To say I loved the opening ceremony?

I especially liked the minions stealing the Mona Lisa, the beheaded aristocracy figures and the musicians playing in the windows.

Paris looked beautiful, some fabulous buildings and bridges and the later, especially lit up as the sky darkened.

I think there is a British superior view of ourselves, that nobody is better than us.

In our 2012 OC, there were many cultural references , that we get, but the rest of the world didn't.

That is the same last night, the French get it, some of us didn't.

I admire them for taking risk and trying something different to the usual stadium event. Nothing ever changes if creative people don't try something new.

Well done the French.

Absolutely agree - plus the floating torch and Celine absolutely ended it on a high!

Loved the horse, the dancers and the lazers. Last segment by the Eiffel tower was incredible. Boats not so good but the weather played a huge part in making that tres miserable unfortunately

I thought it was better for the athletes than the traditional march around a stadium.

Didnt like it. Trashy, postmodern, superficial. I expected France to have the confidence to promote a greater depth of values and culture. But each to their own. I had no objection to the Last Supper tableau - Christianity has a tradition of depictions of Christ, and this one showed Christ as embracing and valuing everyone, as well as celebrating Christ as subversive.

I liked it.
I realise we are in a minority
I have been to Paris three times including godawful rain in a grey February.
On that occasion I went on a bateau mouche on the Seine and then went to the Louvre, so yesterday just made me smile in recognition.
I haven't been for years (was very tempted when the Christo project happened 3 years ago: the Arc de Triomphe was wrapped but settled for watching a live feed instead) but I really didn't understand some of the barbs on the thread about the city itself, as for me, it's easy to get around on the metro or the river and see all those wonderful landmarks.
I think they did a great job of promoting the capital.
Did some parts go on too long? Oui
Did the rain spoil some of the performance elements? Un peu
But by and large, it was memorable and creative.

I did too! All of it, I thought it was brilliant and love the idea of a touch floating over the city in a balloon. I thought the touch bloke was going to climb the Eiffel Tower with is at the end.

Not British, no stiff upper lip, not a “miserable” person, thought it was a pile of shite. You can’t force people to enjoy the same things as you, unfortunately, OP. While it’s fine to say YOU enjoyed it, that doesn’t mean there’s something wrong the mindset or attitude of people not liking it at all.

One view isn’t more reasonable or unreasonable than the other. Given how deliberately provocative it was, it’s surprising that you’d be shocked that some people have voiced their opinion, that they didn’t like it. Maybe just be happy you enjoyed it and accepting of the fact not everyone did?

I thought that dancing in the gold fountain went on far too long - but I find dance very boring anyway.

I liked it when the statues emerged from the pillars and of course Celine ! But the rest was awful

I loved it too. I love Paris and thought it was beautiful piece of performance art. Some scenes were amazing - the Marie Antoinette bit and the gold "workers" dancing in the fountains were my two very favourite bits, but there were also other moments I loved. The mechanical horse was beautiful and Celine Dion - just wow (didn't actually realise it was her until afterwards).

I can imagine it was probably pretty miserable to be a spectator at though, which is a shame. The rain didn't help, but even in perfect weather I can't imagine how anyone there in person could have got much of a sense of the bigger picture. But I was impressed by the scale and ambition of it.

I saw the first bit, went out for dinner then came back and caught the end and the highlights but I actually loved the concept of using the city as the stage rather than a stadium.

It was a shame about the weather, that clearly affected some of the broadcast with static cameras having water on the lenses but I thought it was bold & creative.

The cheeky scene with the threesome was unnecessary considering the would have been children watching it.

But yes it was a fantastic opening ceremony.

never watched it…,never do….just put the bbc 5;minute highlights on the morning after…..far too long for me ….I went out the pub like I always do on a Friday night

I thought it was awful.
but, I said to DH, I’m sure the French get it and that’s the point.

Yeah I think this is a fair assessment 😂

It lacked so much heart and soul.

The horse and the disco dancers were great
It was certainly different

You're absolutely entitled to your opinion.

Mine is that it was shite.