I actually enjoyed it. Goofy, cheesy, with occasional flashes of brilliance.
Not many nods to the other host nations, though
(Not many nods to the other host nations, though
Captain Howdy,
Sat 28 Jul 2012, 10:12,
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agreedTV and dull commentary can never convey what it must have felt like to be there.
I bet the atmosphere was i n c r e d i b l e !
(I bet the atmosphere was i n c r e d i b l e !
Dick Wonder ₐ wₒₙₖy, wₐᵥy wₒₙdₑᵣ,
Sat 28 Jul 2012, 10:33,
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I thought it was amazingThat openy bit with the industrial revolution transformation was proper epic, and i dont mean that in an internet-speak 'epic' way. Fantastic music by underworld on that part too. Goosebump-inducing:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19021659
It was like a Rammstein performance :-D
(www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19021659
It was like a Rammstein performance :-D
taters Bah weep grahnah weep ninibong,
Sat 28 Jul 2012, 11:00,
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It was certainly impressiveNot sure about the "hey, let's pave over the countryside and replace it with smokestacks and molten slag" motif but at least it looked nice
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Willmot laid a scotch egg,
Sat 28 Jul 2012, 11:21,
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Truth innitThey cant deny that london isnt exactly brimming with countryside and farmer-folk now
( taters Bah weep grahnah weep ninibong,
Sat 28 Jul 2012, 11:23,
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Did they do a pastiche of the slave trade and opium wars too?
fuscous,
Sat 28 Jul 2012, 11:27,
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Lots of Zulu shooting fun to be had taters Bah weep grahnah weep ninibong,
Sat 28 Jul 2012, 11:31,
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Zulu shooting/Cross-country Skiing BiathlonNot easy to pull off.
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Sat 28 Jul 2012, 11:51,
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mr bean spoiled it for meThe Thomas Heatherwick cauldron was good though
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Sat 28 Jul 2012, 11:06,
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