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Summary: Tim Burton's Best
Review: Edward Scissorhands is Tim Burton's classic modern fairy tale that features not only some of the director's best work, but a great cast (including Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Diane Weist, and Vincent Price), and a fantastic score by Danny Elfman. The story revolves around the misadventures of Edward, a strange and lonely young man, created by an eccentric old inventor who lived in a dark mansion, high on a hill overlooking a twisted suburban "Everytown, USA". We learn that Edward was left unfinished, having only scissors for hands, after the inventor dies unexpectedly, and leaving his creation to live a quiet and isloated life, far from the town below. In a quirk of fate, he is eventually discovered by an over-zealous Avon Lady from town when she comes calling at the lonely mansion and decides to befriend Edward and take him back to live with her family. Edward Scissorhands is a classic tale of fantasy and love, hope and sorrow. Tim Burton gives us a truly caring and sympathetic character in Edward. He is a kind, yet naive innocent who wants to help people and is often taken advantage of by the locals of the town, as well as duped and assaulted by the macho bully boyfriend of the girl he falls in love with. In the end, Edward finds that he simply doesn't belong in the harsh reality of the real world and escapes back to the sanctuary of his mountain hideaway. Burton also gives us a scathing and harshly warped view of suburban life, showcasing the shallow superficiality of 'The Burbs' with it's tacky identical cars, neon-colored houses, overdone lawns, bored businessmen and gaudy floral-print clad housewives. Edward Scissorhands is a fun and entertaining film that I highly recommend.
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Summary: "he sang his didn't he danced his did" -- e.e. cummings
Review: If you can get past the horrible corniness of Winona Ryder as an old woman, this is a flawless film -- flawless in the sense that anything Burton makes is a beautiful reflection of himself and his insanely gifted imagination. Burton is, in one word, unique (a word I don't, or should not, give out often), and this film is, in two words, utterly absorbing. The superbly talented Johnny Depp delivers his best performance to date, and Dianne Wiest is absolutely perfect as his surrogate mother and Avon-provider. The glorious supporting cast reinstates the forgotten art of scene-stealing, creating more memorable moments than I'm willing to count. A truly inspiring and brilliant film.
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Summary: fantastic DVD, even better movie
Review: Edward Scissorhands is quite simply the best fairy tale never told. This is Tim Burton in his eccentric prime, and his presence is palpable in every arena of this beautiful and personal film. The inventive art direction is perhaps the most memorable aspect of that presence, most notably in the pastel palette that covers everything from the ingenius solid-color costumes to the quaint neighborhood/town our characters inhabit. The genius of this movie is more far-reaching than that. Everything fits seamlessly together--from Danny Elfman's quirky score to Stefan Czapsky's meticulous camera work to an entire cast full of nuanced performances... the list goes on and on. While this film's acting gem is Diane Weist in the role of the sweet and overly altruistic mother, Johnny Depp plays the titular role in a beautifully understated performance. Similarly, Winona Ryder wonderfully (and blondly) embodies young beauty and Alan Arkin turns in a comedic yet touching performance as the sometimes-overbearing father. The ensemble cast is flawless, complementing the quirky but ultimately realistic tone. Perhaps the best aspect of this movie is that it achieves its goals with amazing subtlety--the overt themes of "being different", family, and (let's not forget) love are constantly driven into cliché these days, but Edward Scissorhands accomplishes it all with a snip, not a stab. This 10th Anniversary Edition DVD is everything this movie deserves--insightful commentaries from Tim Burton AND Danny Elfman and an interesting featurette, along with the concept art, trailers, TV Spots, and scene selection we've all come to expect. (The Interactive 3-D Menus are priceless!) This is just one of those positively timeless, life-affirming movies that belongs in everyone's collection.
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Summary: Wondrous Movie
Review: IMHO Burton's best movie and one of the best of its breed. A film that can be related to on several different levels..by young and old. A modern classic.
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Summary: Edward's Emmaculate Conception
Review: Another DVD in a long line of winning Fox releases, "Edward Scissorhands" is a cut above the rest. A fine presentation of what is undoubtably Tim Burton's best work to date, the DVD features failrly lucid commentary by Burton, commentary by Danny Elfman with isolated score tracks that gives remarkable insight into Elfman's compositional process especially when working with Burton, a featurette on the making of which could use a little polish, and editory soundbites probably serviced as interview clips when the movie was released. A must-have for any fan of Burton, Elfman, Fantasy or Anti-Suburbia!
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Summary: dum show
Review: the movie is very dull and pointless and bad ending
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Summary: I love this movie!!
Review: I have been watching this movie for as long as I can remeber, and I love it! It has such a touching story and "Edward" is played brillianly by Johnny Depp. It has a love story which is quite touching and in the end it even though it kinda makes you cry when Edward is forced to leave town it still makes you feel good that he has experienced love from someone after being by himself for so long. It is so sweet after Edwaard gets out of jail and is asked by Kim why he helped them break into the house when he knew whose it was, he replied "Because you asked me to"
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Summary: A KAYCEYGIRL VIDEO LIBRARY "MUST HAVE" !!
Review: Another genius production by Tim Burton!! As a huge fan of Time Burton AND Johnny Depp, it is my completely unbiased opinion that this is (perhaps) one of the most underrated Christmas Love stories of modern times!! But wait, you say, LOVE STORY?? How can that be?? Isn't this a Horror/Fantasy/Fairy Tale?? No Way!! Edward Scissorhands is definitely a love story!! It is the story of the love between a father and a son and a son and his father. It is the tale of love between a boy and girl...the classic forbidden love as in Romeo and Juliet. I can't believe it but I really must say that once again, I have to clap for Winona Ryder in this one (along with BeatleJuice). Johnny Depp also provides great character development without speech. And the dry humor is rampant throughout the film. And the IRONY!! Oh, the irony of it all. The pastel suburbia, the Avon lady, waterbeds, and Chevy vans. Topiary Gardens, sedans, and backyard BBQ's. Even the story of why it now snows in the old home town. I LOVE THIS MOVIE!! A KAYCEYGIRL VIDEO LIBRARY "MUST HAVE" !!
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Summary: Edward Scissorhands
Review: I LOVE LOVE LOVE this film!! It is my second favorite film (after "Sleepy Hollow"), and the only film that makes me cry every time I see it...
It is so beautiful and sad...
Well, what are you waiting for?! GO BUY IT!!!
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Summary: Great film, Pretty good DVD
Review: The film gets 5 stars. It is absoutley amazing. But the DVD isn't very amazing. It's good... But not as good as it could be. I looked forward to seeing the interviews with Burton, Depp, Ryder, Price, and Elfman. I was dissapointed. Each interview is no longer than half a minute! And I'm not just saying half a minute... it seriously is half a minute. The Making-of is one of the dullest I've seen on a DVD. it takes the interview footage that I spoke of before, and inercuts it with scenes from the movie you just watched. So that was bad also. But this all dosen't matter when you hear Burtons great commentery. He really dosen't speak much, but when he does, its very insightful. He likes to wait in between. The DVD is still actualy pretty good. The transfer from VHS to DVD is stunning. BIG DIFFERENCE!
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