Brilliant Olympic opening ceremony!

[quizzywig]

How fantastic was that? Mr Q and I thoroughly enjoyed the whole thing with just a couple of things that we personallly didn't enjoy as much. The NHS section went a just a bit too kong, Dizzy Rascal - nothing against him but just don't like this type of music. Artic Monkeys? what was that first song about? they were really bad. I went to bed when Pauly came on at the end, after his Diamong Jubliee singing I didn't want to hear him. But who were the group who were singing on that grassy hill around 10 to 9? They were absolutely great. Roan Atkinson was funny, Daniel Craig was great and nice to see Becks had a good part.
The whole thing just made be very proud to be British (or English). Well done Danny Boyle.

[gness]

Are viewers in Chile and Thailand not able to question and learn, VE? Why does everything have to be presented in a way that requires no thinking?

[sir.prize]

vetuste_ennemi - ///What do you think viewers in Chile and Thailand made of it . . . ?///

///What bunch of Salad Chefs approved this self-indulgent nonsense?///

You seem to be alone in your narrow minded views. Here's what some of the world press said: "It could well have been the most astonishing moment in modern Olympic history."

“Records will always be broken, athletes will come and go, but we'll never see anything like that again."

The ceremony "was like a party you never wanted to end, a book you didn't want to finish."

vetuste_ennemi –the sooner you find a copy of Shelley's A Refutation of Deism the better. Maybe you will then stay away from AB.

[B00]

SirP- no need to be so rude is there?

You might not agree with VE's points, but he (or she) is allowed to express them, and you are in turn allowed to to disagree, but no need to resort to insulting them.

[sir.prize]

B00 - where did I say anything rude to VE?

[B00]

" Maybe you will then stay away from AB. "

???

[sir.prize]

B00 - I think you are reading too deeply. VE has been searching for a copy of Shelley's A Refutation of Deism. Perhaps being engaged in a good read he might refrain from Salad Chef comments on AB.
But then maybe I am wrong.

[Frank97]

Yep, brilliant!

[vetuste_ennemi]

Thanks for your kind comment, B00.

[Yorky Lass]

Brilliant. Just wished we could have seen all of the fireworks and not the pictures of old athletes.

[Gromit]

I thought it was great. People ate complaining about the commentary, but I watch on the RedButton which didn't have any.

[bobbie22]

As the daughter of a steelworker, I was delighted to see the steel being poured and the Olympic rings forged. I saw steel being poured like this when I was a girl, and will never forget it. I am proud of the real working class part, and the Industrial revolution. Well done all!!!

[ganesh]

The forging of the rings was technically clever,the chimneys rising up was clever,the NHS bit was embarrasing,and the rest was messy and mixed up.The first green hill,maypole bit was horribly twee.The musical 'clips' were ridiculously clipped and perhaps the second line of the sex pistols famous song would have caused a reaction as well as Frankie's song relax which if your'e old enough to remember was banned on the BBC because of the lyrics and video.What was the 'abide with me' and weird dancers bit about? The coy texting couple made me want to chuck,but maybe I was missing the point.We are a completely messed up nation,we have amazing ideas and ability but we've lost the plot!

[islasmum]

I enjoyed most of it a great deal, although I felt thet the NHS bit was overlong - my OH made me snort my tea up my nose when he came in at the beginning, looked at the grassy knoll and enquired when the Telly-Tubbies were making an apearance. I thought that the children's choirs singing the national anthems were brilliant, and like some other ABers felt that the newer music was fairly unnecessary, and someone really should turn Paul McCartney out to grass now. Daniel Craig and Her Majesty were excellent, and although I don't like Mr Bean, I thought he was very amusing. I think that it showed a lot of originality, and the final touch with the petals turing into the Olympic cauldron was fascinating. Who was the man with the guitar at the very start of the display?

[legal girl]

I thought it was all absolutely brilliant - except for Macca and the Queen. I've never seen her look so miserable as when she pronounced the games open.