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
没那么难看，只是歌舞剧本身的上限摆在那儿，也很难再突破了。
新版和老版的区别就是画面清晰度更高，舞台表演痕迹弱了，技术更好而已。斯皮尔伯格完全是为了完成自己童年的梦想，再加上现在也确实拍不出什么新东西了。碰巧奥斯卡评委跟他有一样的童年情结，所以拿了个提名。美国人最爱的歌舞片对于咱们来说只能排在《音乐之声》《雨中曲》甚至《爱乐之城》之后了！
打架泡妞，泡妞打架，不注意看还以为是印度片。但印度片还有帅哥美女，对抗强权啥的。这个真是要啥没啥，种族话题跟人家的种姓制度也没法比。只有结尾的枪击事件还像回事儿，只是略显生硬。难不成75岁斯皮尔伯格也被挂名了。4
感觉都不算翻牌，连老电影的质感都一并“致敬”了，像是导演失去创造力后重新捕获的一条捷径。尽管年轻演员都还算卖力，故事也重新被赋予了新的背景，但是这不像是为当下的观众所拍的电影。从概念到导演手法到故事context，全部都非常过时。
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故事虽经典，当下看确实稍显老套。然而抛开剧作自带的硬伤，斯皮尔伯格的改编还是非常成功的，美术和调度都堪称一绝，不仅保留了音乐剧原本的亮点，还通过镜头提供了舞台所没有的空间感。
La réussite de cette revisite du classique musical repose largement sur la virtuosité inouïe de Spielberg en matière d'agacement de l'espace façonné par des jeux de lumières qui instaurent un clair-obscur magnifique ainsi que ces corps qui se meuvent au sein de ceci tout en dynamisant le cadre. De la reconstruction du coloris de la version originale par les filtres et l'étalonnage à la démonstration chorégraphique réactualisée, WSS 2021 bien au delà d' simple hommage devient lui même à son tour 1 monument de la comédie musicale. Mythique 4.5
斯老师完全没想创新的事。他几乎就是在还原一个他脑子里六十年代版的「西区故事」。从选角到造型到摄影到灯光，通通还原六十年代初美国电影的模样。应该也是斯老师起步时的模样。所谓“不忘初心”，大抵如此了。
上一次让我觉得删掉男主一切完美的作品还是小滑冰，只能说老版的精彩程度斯皮尔伯格的牛逼程度和男主的拉垮程度成正比。男主一脸青春期还没结束的表情还有大白嗓和60年代毫无关系，只能说前有埃德加赖特后有斯皮尔伯格，二代爹妈会铺路。
用导演过往作品作为评判标准的心理有失偏颇，其实没有那么不堪，但在视觉和叙述之间产生了一种割裂感。大部分人诟病它是因为其过时而理想化的剧情，不可否认的是视觉语言的炉火纯青。只能说适合放松自己无脑欣赏歌舞，不适合深究人物动机及行为。一旦接受了本片享受视听盛宴的设定，几场重头戏可谓目不暇接，人物和情节的张力也都大多拿捏得当，抛却男女主演技舞蹈歌喉外还是有许多可圈可点之处
老斯的场面调度驾轻就熟，看下来整体感觉很流畅，火箭帮的青蓝色与鲨鱼帮的红黄色猛烈碰撞，但这个原本就有很多缺陷的故事，在没有火花的两位主角的诠释下更是让人难以下咽。Rachel还是出色的，音色很漂亮，差在Ansel实在不适合来演音乐剧，唱不好形体也笨，完全是种走错片场的格格不入。今年女配非常大概率就是Ariana的了，全场最佳最抢眼。
好像什么都到位，但很奇怪，力不从心的感觉，故事就没能太有吸引力。
优缺点都过于明显，太长了实在是
puddle shot/ gym dance/ rumble kill 换三种镜头 零角度剪辑 表现主义美学等等做作的处理方法和“声音”层面的不耐受以及 Tony 的全程尬演烂唱都是煎熬 只有 Anita 在 Valentina 店里遭遇暴行那场戏有意义 有力量 值得跨越时代 抛弃白人傲慢来继续反复讲述 再有就是呈现拉美裔大家庭好呢 还是更原教旨的由波多黎各人来饰演 来编写 来拍摄波多黎各人街区的故事更恰当呢 _(:з)∠)_ p.s. 希望那些恬不知耻玩笑也好真情也罢的呼吁“别再歧视好莱坞男白人”的东西可以闭嘴 否则只能展示自己懦弱可怜的姿态
用歌舞片来叙述一个比较老派的故事，技法上的新意还可以，但是关于主线的情绪的渲染显得相当空洞。一部歌舞片，不仅仅是在形式上尤其是动作上感染观众，更需要给出一种更加有说服力的表达。想要看到与众不同的人物，而不是循规蹈矩的完全为情节服务的对象。
你能看到即便是这么一部脱胎自音乐剧的歌舞片，画面中的光源也要尽量贴合现实逻辑；镜头的调度多变而流畅，电影感非常足；摄影、美术等等方面也呈现了老斯所应当代表的行业标准，应当说老斯的翻新工作是卓有成效的，在继承老版明艳绚丽的视觉风格之余，大大剔除了老版的舞台感和棚拍感，而且整套卡司的演出水准（尤其是群体唱跳段落）真是相当可以，并不比老版逊色。不过问题在于，莎士比亚的文本结合百老汇音乐剧的形态去承托这样一个街区题材，天然带着某种悬浮感和陈旧性。假如真是要严肃且深入地探讨种族、阶层、移民等等命题，那老斯一开始大可不必非得去翻拍《西区故事》。
必须要说明因为没看过原版的原因以及豆瓣评分过低的原因，导致对这部电影完全没有期待，而结尾又处处超乎我的期待。
what the fuck is this
所以谁能不说今年这种大导演纷纷翻拍好莱坞黄金时期著名电影的风潮，是好莱坞电影人们无比自恋的表现呢。沉溺于自身曾经的成就，却又开发不出什么更好的新东西来，自恋也悲哀。
啊我觉得比原版好诶～tone比原版务实，街头感更强烈，打斗戏更狠一点但还保留有节奏感。真看个人喜好了，可能原版那样用华丽色彩反衬悲剧显得更shock更让人觉得唏嘘？
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