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
预告片欺诈啊，整部电影最恐怖的是预告片……主题核心是类似午夜凶铃的诅咒转嫁，然而这个解咒的办法其实也和午夜凶铃一样是诅咒传播的途径，伪纪录片营造的氛围一般，但是jump scare效果还行，然后蚰蜒和蛙类真的是我讨厌的动物。
温子仁有前作底蕴不断支撑，柯导是靠营销支撑吗？
妹子比较勇，自己看了，我比较怂，听得讲解。然后我们认为：1.这些小家子小气的东南亚画风邪神很缺乏可持续发展眼光，抓住些信徒就使劲薅羊毛，都给薅秃了；2.湾湾需要知道，我们社会主义国家没有什么陈年老洞能霍霍几代人，立刻马上给你铲平了修路，工地墙上还要贴社会主义核心价值观。想作妖，想peach吧，哼！
看完了传说中的《咒》，可能是因为我是坚定的无神论者，完全没有get到神佛那一套，也没有兴趣跟着念那个晦气的咒。看完全片，发现没有想象中那么多高能片段，期待了N久的佛母脸，像是缩小版沙虫，甚至不如片头的牙齿带来的生理不适感强烈……女主真的好讨厌，从头烦到尾。不作死就不会死。
都 是无聊的
无关政治，无关选择，一个单纯的“环境”片是如此难得。
你知道漫威是假的，你知道流浪地球是假的，你知道午夜凶铃是假的，怎么单单到了咒这里，什么都成真的了？
在迷信的层面，无需讨论文化断层。当代社交媒体上“吃不胖符”、“水逆退散符”可以过万转，那么在这片土地上，弥散性宗教的思想和实践，再过一千年也不会变。
和灵媒的问题如出一辙，试图通过伪纪录片的形式营造更沉浸的氛围，可全摄像机视角却成了影片叙事最大的桎梏，机位的失真和露骨的设计感完全让人无法进戏，最后果然连煽情配乐都出来了，一开始还煞有介事地暗示信不信的问题就更显得有点好笑，所以还是那句话，今后想拍这类片的导演先好好学学怎么拍伪纪录片吧
怎么看都跟《灵媒》有几分神似，但让我惊讶的是《咒》并没有逊色太多，虽然关于恐怖的部分，《咒》略显小气，属于雷声大雨点小，没《灵媒》那么猛料，但要看到结尾才能明白它真正恐怖的地方。故事开头的那个理念，我觉得还挺高级的，但正因如此我才嗅到了不对劲，女主似乎在试图一遍一遍诱导观众进入她的圈套，所以我就猜到了那个咒语一定是相反的意思，也猜到了她该不会是想让观众来当这个大冤种吧，这种互动式叙事，用在恐怖片中真的太有代入感了。伪纪录片叙事有一个弊端，就是需要大量无关紧要的琐碎来营造真实感，导致本片前半部分非常乏闷，我也第一次见伪纪录片被剪得如此零碎，蹦出很多不合常理的镜头调度让事件失实。不过瑕不掩瑜，整体来说这是华语恐怖片难得的一次高光，尤其结尾真相揭秘，情感瞬间升华，片尾字幕一出，又更一层升华主题。
当我们在歌颂时其他国家还有在拍社会救援挤兑所带来的人性探讨，诚然歌颂是应该的毕竟很多人在去年疫情期间付出巨大，但歌颂时的另一面：人性和悲悯，也值得去直面，微小个体在乱如草台的政策下看似错误的手段也同样值得被尊敬，只要出发点是善的。我们何时能看到自己拍摄出阳光下的另一面。
我真的很聪明 首先我在刚上线的时候选择视而不见 让大冤种们先试水 在掌握敌情后才谨慎观看 并且回避了所有咒语 符号 佛母的脸 同时我坚信盗版影片无法传播正版诅咒 我 刀枪不入
女主有几个角度太像马广媚了，搞得我好出戏。。。论吓人的话其实还不如金广发那个《元组·肉艳》哈哈
结构方面有两条线，一条是六年前陈氏宗祠地道探险经历，另一条是现在进行时。拍摄手法是近些年惯用的镜中镜加手持，恐怖片里这种拍法频繁使用会给人视点错觉，即伪纪录片，自拍或直播的语境很符合当下。取材真实事件，由司空见惯的摩天轮和火车进洞例子进入，不过是利用人类视觉的弱点强行代入罢了。自始至终都有种拿着手机看抖音的怪感，一种有别于桌面电影的手机在线视频。至于不断重复的互动内容，以及最后的所谓翻转被有些人理解成导演的恶意，看目的和动机吧，最后的小姑娘身体不就恢复如初了么。影片的视角弄得挺舒服、挺现代了，但也仅此而已了。
真是晦气啊！ 敢咒我？你个狗东西 我呸
你叫什麼名字? 以後報個名 都會有陰影~ 哈哈
手持摄影恐怖片的优缺点都在，没有利用太多jump场景，那种民俗恐怖氛围还可以。
雖非新奇的形式，但氣氛超讚、美術一流，所有鏡頭、細節的設置有極高水準。
佛母这类恶灵。在今天应该也会选择在抖音上传播吧
算是恐怖片里还算不错的吧，但能不能不要再伪纪录片了…一回新二回旧三回四回老掉牙了都。
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