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
太savage了。这么大制作讲一个不痛不痒的王子复仇记故事稍微有点可惜，艾格斯真是那种有点自恋的导演哇，但比起同样自恋的老扎他又是比较聪明+高级的自恋，知道自己品味很好，就要用整部电影来展现这一点，还不想让你观众看出来他原本的意图。所以最后牺牲了故事逻辑他也无所谓，观众感觉不对劲但也基本能跟着剧情走，最后看完的感受就是讲了啥不重要但艾式美学好牛逼。
太多自怨自哀的解构型对话，反而浪费了设定和人类未来大环境的描述。所谓新旧两派和真正的“罪行”都只是浅浅而谈
全片只要武打场面男人在猛叫的时候我就低头刷手机片子放着当白噪音 然后发现其实也不用抬头看文戏 因为就是哈姆雷特（懒到都不带改几个字版） 除了猎奇地展示北欧男人原始且生猛且迷信且吃人肉之外 总之就是 不用抬头。
“德拉古尔：不死者”
又看了哈姆雷特，以为是历史改编，结果还是加了奇幻的东西，略有《猎魔人》的感觉，后半部分加了一点点女权，总体还是时代局限性的父权故事。以及最后火山口砍头镜头让我当晚做了个梦，梦里全是断头人。
对白完全莎化了
属于两不靠，不伦不类的，很奇怪的一片，类型化纯度不够，爽感的获取被抑制，但另一方面有着这样的制片规模你又不可能做出一部完全作者化的电影。前面很多时候都在尽量避免分切镜头，弃用多机位拍摄，选用平滑的移动长镜头调度取而代之，但显然像最后火山口的叔侄大战你不可能还这么拍，你不得不去做更多的镜头分切来分解动作，否则不仅没有燃点，疼痛感也不强烈，情绪和动作的爆点终究还是依靠了分镜，所以到制胜一击时马上切至了全景。在拍法上我感觉艾格斯的本意是追求更多从容平缓的长镜头段落，但我认为大体并不适用，以艺术片的运镜方式来拍摄激烈的战斗场面值得商榷，主角的野性和怒气从未感染摄影机，全片的镜头都在诉诸一种平静的冷异感，摄影机与角色各自为战，渐次拉开了同观众的心理距离。
人体器官的快速演化，对器官的艺术崇拜。背景设定是可行的，剧情看起来昏昏欲睡。
打戏完全不行，文戏我寻思北欧人也不兴跟英国人似的文绉绉的啊。同样是北欧的复仇故事我还不如回去看《冰海战记》，虽然后者毒点也不少。
高概念设置，人类在后科技时代极端异化后的生命本质和目的诘问，以冷酷同时又是热烈的自残方式。人，陷入不断加速生长的精神毒瘤、改造自身来适应自己制造的垃圾环境、与环境互渗互戕之中。异化成为常态，逐步消解“人性”，且通过孩童塑性成为新的基因。扭曲的意义，畸形的审美造成时间节点纪录的荒凉，所有雕上美丽花纹的增殖器官，所有切割精神的行为和装置，带来的不是残酷的艺术美，而是世界的绝望。
three stars for the misrepresentation of shrooms
我以为看完《钛》之后，再也没有片子能恶心到我了，谁知道又来了一部《未来罪行》，这片子应该不是拍给本世纪的人看的。
一群农民/山贼/海盗之间的持械斗殴厮杀，口口相传成为了另一群没有历史的人祭奠IP。4/5处时，只有WTF萦绕在脑中。大腮帮子的妮可基德曼，终究还是不如花瓶娜奥米沃茨美。平庸就是平庸——果然是灯塔导演。22/05/12
2.维京人与东斯拉夫人的血缘关系
相当有趣，甚至在一些单场戏里变成了某种具有荒诞喜剧气质的恐怖片。必须要承认剧作与价值观的老套保守，制片厂与导演撕扯的痕迹也足够明显，但电影终究是视听语言的艺术，Eggers运用艺术电影级别的调度搭载神秘主义与类型元素，最终达成了一种妖异的“美感”与“爽感”（尽管根据场外信息来看这也许是制片厂逼迫的结果）如果真的要靠所谓的“大片”把观众留在电影院，那我宁愿选这部而不是“三虫同框”
为什么我看的像个半成品？？？打算出系列电影？
打戏完全不行，文戏我寻思北欧人也不兴跟英国人似的文绉绉的啊。同样是北欧的复仇故事我还不如回去看《冰海战记》，虽然后者毒点也不少。
虽然制作全面升级，但仍是艾格斯地域民俗神秘主义类型体系的一部分，但与前两部作品明显不同之处在于《女巫》和《灯塔》中诗歌般的恐惧之源统治了叙事——一层无法言说的薄膜迷惑了我们对电影中世界的理解，那是年代久远又从未可知的自然或超自然的浑浊邪恶，以及人与人之间始终存在的心灵壁垒和随之产生的扭曲畸变，可以感受到《北欧人》中艾格斯同制片厂之间的拉锯战，最终的结果便是这个“哈姆雷特”的原型故事在明确甚至可以说简单的动作惊悚片主线外又保留着对角色行为动机的高浓度的神秘色彩修饰，于是这便形成一个这两种驱动力谁都可以离开谁而更加自我的单独存在的尴尬分裂境地，庆幸于艾格斯对视听演出风格的统一和坚守，没错，这或许是日渐迟暮的好莱坞今年最具风格化和破坏力的作品，它依然值得影迷去观看，更值得一个导演剪辑版的圆满补完。
北歐版哈姆雷特王子復仇記，最大的意思大概是在銀幕上第一次拍出了黑魂味兒，父親被殺和拿劍的那兩個跳段都太黑暗之魂了，男主就是一premodern版Apex英雄的bloodhound，決戰那一幕的地圖就是世界邊緣，牛逼o(￣▽￣)ｄ
和很多改编莎士比亚的成名导演一样，类型化的部分很无趣，保留导演个性色彩的部分依旧迷人。很多地方可以看到A24和导演以前的影子，看他试图用A24恐怖片的方式去重新开启“王子复仇记”，但结果只能算他成功了一半。
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