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
明明是个与创作者本人无关的故事，却莫名透露着浓烈的自恋味，纯属剧院玩家自娱自乐自我感动。最重要的是，能不能先学会电影剪辑和调度再来染指歌舞片……？今年颁奖季电影的质量简直太恐怖了。
爱乐之城x横道世之介x火花…的感觉，没想到有一天能看到这种融合
塑造了纽约氛围下的艺术殉道者，让底层的人们感同身受。一份食物，10块钱，一个订单，就能让他们开心很久。音乐与生活同样丰富，五味杂陈的感觉。
歌曲的旋律不错，但歌词更像口水歌，至于人物原型，由于对舞台剧零认识，艺术家的悲歌，作品都是创作者死后才能发扬光大，身价倍增，因为已绝迹！
自我感动罢了。精准的剪辑和抓人的旋律很容易就渲染出情绪，也很容易暴露出剧作的空洞。优秀传记片不同于粉丝电影之处就在于人物的立体和表达的独立。而本片在这两者上的绝对短板让其注定只能是粉丝电影。本片其实在中途抛出了几个非常有价值的议题以及随之带出的矛盾：艺术家将正在进行中的亲密关系作为创作素材是否有悖于伦理，以及艺术家人格固有傲慢的消极一面。但是这两组矛盾全都在最后伴随着主角早已被观众所知的成功莫名其妙地消失了。所有的精湛技术只是为了讲一个1.0的鸡汤奋斗故事，再动人的旋律也会变得无聊和虚假。就传记片而言，本片导演离拍出《登月第一人》的查泽雷差着十万八千里。
谁要说La La Land比这好，我只会觉得离谱。
「音樂劇」部分密集但印象深的音樂卻不多；「電影」部分的劇情和拍法都乏善可陳，ending的友情線高潮顯然比整部戲的愛情戲要可觀得多。整部戲主要靠剪輯上舞台與戲劇的對切塑造節奏，相信做成舞台劇其實會更有感染力。
观影时不会因拍摄制作不满意而出戏，还能从中收获好些惊喜，这种情况于我而言是“可望不可求”的，而最近看的电影最满足我这方面需求的一部非《倒数时刻》莫属了：1.以脱口秀的形式当旁白展开叙事还挺少见；2.很喜欢“公寓大楼”的歌舞段落，让我找到当初看《爱乐之城》的奇妙感觉，而后加菲自弹自唱《Why》也让我联想到石头姐唱《Audition (The Fools Who Dream)》的情节，不过音乐的悦耳度与故事的代入感于我还是不及《爱乐之城》；3.影片 55:10 男女朋友吵架与舞台表演歌曲来回跳切的剪辑方式挺让我眼前一亮，而后 90:24 Jon追溯他与同志好友的回忆也采用类似的剪辑手法；4.没能在电影院观影有点遗憾；5.《身在高地》《蜜熊的音乐奇旅》《倒数时刻》《魔法满屋》，给2021年新晋“劳模哥”林-曼努尔·米兰达点个赞！希望此片明年奥斯卡奖能有所收获！
滴答，滴答……嘣！
【4星半】炸了炸了！又一块年度十佳拼图！可能是继汤姆•霍伯《悲惨世界》后最出色和最让人心潮澎湃的音乐剧影片，积压了八年的梦想前进，与只需一瞬就能令其轰塌垮台的认可不足，Jonathan在这两者之间低微又傲狂又充盈地夹缝生存，三十五岁的弥留，换来了身后在百老汇长达十二年的梦寐成功，为原型与加菲以及剧中所有演出人员献出大大的掌声！
音量逐渐推高，情绪越来越浓，唱的是生活的琐碎，歌的是生命的长度。每一个音符都在细数时间，每一个音调都饱含着对生活的热爱。不论朋友、爱人，失落、迷惘，都是灵感的来源，让自己疯魔，铸就为一个艺术家。当最后来了一个call back，结合到真实的人物，一阵眼泪感叹世事无常。
五颗星献给乔纳森拉森本人，come to your senses我可以无限循环。希望全世界所有怀抱梦想的人都百年不老。
不是我的菜，跟la la land比不是一个量级的。歌很一般，没啥记忆点，调度也没亮点，林的《汉密尔顿》我就不感冒，这部也一样。
不会有人在意那些落下的不同步调者，
听说托马斯的戏份被删光了就没去电影院，希望这次他真的找到幸福了吧。作为大结局非常好了。
hope you’ll be as happy as our cruel world allows
又丧又燃
几乎要4.5星！ “接下来我要怎么做？ ”“开始写下一部，孩子。 ”
爱乐之城x横道世之介x火花…的感觉，没想到有一天能看到这种融合
感觉演员们都老了，旧的人离去，新生命降临，有声电影必然淘汰掉默片，新时代的来临，每个人都找到了幸福的归属
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