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did anyone actually on here get tickets for this?
I imagine that 99% of it was totally incomprehensible from the stadium seats, even more if you happen to be one of the few forrins not moonlighting on the security staff and perhaps don't have a tattoo of Brunel on their left buttock... As a ceremony i thought the recorded interludes were a bit odd but then, Boyle is a film maker and it was less about spectacle than narrative.
Personally, it seemed overly nostalgic and I can't say i thought it was a compelling representation of modern Britain but hey ho-someone will come along and fling incredulous spittle at me for not being patriotic enough to buy into this bewildering fanfarade of chutzpah.
Critical mass response seems eh... disproportionate.