening was pretty damn cool. The music was pretty amazing too, and so far it has been all been really awesome to watch.
I'm still watching the countries file in so it's gonna be a while before the rest of the cool stuff happens.
I thought the very beginning of the opening was pretty damn cool. The music was pretty amazing too, and so far it has been all been really awesome to watch.
I'm still watching the countries file in so it's gonna be a while before the rest of the cool stuff happens.
Lack of the Doctor in the opening ceremony makes me sad. They had a rag-tag conglomeration of pretty much everyone famous, but no Doctor. Oh well, at least Benedict Cumberpatch was one of the announcers.
i've not seen the ceremony myself, I was working, but I've generally heard a lot of good things. So how will I live down the fact that you didn't like it? Quite easily.Tirunus said:
Read through the thread. With the exception of one Yank, the rest of us seem to have quite enjoyed it.Sober Thal said:
The first part with the transition between an agrarian and an industrial society was masterful. Paul McCartney was excellent. The "boy meets girl" part was shit. Mr. Bean was undoubtedly the funniest and best part of the show.Aris Khandr said:
Doctor Who was in there, though it was during the 70's music section and it was just the sound effect of the TARDIS stopping. I didn't notice Genesis, and come to think of it I didn't see anything from Tolkien either.Ninjamedic said:
But the got Tubular Bells going on, so I'm willing to forgive the lack of Tolkien. (I know, I know, I'm a bad geek.)
It was rather silly...but in a good way. I enjoyed it, especially Rowan Atkinson. The "Boy meets Girl" bit was incredibly cheesy and over the top but it did make me smile.
Also, I wish David Tennant was the one lighting the Olympic torch.
Also, I wish David Tennant was the one lighting the Olympic torch.
American here, just finished watching, for some reason they tape delayed it.
I thought it was amazing personally.
I enjoyed the rock and roll bits...im a huge fan of british rock though and artic monkeys in particular though so not suprising I liked that.
But the real highlight for me was the industrial revolution bit with the childrens choirs...forging the rings like that was very clever and impressive, shouldve ended with that but still overall really cool.
I thought it was amazing personally.
I enjoyed the rock and roll bits...im a huge fan of british rock though and artic monkeys in particular though so not suprising I liked that.
But the real highlight for me was the industrial revolution bit with the childrens choirs...forging the rings like that was very clever and impressive, shouldve ended with that but still overall really cool.
Total loss of geek credibility here: I've never seen Doctor Who.Tono Makt said:
Absolutely loved the cultural children's choirs. Despite being Scottish, I still smiled at the rendition of "Danny Boy". I just love that song.
Despite being an awful cynic and spoilsport. I have to say honestly that overall I have enjoyed watching the opening ceremony of the Olympic games. Stand out moments go to the young athletes chosen to light that fantastic petalled Olympic torch, the boat that Beckham arrived on (who wouldn't want a boat like that), the fact that they managed to drop the only acceptable line from God save the Queen by the Sex Pistols into the ceremony , Emile Sande's accappella[sic] rendition of Abide with Me. I know the two world wars had a profound effect on us as a country but not sure why we had to bring it up at an International Olympic opening ceremony.. way to make Germany feel a bit awkward ... but hey we are British i suppose. Nice job Mr Boyle, nice job.
That was my facebook status at 1 pm
I heard the TARDIS arrive, which made me go... ok thats good enough, I also at the start of the ceremony saw a weather balloon disappearing out of the stadium, I forgot about it completely until the end of the Pink Floyd music after the torch was lit, and before Sir Paul McCartney started singing, when they showed the Olympic Rings hanging in the upper atmosphere on the edge of space. I know its been done by a lot of people with a lot of different objects , but I liked it
, Emile Sande's accappella[sic] rendition of Abide with Me. I know the two world wars had a profound effect on us as a country but not sure why we had to bring it up at an International Olympic opening ceremony.. way to make Germany feel a bit awkward ... but hey we are British i suppose. Nice job Mr Boyle, nice job.That was my facebook status at 1 pm
I heard the TARDIS arrive, which made me go... ok thats good enough, I also at the start of the ceremony saw a weather balloon disappearing out of the stadium, I forgot about it completely until the end of the Pink Floyd music after the torch was lit, and before Sir Paul McCartney started singing, when they showed the Olympic Rings hanging in the upper atmosphere on the edge of space. I know its been done by a lot of people with a lot of different objects , but I liked it
We had a brief section of trampled under foot by Zeppelin (as in blink and you miss it), but yeah still no Sabbath or MaidenThe Plunk said:
Loved the ceremony, although why Paul MacCartney and not MUSE I will never know.
Should have ended with Invincible and then the official song IMO.
I thought it was fantastic. I was expecting something horrible, but we really delivered for once. I actually sat and watched the entire thing, with a little bit of patriotic fire burning in my heart.
I have never been more proud to be British than I was during that. We pulled it off well.
The only thing that ruined it was the Queen. I think she embarrassed the country by cleaning her nails when her own team walked out into the arena. And the 'I declare the games open' speech she gave sounded horribly forced and almost as if she didn't really want to be there. Oh, and lets not forget the fact that she had a face like a thundercloud for most of it.
Ah well, still great over all
I have never been more proud to be British than I was during that. We pulled it off well.
The only thing that ruined it was the Queen. I think she embarrassed the country by cleaning her nails when her own team walked out into the arena. And the 'I declare the games open' speech she gave sounded horribly forced and almost as if she didn't really want to be there. Oh, and lets not forget the fact that she had a face like a thundercloud for most of it.
Ah well, still great over all
There was muse, in the big dance party bit, and it was pretty good.Vince Cocozza said:We had a brief section of trampled under foot by Zeppelin (as in blink and you miss it), but yeah still no Sabbath or MaidenThe Plunk said:
Loved the ceremony, although why Paul MacCartney and not MUSE I will never know.
Should have ended with Invincible and then the official song IMO.
OT: I loved it, it pretty much got british'ness down to a T.
Mr Bean made me laugh for a good few minutes, and I loved the amount of young British actors and sportsperson s they slipped into the "Chariots of Fire" Scene.
Overall, very good, full of humour and nostalgia.
That entire segment, the tribute to those lost in the 7/7 bombings and in general, was cut from the NBC US broadcast in favour of a pre-recorded interview with Michael Phelps.Andrew Pate said:
This was an amazing opening ceremony though. The forging of the olympic rings was magnificently done and it overall was oh so very British in it's self deprecating humour and sense of fun.
My only real complaint was the choice Rugby songs at the beginning. Should have been Calon Lân for the Welsh
What was the point of that? Why cut part of the ceremony for something that could have easily been run later?TheGuy(wantstobe) said: