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
剧本还是弱了一点，但是薛景求演技真的太牛了，让人感叹的程度。
烂片太多，同行衬托，很久没在电影院这么享受过爽了。
我觉得电影要改名做古董局中局中局中局中局…………真的太多设局和反转了，有点烧脑了…………不过看得很爽，我喜欢！话说李现有点惊艳！大头也很有突破，好看！
港式小清新 女校里的女同电影很少见 画面是蛮唯美的 最喜欢操场雨中吻戏还有浴室那一段 到后面感觉有点乱了 检讨时突然生气然后消失最后就有男朋友了要结婚了😂导演是杨朝凯挺让我意外的 还是功力不够吧
虽然是薛叔大男主，但戏份有限的千禹熙和文素丽也都有比较抢眼的表现。情节上有点类似《无声》+《阳光普照》，可是差就差在每一个情绪爆发点和反转的桥段都是用那种最生硬最行活的类型片技巧达成的。
呃真的很讨厌白莲女，小人物以为自己多正义。医生教师警察律师 有这个人脉是不是真的能胡作非为了啊 律师儿子有点东西
这是一部讲述校园暴力的影片，全片以一位中学生自杀事件作为引子，在一群家长们的相互指责和推诿中逐渐揭露事件的真相，同时在此过程中，将身为父母人性中最自私最冷漠最阴暗最丑陋的那一面血淋淋地揭露出来，看后让人不寒而栗！
本来的感觉就是因果报应 怎么对别的孩子 最终会报应到自己孩子身上 即使保护自己的孩子 也看不到正义 也并没有反省 所以那样的结局 也是应该
本片是从加害者父母这个不一样的角度来推进剧情的，有两次反转，第一次反转，加害者变成了受害者，加害者们怎么就那么坏？前警察厅长也太特么的伪君子了，金钱与权势的勾结让人气结，感觉无力回天。第二次反转则凸显人性中的黑暗，而这使得影片升华了。
中间都看得很生气，但是眼看进度条进到快尾声一切都已经无力转圜，就变成深深地无奈，害。人性永远复杂
韩国现在校园暴力问题很火，本片精彩的在后面，一步一步交代绝不在前面露出一点线索，确实，比起那三个施暴的孩子，律师的孩子更坏，人性的劣根性最后表现无疑，孩子像爸爸。
很沉重的主题，表现的有些泛泛。不过单看薛叔的部分，感觉还能再延续拍个十几集电视剧…
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无论奉之帝王朝堂，还是藏于济公庙宇，佛皆用善念渡劫世人。无论身居五脉之首，还是统领朝奉之业，人都因贪念劫掠古物。佛不论抱身还是法身，人不论外寇还是内盗，无论鹿走苏台的王朝，还是鱼沉雁杳的父亲，无论张僧繇的画，还是宝志和尚的皮，都指向那尊玉佛头。那佛守住几代的功德，笑看世人的贪婪。
国产商业电影的短板永远是细节，产业不成熟造成的缺陷不是有钱就能解决的。一味追求快节奏，很多基本的信息都没有交代清楚。为了炫耀特效，用了很多没必要的画面，对叙事并没有帮助。更不要说选角一味追求流量，王庆祥一个蹙眉就把李现秒成渣。
这部电影理应得到更高的关注度，中国文化和历史的厚重，近代国家破灭山河摇摆，外有贼寇，内有汉奸，民不聊生的悲惨经历，导致中国文物大量被劫掠，流失。无论是在历史的大时代中的风起云涌的投机者，还是那些为了保全中国文物而付出生命的仁人志士，他们的生命是随着一件件文物古董颠沛流离而发生了不同的转向。这样的故事，不仅仅是让人们看到个体命运，更是告诉观众在一种文明遭受浩劫的时候，那些能够勇敢站出来反对命运的人们身上所迸发出的黯淡光芒，虽然仅仅只是一瞬间的闪耀，但是仍然灼伤黑暗的命运，将力量隔着时空，传递给后人。
这个档期上映蛮好，一部很流畅的商业娱乐爽片，年底了大家都不想再看沉闷的东西了。之前看前面几个剧版，就觉得这个小说的体量其实更适合拍成电影，虽是古董题材，但重在“局”字，文戏武拍，夺宝冒险，两小时篇幅正合适。雷佳音李现比剧版选角更偏成熟气，能把故事落得更实一点，葛大爷撑出一条新的喜剧线，很可爱。
剧本不怎么样，如果不是演员有实力，基本上没人看。
情绪安排方面都没调整好，最后一再反转，强行惊爆真相，都显得太苍白
非常類型片化，但是如果以《尋龍訣》做對比，又明顯差上一截，故事講得有些平，高潮戲有些許寡淡。迷霧重重，懸念迭起，人心難辨，故事馬伯庸味很十足，一環套一環佈局精巧。葛優依然是四兩撥千，雷佳音、辛芷蕾對角色完成得也不錯，最大驚喜是阿如那，誰能想象《驢得水》中的小銅匠也能演一個機關算盡又暴戾乖張的角色呢？
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