[Demiboyx]

Originally posted by thediscomonkey

Dude, NOTHING can beat the James Bond skit. Never thought the Queen would agreed on that. Badass. Lord, she's amazing.

!!!!!!!
The queen has more charisma than people think, one of the people that works with her, served me so much tea but I can't spill much

[Callum]

Originally posted by Passion4MyMusic

Didn't anybody special perforn for those who already seen the opening ceremony?

it was just emeli sande, the arctic monkeys and paul mccartney

[Callum]

Originally posted by highwayuni

So what would you guys rate the ceremony overall?

I'd give it a 6.5/10. It was pretty enough but it didn't really grasp the "British" feel.

i kinda agree though i'd rate it about a 7.5 or 8. it was very intricate, very beautiful and very well organised by danny boyle but i think the way he went about representing britain kinda did little other than play into most of the stereotypes people have about us in the first place lmao (like posh gentlemen in suits and top hats, horses and carriages, chimney sweeps, etc)

the fact that it was basically a history of britain may have gotten lost on some viewers in like the third world countries or asias too cos the whole industrial age story isn't exactly widely known, especially to some younger generations

[minho]

I think i'd give it a 7.

A lot of it was beautiful and well-done but it had quite a few slow parts.

Overall it was really good though! And I loved the fireworks and the Queen skit

[Keira]

Originally posted by Miichael

The ceremony was amazing. I watched every minute of it.

The James Bond / Queen skit has to be the highlight of my life so far.

When "The Queen" jumped out of the helicopter with Bond.

[Phoenix83]

Originally posted by highwayuni

So what would you guys rate the ceremony overall?

I'd give it a 6.5/10. It was pretty enough but it didn't really grasp the "British" feel.

7 or 8 out of 10. I think it did capture the British feel actually - humour, music etc.

[minho]

I don't even remember the Beijing opening ceremony

[ABEL-o-matic]

It's 10/10 for me.

[heteroflexible]

Now that its over, can we have 24/7 Live cam on whats goin on inside the Olympic Village?

[foxaylove]

I can't deal with my friends right now.

I just received this in a text message:

"London I'm happy for you and I'ma let you finish, but Beijing had the best opening ceremony of all time!"

[Passion4MyMusic]

It seems like too much is going on.

[jeeriz]

Originally posted by callum

that'd be because rihanna, madonna, britney and gaga aren't british artists and the soundtrack comprised exclusively of british music. there's scheduled to be a lot more live performances at the closing ceremony than there has been at the opening ceremony so adele and leona could still perform but i doubt it

Originally posted by Teen Idle

That might be because Rih is barbadian, and madonna, brit and Gaga are all american

I wasn't being serious tho

[Fruity]

Originally posted by highwayuni

So what would you guys rate the ceremony overall?

I'd give it a 6.5/10. It was pretty enough but it didn't really grasp the "British" feel.

To be honest I really enjoyed it... It was definitely it's own unique and creative take on the ceremony. With emphasis on the sustainable, modern version of the Olympics.

Like it was good to see a huge Western city tackle the whole thing correctly, with no ridiculous or unjust roles played. For example it was a nice touch to invite the construction workers, and to share the Olympic torches between a new wave of young athletes etc. In that regard I thought it was better than Beijing - more community and less showing off.


I know what you mean though, I did feel the actual opening scenes could've been a lot better if they didn't drag so much. Like with the UK there was SO much culture to include, they could have done so much more. The extended countryside and NHS scenes were a bit much, I mean

[Demiboyx]

I'll give it a 8/10 the NHS bit was irrelevant and the whole Essex/country side theme didn't look too good but in the end my boyfriend Tom erected the ceremony

[Keira]

Originally posted by highwayuni

So what would you guys rate the ceremony overall?

I'd give it a 6.5/10. It was pretty enough but it didn't really grasp the "British" feel.

I would give it an 8, it was boring at first but I enjoyed the part with the Industrial Revolution, Mr Bean and that Lord Voldemort thing.

Also I liked the part where the disabled children sang the national anthem. It was nice. The fireworks and flame was epic.

[foxaylove]

Pretty cool formulation of the rings!

[Bee․]

I loved the transitions.

[BadHabits]

LOL at every single one of you lot

I'm British and we all enjoyed it and thought it represented British culture very well. It showed music, film, the NHS, agriculture and British history very well.

The performers were brilliant and it was presented very well.

[highwayuni]

Actually Iould give it a 7. I loved the NHS segment but it was unnecessary to rub in the fact that we have got free healthcare

[Kang.]

I thought the ceremony was very cool. The beginning was a little boring, but it picked up speed throughout, and I really liked the forging of the rings at the end.

Not as good as Beijing... but still good.