Set to broadcast in two one-hour films, this family treat is inspired by the classic books of Barbara Euphan Todd and is pegged to be the TV event of the season. Mackenzie Crook has taken Scatterbrook farm and the infamous characters of this well-loved tale and injected them with a tender and authentic charm. This is the perfect family adventure, packed with a fun, mischievous spirit and delivered with an environmental message.
Mackenzie Crook, (Pirates Of The Caribbean, Detectorists) who has written, directed and stars as Worzel Gummidge, has gathered a host of both accomplished and brilliant actors who are set to appear in this eagerly anticipated adaptation.
Playing The Green Man, creator of the scarecrows, who arrives to Scatterbrook in episode two, is comedy legend Sir Michael Palin. He says: “It’s a lovely part for me, but the whole script is very memorable and touching, and very funny too. It quite skillfully weaves in something for everybody all the time.”
Zoë Wanamaker (My Family, Harry Potter And The Philosophers Stone) will play the eccentric local aristocrat, Lady Bloomsbury Barton in episode two. She says: “The whole thing is so charming and inventive. It’s the sort of thing I’d watch. I’m sure it will be a huge success. I know it will - it’s divine.”
Vicki Pepperdine (Getting On, The Windsors) takes on the role of the formidable Aunt Sally in episode one. She says: “There’s something for everybody. It’s got this heart to it, and you’d be hard pushed as an adult not to engage with it.”
Steve Pemberton (League Of Gentleman, Benidorm) will play Mr Braithwaite, the farmer. He says: “This is the kind of show the whole family can enjoy together. It has a lot of humour, a lot of visual humour too, and I think kids will enjoy watching the children being central to the story.”
Rosie Cavaliero (Gentleman Jack, Cleaning Up) will play Mrs Braithwaite, she added: “It’s a story about the imagination, and children escaping into this different world. Mackenzie’s version is totally contemporary.”
Ones to watch India Brown (Hetty Feather) and Thierry Wickens (making his TV debut) will play Susan and John, two city children spending their summer at Scatterbrook farm who quickly befriend Worzel and begin a summer of adventures.
The first episode, The Scarecrow Of Scatterbrook, sees two young strangers arrive in the village of Scatterbrook. It’s not long before Susan and John encounter Worzel Gummidge, the Scarecrow of Ten Acre Field. Their world is sent spinning into confusion when they realise Gummidge comes to life. The only person more shocked is Worzel, when he discovers that the children are not in fact fellow scarecrows but humans.
Their worlds should never commune but fate has conspired to create an extraordinary union. The seasons have stopped and the harvest hasn’t arrived. The rhythm of the natural world is out of kilter and this unlikely trio must try to put it right. Magic, mystery and mayhem unfurl.
The second episode, The Green Man, welcomes another mysterious arrival to Scatterbrook. The Green Man is the creator of scarecrows and keeper of scarecrow lore. He isn’t at all happy that Worzel is consorting with humans. Elsewhere, local aristocrat Lady Bloomsbury Barton is holding a fete, with a Scarecrow competition that Worzel is determined to win. What will The Green Man and Worzel's most competitive rival, Soggy Bogart make of it all?
Worzel Gummidge is written and directed by Mackenzie Crook and is a Leopard Pictures, Treasure Trove Productions and Lola Entertainment production for BBC One. It is Executive Produced by Kristian Smith for Leopard Pictures, Lisa Thomas for Lola Entertainment, Mackenzie Crook for Treasure Trove Productions, with rights holders Patrick D. Pidgeon and Eric S. Rollman executive producers for Pidgeon Entertainment, Inc. It is produced by Georgie Fallon and Alex Moody is the Commissioning Editor for the BBC.
Further casting:
Francesca Mills - Earthy Mangold
Tim Plester - Clarty
Colin Michael Carmichael - Soggy Bogart
Andrew James Spooner - Flat Alistair
Phil Hulford - Hannah Harrow
Tom Meeten - HMS Odney
Christopher-Robert Barlow - Rag Bag
Kiran Shah - Chopper and Root Bound
Charlie Mayhew - Rustle Sprouter
Lucy Montgomery - Jackie Pudding
Gus Brown - Oswald Pollypop
Malik Ibheis - Trike
Ben Langley - Driver
Mariam Haque - Receptionist
这故事简直不能更压抑，两个半小时竟不知道该说什么好。第一是妈妈的爱缺失，更纱父亲去世母亲类似改嫁，把她丢弃在舅舅舅妈家，受到表哥的侵犯；小亮占有欲过强，企图实施家暴控制，喜欢找没有他处可去的女朋友，企图如此来获得对方的爱和照顾，他的妈妈也类似这样，但亮的妈妈和前女友都是过去，更纱走投无路也选择离开；阿文有至死都不愿说的秘密，妈妈拔出病树抖落泥土的动作是他的噩梦，阿文要求妈妈看着他的眼睛，妈妈没有，妈妈反问你不正常难道是她的错吗？（当然是啊，最后看来明显是她的失职让阿文错过了治病的时机吧！）最后是更纱同事，她借口无意中找到了爱情，骗女儿为她找爸爸，却把小女孩留给了更纱，自己从此失踪。第二是斯德哥尔摩情结的讨论和真相。少女和大学生的相遇是纯粹的吗？更纱的生理危机得到短暂庇护，外界看来却正相反，
一切感想在结尾处再次看到村长裸体之后化为乌有。。。
2022.7.19 说中文那段是真难受，不能请配音演员吗？ 看了彩蛋，还有第三部
被船戏动图拐进来
看完真的很難不心疼村長…雖然很老土但是這種雙向救贖我還是蠻吃的…（雖然我覺得我不會再看第二遍了）我覺得還蠻意境的hhh結尾擦番茄醬那段隱忍感好好…以及結尾那段比我第一次看到村長的pg還要震驚
第二集打斗场面增加了，变炫了，超人类之间的打架斗殴，观感还是很爽的
朴勋政还是没把故事讲完，用了两个小时的时间重复了前一部的叙事线索，有问题的还不光是他的意图，文戏拖拉得也是要命，他想拍一部龙珠真人版说一声就行，用不着用一部电影供养三十分钟的特效动作戏。
实在无法共情，感觉大家多少沾点，女二好惨，明明很简单就能交代清楚的事情非要一遍一遍的放，三个小时对于这个电影来说太长了，明明一个半小时就能讲完的故事
文戏太长，反派太装，战力差距太大，续集很崩了
铺满音乐的镜头充斥空洞，还是太轻巧了，连李相日擅长的多线叙事都完全崩坏，多部未华子的角色可有可无，当角色可有可无时，注定是无聊的，《怒》的音乐掩盖了李相日剧作的大多数问题
1的故事其实也很普通，主要在金多美的反转上，她本身又比较出彩。
脱衣服给我惊到，再次被松坂桃李为艺术献身的伟大精神震撼到👍🏻
总体观后感：三颗星～其实最多值两颗，给最后那段打戏。还有一颗星是冲魔女一代目的出场。结尾彩蛋明显是有第三部的，希望有个相对圆满的结尾吧
因为之前看过一位博主cut 流星的戏份，含有未公开的内容。果然中译片子里发现两处没有出现的片段：1更纱买回的红酒杯被小亮故意摔碎 。更纱坐在灯下修杯子，小亮开门说晚安。2.更纱和小亮一起回小亮老家，更纱在院子里水缸跟前站着发呆，手臂特写的淤青，亮走过来劝慰。这两处似乎对正片影响不大。本来电影时长不短，也不必为了时长而刻意控制。此外，电影镜头虽然细腻浪漫但故事性设计的不太令人信服。雨天，河边，咖啡馆，重蹈覆辙的遗弃……霓虹警察和前几天发生的某某事件安保问题性质差不多了，都暴露得令人错愕和荒唐。在国内大概不能过审。当然片子关于人性和社会话题值得探讨。小演员演得真棒！
整个调度比怒还退步不说，一看编剧也是李相日啊，甚至怀疑他有没有好好读小说……改编剧本需要对原作合理取舍，这个故事也很需要顺向时间线。至于表演，都很卖力，也很吃力。
大可不必的续集，说中文的片段好歹找个中国人配个音啊
和第一部不是一个层次的，拖沓，拉跨，实在接受不了姐姐那中年妇女的造型。
第三部就要姐姐妹妹救妈妈了，然后动作戏再升级，从肉搏到意念最后是啥？赛亚人？
为本就不佳的剧本雪上加霜，亢长的剧情，一味疯狂CG，不太行的演技，仿如在看“特效有点一般的暮光之城”第一部动作戏的镜头设计和节奏优势在这部完全没了…唯一值得称赞的是世界观在逐步扩展，但与此同时并不期待下一部…另，具子允一个镜头都能完胜
叙事跟第一部烂得不相上下，明明很简单的一条主线，讲得个乱七八糟的。
Copyright © 2015-2023 All Rights Reserved
