HJPro Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 Stunning. The cauldron is beautiful, the ceremony was fantastic (better than Sydney's). My only concern is where the cauldron will go now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyelBrazil Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 The only the brasucas can top this is if Gisele Bundchen lights the cauldron naked. We can do something better, wait n see! hehehehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nu4m Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 We can do something better, wait n see! hehehehe I agree - with the man who gave us the flaming arrow and Sydney waterfall lighting on your team, you are in great hands. Can't wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PyroKinesis Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 Pictures anytime folks... come on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brekkie Boy Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 and it went off without a hitch! I did have flashbacks to Vancouver when I realised we had 204 parts to raise. So is the water wheel the cauldron? Like maybe it could turn or something and raise? Was it right there the whole time?... I kept my eye on that during the ceremony and was beginning to think the wheel might at least be involved in lighting it, but once the petals appeared it was kind of obvious, although I thought they'd be kind of stacked around the tree in some way. So can I take it even though some people worked it out as soon as the tickets were released that actually the cauldron remained a secret until the reveal (I've kept out of this thread this week and far too many pages to catch up on!). And even with the ceremony done we don't know where it'll end up - I think it might be in the centre of London rather than Olympic Park, though hope I'm wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 I like that each nation got a hood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyelBrazil Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 ^^Wait something "nature, eco-friendly message" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian2012 Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 I liked some parts of the Ceremony..... The Opening scene was difficult to follow at the start....but I really enjoy it, and the Olympic Rings at the end was brilliant! The Queen and James Bond was funny The NHS section was enjoyable.....but I didn;t like the opening couple of minutes, and at the end with the weird baby in the middle. After that I think the Ceremony lost the plot!------at the end of the day it is an OPENING ceremony and NOT a CLOSING ceremony!!!! The Cauldron was very nice......but it should ALWAYS be lit in the final place that it will remain in! and should have been much TALLER! Also I think a true OLYMPIAN should have lit the cauldron.......only an Olympian can "Inspire a Generation" not random kids that no body knows....and who may never win a GOLD.......confused how it inspires, when they have achieved something unique, without having achieved anything yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nacholympic Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 WHERE CAN I DOWNLOAD THE FULL CEREMONY??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 So who claims prediction honour? RobH and Paul were pretty spot on. Anyone else? (I'm not going back over 250-odd pages!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyelBrazil Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 London Bet Shops got ALL the money!!! Nobody was right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian2012 Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 or maybe that's how it must be inspiring.....that you don't have to be somebody famous to get the opportunity to get to do something amazing...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Filipe_Golias Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 Pictures anytime folks... come on. Taken by a member of the Portuguese team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kenadian Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 Oh...you mean it wasn't on the Orbit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 Okay, heaps better then Beijing's, Athens' or Atlanta's. Up there with Barcelona's and Sydney's as my favourite Cauldron and lighting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord David Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 ^^Wait something "nature, eco-friendly message" Why yes, the Eco-friendly message would be to start burning flowers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 Oh...you mean it wasn't on the Orbit? They still might stick those petal/spokes in it - there's enough exposed trusses to hold them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul92 Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 Amazing cauldron. Looks fantastic - especially when they show the camera show from the centre looking up. Great idea to have 7 Olympians nominate 7 youngsters to light it - perfectly fits the 'Inspire a Generation' tag line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord David Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 Okay, heaps better then Beijing's, Athens' or Atlanta's. Up there with Barcelona's and Sydney's as my favourite Cauldron and lighting. Seriously? I found it ugly and a tad lackluster. I guess most of it stemmed from the choice of cauldron lighter(s). It should have been someone iconic and famous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Rols Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 Seriously? I found it ugly and a tad lackluster. I guess most of it stemmed from the choice of cauldron lighter(s). It should have been someone iconic and famous. Honestly, when it comes to cauldrons and lightings, I thought Beijing's was contrived, Athens a joint, and Atlanta's award and ugly. London's wasn't a "wow" lighting moment, like Sydney's or Barcelona's, but I liked the nominated youth doing it. And the cauldron itself I find beautiful and meaningful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenadian Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 Well, it does kinda look like the World Series baseball trophy made out of golf clubs, but I think it works. After the Games, it would make a spanking chandelier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micheal_warren Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 Amazing cauldron. Looks fantastic - especially when they show the camera show from the centre looking up. Great idea to have 7 Olympians nominate 7 youngsters to light it - perfectly fits the 'Inspire a Generation' tag line. Agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord David Posted July 28, 2012 Report Share Posted July 28, 2012 Honestly, when it comes to cauldrons and lightings, I thought Beijing's was contrived, Athens a joint, and Atlanta's award and ugly. London's wasn't a "wow" lighting moment, like Sydney's or Barcelona's, but I liked the nominated youth doing it. And the cauldron itself I find beautiful and meaningful. Why yes, come back in a couple of days time after hearing news reports of children all over the world burning flowers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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