Olympic ceremony

[DeMoN]

http://www.mininova.org/tor/2039

There it is, amazing quality.

[styla21]

Originally Posted by DeMoN http://www.mininova.org/tor/2039 There it is, amazing quality.

Thanks mate!!

[confidenceb]

Some of the things mentioned there are quite strange.

[r2r]

Originally Posted by DeMoN http://www.mininova.org/tor/2039 There it is, amazing quality.

Very good opening cermony I really enjoyed the drums in the beginning, and the upload is very cool of you, but I want someone to upload somewhere some of the lesser known sports, like fencing and other stuff.

[DeMoN]

^ I can also get the Olympics highlits I believe, not sure what is included in the bundle though.

[SHIZL]

there sayin they computer genrated some of the fireworks due to safety concerns on pre-recorded showings of the event

[HeilSvenska]

^How does that work? And who says so?

Originally Posted by DeMoN ^ I can also get the Olympics highlits I believe, not sure what is included in the bundle though.

I actually found a site that has some of the events, so far I have dl some judo, equestrian, sailing and shooting. Much better events then gymnastics.

[DeMoN]

I saw shooting plates on the TV, but not judo. Judo sounds cool to watch at their level.

[SHIZL]

http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/bei...?urn=oly,99745

[Jona]

Originally Posted by SHIZL http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/bei...?urn=oly,99745

It now has been admitted (in Beijing Times, by a member of the olympic committee) that the part with the giant footprints actually was a 55-second long animation (!!!). It took a year to make, they even added some vibration to make it look like it was shot from a helicopter.

I couldn't find the original article in engliah, but this probably is as good:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26139005/

They do have some valid reasons for using an animation instead of real fireworks. I'm 100% that the chinese could have made it using real fireworks if they would've wanted to. After all, the final shots near the stadium were real.

I have to admit, the animation was REALLY good. Seriously, it was unbelievably realistic.

[Mattk]

Real or not, it was fantastic entertainment. When it looks good, you really don't care.

[RC45]

Originally Posted by Mattk Real or not, it was fantastic entertainment. When it looks good, you really don't care.

Actually you should care.

This entire Olympics is a PR sham for the Chinese.

The little singer even lip-synced because the "perfect voice" didnt hve the "perfect face" and vice-versa.

It looks like the image-concious West fell for this ultra-extravagant sham hook, line and sinker.

It is a shame that the only "real" people and activities surrounding this Olympic are the athletes themsleves, and everything else is pure window-dressign to try "convince" the West that modern China is a free and democratic ally.

When athletes have to make public appologies for "insulting the host country" for wearing breathing masks because the air is so polluted they have no choice but to wear them, you know something is wrong with the whole picture.

[HeilSvenska]

^Agreed.