Rob2012 Posted August 6, 2016 Report Posted August 6, 2016 The guys with the arrows on their costumes are twirling around. Someone is going to get lost!
JMarkSnow2012 Posted August 6, 2016 Report Posted August 6, 2016 Just now, The Tower Bridge Fox said: So far The creative segment was much more stylish and pointed then London, but London's athletes parade was better I think London's Meadow set was probably the best ever dressing up of an Olympic stadium. I have a suspicion that there may be a bit more creative segment to come ...
Mauricio Posted August 6, 2016 Report Posted August 6, 2016 Has anyone seen Burkina's bike? I could see it.
Sir Rols Posted August 6, 2016 Author Report Posted August 6, 2016 1 minute ago, Kenadian said: This has to be the fastest moving parade in history. Yeah, liking that. First parade I've actually enjoyed for a long long while!
Ikarus360 Posted August 6, 2016 Report Posted August 6, 2016 I love Burundi tribal costumes. Nice touch. I don't get why Georgians were whining som much about their folk outfit. I actually liked it
kevzz Posted August 6, 2016 Report Posted August 6, 2016 Thought so far: - Love the opening drone footage of various sports and places in Rio. Simple, elegant footage accompanied by soothing music. - Confusing countdown didnt have the impact of actually opening the ceremony. - One of my fave anthem's rendition ever. Quintessential Brazillian vibe. Moving and close to heart with kids and adults draped in flag. - Stunning visuals of the rainforest segment with strings. Truly unforgettable aesthetic and this will def be one of the classics in ceremony history. Perfect use of simple prop, lighting and music. This is the only few times where the floor projection effect is really complementing the performance. - Arrival segment is economical yet evocative. Quite poignant and visceral portrayal of Africans in chained weighted shoes. - Gisele given the walk of her lifetime sashaying down the field. Wished she wore something less formal and uptight. - Block favela stage is quite interesting especially when they jump all around it. The scale of it in comparison with human is quite something. - It starts to lose me with all the dancing and singing segment. - Overall there bit too much floor projection for my liking. It casts weird shadows onto the performers. And you can def see this is an economical ceremony compared to the past since Sydney. Showed so much promise in the beginning forest scene but kinda go downhill from there.
Ikarus360 Posted August 6, 2016 Report Posted August 6, 2016 Cape Verde now marching in. Cameroon again with a very nice ethnic outfit. Wow, Cambodia, purple a bit too much?
Lord David Posted August 6, 2016 Report Posted August 6, 2016 Channel 7 commentary: One of my favourite capitals in the world Oogoo-doo-goo (Ouagadougou - Burkina Faso).
LatinXTC Posted August 6, 2016 Report Posted August 6, 2016 Just now, AustralianFan said: be patient, it will come The rings and logo are supposed to come DURING the pageantry and before the parade of athletes, not after. It wouldn't have killed the rhythm if they did it appropriately.
Rob2012 Posted August 6, 2016 Report Posted August 6, 2016 Team GB's village neighbours - here comes Canada!
Ikarus360 Posted August 6, 2016 Report Posted August 6, 2016 Canada now! Good luck everyone! It feels so weird to spell Qatar with C now ever since that change we did in our dictionary some years ago.
micheal_warren Posted August 6, 2016 Report Posted August 6, 2016 This parade of nations is moving at quite a pace! Loving the trikes.
SkiFreak Posted August 6, 2016 Report Posted August 6, 2016 Wow. Us Canucks got a decent cheer from the crowd.
JMarkSnow2012 Posted August 6, 2016 Report Posted August 6, 2016 1 minute ago, SkiFreak said: The girl on the trike was cute. Which girl on which trike? I've completely lost count of girls on trikes.
Ikarus360 Posted August 6, 2016 Report Posted August 6, 2016 Kazakhstan! Greatest country in the world All other countries are ran by little girls
LatinXTC Posted August 6, 2016 Report Posted August 6, 2016 1 minute ago, Ikarus360 said: Kazakhstan! Greatest country in the world All other countries are ran by little girls Yet they couldn't even win the right to host the winter Olympics from a country that has no snow lol
JMarkSnow2012 Posted August 6, 2016 Report Posted August 6, 2016 Hey, we're already up to "C" and it's only 1:16 am BST. There has to be a catch.
kevzz Posted August 6, 2016 Report Posted August 6, 2016 I can see the parade somehow resembles Rio carnival vibe with the straight procession as if the carnival down the street. Like it.
Ikarus360 Posted August 6, 2016 Report Posted August 6, 2016 Now China enters. Will they win this Olympics edition? We'll have to see.
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