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
迪士尼乐园的游乐设施改编的电影，我之前没去玩过，电影是标准奇幻冒险动作片，每一个流程都可以预测，看来迪士尼准备打造下一个《加勒比海盗》了。
其实还行，虽然有些闹腾，但打打斗斗热热闹闹的，爆米花片。就是全家都不在状态，有的玩积木有的看书有的工作，没看进去。
由现实和追忆混剪，没有过多的花哨，演员表演也不夸张很适度，属于中规中矩的战争片。（个人认为：渡河后腿部中枪，被狼群追踪……掉入捕猎陷阱重伤后徒手杀狼……这些剧情太过牵强！有些“画蛇添足”）
结尾那个集体敬礼大无语，好歹上去个人扶一把
驚險奇幻都很到位，可惜開場精妙的道具運用結合動作設計沒有延續下去。
战乱往往意味着丛林状态……又是五对轮套壳！伊尔2命中精度很难这么好……后座真无辜！打手枪有点无厘头……动作真莽！逃出追杀有点光环，但荒野求生太残酷了！狼不怕火？人比狼可怕！战争年代的爱情效率高！获救又是光环，德国人倒是真狠……歌声涨分！撞桥拍得不错！最后，好莱坞风格，未必真实……
老套路奇幻探险电影，配乐跟《夺宝奇兵》似的。小姐姐和莽撞汉一起寻找几百年前的神秘传说。本来是小姐姐花钱请莽撞汉帮忙，结果发现莽撞汉就是那400年前传说中的人物。过程就是看起来惊险又刺激，实际上搞笑又逗比地找到了神秘地点，打败了反派，完成了探险。奇幻的部分比较弱，探险的曲折度也不行，娱乐性比较强。特别是，道恩强森还有几场和艾米莉的吻戏，看得人十分羡慕。
这部片可太对我胃口了，”加勒比海盗“+”夺宝奇兵“的混搭，故事俗套却欢乐有趣。虽然巨石·强森还是在演他自己，但是艾米莉·布朗特在片中美得不可名状。多一点这样的爆米花电影、少一些《速度与激情9》不好吗？
战斗民族主旋律，既然是主旋律，就别要求太多了噶
全片节奏紧凑惊喜不断，想象力高超，为美术点赞，好一幅20世纪初的风情画。同是英姿飒爽，不同于明日边缘中的硬朗英武，艾米莉·布朗特在本片中太美了
都能想到的“套路”，为了剧情的发展有的“巧合”比如男主在医院，剧团来演出。其中一星给狼的表演。相比较失去你，我失去的双腿同样令我很痛苦。最后的追逐戏真好看。个人认为高潮部分是最后放出的真实的英雄飞行员们的事迹。
那三个反派造型……对不明粘液恐惧症患者太不友好了……
Box office - Budget : $200,000,000 (estimated)，迪士尼花这么大投资拍这样一部奇幻冒险片，为什么就不多下点功夫编写更有意思的剧本呢？（还是编剧、制片、导演们真觉得这样的剧情足够有趣？）
还不错，蛮好玩的。想起了在迪士尼的晶彩奇航，坐了好几遍呢~
为什么都2021了迪士尼还在拍这种俗套无比的探险电影
29/7/2021 @ K11 Art House [IMAX]。就是迪士尼版的Indiana Jones啦
平庸、过时、毫无新意的冒险题材的爆米花院线大片。节奏差了点，不懂为啥，现在的商业大片就不能控制在100分钟以内，除此之外，布景、特效和演员，无可指摘，勉勉强强。
感情戏请的那种不会让演员好好说话的台湾导演；
电影整体中规中矩吧。看看片尾这些苏联英雄，看看当下他们保卫的苏联已不复存在，放到现在他们可能还要变成仇敌，令人叹息。
虽然看过丹麦原版，但是最爱的Jake Gyllenhaal表现得很棒
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