olympic opening ceremony

[jas98]

:my::my::my::my::my::my::my::my::my::my::my::my: HOLY ****!!! it is unbelievable.....lol i wonder if the dude that lit the flame still has hair on his face

china is crazy!! lol saying that it was a very well done ceremony....lot of work and effort went into it

[hsvpunk]

im glad i was on my way to work when it started... i could not give 2 ****s about the olympics..... boring as ****

[minux]

That is probably the best opening cermeony I have seen.

The olympics are great for one reason, it brings together pretty much EVERY country on the earth regardless of their differences. Now lets hope Kevin Rudd mentions Tibet and they shoot him.

[CANYONERO]

That is probably the best opening cermeony I have seen.

The olympics are great for one reason, it brings together pretty much EVERY country on the earth regardless of their differences. Now lets hope Kevin Rudd mentions Tibet and they shoot him.

totally agree

[greenfoam]

I must have missed the last half of it, it was going ok for the first half but I was getting really sleepy, I was trying so hard to stay awake but just didn't make it . Anyway no Elle Mcpherson on a float is a fail

[50LTRv8]

That is probably the best opening cermeony I have seen.

The olympics are great for one reason, it brings together pretty much EVERY country on the earth regardless of their differences. Now lets hope Kevin Rudd mentions Tibet and they shoot him.

I would agree with this except for a couple of things. A lot are on drugs for one. The other is that politics interferes way to much is another. I also don't agree with china hosting it either. I hope that the Aussies do well, just a shame that my chosen sport (basketball) will not get a medal.

[Troy711]

the last thing i saw was when china walked into the stadium... then i went to bed cos i had to get up for work

[Troy711]

YouTube - Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

good video with some still shots

[jas98]

yeh well i only saw the last half as thats when i got home from work lol (went till like just after 2 am) was pretty amazing though...the ending was good but i still think they went a little overboard with some of it.

lets see how Brisbane goes in 2024 if they host it then (was mentioned the other day that they were considering)

[immortality]

crap, crap and more crap. all this was about the chinese jerking there own chains. the games are suppose to be about bringing the world together. the opening ceremony was all about what the chinese have done. lets tell the truth here, torture, state sanctioned murder. china is a dictator ship. no better then mugabe really, they just hide the bad stuff better. they won the rights to host the games on the basis of improving human rights, free access to world media etc. it's all crap. china should never have had the rights to host the games until they had a "proven" track record of improved human rights.

the NZ commentry team had a chinese official commentator in with then that kept mentioning things that china has brought to the world. no doubt that the NZ commentry team were given a list of things that they must mention to get the rights to commentate. crap. total crap

FREE TIBET

[Reaper]

Opening ceremony? Must have missed it. Oh well....

Reaper

[AirStrike]

crap, crap and more crap. all this was about the chinese jerking there own chains. the games are suppose to be about bringing the world together. the opening ceremony was all about what the chinese have done. lets tell the truth here, torture, state sanctioned murder. china is a dictator ship. no better then mugabe really, they just hide the bad stuff better. they won the rights to host the games on the basis of improving human rights, free access to world media etc. it's all crap. china should never have had the rights to host the games until they had a "proven" track record of improved human rights.

the NZ commentry team had a chinese official commentator in with then that kept mentioning things that china has brought to the world. no doubt that the NZ commentry team were given a list of things that they must mention to get the rights to commentate. crap. total crap

FREE TIBET

Yeah I noticed that, rather then the opening ceremony being about the world coming together it was just about how great China is............

[fabz]

Olympics istrash these days, if anything they should have 2 olympics. One for the drug cheats and one for those who wish to compete to the best of the ability. Until then its a complete waste of time as who knows who's on what.

[immortality]

Olympics istrash these days, if anything they should have 2 olympics. One for the drug cheats and one for those who wish to compete to the best of the ability. Until then its a complete waste of time as who knows who's on what.

that reminds me of the chinese womans swim team from a few years ago, they were bigger then the men. no drug cheats there i'm sure

[Kikki]

Didn't watch it, although it already has ****ed me off. The guy I put to bed of a night wanted to watch it so I went to work at 1am rather than 9pm *Yawn*

[TA 91 WA]

Wow... lots of Asian chicks in a circle dancing homosexually...

No wonder why the Spanish team was soaking it up

[jas98]

that reminds me of the chinese womans swim team from a few years ago, they were bigger then the men. no drug cheats there i'm sure

lol well i dont think it was drugs!! i mean look at all the pollution in there air hahaha

[AttaBoy]

Best opening ceremony I have ever seen. The Sydney opening ceremony is NOTHING compared to this!!! Not even one bit.

[immortality]

lol well i dont think it was drugs!! i mean look at all the pollution in there air hahaha

you ever been to china bro, the people there are little and i mean there lucky to be 5ft nothing when we were there we were the biggest attraction, between my brother, my father and me there was 1/2 of basketball team walking around (were all about 6' 6" tall) my old lady though it was funny that when we stepped ofthe bus all the locals stopped and looked around with there necks craned to look up at us

[greenfoam]

As an experiment in Puebla Mexico I counted how many people in the street I was taller than before I came across someone taller. I stand 5 10 and I counted over 100 people in a row without anyone beign taller. Did the same for my wife and shes 5 3 but also went well over 100 and then gave up. She's from Mexico but from an area with more Spanish and less native(Asian blood) Average height on the mostly natives would be 5 4? and 5 0 I'd say male and female, I guess it's similar in China. I'd say half the females would have been under 5 foot

[greenfoam]

p.s did anyone notice no matter how fancy and posh you make something in the Chinese red, gold and blue style it still looks like a tacky restuarant in downtown Melbourne or a 2 dollar shop

[thestig]

The opening ceremony was on a different level to anything that has come before it. I thought it was exceptional! I am glad that it was centred on China, I think the rest of the world needs to be reminded of the sophistication and depth of China's cultural history. It's a sobering thought when viewed in the light of China's current global economic emergence.

As far as the Chinese government is concerned, they're just like any other government... Perhaps a little less covert, but pretty much the same.

As for the Chinese people its nice to see them having a good time on the world stage. They are a proud people, friendly and eager to please. During my time in China I thoroughly enjoyed what the country and its people had to offer.

Now! If only they would shoot Kevin Rudd, Australia would be a much happier place.

L8r

[vztrt]

Slept through the cermony, and couldn't care less about the Olympics.
All the Chinese nationals (bout 6 I work with here in Sing) thought it was great except for the torch lighting.

As for China, its actually a really good place to visit, the food is good and cheap (in the most expensive places) the people there like to drink and are a laugh when they're hammered. At least in Shanghi you can go to a club pay about $20 aussie and have all you can drink beer/wine and spirits. Wierd but I felt more free in China then I do here in Singapore which is BS democracy anyway.

Dissapointed I couldn't get a visa this month to go back for work....oh well Thailand should be good.

[Farlig]

At least in Shanghi you can go to a club pay about $20 aussie and have all you can drink beer/wine and spirits. Wierd but I felt more free in China then I do here in Singapore which is BS democracy anyway.

Dissapointed I couldn't get a visa this month to go back for work....oh well Thailand should be good.

maybe you drank to much and thats why they not letting you back

[immortality]

the biggest triump of the chinese people, the ability to "fake" everything. it has been revealed that some of the fireworks displays were faked using computers.

hahahaha, the truth prevails