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  • Hal1x
    Hal1x Posts: 4,265
    edited July 2024
    charltonkeston said:
    Typical of the French, putting lots of foreigners on small boats 
    do they send them straight over the Channel?

    pretty piss poor concept doesn't really work, bloody French! neither does all the mincing along the shore, bloody French! looks like they booked to do it in a stadium then found someone had already booked it for a boules tournament, and had to make do with the river. Bloody French!
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,851
    se9addick said:
    Callumcafc said:
    Love the Opening Ceremony
    I liked the idea, but feels slightly devoid of atmosphere.
    I'm not convinced it's a great idea, as some of the early entertainment by the river was visually dull. 
  • charltonkeston
    charltonkeston Posts: 7,365
    It seems to be very disjointed. I am bias and do tend to compare to our London games but so far our was better at every minute. 
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,037
    It would be good if the BBC commentators could actually tell us what the heck is going on. Who is the faceless guy with the flame supposed to be? Who are this rock band?
  • SamB09
    SamB09 Posts: 901
    se9addick said:
    It would be good if the BBC commentators could actually tell us what the heck is going on. Who is the faceless guy with the flame supposed to be? Who are this rock band?
    Gojira
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,729
    edited July 2024
    It seems a bit all over the place for sure. Bad luck with the weather too!
  • swordfish
    swordfish Posts: 4,234
    What a load of old shit.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,851
    se9addick said:
    It would be good if the BBC commentators could actually tell us what the heck is going on. Who is the faceless guy with the flame supposed to be? Who are this rock band?
    They don't who he is either. 
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,766
    edited July 2024
    se9addick said:
    Callumcafc said:
    Love the Opening Ceremony
    I liked the idea, but feels slightly devoid of atmosphere.
    Ah I didn't mean this one in particular, just in general it's one of my favourite parts of any Olympics. Only once (twice if you count the closing...) every four years do we get something like this that's such an expression of the host country's culture.
  • Huskaris
    Huskaris Posts: 9,850
    You're not going to beat the queen parachuting in with James Bond. 
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  • charltonkeston
    charltonkeston Posts: 7,365
    Huskaris said:
    You're not going to beat the queen parachuting in with James Bond. 
    And our Thames is better than their River Stream. 
  • swordfish
    swordfish Posts: 4,234
    Boats of all shapes and sizes. Perhaps we'll hove into view aboard the Bibby Stockholm.
  • EugenesAxe
    EugenesAxe Posts: 3,291
    Think that piano may need retuning after that ! ☔️
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,954
    Nice idea, the whole travelling down the Seine into the city etc but it's very disjointed.  

    And a lot of the sound feels like it's being lost.

    Shame about the weather too.
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 8,035
    I like the idea but the execution just feels messy 
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,319
    MarcusH26 said:
    I like the idea but the execution just feels messy 
    Maybe they're doing a tribute to the French Revolution ;)
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,954
    Reckon they'll 'reveal' the Assassin's Creed guy as someone famous at the end?

    Like Mbappe or Zidane.

  • Killarahales
    Killarahales Posts: 1,057
    Clearly I’m in a minority, but I’m loving the “Frenchness” of the whole thing (admittedly assisted by some very nice red wine from Italy). Paris looks beautiful, even in the rain, where are the romantics out there?
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,633
    Liked the idea of the paintings coming alive.
  • Rothko
    Rothko Posts: 18,807
    the first 15 minutes in London and Beijing sort of set a standard, and it’s pretty hard to follow those 
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  • charltonkeston
    charltonkeston Posts: 7,365
    I would have like to been on the Colombian party boat. 
  • Hal1x
    Hal1x Posts: 4,265
    Rothko said:
    the first 15 minutes in London and Beijing sort of set a standard, and it’s pretty hard to follow those 
    You would think at least that  they would have a bash at it. Very Pish Poor.
  • swordfish
    swordfish Posts: 4,234
    The choreography's  enSeine.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,319
    edited July 2024
    Hal1x said:
    Rothko said:
    the first 15 minutes in London and Beijing sort of set a standard, and it’s pretty hard to follow those 
    You would think at least that  they would have a bash at it. Very Pish Poor.
    Doesnt usually take the French too long to wave the white flag to be fair
  • Rothko
    Rothko Posts: 18,807
    Bet a small fortune that the LA 28 team, are making sure the SoFi is all ready to go for their opening 
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,319
    Have they paused the Ceremony for a quick fashion show? 
  • charltonkeston
    charltonkeston Posts: 7,365
    I have an idea the French are trying to noble the athletes spaying all that river water up in the air. I expect a few of them to have to two bob bits tomorrow evening. 
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,766


    Air exclusion zone over France during the ceremony…
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,633
    Mrs GA pleased, just seen her cousins’s lad on the New Zealand boat.
  • aliwibble
    aliwibble Posts: 26,291
    Did the Chad and Czechia boat break down, or is there some weird linguistic reason why they were in with the Ts?

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