Olympic Opening Ceremony (LIVE THREAD)

that torch is pretty freakin cool, me likey very much

reply to post by srsen


When that lit up it looked like the final scene from "Race With The Devil"

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Touche' London!

Well Done!



edit: can't wait to watch that finale in HD!

Tha cauldron started as an eye - lighting afire.

Okay. THAT ending makes up for any goofy start to the ceremony.

Very well done England. Very well indeed.

reply to post by Wrabbit2000


Agreed

I Liked the torch, how it spiraled when it was being lit.

Olympic rings in space, hello.

For those in the states interested.I'm getting the Olympics on a local news channel started at 7:30 est.Re-broadcast of opening ceremony.

Well done indeed, congrats to Danny Boyle!

The bell tolls again before Paul McCartney sings Hey Jude (St Jude - patron Saint of Lost Causes) (Nazis called Jews 'Judes')

wonder will sir paul finish with 'live and let DIE' ?

(everyone thinks its great now because they are all drunk. guess thats why its on so late. people will be too drunk to remember how bad it really was)

Got to say that i totally enjoyed tonights ceremony!
The Olympic cauldron was absolutely beautiful!

I haven't got to watch it yet, sounds cool. I will keep an eye out for the occult symbolism. I kinda know what to look for now after reading this thread. Thanks guys!

For all the Americans who haven't seen this yet and will be watching tonight. I'm not spoiling to say this and it's really important because you'd never assume it.

Unless time changed and this isn't live, there are smooth and very fluid cut scenes and jumping from views like a Hollywood movie. It's very VERY impressive when one considers this isn't a movie and it didn't get weeks of editing and post production sequencing.

They are are doing all this from preplanning and on the fly... Anyway, if I wasn't watching all this, I'd have assumed it was an edited version from earlier footage...it's not unless this isn't live now at 18:44 Central US time for Post Torch lighting events

@ I mean this as a compliment by the way.... They MUST have cameras all over and around to get all the angles..but I have been looking and I've yet to catch one filming another. VERY impressive on the fly!

See that aerial shot!!!?? The stadium was a MASSIVE eye!!!

Roof lit up, cauldron in the middle as the iris and the stadium floor and the pupil itself! VERY obvious for anyone who caught it

Whats with the giant bell anyway? Is that something in the UK I'm missing?

Originally posted by srsen
See that aerial shot!!!?? The stadium was a MASSIVE eye!!!

Roof lit up, cauldron in the middle as the iris and the stadium floor and the pupil itself! VERY obvious for anyone who caught it

That has been constant through the whole night. Eye, eye, eye.

well you guys im back off to bed, thanks for keeping me company during the opening,
i love you all very much x x x
hopefully we can all rondevu back here for the closing.

Love and harmony
Whateva

Thoroughly enjoyed!!

Let's have a wonderful, joyful Olympics!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Love and Peace to all

Instead of Sir Paul, I think AC/DC "Thunderstruck" would have been a better song to end on....just my two coppers eh...