ashg
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| posted on 28/7/12 at 10:58 AM |
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i watched it in 3d and thought it was pretty good. really liked the Olympic flame i think we really pushed the boat out there on being different, it
really did look the muts in 3d as you got a feel for how big it is, the fireworks were also impressive.
overall i think we put on a pretty good show and should all be pretty proud of it. was it as good as china? its difficult to say being so different
but we certainly held our own out on the world stage.
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woodster
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| posted on 28/7/12 at 11:19 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by scootz
Macca doesn't have the voice anymore for stadium type performances. I think they should have rounded it off with The Stones playing
'Satisfaction' or The Who playing 'My Generation'. Rock royalty who can still put in a turn!
As for Her Maj... good sport, but the poor woman looked exhausted. Time to step aside ma'am???
It be fair to her maj she had just thrown herself out a helicopter 
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Minicooper
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| posted on 28/7/12 at 11:48 AM |
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I saw a fair bit of it, had to switch over when Mr Bean came on and also Macca, but generally thought it was very good but what I didn't get was
why were they speaking French? I truly don't know did I miss something?
Although it cost £27 million to stage, 80,000 people paying loads of money to watch it and the television rights around the world for the billion or
so people watching it on the television it can't of cost much when the income is taken into account
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David
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t11
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| posted on 28/7/12 at 11:52 AM |
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Macca
I agree...poor old boy has lots the plot, for me I think Emmerson lake and Palmer belting out "welcome back my friends to the show that never
ends" would have been a lot better........
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jimmyjoebob
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| posted on 28/7/12 at 12:32 PM |
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The historical side was clever, although was very left wing biased! Remember, it lasted for almost an hour and a half. It was very well done and
certainly captivated my attention for the whole time!
The cauldron design was awesome. Unusual and impressive designwork at its best.
As for Paul McCartney's part, it might have started questionably but it improved as it went on as did his voice. As someone else said there
aren't many people that can encourage 80k people to join in the way he did.
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scootz
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| posted on 28/7/12 at 12:51 PM |
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I disagree Jimmy... I thought the crowd didn't respond well to Macca at all. Hey Jude is a stadium standard and the Na-Na-Na-Na's get
belted out far more loudly in two-bit football stadiums up and down the land every other weekend!
Liked the cauldron, the forging of the rings, the fireworks, Her Maj for being a good sport, the doves and most of the music. The rest was just a
constant stream of WTF!
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jimmyjoebob
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| posted on 28/7/12 at 01:08 PM |
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I think anything televised will have a distorted impression of sound - different mikes for different areas etc. When PM was seated the crowd sounded
faint and uninvolved but as he stood up they went to stadium mikes and the crowd sounded far more involved. The switch overs were very poor,
especially his microphone at the start of his set.
I don't disagree entirely though! I just like live music even if it isn't perfect.
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myke pocock
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| posted on 28/7/12 at 03:50 PM |
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Paul Mc has had two chances to impress, the Jubilee and the Olympic Ceremony and come up woefully short both times. We have plenty of deserving old
popsters if thats what is required. I realy do hope they havent got him for the closing ceremony as well (BOGOF!!!)
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coozer
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| posted on 28/7/12 at 04:23 PM |
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Questions from last nights opening ceremony.
Are they absoutely sure Narnia not a real country? At least half of them sounded made up.
Why didn't The Congo team come out in single file?
Why wasn't Kerry Katona carrying the Iceland flag?
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mark chandler
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| posted on 28/7/12 at 05:17 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by coozer
Why didn't The Congo team come out in single file?
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liam.mccaffrey
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| posted on 28/7/12 at 05:18 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by coozer
Questions from last nights opening ceremony.
Why didn't The Congo team come out in single file?
Also Hazel didn't mention the interesting fact that the Congo are the worlds biggest consumers of the tropical drink um bongo.
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Hellfire
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| posted on 28/7/12 at 05:31 PM |
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I've never heard of a country called Independent Olympic Athletes either............ 
Phil
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