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
一言不合就斗舞的世界可比动辄动刀动枪的世界美好多了。
鏡頭、調度、美術、燈光、節奏都超水準，目不睱給。第一個鏡頭已經展示實力，絕對沒有毀經典，有些位置甚至比舊版好（最明顯的超越在Officer Krupke一曲)，且比舊版更重羅密歐與茱麗葉的意味。若要挑剔，唯有說大多數角色臉譜化（Talia Ryder只有兩場戲的確讓人有點失望）。電影主題談移民和歧視，而且大大加重Trans角色戲份，在現代電影史中有標杆作用。若來年在奧斯卡最佳導演、最佳美術，甚至最佳電影有收獲我不會意外。
当运镜、剪辑、构图、打灯、色彩、声效、舞蹈、服化道这些视听语言凝聚在斯皮尔伯格的妙手中而绽放出耀眼的光焰时，由衷感叹到「电影如此曼妙」。然而，当看到心爱之人手上残有至亲温血，却还能与其颠鸾倒凤的爱情戏码，实在叫人难以理解和共情——从这一刻开始，我内心百般煎熬。不管不顾，相信一见钟情的白人男子就是至高真爱，放在20世纪50年代乃至现在，根性里是父权与白人的优越感。不得不提一嘴女二，其表演极具丰富的层次感，狠狠地越过「用表情假扮角色」的门槛，已达「以神情与角色共生」的层次，赋予了角色饱满的生命力；更不用说她那热力四射的舞姿。能提名奥斯卡最佳女配实至名归，就算最终夺奖也毫不出奇。
Spielberg经典重现 “你们不要再打啦”
7.0/10 舞台剧改编电影，我的观感和看了舞台剧没太大差别。只是画面更精致，机位更多样，但这并不意味着沉浸，第四堵墙依旧存在。好几处歌舞突兀得好笑。并且，为什么不改编下文本，与时俱进好吗。
新版和老版的区别就是画面清晰度更高，舞台表演痕迹弱了，技术更好而已。斯皮尔伯格完全是为了完成自己童年的梦想，再加上现在也确实拍不出什么新东西了。碰巧奥斯卡评委跟他有一样的童年情结，所以拿了个提名。美国人最爱的歌舞片对于咱们来说只能排在《音乐之声》《雨中曲》甚至《爱乐之城》之后了！
斯式招牌下，技术上当然是一流的，但电影却沿用了很老派的风格和表演，而且这个爱情故事怎么看都像是个发情故事。完全无法接受哥哥尸骨未寒的当夜，就心甘情愿和凶手上了床，还用一首天大地大也没我大的歌告诉丧夫的嫂子，不跟杀他哥那人在一起就活不了。你说这是文化差异还是鬼迷心窍了。
啊好狗啊 要是罗密欧茱丽叶的结尾可能更好 舞台剧还是做舞台剧就好了 何必多此一举
赏心悦目，这样剪辑与调度配合的镜头语言去表现歌舞之美的歌舞片才足以称之为电影，百老汇舞台做不到的林肯中心银幕能做到。比老版电影好看很多。缺点就是内核方面不太求上进吧，爱情故事本来就比较老派简单，还保留了一些仍然令人挠头的细节——比如哥哥刚死俩人就滚床单啥的，然后就是勤劳的新移民和游手好闲的本地废青之间的冲突在现在也不过时啊，可惜这部片没有想着去做一些深化改编。最后在林肯中心看一场虚构在林肯中心的都市故事实在有趣。
虽然舞蹈挺棒的，镜头炫光挺梦幻的，但斯皮尔伯格也救不了西区故事，看完连原作都不想看了。瑞秋·泽格勒堪称好莱坞刘浩存，上来就是斯皮尔伯格的女一，接下来居然还要以棕黑色的皮肤演白雪公主盖里加朵演她妈邪恶皇后，资源强到逆天。
漂亮的灯光舞美也挽救不了这片的男主，片尾for Dad说明了导演的意图。
技术没毛病 故事有大病 动机不自洽 逻辑wtf
斯皮尔伯格的整体把控，特别是镜头调控，服装设计，场景打磨都是好的。主要的问题还是在剧本上。但不是说用民族主义和文化隔阂来旧话新说不好（事实上这点很好），而是对于推动故事的关键情节，需要迎合现代观众的思维模式做出精细调整。毕竟一见钟情背景不清的人，和杀死自己哥哥的人one night+私奔，PUA嫂子，这对现代人，特别是有时间精力金钱去电影院的人，太难理解了。哦，我忘了这群孩子都还未成年。事实上前半场，到tonight的决斗前，我整个都是在不断笑场中（大部分集中在男女主恋爱戏），直到tonight后的下半场冲突戏，才真正看进去。这部戏爱情part是真的不够迎合时代，做的好的是旧话新说的部分。
这个时代还翻拍这种话百老汇音乐剧就是一种文艺复兴，现在的美国人天天刷视频，这种动辄俩小时半的故事夹着一个多少时的歌舞让看惯短视频的人坐如针毡，但只要看进去还是可以慢慢享受的。大部分演员歌舞表演表现不俗，其中男主角用力过猛感觉不太自然，相比之下俩个男配跟随性洒脱一些。电影一大加分项就是镜头。斯皮尔伯格的运镜那绝对是教科书级别的，外加光的利用和颜色的衬托让角色的内心跃然大银幕。电影剧情翻拍经典，原版致敬了《罗密欧与朱丽叶》所以没啥好说的。电影的音乐部分用力过猛，导致某些角色几乎没说过台词都是边唱边跳不说rap。剧情在2小时后开始摆烂，因为作为观众无法代入原谅杀夫之仇的敌人的设定，这太奇怪了！原版就是这么拍的所以这个歌舞片就是个百老汇音乐剧，想看逻辑严谨的故事剧情片的话还是别看这玩意了。
调度，开头一镜非常之棒，然剧情让人难以忍受
几个ensemble numbers都拍得特别好，看得我心潮澎湃，然而紧接着就是ansel elgort村头二傻子般的演出，又让我命丧当场。整个观影过程就是这么死去活来的。至于新人女主，几乎没有演技可言，就爱豆水平吧，哥哥死后和嫂子那场戏被压得毫无存在感。还是给个四星，敬伯恩斯坦桑德海姆。
非要拍老套故事能不能按老式标准选演员 秃头歪脸粗脖男主怎么撑得起一见钟情的故事 要不把女主改成瞎子？ 女二确实很不错
Spielberg and his endless budget only make the film visually appealing, but the old chemistry is missing. One of the drawbacks is the altered storyline does not make sense; the second half entirely lacks focus. Not even mentioning the overloaded autotune. It’s good that they cast real Hispanic actors. Rita Monroe is still killing it!! (She is absolutely terrific, but her role in the remake is a stretch. )
可用于练习英语听力以及学习西班牙语…
再也不相信豆瓣评分了，真的很好看啊！！！
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