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
看一看中国互联网上遍地生长的大胃王吃播，畸形且阴森，行尸走肉一样麻木地啃噬食物，不自知表演自我伤害的同时，对自己也感到冷漠，回过头来再看陀螺此次经典翻拍，确实不太行，对吧。
都什么啊，拍得又长又啰嗦，每个人物都不值得可怜，感受不到情感…
不过这当然不能说电影不好看，这个卡司和制作团队在，再郁闷遗憾也不会是烂片的。尤其剧本本身就很好。只是太长了，真的太长了。第一部分的杂戏团的一小时完全可以浓缩成半小时的内容。所以这么一想，如果拍成电视剧，也许反而会更有看头——陀螺影片的美术本就无话可说，剧集保持电影感，拍成五六集最后的迷你剧，会很不错。可当最后的注意力终是回归于故事本身的时候，就还是觉得欠了点什么。
比想象中喜欢 被诟病的冗长第一幕是最喜欢的部分 用马戏团奇幻世界建构出的阴暗童话 （去年看佐导在油管上算塔罗牌 今年读到卡尔维诺用塔罗牌创作《命运交叉的城堡》加上这部的倒吊牌 对曾经很排斥的塔罗牌产生了兴趣
陀螺好像很喜欢拍这类型的故事，完成度还是不错的，而在摄影跟美术上也有亮点，阵容也是强大，几位主演也演技在线，但这个故事实在有点太“复古”了，讲故事的方式跟故事内核都非常老气，这个骗局并不新鲜，人物的心理塑造也没有过于深入，节奏处理显得有点头重脚轻，主要是三四十年前的戏剧节奏跟现在观众的观影体验有点脱节了。导演也没有让这种“骗中骗”显得更“有趣”一点，结局这种轮回的宿命论也早就猜到。7.2
当酒精作为致命的药引勾连起geek和年迈的读心术表演者，你就知道库珀一定会继承他的命运并最终踏进混杂着鸡屎和猎奇目光的牢笼。绕是如此，看着他笑着喝下那杯配方自己也心知肚明的酒，依然感到被一种强烈的宿命的力量击中。
好奇怪，开头又臭又长的马戏团戏像在看擦妈Back to Basics那张专辑的MV，大魔王出场就变成上世纪的黑色电影（哦，原来真是翻拍）。故事讲得稀巴烂，主角的技能吧啦吧啦地说完了所有配角想干嘛，就是不知道主角们先干嘛，使得主角的命运变得完全不抓人，结局除了呼应前文外，没有任何表达，不了了之。
摄影风格+1，金丝绒色的安静室内，窗外的鹅毛大雪。
20220227ke。暗黑故事，贪婪与人性之恶。属于很老套的好莱坞叙事了，就是太长了，耐着性子看完还是觉得不错的，没那么差。3.5
陀螺对这些黑色奇诡的东西是真爱啊，他心里一定也有一个打包好的大篷车，随时准备扎营开秀吧，能通过影像来实现，再想想他那个装满收藏的荒凉山庄，挺羡慕的就是说。Stan的一生也像是一个讲着悲惨故事的秀台，一个畸胎标本罐子，一个恐怖装置通道那样，利用着观众的弱点也燃烧着自己的命运，一步一步走向错位的循环。I was born for it，啧啧啧。
2.5/5 比较喜欢前半Carnival的部分 虽然拖拉了 但至少发挥了陀螺的风格 后半部分叙事乏味 演员之间又毫无火花😪
请这么好的演员，拍得这么差，用互联网黑话说就是：ROI太低！
天道好轮回.. P.S：魔兔几乎没有对手戏啊...
carnival总会自带一种独特的气质，而30s的更是如此，那是属于它的时代——嘈杂纷乱却又如漩涡般让人难以挪开视线。而整部影片从各种心理博弈到old days的“淡入淡出”方式都极其贴合那种气氛。
6/10。宛如一条悲观主义的夜路的[玉面情魔]，揭露了美国梦的腐朽内核：马戏团入口密布眼睛的圆圈通道和帐篷内盛放怪婴（以诺）的瓶子都暗示对谎言的自审和贪婪的恐怖力量，斯坦顿利用他人脆弱的情感骗取信任，他对女人和财富的追求变成泡影，自愿沦为以咬断鸡脖子来取悦顾客的被囚禁的怪人来停止堕落。命运与物品之间关系的探讨印刻了德尔托罗的魔法情结，莉莉丝包里的高级手枪代表她对男人的控制欲，雍容华贵的办公室配置的灯具、沙发都以曲线为主，墙上的罗夏墨迹，冷漠的大雪不时飘进暖色的房间，使原本没有鬼魂的真实场景被赋予了魔幻气质；斯坦顿摆弄父亲尸体、焚烧乡野独屋的出场，预示了毁灭是他唯一的出路，结尾他被锁在火车厢的鸡窝中，就像塔罗牌上的倒吊人；茉莉的秀是假的但电流穿过肉体的痛是真的，隐喻了利用真情的骗术能够摧毁人的生命。
又是那么的简洁高效
美术服装很出彩，每个演员都在飙演技。故事情节很简单，没有什么特别的高潮，但并不影响陀螺讲故事的能力。
整部电影的节奏都太慢了，一直在铺垫，铺垫，实在很难坚持看完，要不是陀螺估计直接弃了，当下的世界已经离电影艺术越来越远，在这样的环境下做复古没问题，但是这么陈旧和拖沓，只会离观众更远了
说不上哪里不好，还是节奏问题吧。莫莉60分钟之后就开始边缘起来了。通灵部分被揭穿之后真还挺无聊的。伍迪艾伦的通灵戏码就从未解释过。男主一担碰酒就知道野心太大膨胀了。结尾的轮回也在一开始就预示了。洗完澡回想了一下，这片子节奏和《华尔街之狼》应该很像，穷小子逆袭最后膨胀到悲剧。然而前60分钟的准备抬手阶段过长，并且没有享乐的人生巅峰阶段，是处于上升期就人没了，所以节奏才令人感到怪异。
8，陀螺电影里的夜晚和黑暗真是太迷人了，奇幻精致，牛掰的摄影和演技派们拯救了平淡的故事，大爱托尼科莱特和魔王女士，其实马戏团内的暗流涌动更吸引我，后面却俗套弱了，而且反杀挺突然的，大魔王这条线也可以更丰富的，工整意料之中好看的那类电影，惊喜少了些。
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