vole Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 I was watching from my holidays in Ireland and was initially embarrassed . After my whisky took effect then up pops the Queen , Mr Bean ( who I usually cannot stand ) , dancing nurses , Pistols etc ; I decided we were watching something pretty unique . Not just the Beijing Aint we the biggest and Best " . I dipped into many of the more intelligent comments in the media and think it was pretty good , pity our mens archery team are out . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keg Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 I was cynical at first but i thought it was magnificent. You might slate the NHS but it was and still is one of the best healthcare systems in the world, we were the heart of the industrial revolution and ruled most of the world from this small island.Have i made my point?. Be proud! If we don't like the country we live in, bit like a job you don't like- move! It might havde been cheesey at some points but it got the message across... This is what we have achieved, this is what we do!. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poontang Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 ...and ruled most of the world from this small island.Have i made my point?. Only because we beat them into submission. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keg Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 :lol: :lol: :lol: Talking of that, liked the Dambusters march as the helicopter with Bond and the Queen flew in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laird Lugton Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 Only because we beat them into submission. Does that make any difference? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Mike Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 (edited) You needed a certain level of intelligence to appreciate the concept but I thought it was bloody brilliant I wish they wouldnt persist with old Mc cartney though ...hes had his day and his voice is gone....if he gets any older they will be able to exhume Lennon and Harrison and have a reunion because Carts looks like a corpse with hair die... Time to retire gracefully Paul old chap. Edited July 28, 2012 by Fisherman Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poontang Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 Does that make any difference? Yes, it makes a big difference. If you're going to put on a show showcasing what made Britain great I don't think you can cover up the fact that most of the original ethnic population to this country came from our colonial conquests. If we're going to tell the story, let's at least tell the whole story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasper3 Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 You needed a certain level of intelligence to appreciate the concept but I thought it was bloody brilliant I wish they wouldnt persist with old Mc cartney though ...hes had his day and his voice is gone....if he gets any older they will be able to exhume Lennon and Harrison and have a reunion because Carts looks like a corpse with hair die... Time to retire gracefully Paul old chap. I guess not many know our history ...with you on this one mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laird Lugton Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 If we're going to tell the story, let's at least tell the whole story. Why would we want to do that?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katzenjammer Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 (edited) Better than Beijing? Yes of course it was. Here you can like or dislike and criticise openly or laugh at the spectacle? Over there in China you would be forced to attend, forced to like it and if you didn't then the next time we would see you was breaking rocks in Harbin Province or enduring your Room 101 fear. Edited July 28, 2012 by Katzenjammer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ack-ack Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 (edited) The Olympics have been putting bread on my table on and off for 10 years. Most of the projects I have contracted to have been linked. I think Danny Baker did us all proud. I found the the 2100 - 2200 part very intense and was fizzing at the bung hole with national pride. Who could watch that choir with imagery of our green and pleasant land and not be moved? Danny Glover didn't miss an opportunity to remind the rest of the world that they followed in our wake for chuffing centuries. I only wish I'd managed to see it all. Congratulations Danny Behr on a job well done. Truly spectacular and awesome. They Should knight that Danny La Rue Edited July 28, 2012 by ack-ack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poontang Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 Why would we want to do that?! What, you mean why tell the truth? Well admittedly it may not have gone down too well with some of this country's more 'liberal' minded folk, but then they've never let the truth get in the way of a good story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zapp Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 In terms of sheer spectacle and visual impact, it was much better than I was anticipating. Much of it was pure fromage, but visually stunning fromage at that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet1747 Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 What ever you do don't mention the war Bang out of order Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ireland's Finest! Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 Either you are all been unbelievably sarcastic or your just thick :blink: The show was amazing, it celebrated Britain through the ages and wonderfully done.(Kills me to say that) You all have a complete lack of culture. Bang out of order :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Master Posted July 29, 2012 Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 Jesus Christ, there is some miserable tossers on here! I thought it was absolutely brilliant and the only thing that would have made it better would be if Paul McCartney had died a long and painful death on stage, maybe along with Bryan May. But hey, you can't have it all! If you didn't think that was a decent show that gave you as much as a glimmer of national pride or a good chuckle then you are beyond help and probably best crawling back under the rock from where you came! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted July 29, 2012 Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 thought it was great. Macca should have stayed at home though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted July 29, 2012 Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 We can think what we like but I reckon the rest of the world would have made little sense of it, won't know and won't care for Danny Boyle and will now think we are crackers. We can rub ourselves up and congratulate on a terrific opening ceremony but have a think what someone in Paraguay would have made of any it save to reach the conclusion that we're a nation on crack. At least the Chinease had it right - teeth, tits, fireworks and shoot anyone who cocks up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krugerandsmith Posted July 29, 2012 Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 You needed a certain level of intelligence to appreciate the concept but I thought it was bloody brilliant I wish they wouldnt persist with old Mc cartney though ...hes had his day and his voice is gone....if he gets any older they will be able to exhume Lennon and Harrison and have a reunion because Carts looks like a corpse with hair die... Time to retire gracefully Paul old chap. Mike. Paul has never had a good singing voice .....Not even when I used to watch the group all those years ago down in the sweaty Cavern Club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimlet Posted July 29, 2012 Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 However widely opinions on the ceremony as a whole vary, it is interesting to see there is complete unanimity in the view that Paul McCartney is a ****. What a shame he's a vegetarian animal rights tree-hugging a**e and won't be reading this forum. He never was a Paul Simon and the Everley Brothers made him and Lennon look and sound like kareoke drunks. What I can't understand is why all public ceremonies these days have to degenerate into pop concerts. Pop music is not the apex of British cultural achievement, as was so ably demonstrated in this case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet1747 Posted July 29, 2012 Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 (edited) I had a feeling it would be cheesy and didn't hold any hope for it and I work for a big sponsor ,but after watching the opening night with the wife and four kids youngest is 9 they understood wot it was all about ,well done every one involved I for one was proud ,the german salute was WRONG if that was us well we would have been dragged over the coals Edited July 29, 2012 by bullet1747 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katzenjammer Posted July 29, 2012 Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 My daughter in Madrid says it went down well with the spaniards and here spanish friends - very english and unique. Her german friends and the german press said it was eccentric like the english but again unique. The French friends and the french press said what a boring place the world would be without the english Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ack-ack Posted July 29, 2012 Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 The French friends and the french press said what a boring place the world would be without the english What she probably meant to say was 'what a German place the world would be without the British' but couldn't bring her self to say it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katzenjammer Posted July 29, 2012 Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 What she probably meant to say was 'what a German place the world would be without the British' but couldn't bring her self to say it Oh you don'tknow my daughter! She would! Her way of describing the various nationalities was not as spanish, french, german etc! I had to modify it for on here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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