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
而那死亡，含着泪水地走向死亡，骑在一匹马上!
玩完漂流的少年派变成了小王子和狐狸先生来了一场探索大自然的森林之旅，久经考验后，他用头换来了骑士精神…
“现在砍下你的头”
只可惜我對亞瑟王傳說不了解，影片裡大量的隱喻、語言腳本都看不懂。
仍然是我最爱的David Lowery，审美满分！有几个让人惊喜的镜头。看了下原作的故事，电影的改编还是挺成功的，能不断让人解读深究。没有天生的骑士，一个懦弱的、不完美的普通人完全可以达成greatness，即使一次次跌倒，你永远可以在下一个选择中成为骑士。而这个决定性的选择，即是你能直面自己脆弱之时，反而因此得着重生、自由、与荣耀。Amen!
场景和装束都很美，但是故事照原著诗文比有改动删减，所以容易把人看得云里雾里。我并不认同广大观众的成长观点，结合原著看的话，这片子实际讲述的，更多是一种宿命论。片子很超现实，大量的留白给了观众极多的想象空间，自然会导致评级两级分化。喜欢的人会喜欢的要死，不喜欢的人也会觉得它装X扮深沉。本片的综合素质一般，稍显沉闷，但这片难得可贵的是，在爆米花快餐模式电影横行的当下，依然坚持以骑士冒险的外衣，来了一场极有韵味的文艺旅程！就像玩了好几天啤酒轰趴后，突然品了一杯香茶一样，别有风味～愿意静下心来看一遍，也是不错的。
太晦涩，十字军又是我因为不喜欢而造成的知识盲区，所以看不懂，欣赏不了
没有很传统的讲骑士精神，甚至带了点堂吉诃德的影子，看了眼原小说的大概内容，电影里面的高文爵士其实挺贴切，反理想化。A24每次都有惊喜，片子的摄影和美术做的很棒，传说的意境感是达到的。其实抛开文化差异，它也是个不错的故事。
亚瑟王的故事向来是电影改编的重灾区，亚瑟王和梅林，包括他的圆桌骑士一直是哪里需要去哪里，正儿八经讲亚瑟王的并不多。这部电影看似是在讲一个骑士的冒险故事，其实是一个男孩的成长历程，美中不足的是隐喻太多导致很多东西让人看得不明所以。
不看解说真的看不懂。A24的电影视觉上真的真的很有保障，但也就这样了。
美术风格、画面镜头、服化道这些都极尽完美之能事，故事剧情就算了吧，原本就是个没啥看头的传说故事，看之前可以先去读一下那个故事。
回家的旅程
印度裔就离谱……我还专门去查了查，外网基本都是从21世纪英国已经不是单一人种这个角度去狡辩，我也是无语。
尝试两次都看不下去，摄影美术绝美，呈现出来中世纪冷峻的暗调配合不知所云的台词，每次撑不过20分钟我就睡着了
一部骑士精神的教科书，一部战国策-父母之爱子则为之计深远。
7.5
开头与结局之间的一些场景更有魅力，譬如这那一丛透明的巨人行，有点儿突然又不谬然且不是破谜底式的硬性设定
美术极佳，剧情对我来说过于枯燥冗长，分了几天才看完
用视听用状态来描绘
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