I never said that it was, though they'd need the entire wealth of the Bank of England to even make some people here show grudging recognition let alone anything else more openly positive.
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I never said that it was, though they'd need the entire wealth of the Bank of England to even make some people here show grudging recognition let alone anything else more openly positive.
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I never said that it was, though they'd need the entire wealth of the Bank of England to even make some people here show grudging recognition let alone anything else more openly positive.
And that's bollocks, too. You're on a bit of a run aren't you? London's very lucky, most of the venues already exist. Wimbledon, Lords, Wembley just to name a few, whereas Beijing had to build from scratch. So, the 10-20bln that has been budgeted for London, should go a long way.
Was watching with my family. We all burst out laughing at the British contribution.
fecking shambles.
From class to crass.
fecking shambles.
From class to crass.
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i didnt think it was that bad, the sound was pretty poor, thats about it,
just people being Anti-English as usual, cnuts
That's the point in being English, to moan, we should of had a queue at the bus stop, some rain and a collective groan when Boris got his flag.
EDIT - watching it back, looks like they did!
Poor show by the London organisers. Leona Lewis was poor. Rolling stones, Paul McCartney, David Bowie, Brian May even Sting should have been rolled out. All have experience of playing in a stadium and would not have settled for that shambles.
London bus thing was a joke and Beckham just kicking a ball into the crowd was unbefitting the lad.. Global star - Yes, but come on that was a joke. 0/10.
Should have done nothing rather then embarrase themselves.
London bus thing was a joke and Beckham just kicking a ball into the crowd was unbefitting the lad.. Global star - Yes, but come on that was a joke. 0/10.
Should have done nothing rather then embarrase themselves.
Beckham looked totally embarrassed and so he should. The whole thing was going down the shitter and everyone knew it. So to crown it all we hoist Beckham up to kick a football. Because everyone loves Beckham and he's British right?
The fact that he never has or never will be able to take part in the Olympic games because we don't have a GB football team seemed to be lost on everyone. May as well have had Ricky Gervais doing his dance, would have been more edifying.
The fact that he never has or never will be able to take part in the Olympic games because we don't have a GB football team seemed to be lost on everyone. May as well have had Ricky Gervais doing his dance, would have been more edifying.
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Just saw the handover, that was genuinely embarassing and I'm not even British. WTF was that bus and kicking the ball about..
Just saw the handover, that was genuinely embarassing and I'm not even British. WTF was that bus and kicking the ball about..
The red bus is a symbol of London life, so I had no problems with that and thought it was quite clever how the bus transformed into a stage for music.
The singing and Beckham's little act was a bit disappointing, I wouldn't go as far to say it was embarassing but it certainly wasn't anything to be proud of.
The reason people generally hate opening and closing ceremonies is because there's very little in them that we haven't seen before. It's usually a load of old Fame extras giving their camp artistic impressions of peace and unity, punctuated by the odd pandering inclusion of a celeb who needs a career boost.
What made the Beijing ceremonies so great was that they were entertaining even when ignoring all the pomposity that necessarily goes along with them. It was the scale, the coordination and the sheer ambition that made them so great; a bit like if the Chinese military had been overthrown in a coup by the Cirque Du Soleil. Even the fireworks were as good as any I've ever seen.
When the London bit started yesterday you can tell it was gong to be a load of obvious, twee cliches. And it didn't disappoint.
"What defines the capital city?"
"Rain, smog, red double-decker buses, children walking on people's backs, Leona Lewis and that pen pilferer David Beckham"
Piss off London.
Then the hand over party in the UK started, and what did they offer? Rejects from some local performing arts schools, dressed up in generic Mad Max costumes that they'd nicked from a sixth form production.
Claudia Winkleman would get it mind, if only to shut her up for a minute (2 if I'm lucky).
The 2012 opening ceremony is probably gonna be shit an' all. A load of pretentious symbolism that nobody cares about, performed by kids - because everybody loves kids! feck off.
Beijing was spectacular and they could justify the grandiosity. Apart from the obvious stereotypes that nobody cares about, London will find it difficult to offer anything that any other developed Western city can't. And you can bet your house that the centre-piece will a soppy modern dance performance that's supposed to show the multicultural nature of urban London, which is basically just the appropriated culture of urban America. That'll be original.
The London Olympics will be crap. Manchester is the capital of sport in this country.
What made the Beijing ceremonies so great was that they were entertaining even when ignoring all the pomposity that necessarily goes along with them. It was the scale, the coordination and the sheer ambition that made them so great; a bit like if the Chinese military had been overthrown in a coup by the Cirque Du Soleil. Even the fireworks were as good as any I've ever seen.
When the London bit started yesterday you can tell it was gong to be a load of obvious, twee cliches. And it didn't disappoint.
"What defines the capital city?"
"Rain, smog, red double-decker buses, children walking on people's backs, Leona Lewis and that pen pilferer David Beckham"
Piss off London.
Then the hand over party in the UK started, and what did they offer? Rejects from some local performing arts schools, dressed up in generic Mad Max costumes that they'd nicked from a sixth form production.
Claudia Winkleman would get it mind, if only to shut her up for a minute (2 if I'm lucky).
The 2012 opening ceremony is probably gonna be shit an' all. A load of pretentious symbolism that nobody cares about, performed by kids - because everybody loves kids! feck off.
Beijing was spectacular and they could justify the grandiosity. Apart from the obvious stereotypes that nobody cares about, London will find it difficult to offer anything that any other developed Western city can't. And you can bet your house that the centre-piece will a soppy modern dance performance that's supposed to show the multicultural nature of urban London, which is basically just the appropriated culture of urban America. That'll be original.
The London Olympics will be crap. Manchester is the capital of sport in this country.
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As far as I'm concerned we've already topped the Chinese effort. Who needs billions of pounds worth of fireworks when we had Jimmy Page playing 'Whole Lotta Love'.
Jimmy Page = Legend
Jimmy Page = Legend
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Show a little faith in 2012 stop being so miserable.
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Show a little faith in 2012 stop being so miserable.
People have short memories and get involved in the 'moment'. Nearly every Olympics has a wow factor during the event, and London will be no different. I am sure images of London and the UK will be loved around the world and the games will be superb.
Poor show by the London organisers. Leona Lewis was poor. Rolling stones, Paul McCartney, David Bowie, Brian May even Sting should have been rolled out. All have experience of playing in a stadium and would not have settled for that shambles.
London bus thing was a joke and Bekham just kicking a ball into the crowd was unbefitting the lad.. Global cstar - Yes, but come on that was a joke. 0/10.
Should have done nothing rather then embarrase themselves.
feck off baz
leona wasnt poor, the sound system was shit
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Leona Lewis was a very strange choice IMO. You have to try and get international superstar(s) like the Stones or maybe someone who can sing a relevant song like the Clash singing London's Calling.
Leona Lewis was a very strange choice IMO. You have to try and get international superstar(s) like the Stones or maybe someone who can sing a relevant song like the Clash singing London's Calling.
Aside from the fact that Joe Strummer's dead (God rest his soul), London Calling's lyrics would hardly be the sort of message that you'd want to convey at the Olympics.
The Beijing ceremony showed that you don't need an internationally renowned superstar; at best, it should only be the icing on the cake rather than the main talking point. We're missing the wood for the trees with all this talk of musical stars, especially when you've got to make the opening as universally appealing as possible. For all the suggestions being made here, we're only ever going to hear something dumbed down and prosaic.
I reckon it'll be someone like Elton John doing a duet with a flavour-of-the-month popstar.
Show a little faith in 2012 stop being so miserable.
It's not being miserable.
I have no emotional investment in the London Olympics because I'm not a Londoner. While I'll be supporting the British athletes, I'll also fully expect the capital to put on a shite show in a fair few other respects.
If I'm proved wrong then so be it. I'm just making a prediction thats devoid of any pride in something that I have no reason to be proud about.
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It's not being miserable.
I have no emotional investment in the London Olympics because I'm not a Londoner. While I'll be supporting the British athletes, I'll also fully expect the capital to put on a shite show in a fair few other respects.
If I'm proved wrong then so be it. I'm just making a prediction thats devoid of any pride in something that I have no reason to be proud about.
I don't care what city is hosting the event the fact that Great Britain is hosting is something I am looking forward to. Why do you expect them to put on a shit show its not gonna compare to China I know that but I think they will put on a good show. Stop being so down on 2012 look forward to it.
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