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
老谋子的水准从来没有让人失望过，就是美军的动机在明确一下就好了，还是更喜欢原来的名字，最冷的枪
多出的一星真得感谢同行衬托。过于喜欢以小见大的故事了。章宇牛逼，小演员牛逼。还有评论区，雪怎么你了。以及同场某大叔理直气壮的说摄屏违法那你报警啊，害得我不想因为被毁了心情连片尾曲都没听就走了，诶有点遗憾。
在战争里异常重要，却总是“躲”在角落里的一群人。给我们呈现了不一样的抗美援朝，真正的以小见大，一叶知秋，我们看到的不仅仅是影片里的几位狙击手战士，更是奔赴在战场的无数英雄。看完电影听到韩红走心的《回家》时，会不禁地通过歌词重新回味电影，体会到每个年轻“狙击手”战士的伟大的牺牲奉献精神。
不同于《长津湖》等近期的抗美援朝电影的“大格局”叙事，本片把格局缩小在一场遭遇战（其实是美军给志愿军设的一个套），双方狙击战的巅峰对决让整部电影扣人心弦，这一次电影给出了一个势均力敌的对手，大大加强了本片的戏剧张力，减弱了场景单一造成的重复感，而且本片包含了一个人物成长的暗线。但可惜的是，本片依旧没有跳脱出近期国产主旋律的套路——一有志愿军战士牺牲，煽情音乐起；志愿军打出漂亮的一枪，子弹时间慢镜头。套路的重复使用削弱了电影的一些段落的冲击力；最后半个小时的人物成长线逻辑没有跟上，降低了关键动作的信服力；而且不出意外，结局有一个煽情大炸弹，反正没有戳到我。整体上来说还是不错的，如果你春节档不知道看什么，这部电影起码不会让你失望。
短小精悍，故事很简单，没有过多延伸，镜头全程放在战场上两国狙击手集体对战中。从集体到个人，最后再回归集体，主旋律部分观感较好。但问题也是太过平顺的情节，导致情绪不够下沉，结束的像刷了个短视频般很快剥离出来。整个感觉更像给张末练手的电影。
节奏还是老一套，配乐还是喜欢用这种煽情的。旁白出戏。往坦克舱盖里开的那一枪能中就挺离谱的，低头的动作居然快不过翻身的动作。 6.5/10
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小战役 大故事！美国大兵因个人恩怨 丧失国家利益！
老谋子的水准从来没有让人失望过，就是美军的动机在明确一下就好了，还是更喜欢原来的名字，最冷的枪
和期望值持平。从开始就知道是怎么回事的电影要讲好它还是不容易，2个张导演是好厨师，还不忘一边推进一边露两手刻意的煽情。后半局插入进来的坦克戏有点出戏。原名《最冷的枪》挺好的。
赤胆饮歌响山岗，寒雪起舞送英魂。先烈用身躯浇铸成最冷的枪，用五脏打造狙击的子弹，用骨子构筑祖国的山河，用血花捻做必胜的信念指引着回家的路，换吾侪喜乐安康。
国师忙活冬奥开幕式期间请假两个月整出来的活质量这么高，我不禁怀疑给他一个师他是不是敢打太原。
抗战时期的中国人是从不畏惧牺牲的，
剧本还有硬伤。
大永说是抗美援朝战争中最平凡的一次战争，可哪有平凡呀，带给我的是心灵最深处的震撼，一波接一波，中国人的意志就是钢铁，强力推荐，春节档太值得一看的电影了《把青春献给祖国》～五班！冲着张译来看的，被五班圈粉
从第一个场景狙击车队开始，这片子就进入了粗糙的子弹时间+强行煽情一波流；最后一战，两个美国狙击手开着辆M4出来就为了绑架个儿童？就差再来句经典的“向我开炮”了。话说《兵临城下》是2001年的片子，20年后国师的水平就这个？
以小见大，除了美军有些脸谱化、画面像电视剧质感，其他的都不错。战役进行到第三阶段，敌我双方都已经相当熟悉，志愿军也不像初期那么‘惨’了，可写的故事也太多了
m2296：没看之前以为是张桃芳的故事，难道是中国版《兵临城下》?或者是仿俄罗斯女狙击手的电影?不曾想是团队V团队，让小孩现场送情报很难?整体有点散，不够有脑。
撇除掉枪战和战争元素，这电影其实很接近话剧，在一个相对狭小封闭的空间创造剧情。从这个角度来说，后期炸坦克的剧情就突兀了，不如去掉。一句题外话：最近这么多朝鲜战争主题的电影，真是让人细思恐极…
（纯正的贵州话听着太爽了，全片没有一处刻意煽情，放心看。）
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