Best Olympic Opening Ever

[plunker]

I can't help but wonder if Toronto would have been as creative and spectacular as Beijing's opening. I can picture tons of Mounties, beavers, and Cirque du Soleil. China showed a lot of creativity but holy crap that must have cost $$$.

 

[tboy]

I can't help but wonder if Toronto would have been as creative and spectacular as Beijing's opening. I can picture tons of Mounties, beavers, and Cirque du Soleil. China showed a lot of creativity but holy crap that must have cost $$$.

I heard $330 million........which is why I said "I'm glad toronto didn't get them, to spend that much the city would have to close down every pool, park, hostel, homeless shelter and stop repairing our roads for 20 yrs....."

 

[Cobster]

Of course it had to be good, China doesn't exactly have a great image.
Look at their human rights and especially their (non existing) environmental policies.

 

[tboy]

Of course it had to be good, China doesn't exactly have a great image.
Look at their human rights and especially their (non existing) environmental policies.

Which is why they can be an economic superpower: they have no rules regarding copyright infringement, registered trademarks, minimum wage, health and safety protocols, etc etc etc

 

[Berlin]

Watch it online
http://www.veoh.com/videos/v155606447ajaybqQ

Thanks.

I only managed to see a few seconds of the opening that day, the part where the sea of folks dressed in white doing Tai Chi or martial art in sync ... on a dingy tv.

 

[enduser1]

I have been enjoying the Olympics. I predict great success for China.

EU

 

[Cobster]

I bet they cleaned up the streets of China like no other just before everyone got there. lol

Someone I know went there for a 2 week bike trek and she was completely disgusted by the living conditions, the roads and their treatment of animals.
She said she regretted going there and even created a FaceBook group with pictures about it. lol

 

[Music_Box]

I can't help but wonder if Toronto would have been as creative and spectacular as Beijing's opening. I can picture tons of Mounties, beavers, and Cirque du Soleil. China showed a lot of creativity but holy crap that must have cost $$$.

I just found out that China's fireworks display on TV was computer-generated and that little girl in the red dress singing was lip-sync singing and the song was being sung by an "ugly" 8-year-old backstage.

Google this if you don't believe me.

 

[enduser1]

Anybody remember Milli Vanilli?

 

[BD88]

Did anyone else notice this?

 

[tboy]

Did anyone else notice this?

No, but I did notice that little kid being pulled by the "kite" about 75 feet above the ground. I thought: oh man that's one brave little kid!!!!

 

[Cobster]

No, but I did notice that little kid being pulled by the "kite" about 75 feet above the ground. I thought: oh man that's one brave little kid!!!!

...plenty more where he came from...no...really.

 

[goodtime]

I normally don't care for Asian chicks but there was some real hot chicks over there.

Behind the scene of those hostess
http://www.veoh.com/videos/v15557756hgNZENQn?rank=16

 

[emvee]

Nothing will ever top the streaker in Montreal in 1976.

I only remember the guy carrying in the torch with the 1970s hair and the grapesmuggler shorts.

I thought the Sydney 2000 opening ceremonies were pretty good too.