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
范伟的演技真是出神入化！王调度人物塑造的惟妙惟肖！让人信服！日本鬼子狡猾狡猾滴。向铁道游击队的英雄们致敬！
越来越有钱，越来越离谱，流水账
看完没有能记住的角色，摄影构图看着还行，片尾有点过于儿戏。
个人评价：
基努每拍几部好电影就会拍点烂片来奖励自己。
难得日本早于其他的确先上映了。非常失望。大量的情怀和闪回。整个调性和前三部曲相差巨大，显得过于玩闹了，而剧情一会又想深刻一会又很娱乐，显得非常割裂。叙事上非常meta，不同层级里的“角色“，一会儿在聊现实，一会儿在聊真实，一会儿在聊matrix里的游戏，一会儿在聊这个电影本身。然而大量意义不大的对白显得神棍又拖沓。此外，通过角色之口对影片中的对本影片隐(明)喻的游戏进行吐槽，对各种桥段吐槽，并不会让这些很烂的表现获得免于被喷豁免权。打斗戏和飙车戏都非常拉胯，属于可以直接跳过的内容。以及整个crew的扮相也太讨好了...当然等字幕出来还得再看一遍.//预告片还是很对味儿的 过去二十年了 不仅电影工业有了翻天覆地的革新 在生命科学计算机技术上我们都有了各种各样新的突破 在这样的新时代下黑客帝国如何展现其世界观魅力有待考察
最后老洪和老王一起赴死那段还真叫人挺感动。
动作片啊，突突突都没几个，还慢镜头，剧情这么无聊也就算了，动作场面也无聊之极，那么多好演员，这个场景造型美术看得出也是下了功夫的，拍出来就这个？尤其这个角色也是干巴巴的，反正一眼看就知道谁是谁了，尤其有的角色的行为毫无逻辑嘛，就是需要出现了就出现，简直浪费啊
画面太空 前7分钟没出现任何人物正脸 我以为导演要憋什么大招 唯一出彩的就是范伟的演技
足够简单，其实是一部反对爱与自由的电影，也许是对残酷的世界认命了。不妨从开枝散叶的支流中任选一条作为起点，回溯至最初的岔路，二者之间定有问题的最优解。我们看到Neo的稚气被唤醒，暮气却仍旧未脱，某种意义上所有人都接受了二选二的答案。被前置的衰老，沉迷虚拟的爱，热衷思考但惧怕行动——一切均指向当下。如此生活30年，直到大厦崩塌，才发现原来一直活在废墟之中，用林林总总打败林林总总。历史的循环与进化相悖吗？导演不服，哪怕现实周而复始，但独立意志让人与非人产生差异。Neo和Trinity还是跨出了那一步，不去期待彼岸，去看此刻的晨光。
没有喜悦，没有大杀四方，只有寒冷，胜利是一点一点抠出来的。（老范一炸封神）
对较弱，剧情较为平淡，叙事点较分散，因此，即便有范伟、张涵予两位老戏骨撑场，影片也略嫌拖沓。。。
故事讲的太磨叽了，平铺直叙，很简单的故事讲的慢，本应该热血沸腾替先辈英雄深处外有强敌内有汉奸的那么复杂危险的环境捏把汗，奈何导演叙事技巧那么差，很难让观众代入，白瞎了那么好的置景道具（雪景，火车车站，检修车间的重工业气息）和好演员，范伟演技炸裂太帅气了！老王演的好，其他人物太扁平化了，包括粗口伟光正张涵予，很难记住谁谁谁。炸火车的战争戏真的无语，像电视剧的拍摄手法，老套，敌我双方都感觉很智障的在那也不瞄准瞎开枪……
影片氛围营造出色，视听语言有质感，通篇大雪纷纷的景观给人凛冽的肃杀感觉，与严酷的抗日战争背景相契合。不过该片文本相
如果没记错，第一次用快进的方式“膜拜”一个曾经辉煌无比的大IP的重启。剧本的拙劣难以下咽，它就像一只黑带十段的瞌睡虫，屡屡在你强打精神的时候，就往你眼皮上狠狠地扎一道。很难想象，一个如今年届六十曾几何时叱咤矩阵的育龄男，可以跟一群九零后后程序狗围炉讨论如何写一个新游戏这么中二。除了屡屡消费前三作的所谓经典时刻和堆积所谓致敬彩蛋，故事不出彩、剪辑很差劲、动作不凌厉，可谓一无是处。沃卓斯基姐姐，您老这是怎么了？
“德帕尔马式”抗战间谍片，全靠美术摄影撑着。质量比前几年瞎胡闹的闹剧版好多了。
引用评论的一个标题，一星给质感，一星给老王。
本来想只给一颗星，活脱脱一部抗战神片，念在范伟的敬业，还有导演的确学过不少知识都想用出来，勉强二颗星，还没看过的朋友就别看了。
咋说呢，真实事件改编，不能说差对吧。但是作为电影来说太平庸了~范围手雷干黄包车鬼子的镜头是他妈帅！
“冰雪西部片”，革命浪漫主义的调调，前半段的敌我对峙极为精彩，可后半部分就陷入强行上价值的主旋律窠臼中了。张涵予、森博之、范伟构成“好家伙、坏家伙、怪家伙”的人物关系，至于其他角色则完全割裂了“三足鼎立”的局面。周也饰演的庄妍代替的是原版芳林嫂的形象，此次彻底成了个走过场的；杨皓宇饰演的黎教员代替的是李正，不过他起的作用仅是帮助牺牲的同志入了党，对老洪的行动意义不大。抗战片不能只注重牺牲与歌颂，还得从中挖掘新的东西。《铁道英雄》氛围营造足够成功，除此之外，也只剩那句“微山湖上静悄悄”了：不错，这次连微山湖都是没出现的。
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