Did Paris' Olympics opening ceremony BEAT London's 2012 extravaganza? Rain mac-wearing spectators reveal what they REALLY thought of the four-hour parade By Matt Drake and Brooklyn Degumbia and Ellie Beetham Published: 07:30 EDT, 28 July 2024 | Updated: 07:34 EDT, 28 July 2024 e-mail View comments The 2024 Paris Olympic opening ceremony has been marred in controversy with some people dubbing it the 'worst ever', but what did the fans really think? Around 6,800 athletes covered in plastic ponchos attempted to keep spirits high as they travelled down the river Seine on a huge flotilla of 85 boats. But people were outraged after turning in to watch the opening ceremony and found it had terrible audio due to the torrential rain. There was also a decapitated Marie Antoinette singing as well as an apparent parody of the Last Supper that was deemed blasphemous by Christians.
The New York Times scathingly called it a 'bloated made-for-TV spectacle', with the New York Post labelling it 'boring, ill-conceived and choppy'. One social media user said: ' France is doing good but it's getting nowhere near the 2012 London Olympics opening ceremony.' MailOnline headed to the French capital to find out what people really thought of the controversial ceremony.
A group of British lads, wearing berets, said the London 2012 opening ceremony was much better than Paris' effort An American couple thought the ceremony was one of the best they'd 'ever seen'. Although, the woman felt parts of it went o.