London 2012 Summer Olympics |OT|
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And now I can sleep happily. More good bits to come!
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Graphics Horse
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Isambard Kingdom Brunel everyone.
PushTheButtonMax
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I'm going to have to sleep on that one.
David Incorporated Esq.
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Man...I wish we had a queen. =/
Alligatorjandro
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why is he speaking french
Official language of he olympics
It is the language of the IOC.
It's the official first language of the IOC.
Why? It's not like people are going to be up in arms over it.
Olympic Language.
this is usa, dude.
Alligatorjandro
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Would you smile if you were 86 and knew you were going to be here until well past midnight?
Hot Coldman
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welcome to our world
Delusibeta
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I'd be very hesitant to make that statement, especially considering Fox News.
The intention and message with Beijing and London are completely different though. I think London really went for the whole historical relevance to metropolitan modern accepting haven of...something ha. On a serious note I didn't really like the beginning so much, it seemed kind of cliche, clunky and at times preachy. There were a lot of things going on that didn't really transition well from one another and in isolation they just vary widely in the emotions they trigger. I think the strongest part was after the parade (I did kind of like the Queen jumping in though).
That wasn't meant to be the end of the ceremony. There was a fourth musical segment mentioned in the telegraphs opening schedule, and people on twitter have mentioned it was in the rehersals and cut from the main show due to the ceremony overrunning.
Yeah, and I still don't really see people caring about it.
ViewtifulJC
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Vinegar Joe
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That was pretty great. The use of humour and music really set it apart from Beijing - it was as much entertainment as it was ceremony and the better for it IMO.
Exactly. Why try to beat it?
We went in a different direction and it was brilliant. I have to say it was very British. We Brits loved it, rest of the world's loss if they don't.
ErasureAcer
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That was really dumb, skydive. Think I'll stop watching as others have said it fets bad(as I can see). As an American I really don't give a damn about the Queen taking her seat.
There's a funny gif floating around in this thread.
On the first known camera appearance? Yes. I don't expect every random shot.
I know that, but I'm talking about the intro.
Considering the circumstances, probably.
But that's just me, and I've never been royalty nor 86.
It has been really great so far. The drums during the industrial revolution were so powerful.
Monty Mole
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And also very Danny Boyle. I really like Boyle, but I hate the silly effects he likes to occasionally do to 'stylise' his movies... and this corgi-effect too.
Alligatorjandro
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they stoled our song
ColtraineGF
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The Queen's so stoic, lol
That was nice.
That was nice.
Subliminal
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I would smile when I realised that I don't ever have to pay for anything, live a lavish lifestyle and have been given everything on a plate.
Giving us Americans a bad name bro.
And the shot of the queen looking angered made me laugh pretty hard.
Are you British?
Beijing celebrated China's history, arts and everything. The contrast is large because we're talking about two completely different culture. If you compare Zhang Yimou's and Danny Boyle's movies you'll see the same differences. That doesn't mean the Chinese are robots and the British are full of heart, people are different.
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