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Post by jill on Jul 25, 2012 18:56:05 GMT
Have been underwhelmed and apathetic about the Olympics for so long (we're miserable people ). Hearing that the opening ceremony would feature 'live sheep' put me off even more (the whole world will be watching this ffs). Now I'm pretty excited by the whole thing. Maybe it was that Wiggo victory, or reading that the opening ceremony is going to be 'wonderfully bonkers' ;D Anyway, a thread to post your thoughts.....or maybe speculate about the opening ceremony (you can't post if you actually know, obviously  )? Only rumour I've heard so far (source totally unreliable) is that Daniel Craig (as JB) will drop into the stadium from a rope ladder dangling from a helicopter-that's pretty exciting-he could actually die!!! Watched the opening game of the women's football-yay! |
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Post by Dave on Jul 26, 2012 2:01:00 GMT
I'm really interested in the opening ceremony with Danny Boyle being one of the main directors of it... the mention of live sheep actually made me think it would be mad a while ago! haha
If they haven't included any AntiVJ artistry in the opening, then they've really missed a trick!
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Post by Companero on Jul 26, 2012 14:09:57 GMT
Even if the Olympic organisers resurrected the spirit of Stanley Kubrick to direct the opening ceremony I'd still not watch the f***ing thing. And what is it with film directors sticking their oar in? France had Luc Besson involved with their pitch for the bid and they still lost. To us!
It's nicer for those that like sports and the like, fair play and good luck to them but I absolutely hate watching sports and I know there are many more like me. I'm happy to bury my head in the sand and ignore it all.
Count me as one of the moaners (though I am marginally less moansome than my father-in-law). ;D
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Post by Dave on Jul 26, 2012 18:42:24 GMT
Even if the Olympic organisers resurrected the spirit of Stanley Kubrick to direct the opening ceremony I'd still not watch the f***ing thing. And what is it with film directors sticking their oar in? France had Luc Besson involved with their pitch for the bid and they still lost. To us! It's nicer for those that like sports and the like, fair play and good luck to them but I absolutely hate watching sports and I know there are many more like me. I'm happy to bury my head in the sand and ignore it all. Count me as one of the moaners (though I am marginally less moansome than my father-in-law). ;D I kind of agree with all of that. I have no interest in watching sports either, I'm just intrigued to see what sort of madness Great Britain is going to present to the world! haha I won't sit and watch it either... I will be highlights only viewer. Rehearsal footage: www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19000273Some of that looks awful, some of it looks quite good.  Glowing wing-bikes being the nicest bit there. |
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Post by jill on Jul 26, 2012 19:07:39 GMT
Even if the Olympic organisers resurrected the spirit of Stanley Kubrick to direct the opening ceremony I'd still not watch the f***ing thing. Yes you would ;D I'm enjoying the cock ups so far. Those guys and the N. Korean flag eh? Good job they're not signing the death warrants  |
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Post by Companero on Jul 27, 2012 16:51:54 GMT
It's hilarious, but what would anyone expect with prize knobs like Cameron and Johnson presiding over proceedings.
I'm in a lees grumpy mood today and may actually watch part of teh opening ceremony - I'm a sucker for a bit of Tiger Feet.
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Post by RichK on Jul 28, 2012 8:14:31 GMT
I thought the inclusion of live sheep was a bit of a gambol...
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Post by jill on Jul 28, 2012 10:31:12 GMT
Apart from a couple of bits, I really liked it-totally batty ;D Loved the torch Missed the 'kiss', but hope Mitt Romney liked it . Did anybody see that shot of the guy in the stadium/audience when the German team came out? wtf? |
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Post by Bill Edwards on Jul 28, 2012 16:28:23 GMT
I thought the inclusion of live sheep was a bit of a gambol... Ha! ;D Talking of which, while I'm a The Beatles fan to the core of my being, Sir Macca should be sent to his farm up there in that Scotchland and not let out again. I'm sure there are loads of sheeps that need his attention. During the industrial revolution sequence I was half expecting the performers to break into a snatch of Ev'ry Sperm Is Sacred to get in that all important Python ref. I thought the cauldron was astonishing and re-confirms that Thomas Heatherwick is a Da Vinci of our times. |
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Post by jill on Jul 28, 2012 20:44:56 GMT
I thought the inclusion of live sheep was a bit of a gambol... Talking of which, while I'm a The Beatles fan to the core of my being, Sir Macca should be sent to his farm up there in that Scotchland and not let out again. I thought the cauldron was astonishing and re-confirms that Thomas Heatherwick is a Da Vinci of our times. Yeah, agree. That was one of the bits I didn't enjoy (that and Mr. Fecking Bean). Cauldron! Yes, that's what I meant. Thought it was brilliant |
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Post by Bill Edwards on Jul 28, 2012 22:55:03 GMT
Talking of which, while I'm a The Beatles fan to the core of my being, Sir Macca should be sent to his farm up there in that Scotchland and not let out again. I thought the cauldron was astonishing and re-confirms that Thomas Heatherwick is a Da Vinci of our times. Yeah, agree. That was one of the bits I didn't enjoy (that and Mr. Fecking Bean). Cauldron! Yes, that's what I meant. Thought it was brilliant Macca's mutated into some bizarre malfunctioning android of a caricature of himself. I just couldn't look.  |
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Post by GR on Jul 28, 2012 23:50:00 GMT
I watched the opening ceremony last night on NBC -- I thought Macca's performance of "Hey Jude" was just OK; I was more pleased to see Kenneth Branagh (doing a reading from Shakespeare) and Daniel Craig (as Bond).  |
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Post by Dave on Jul 29, 2012 1:21:05 GMT
I thought it was all mostly excellent! Really surprising and unusual stuff.
Loved the industrial revolution take-over bit and the forging of the rings! Sounds a bit Lord of the Rings, but then it did start off looking like Hobbiton.
I could deal with Mr Bean, not because it was great, but because it was a very unusual bit to include. With that and the Bond moment, it did make me think that maybe that we as Brits treat comedy more seriously than most other countries.... hang on, I don't think I'm making sense. I think I mean that it would be really unlikely for any other country to elevate comedy for inclusion in such a display to a global audience. I often think that comedy plays a bigger role in Britain and is of greater importance to society than it seems to be in other areas of the world... although I have zero evidence and I am making this up as I go along! ;D
The very opening filmed sequence seemed to nick the style (and even some of the sounds) of that cool short film I love called Hull to Hornsea! Just sections of it.
Could have done without the BBC commentators piping up talking their inane twaddle all over the spectacle. They had a few interesting bits of info, but mostly it was guff that they spouted.
Peter Serafinowicz pointed out one commentary bit on Twitter. When Dizzee Rascal started performing, the commentator waffled on and said something along the lines of, "... and this will probably be the most memorable performance of his career."
Yeah... that you're talking all over! Idiots.
Tim Berners-Lee was a cool inclusion!
Hey Jude.... TV off!
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Post by GR on Jul 29, 2012 22:04:57 GMT
Could have done without the BBC commentators piping up talking their inane twaddle all over the spectacle. They had a few interesting bits of info, but mostly it was guff that they spouted. Peter Serafinowicz pointed out one commentary bit on Twitter. When Dizzee Rascal started performing, the commentator waffled on and said something along the lines of, "... and this will probably be the most memorable performance of his career."; Yeah... that you're talking all over! Idiots. Tim Berners-Lee was a cool inclusion! I dunno, I thought the NBC commentators (particularly Matt Lauer and Meredith Viera) were pretty inane in their own right.  While it was certainly cool that they mentioned Mr. Berners-Lee, it was downright pathetic that they couldn't identify him as the founder of the World Wide Web.  |
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Post by Gareth on Jul 30, 2012 1:32:30 GMT
I'd love to see the NBC commentary!
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)? Only rumour I've heard so far (source totally unreliable) is that Daniel Craig (as JB) will drop into the stadium from a rope ladder dangling from a helicopter-that's pretty exciting-he could actually die!!! 
Glowing wing-bikes being the nicest bit there.
While it was certainly cool that they mentioned Mr. Berners-Lee, it was downright pathetic that they couldn't identify him as the founder of the World Wide Web. 