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
画功上更精进了一些，动作戏依然流畅，但剧本的孱弱缺点也一直存在，重农抑商是阻碍中国现代化的痼疾，但编剧夹带了太多私货，导致正反派的台词非常拧巴。特别是反派的大段台词由于编剧的自身能力导致无病呻吟。大湾区的问题就是经济和文化倒挂的问题
“修罗权的关键是收拳的力道，要内劲层层叠加，最后迸发于毫厘之间的距离。所以真正的修罗拳打人，一定是肝肠寸断，但是肋骨完好。死的极快又无痛苦，死亡之时又有一丝慈悲，所以叫修罗拳。”
武打设计无可指摘，太牛了，就是运镜个人觉得转的太快了，在一个时点内缺少一个轴心，让人觉得有点眩晕…
动作流畅，非常有武侠武打片气息，可是整部剧情剪辑似乎差一口气，叙事再紧凑点儿会更好，对白再精简就更棒了。
补充了罗通的故事线，打戏依旧保持水准，故事嘛，基本就是一个试图做利维坦却被反抗的故事，现实主义感满满。
在COVID-19看SARS，莫名的时空交错，题材特别好，可却有一种强烈的无力感！演员有点用力过猛，导演差点火候
武指几乎完美，用动画来再现更有自由度。剧情瑕不掩瑜，还是挺担心价值观问题，一句“真聪明都是善良的人”看似轻描淡写，大家能真正理解吗？最后结尾一笔点睛又是极深的：枪杆子的血。
●枕刀歌的世界，宏大且细腻。
悲哀的是，在第一部里罗通和红娘就这么轻易地死了。
影片一开始是因为患有癌症引起的家庭回归问题，也涉及到一些美国台湾的教育和思维方式上差异，比如体罚打手心，大人说话小孩不要插嘴之类的，在芳仪身上可以明显感受到她在美式教育下的独立和叛逆精神，一边希望母亲能够勇敢地面对病魔，又想自己尽快地离开以逃避难以融入的新环境，同时父亲因为生活压力特别是买房，所以也不可能面面俱到常常因此起摩擦，就在此时，突如其来的非典以及小女儿芳安因肺炎病症隔离，聚集起了全家的焦点，找到了整个家庭的共鸣，为亲人担惊受怕的感觉就是他们共同的联系，这就是亲情。全片来看，庄凯勋的表演是比较出色的，很立体形象，其他方面没有太多亮点。
剧情千疮百孔，打斗天马行空。国产动漫作品在动作设计方面做到如此程度，不知给真人电影带来了几许压力。只不过剧情的铺垫与主题的阐析还是差了些，侠以武犯禁成了一个阐之未明、高悬于顶的概念。
看完《美國女孩》了，相比《瀑布》还是更喜欢这一部。鍾孟宏的《瀑布》太风格化，镜头的角度太犀利，不是说这样不好，但两部同样都是在疫情之下（时空不同）讲述亲情故事的电影显然用太独特的作者视听去叙事，其带给观众的情感冲击没有《美國女孩》这样慢条斯理、稳扎稳打的叙事影响大。而且本片不仅描述了亲情，它还会带上地域文化的对比、女孩成长过程中的烦恼以及母女关系的破裂到和解，让我感同身受。但第三幕中双方情绪的转变还是太突然太快了，我认为不能算是佳作，今年的金馬獎其实都蛮失望的。
身份认同和文化转变，人物能够带入进去，但情感还是弱了一些。母亲的病症，家庭的琐碎无奈，姐姐的争吵与转变，妹妹突然入院，父亲的回忆与现实，有种想一起用力，反而分散了力度的感觉。
加长版的番，临清人狂喜。和之前的番的效果一样，动效好，剧本相对薄弱一些。不知道主创团队有没有把这部影片出海的计划。如果有就好了。
视而不见，与刽子手同罪。
加长版的番，临清人狂喜。和之前的番的效果一样，动效好，剧本相对薄弱一些。不知道主创团队有没有把这部影片出海的计划。如果有就好了。
喜欢江渊。
喜欢江渊。
打戏第一，这一部在情节上又丰满了一些，对话也很有深意，让观众自己去体会各自的立场。
武打动作用心了，好看，好看，好看。剧情虽弱，但也中看了。
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