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
女导演挺自我的，不少画面看得出来追求，就是忽略惊悚片本质的氛围塑造和氛围接氛围的设计。
《糖果侠》。建议入驻漫威宇宙。这样黑人英雄的队伍就又壮大了。
政治意味太过浓重,反而冲淡了恐怖片的味道。
就也，还行吧，都市传说的表与里还有点好看，但密集恐惧的手段有点没追求了……隐喻有点，生怕人看不出来？
candyman
我想怎么满大街都是九几年的糖果人的资源，原来是新作。不算翻拍，其实是延续之前的故事，用黑人嘴里的传说+剪影带出之前女主、黑人母子和糖果人的故事，这部的男主原来就是之前的小婴儿。糖果人几次出来杀人其实都是捕风捉影式的，本身并没有怎么现身，而男主后来变成了糖果人，其实整个逻辑也不太清晰。整部片子也是说明黑人境地，但有点太刻意。
将上流社会的艺术展与“压迫-反抗”逻辑并置，议题满到几乎无法进行类型叙事，形式感过分阳春白雪，太忘本了，就像电影所批判的（议题之一），这也是精英话语对Blaxploitation恐怖片领地的某种“士绅化”改造，对社会议题的急切呈现还不如老版来得自然。
三星半给了镜头设计和配乐，故事一般，老片新翻。
阶级和肤色的斗争被装进皮肤变成蜂巢的模样，除了恶心看不出任何的美。一个故事讲成这样我也是没什么想说的了，有逻辑吗？召唤无国际，杀人无差别，你跟我说其实是保护神？闭嘴吧你。
开头就在泄气，恐怖的氛围没起来，我就看见一群人在喊口号似的，告诉我一切多么恐怖，黑人社团只要肤色不对，在哪里都不对。糖果人，不如说是给你裹了一层蜜糖的毒物，正如黑人的处境。咋说呢，我随便你写啥议题，问题是，这片子，它不行啊，它就是很无聊，作为一个打着恐怖片的旗号的片子，我看了啥啊。
看得云里雾里，政治议题和整个故事并没有形成很好的结合，就感觉导演很想煮一锅香喷喷的饭，但是一个半小时后打开一看发现水还是水，米还是米。
四个白人和一个亚裔计划一起作死，半途亚裔意识到这些人特么有病于是立马离开。这个细节就是黑人编剧在向美国的亚裔喊话，没必要去试图融入白人社会，你们和作为压迫者的白人本就不同。
剧本和演员的短板太明显。意识是更进步了，但作为电影的整体质量不及原版。恐怖是一点也不恐怖了，可能最恐怖的就是男主角不知所云的演技……后半段剧本逻辑更是彻底垮了。相比之下片尾皮影戏部分要好太多了。
围绕鬼魂糖果人（来历是过去时代枉死的黑人。可以说是黑人守护神）的故事：以糖果人为艺术灵感不断发掘他故事的艺术家黑人男主；想把男主做成糖果人的黑人比利；到处为黑人申冤（即杀死对黑人不公的白人们）的糖果人；等。摄影和运镜/场面调度都还不错，但问题是节奏塞的太满，还有没想清楚到底是拍超级英雄还是拍惊悚恐怖片。
糖果人！糖果人！糖果人！糖果人！糖果人！我为什么还活着？
这种片子竟然在国外评分超高，真的是太恶心了，现在国外极端的政治正确，已经完全不去考虑影片的好坏了，就像本片一样，只要看到了有着种族歧视的白人警察，被人手起刀落灭了个干净，而且还是被黑人恶灵复仇杀死，那就绝对的高分，完全不考虑影片的节奏拉胯，内容毫无新意，逻辑存在漏洞，毫无恐怖质感（也就容易引发密集恐惧症而已），水平就连老板第一部都无法达到，真让人太无语了！影片的背景故事是老版第一部的内容，而后故事就开始放飞自我，就连糖果人为何要选择男主作为宿住也全无解释，而后镜子内杀人的桥段，在电影《鬼镜》中早就玩烂了，更别说本片惊悚的地方也就寥寥几笔，还真好意思说这是恐怖片。影片最后的动画才是本片的主题，那就是所有被压迫的黑人，都会化身“糖果人”，对所有代表“不公”的白人复仇，呵呵。
又在玩霓虹光影那一套，把讲故事做成一种自我的凝思，突然像一盆水一样端到我面前，我觉得咦好浑浊。基本上只是借了原版的概念过来做新的故事了，尤其是讲故事的方法，背离了传统叙述，不知道乔丹皮尔对于剧本的权力是多大，我看的时候偶尔怀疑他给的是一个半成品的东西，导演试图用精致但空洞的视听去呈现这个浑浊的故事。我觉得故事的内核会匹配多种形式去做，这个形式包括故事的结构和视听的艺术风格，然后这个部分又会再返回来迈向主题内核，这种双向的统一的和谐，是非常有必要的，但这部电影是四分五裂的。
影片结束后，电影院里边笑边喊"candyman"的声音此起彼伏，足见本片作为“恐怖片”来讲有多么失败。
没太处理好尺度，虽然看起来糖果人这个意象的背景在这部片子里被扩充和具象化了（92版是一个case，这版是诸多case的受害人集合体），但是实际意义和功能却被窄化了和偏移了。而且，要么就隐晦巧妙，要么就赤裸直白，这样子恨不得把寓意怼到脸前但是又死活不点名不说破的操作反而有些莫名地凹姿态。夸一夸好的地方，运镜极好，剪纸和镜子的使用非常精妙，片尾交代真实历史案件的设计神来之笔。
整体来说不错啊，为黑人群体遭受的压迫大声疾呼和控诉，恶灵幻化为抗争。虽然对种族问题不会带来什么本质上的改变，但还是希望类似的为黑人发声的电影能更多一些
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