Olympics thus far

So I thought the opening ceremony was interesting. It wasn't as grandiose and awe inspiring as Beijing but it was interesting. First, why the hell was Kenneth Branagh dressed as Abraham Lincoln smoking a cigar? That didn't make much sense to me but ok...I'll accept that he was supposed to represent some sort of business man but really? And then there's the part thats supposed to represent the movement from the agrarian age to the industrial age. I'll admit it seemed like there was a lot of time and effort put into it and considering the actors weren't getting paid, they took it seriously but that should go without saying. But I'll say this much, when they were doing the transformation, it reminded me of the scene in the first lord of the rings where the shire was being transformed into mordor. Maybe that's what Kenneth branaugh should have been. That freaky looking Orc they pulled out of the ground. And then there was the part with all those kids. I think it was called "children's nightmare" or something along those lines...anyway the only thing I have to say about that is that what it's like growing up in London?! Jesus Christ if it was like that for me I would never sleep with the lights on! And then there's the big voldemort balloon. That part was awesome just because in a huge fan of the Harry potter books. I don't know if it's good or bad if that's the only thing that's excited me up to this point but I digress. Then comes a whole brigade of Mary poppins. Ok? I missed the part in the deathly hollows when voldemort is killed by Mary poppins after she destroyed the last horcrux. The two parts that I actually enjoyed the most were where James bond and the queen parachute of the helicopter when the ceremony started. I'll admit I'm a bit of a sucker for James bond movies. I won't say Jason Bourne eat youre heart out but Daniel Craig has brought a little more badass into the role. I'm pretty excited about Skyfall The other part that I actually laughed out loud was Rowan Atkinson reprising his role of Bean. I'm just amazed that man made a career out of not talking. I guess body language speaks louder than words. And Paul McCartney closing the opening ceremony was just awesome. It was cool seeing all the athletes getting pumped up when he played "Hey Jude". And of course the torch lighting was the epitome of the entire ceremony. I don't know what it is but there's an "edge of your seat" feeling when they carried in the torch. That's my take on the Olympics so far. I hope Loche takes home the gold. Ok I'm done