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
经典的剧情，让我可以分配更多的精力沉浸在画面、音乐中。非常沉浸的观影体验。重复观看了“男主成年后划船出场那段长镜头，调度惊艳；最后一场火山熔岩的决斗，太美了，暴力美学！
🥱剧情好无聊，画面还不错，也是没有必要整这老长，讲不明白靠几个好看画面是顶不住的
乐子极多，值得一看，尤其最后克苏鲁大战东海龙王大草，仿佛在看哥斯拉番外。以及杨紫琼对刘思慕说你长得真像你妈（陈法拉）。我：你瞎还是我瞎？
整体观感很不错，剧情很经典，无论是画面还是音乐还是表现形式上那种粗粝和野蛮展现的淋漓尽致。一点不足就是女主太像个现代人了，还用起了巫术，观感很怪
大概就是想拍史诗但总觉得哪里不够连贯，北欧神话也好，王子复仇也好，都不是那么陌生的内容，却依然感受不到景物之外的震撼，可能问题在于拍摄人物的方式，很努力是有啦，效果不够好
如坐针毡，如芒在背，如鲠在喉……
影像至上，文本稍逊，冗杂略长；虽然古典戏剧外加暴走的荷尔蒙，感觉上会很别扭，而且常规叙事和传统表达比较庸俗；但制作绝对走心，一板一眼无功无过，各要素搭配恰如其分，难得的良心佳片。
另类王子复仇，杂糅的民间异教和北欧神话竟可以展现得如此怪力乱神。可惜单薄的故事承受不住波谲的世界观，在导演的个人美学作用下沦为纯形式的空洞美感。剧情也成了表现的嫁衣，最后一幕不忍推敲。★★☆
就从来没在这类型的内容里看到过干干净净的北欧人。皱着脸看完的，一句fokk都没有，笑不出来，不能否认有着强烈的美感。复仇题材能写得让人想要两边都活着，就是好的。不过仇人们在瓦尔哈拉相见了怎么办。
安雅好看捏~。剧情的叙述方式和莎翁剧差不多，先预言再通过实际行为去印证，最终导出结果。复仇的题材很多，主要是看故事的包装，但这部剧情上的包装也过于粗糙。不够引人入胜和曲折。玩过刺客信条英灵殿之后对于维京或者北欧人的生活（衣食住行，神明祭祀种种）和战斗的展现也见怪不怪，没什么新意。摄影和取景非常棒，导演的审美不戳。地狱之门的对决以及白马入英灵殿的桥段拍的最有意境和特色。两星半吧，如果没看过其它北欧人题材的电影可以给到三星到三星半。
在影院体会了一把度秒如年。话说脱都脱了，能不能漏点大家爱看的？不然真以为这电影能看得下去？
勉强给个三分，希望将来能看到更出色的北欧海盗电影。
本片如同一部徘徊在戏剧舞台与影像诗之间的3A游戏CG，这一点尤其是体现在接受巫师的预言击败亡灵夺得黑死剑的部分
赤脚莎翁和土味权游的缝合怪，美剧感强烈，且完全不理解为何拍这么长。另外拍惊悚片出身的导演是不是都是怼脸镜头爱好者？
华裔版《黑豹》。但不同的是，中国文化没断过根，而且中国文化有一个明确而强大的母国。所以现在的中国观众看这部电影，就会有强烈的文化不适感。于此同时，美国主流白人观众还会觉得惋惜，好可惜，你们居然看不到这部电影……
是那种不在大银幕看会逊色很多的电影。可与《沙丘》《新蝙蝠侠》组成复仇全家捅
体会到非裔群体看Black Panther的时候的那种认同和满足感了，借用吉的话，影片对于二代亚裔尤其是华裔移民来说其实可能意义更大。即使对于身份认同没有那么强烈需求的我们，离场的时候看着身边的外国观众，也会生出一些些优越感和开心，尤其是有这么一个华裔角色进入到被全球认可的流行icon之一的漫威宇宙，作为一个喜欢并从头见证漫威史的影迷，是真的挺爽的。影片本身带着一种浪漫的节奏，武打设计很亮眼很美，梁朝伟仿佛没有变，只是年纪大了，但还是那么有魅力，太帅了！美中不足，尚气的自我救赎和成长反而没有他爸的深情和执念来得强烈，水下觉醒那段可以给到他一些personal time的。漫威宇宙太强了，迫不及待想到看multi-universe要怎么展开。
拍得还不错就是太太太长了。简单粗暴在一开始是优点，到最后就是审美疲劳了。
像看有声人皮书 配图铜版画 油画 那种。。对我来说这部片子是视觉和听觉的 并没有用到脑子。。
哈姆雷特好可怜啊 所有神指引他去死啊 世界第一可怜人 弑母牛逼 没见过 唉 好
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