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
中小成本，镜头讲究，没弱化对手，至于煽情，中段部分的配乐太满了，结尾反而觉得很合理，也能打动我。
如果侦察兵相信双方出于人道主义精神都不会伤害小孩，将如此重要的情报藏在他的头发里，为什么不叮嘱他私下找战友，千万莫回战场？
娄烨离不开雨我知道 国师现在咋也离不开雪了
7分，是一部及格线以上的张艺谋。观感上是矛盾的，简洁却又繁复。故事简洁，恪守三一律，将故事多余的枝叶全部砍掉，仅仅留下雪地狙击战这一个核心事件。但是过于单调的情节、空间也导致电影出现重复式的艺术处理，产生审美疲劳。过快进入事件所造成的人物前史不足也使得我们很难对角色共情，他们符号化的阵亡所带来的感动多是表演与音乐强加给观众的，并无什么新意。
6分/看之前预期有点过高了，反而看的时候感觉没那么好。发生在一个地点的小规模战斗，没有大场面，看到后面有一点点乏味，好在片长没有硬撑到两个小时。频繁的慢镜头子弹时间、多次描写牺牲时相似的视听都加重了冗长的观感。
冲着开幕式给张艺谋贡献票房。一场战斗一部电影。高手之间的对决。
水门桥浓烈煽情后续乏力的迹象愈发明显。
看的出来，零时拼凑出来的电影，演员演技不在线，剧情bug有点多，镜头设计不像大师水准。
中国好儿女
印象很深的是中间有个镜头，枪口在雪堆上慢慢探出，太刺激了，像蛇一样，好性感
狙击手值得欣赏，战场上更多的都是默默无闻的战士，甚至你连脸都记不住
整部影片在观赏性和教育性之中掌握了很好的平衡。在紧张刺激的伏击战场上，面对着敌人冷酷的枪口，五班之间妙趣横生的战友情显得格外动人。为完成救回亮亮的任务，五班战士前仆后继，面对老练狡猾的敌人，与其斗智斗勇。整片既让人了解到了冷枪五班惊人的战斗力，也对于五班下每个可爱的志愿军战士心生怜惜。这种同时兼顾整体和个人的拍摄叙事手法，可以很好的拉进观众和时代的距离，能让我们意识到战争拼的不仅仅是双方的装备，兵力，更是战术素养和意志力。也只有像张艺谋这样具有家国情怀的导演才可以将群像和突出的个体之间找到内在的平衡，同时他还可以在片中兼顾到人文关怀，尊重每一条生命，坚持自我的艺术表达，也让我不由得感受到张艺谋依然还在不停的超越自己，这是一部比悬崖之上更精彩的片子，也是一次成功的爱国主义教育，非常适合春节看
煽情太多破坏节奏，智斗和战术往来没有其他影评里那么酣畅，非常虐，班长作为神枪手的智慧和水平感觉还没发挥出来。只能作为主旋律电影来看，不能和经典的战争片比较。。。
当大部分战争片以充斥视觉垃圾为荣时，老谋子选择化繁为简，这是他的勇气。越是简洁越考验功力，老谋子向其他战争片示范了什么是张力。放一堆烟花并不吓人，打火机对着引火线要点燃的瞬间才最让人紧张。用最简单的剧作——一场狙击战，刻画出最细腻的人物心理与状态。把每个人物放大，这一场战争，对于里面的每一个人物都是高光时刻。当镜头怼到演员面前，表演就会变得严格，影片节奏好，演员也演得好，特别是章宇，情感拿捏、性格把握都很到位。春节到处都很吵，一部能让人看进去的电影真的很难得
这不是战争片，是煽情片，就不能煽的含蓄点嘛。
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。
有时我会觉得，那个时期才是中国最好的年代，
水门桥浓烈煽情后续乏力的迹象愈发明显。
一定要看！
以正出，以奇胜，国师的长处。拍得简单，纯粹，仿佛闲庭信步。看国师这两年的作品，这种挥洒自如越发明显。但也能感受到主题表现上的克制，甚至犹豫，这就是时代需要思考的问题，对比冬奥开幕感觉更明显，全社会在呼唤新时代的核心美学。
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