Opening ceremony just a tad embarrassing !

[cheekypickle]

I just don't get it!

How can people be so negative

Celebrate the history of our country and enjoy the moment.

Can't believe the athletes are taking photos and videos as they parade around!

Someone chomping on chewing gum in the opening ceremony!!

Not embarrassing!

Amazing. Awesome.

Yawn! Off to bed, goodnight thread

I thought it was superb. Individual, creative, moving and quirkily British. Loved it.

Ok, bored of this bit of parade & we're still on 'A'. Need more wine, although seem to have had quite a lot already!

right we are on B, this is why it's so long! and shit music now.

Yes, Nanny. Swaggering in with a phone in front of your face? Not cool at all, guys

NannyOgg: I feel the same way and am not very old! Cannot believe that they are allowed to film it themselves!

Bloody brilliant - don't know what I was expecting but certainly not this.

Keep welling up though. Wuss.

Brilliant

I love it. Everything I love about being a Brit. Quirky, irreverent and very cool.
You have to have a huge stick up your butt or chip on your shoulder not to enjoy.

The parade of athletes is always dull. Good idea to have a fast tune for the athletes to walk into - it usually takes bloody hours.

God, I loved it. Thought it was brilliant.

They are just making countries up now

Why shouldn't they record it?

I was surprised at how good it was, being an old cynic and not wanting to see it at all. It was the story of progress, culminating in the www and the digital age. Of course the athletes can film it on their phones - it's just a part of the whole thing.

I hated it at first (the green bit) and held my head with embarrassment

But after the start, I think it was bloody brilliant.

I loved the parachuting Queen and the Mr Bean bit

Our country is not just London though, or have I missed the point?

Visually it was very messy, the content was very obvious and it was really just a bad ad for Britain. Also, it had nothing to do with sports or the Olympics. Glad the commentators were there to explain it all, just in case we thickos didn't get it. And who has pissed the Queen off?

It was brilliant, utterly brilliant. I'm proud to be British.

At least they have West End Girls by the Pet Shop Boys...great song!

Was it supposed to be all about London?

I loved it. I thought the music was great. I wasn't entirely taken with the start, but I can see what he was trying to do.