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
画面巨美，镜头巨好看，故事也凑合，但是…前后半段从哪方面来看都是完全割裂的啊！不过即使如此，我也为魔兔cp加一颗星。我太喜欢这种“干什么都没用最后还是走上宿命的失败”的主角了，大魔王这么解释这一现象：“What happened to you? ”“Life. Life happened to me.”
巴登很好，本片也可以看，但我真没什么想说的——把员工当私人奴隶？把实习生当性资源？对老婆不忠？对维权下属用尽毒手？欺骗、控制、企业德不配位？西班牙资本家真是堕落。是的，但你回来多搜点新闻多看两眼报纸，去仲裁走一圈，你会发现巴登这老板居然还算不错的。
画面类型片，美是真心美，主黄蓝对撞的光感一绝（办公室和铁囚笼两处尤其明显 / 通过缩小光圈来切镜的复古手法 / 雪夜里冲撞在漫天鹅毛与钢筋骨架之间的逃命小黑车 / 游乐园相关场景的美术设计是极致梦幻的，远景一拉，lights sprinkled in the wild are already telling the story / delicate lonely strikes of piano key / 比起这乏味的故事，本次的观影同伴以及老板针对他的lash out反倒有意思得多得多呢
但两者偏偏凑到一起，以至于两个半小时的片长似乎依然没找到好的着力点，浅白平淡之余让人直呼可惜……
看过原版就觉得这版前面的铺垫有点太细了…… 没必要 收尾倒是干脆利落 以及我很想吐槽Bradley Cooper都算是被爆头了吧 怎么还能逃出一片生天 有些过分了 大魔王gaslighting Cooper倒是挺好玩儿 p.s. 我十分心水鲁尼玛拉的小红帽
我觉得斯坦就是失败版的哪吒，物理上的弑父（神婆的酒鬼老公某种意义上也是他的父亲）并没有斩断其精神上与父权的联系，社会反而加重了他的“恋父情结”，磨毁了他内心的纯真，从他歧视并谋杀没有男子气概的亲生父亲、送毒酒毒死灵魂父亲且没有听他的劝告开始，他注定是重蹈覆辙的下场，结尾形成一种精妙绝伦的轮回。无法不想到《巴里·林登》，男人真的是被男权毒害了还不自知，被人拐了还帮人数钱。库珀虽然红脖化严重然而我依然可以（为了他的裸体吧），布兰切特表演最佳，什么叫气质美人啊.jpg
妈耶..这无聊透顶的简单剧情 不过大魔王还是好美好美...
这么个阵容拼凑这么个东西其实，反而冲淡了故事的表现力，150分钟的片长也没什么必要。
犹豫在两三星之间，鉴于我算半个陀螺粉丝，那还是两星了。这个片子的观感实际上比《猩红山峰》还要差，至少《猩》建立了一套“红土为血”的概念奇观，以及剧情上骨科这个悬疑点，《玉面情魔》则是啥都没有。已经不要求他还能给出《鬼童院》或者《潘神》那种有多异内容的文本，这次他连自己最擅长的构建一个怪形都做不到。我也认为翻拍是需要导演有足够多的新解读空间才有必要做的事，陀螺这次则像给原故事写同人设定。所有人物都是空洞的，浪费了这么多好的配角。主演库珀更是灾难级，木脸贯穿2个半小时。陀螺在拿了不令人信服的威尼斯和奥斯卡大奖之后，更需要墨西哥三杰的其他二人帮他做制片。如果纯粹是玩票之作的话，那就更失望了。
没抱预期，没想到能看进去。剧本老一套，完全由叙述语气撑起的电影。
前面又吓人又墨迹，都看困了、好在后面进展迅速，结尾处理的前后呼应、故事的不错，就是男主这张脸总让我感觉是在澳洲驰骋的牛仔，下一秒就要骑马了
Not my cup of tea....
第一段如果不是小白兔我会以为自己下错了资源，后面就很有趣了，一直在猜片名说的是谁，不过最后我不是很理解就是了，直接去死不是更舒服些吗。
陀螺总喜欢拍耸人听闻的故事，而且就怕不够耸动。影片前多半部分带来的不确定感都在Stan身上，之后他的底牌被挖掘尽，故事张力被转交给Lilith。陀螺对暗黑异色的不知魇足就像Stan一样，一定要把故事推向更紧张的高潮，却也让自己无路可走，一个循规蹈矩的结尾甚至有了一丝说教意味，最后的自毁宿命搬到来，只想让人说句俗气。WOT
玉面情魔感觉拍的半旧不新的😂可能是翻拍的原因，就感觉应该是上个世纪的电影，但是硬件什么的又确实是现在的电影有股割裂感😂but冲魔王这设定这声音值3颗星😂
有点浪费时间，剧情复古，服化道合格，演员怎么集体掉线？脱节了。
3.5 看的是巴黎Max Linder影院上映的黑白版。此片适合黑白，比彩色好，有些惊艳。
寻着liedownplease来看的 我真是看不得电影了
绝好的复古风格，摄影、服装俱佳。凯特布兰切特油美出了新高度。男主在追名逐利之中迷失自我，金钱、美色、贪欲，到头来都是一场空，黄粱梦后，最终只能认清自己，只是归属于那个破败的马戏团，不过到这里都能猜到结尾了，可是他为啥非得明知陷进的情况下再去做“怪人”呢？
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