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
打戏设计还不错没有犯一打到就切镜头的好莱坞常见错误
选角无所谓，但是剧情在神学、神话上的想象力为零，人物弧光为负，搞了一个僵死的冯诺伊曼机体系，圆环套圆环，且从头到尾打杂兵还内讧的结局，也太差劲了吧！比美国众神都差远了！这就是政治正确的魅力吗？我不理解
前苏联说得对，美国人对歪曲历史吹牛逼有一套的
《永恒族》还不错，大量用自然光的场景，各种致敬泰伦斯·马利克。。。
额，celestials emergence？大崛起？celestials：中国佬;天上人;神人;天界生物;神使
真TM巧，与刚刚看的《门徒》都是女杀手故事，这里凯特的师父伍迪哈里森，门徒安娜的师父塞缪尔杰克逊都是老戏骨，都是从小被训练，都是想打造女子硬核动作片，门徒故事发生地在越南，这里发生在日本，都有各自的救赎，都和男人船戏，但这一部比李美琪的门徒好多了，真是没有比较就没有伤害！哈哈哈
在一个一帮重获自由意志的高级智能机器灭神的故事中，人类非常不重要，从人类习得的“爱”很重要，爱可以征服一切，这是好莱坞把很多脑洞故事强行结局的惯用手法，个人觉得可以忽略。。。
编剧用大数据筛选热门议题：女性意识，反抗父权，赛博朋克，家族恩怨，东西方文化碰撞，等等，感觉还缺了点什么.......再回头看看电脑旁的爆爆柠檬汽水，嘿！剧本这不就成了！
前半段节奏较慢，开场一小时后进入正题：世界熔炉企划（隔壁机械母体普拉斯版）。哲思部分向《黑客帝国1.2》、《超人：钢铁之躯》靠拢，人设及动作场面神似《X战警》，结尾再来一记致敬《西游降魔篇》与《哪吒》；若是剔除这片子的科幻元素，竟然有一种观看《风云之雄霸天下》的感觉--起来，不愿做奴隶的超能力者们，炒饭武林盟主岳不群司机开创新纪元，自由引导人民！这个玩法和《恐怖广播》中很像（无限重置、诺亚方舟VS猫人等）。演员集结老美的主流族裔（还有同性恋者），且主题是各族团结、共抗邪恶、和谐发展、世界和平、自由博爱，堪称美国梦的盛大庆典，正能量的海天盛筵（同时隐射了人口危机、科技威胁等）。双彩蛋显示已经觉醒的“永恒族”不乏其人，亚瑟王之黑骑士的后裔现身。“当你深爱一样东西时，你就会保护它。那是世界上最自然的事。”
因为要一次过讲永恒族的起源背景，天神的目的，永恒族的使命，还要从几千年开始讲起，把所有故事缩短，全部只能讲一点点，就变得有点散，甚至还要用一场打斗来介绍他们每个人的能力，整体不够紧张，跟终局之战比真的差很多。但希望接下去的二部曲，三部曲，会慢慢朝终局之战那样，看到故事，情感之余，也能让人对这一系列有所不舍。最帅还是安姐，为了安姐，暂且给个四星。
【18】—— 1 —— 🔴 2021 🔵 美国
永生的且拥有超能力的eternals也是造物，甚至渴望放弃长生不老以体验人的成长。这更彻底地解构了英雄和神，完善了人神关系（但归根结底还是在思考人类本身）。动作戏很有味道，非常喜欢暗红色eternal的极速移动，是我最想要的superpower！但这部电影显然无法承担它宏大的哲学计划的落地。有一点是，我觉得所有eternals尽管多元化后，还清一色地说英文本身就不能对接普世主义。如此artifice在如今的电影机制里能够被辨识出但无法剔除。（造物主非常像如来佛，不知道原作是否就这样。
Barry Keoghan的角色喜欢，会让我想起菩萨精神。Brian Tyree Henry的角色也有感染力。Angelina Jolie让人想起雅典娜。PS：看到不同肤色的组合，尤其是对那些常常被遗忘的一些人群及被主流人类边缘化的角色情感，我觉得很感动。如果这叫政治正确，那我喜欢。再PS：看到Brian同性伴侣时觉得眼熟，但就是想不起来在哪里见过。差不多两天过去了，突然一个灵光，这不就是《斋戒时节遇见你》的男主吗。我果然老了，两年前看过的电影都忘记了（PS：《斋戒时节》当时只给了三星，但回忆起来还是值得一看，尤其是对伊斯兰信仰新的解读 ）
平平无奇-John Wick之后再无枪战动作片！
着实被恶心到了，诸如唯一的印度裔就是逗逼，唯一的黑人是gay这样的设定就不说了；广岛核爆痛哭流涕忏悔的那一幕，我特么都要yue了，感觉某中国导演为了迎合西方白左的圣母心已经不遗余力了，本想打一星，多一星送给特效组的蘑菇云，做的真他妈漂亮。
这是网飞典型的片子，高开低走，剧情单薄。单看动作场面吧，在2021年也很一般。就挺无聊的，感觉像是洗钱的剧ᕙ(•̤᷆ ॒ ູ॒•̤᷇)ᕘ
杀手都是悲剧的，不冷的杀手更悲剧，里昂是，凯特也是。很好的杂糅了《杀死比尔》和《这个杀手不太冷》。
黑人同性恋超级英雄 为广岛被炸下跪忏悔 要素被你占全了😅😅
原来是新形式赛博朋克敌托邦。在天神与Ajak对话里看到如来佛和孙悟空打赌，在迪亚马特诞生的海面、古人对天神的壁画中嗅到EVA。整体而言这更像一部讲述超能力高中生毕业季去田野考察的青春美剧。他们本来各有理想，随着高贵野蛮人幻象破碎、辅导员莫名失联、宇宙进程逐渐揭晓，青春期结束。很难拍，既需要贯穿人类史的厚重，又需要宇宙格局的神性，还得体现永恒族既是导师又是孩子的矛盾心理。看完倒是记住了谁是谁（偶像组合般的着装配色帮了忙），有何能力（这年头即使最厉害的超能力也缺乏新意），又和谁配对（Thena&Gil、Sersi&Ikaris、Druig&Makkari展示了不同相处模式）。最近恰有火山喷发引发大海啸至整个汤加失联，自然真实的威力让虚拟造景黯然失色。
能把漫威电影拍出流浪气质与存在主义的混搭质感，自然会让一些传统漫威观众觉得“不爽”。。。
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