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
感觉还可以吧，阿金斯拍了很多烂片。这个片子还能看。全程无尿点，惊心动魄。
完全是为了看麦肯娜那个小女孩一直看到结尾的。太漂亮了还有个性。故事真美什么，还感觉有点乱。
连看太多闷片就能理解无脑爽片存在的重要性，但爽片不爽就非常致命…比喝假酒还难受…基本就是原内容翻拍新瓶装旧酒，但这新瓶…比旧瓶子质量差太多……最后硬生生让老爷子们重聚卖了拨情怀。
首先我想说这个5分是对比今年同类型影片里的给分，带有感情色彩，现在国内小青年看个良心片都直接1-2分走起，真的是白piao还挑刺！几部其它片子看了没打分，但这部的确很解压，战斗场景虽然廉价但不差，这种惊艳感有点死亡录像1时的观隐感，阵亡的豹豹眼角的眼泪这些细节非常加分，阿金斯去年还有一部和龙格尔合作的片也很棒，感觉终于能独挑大梁了，希望之后能越演越好
这片剧情简单的要死，唯一的亮点就是枪战非常真实，话说有种看人直播打CS的感觉
看前半段觉得还不错，铺垫做的还算足，剧情推动也还算合理，3-4星是有的，只要你接受了stranger things和ghostbuster联动的设定。中间开始就胡乱来了，整个毫无逻辑。好几个点看得我没忍住笑出声。导演感觉只能拍小故事，动作场面拖拉无聊，大boss就一直在那摆pose，像个non-binary超模，就站在那美美的等死。感觉导演没搞清这个电影到底拍给谁看。从7岁到40岁都想cover，结果东一头西一头的看的大家一头雾水。
虽然情节老套，但枪战拍得不错，真实算是亮点吧！
就一镜到底吧，我觉得也就还行，算不上很好，但也不是很糟糕。
低龄化+情怀片 没引进也不可惜 比尔默瑞和韦弗是该系列的灵魂
爽片，很多战术动作一镜到底，里面对自杀炸弹的步骤及过程描写很详细，绝对值得一看啊。
2016版等于是重启的女版捉鬼敢死队。2021年前主演的女儿和前导演的儿子，名正言顺的打着正统续集的旗号拍了一版纪念哈罗德·雷米斯的儿童捉鬼敢死队。80年代的两部《捉鬼敢死队》是一代美国人的情怀，虽然这一部更贴近80年代版，但现代人的审美却已经改变了。看点除了纪念哈罗德·雷米斯，棉花糖怪，首部BOSS，老牌捉鬼敢死队4人再聚首，都是情怀。除此之外就是麦肯娜·格瑞丝女扮男装。影片前期铺垫过长，偏低龄，略显无聊。最后大战的对波复刻了龙珠里的沙鲁一战，第一部里西格妮·韦弗和猥琐邻居至少三垒也坐实了。
小空间内“一镜到底”➕阿金斯扎实的动作功底本该让全片有种肾上腺素飙升的感觉，可你TMD全用假枪就没意思了噻！
还不错的＇一镜到底只是观众看到的一镜到底＇动作戏挺干净利落的＇实战嘛。
第一次看到一镜到底的动作片，整体还行。吐槽点在于敌人像bug一样从头到尾不停刷出来。。。。
麦肯娜小妮子太仙了，一人撑起了整部戏，其它人都成了工具人
[1]两个彩蛋都没落下 [2]大概受影片时长的限制，后半段节奏太快匆匆了事，慢慢丰满立体的角色一下子都变成了用来讲故事的工具人，慢慢地来是情怀，匆匆地过是卖情怀，倒是不介意影片时间再多延长些，可惜那样会影响总体票房，这种充满怀旧气质的电影根本看不够，前半段那种慢慢来的节奏对我来说刚刚好，个人属于沉浸在电影的镜头世界中的的类型。总的来看，也许还不够“好看”，但是喜欢。
伪一镜到底，晃得想吐，主角光环严重，反派弱鸡都是领盒饭的，勉强三星吧。
有没有使命召唤的既视感，一个人干掉所有人，还有深呼吸回血大法。
这部意外的不错！片中，Mckenna Grace和Logan Kim俩很抢戏，简直把Carrie Coon和Paul Rudd等比下去了。Mckenna唱的片尾曲《Haunted House》也让人惊艳！
5.5/10 我麦什么时候可以接一部配她银幕表现力的电影？
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