Edward Scissorhands (DVD)

...SCISSORHANDS-- Edward Scissorhands was released in 1991. Directed by Tim Burton. Starring Johnny Depp, Vincent Price, Dianne Wiest and Winona Rider. Genre:Comedy/Drama/Fantasy.- BBFC Rating: PG (cut) - Running Time: 1 Hour 43 Minutes. - The tale starts with a grandmother recounting a story to her granddaughter of a strange man in a Gothic Castle who she was very much in love with. As the grandmother stares longingly out of the window, the film ...
...dilapidated state, depressing and gloomy. Edward Scissorhands is a strange invention, born of an elderly inventor who died before he had a chance to complete him. Edward has no social skills due to his isolation; he is painfully shy and barely utters a word, save for small utterances. He is a gentle soul under a definite handicap. In place of hands he has a mass of varying size scissors. The inventor, (Vincent Price) had plans to give him hands to ...

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Edward (Johnny Depp) isn’t your usual man, not only has he been invented by a renowned inventor who has since died but because of the premature death of his inventor Edward wasn’t finished. He has been left with scissors for hands and after his inventor and only friend passed away Edward has been living in a creepy looking mansion all by himself. That’s until local Avon representative Peg Boggs (Dianne Wiest) makes her way into the mansion for the ...
...Edward. She takes pity on Edward and brings him to stay with her and her family consisting of her husband, son and her teenage daughter Kim (Winona Ryder). Edward quickly shows a flare and rare creative talent, he is able to use his scissor hands to his advantage, first by shaping bushes then eventually moving onto human hair. However when one of the neighbour’s attempts to seduce Edward go awry the neighbourhood turn against him, it seems everyone ...

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Edward Scissorhands is the ultimate cult-classic DVD must-have. Released way back in 1990 the film looks a little dated, though for me this adds nostalgia and fondness to the whole film experience. I first saw this film more than a decade ago and have watched it over and over again on my Special Edition DVD. As with all good films it has never lost its charm or magic and is still as appealing to me today as it ever was. The film is directed by ...
...films you may agree that Edward Scissorhands has the same Tim Burton stamp on it as most of the other films he has directed. They have an unmistakable trademark, some of which the signs are...an atmosphere of slight uncertainty, an undercurrent of dark moodiness, unusual storylines, surreal & artistic imagery, an element of gothic romance, a dose of offbeat humour, an element of low-impact horror and a wonderfully unique use of colour/shapes/characters ...

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Edward Scissorhands reminds me of when I was a child. I used to watch it every year at Christmas and it was one of my favourite films. ***ABOUT THE DIRECTOR**** Tim Burton is an Academy Award and Golden Globe nominated American film director, writer and designer notable for the quirky and often dark gothic atmosphere in his high profile films. Burton is the director of two successful Batman films (Batman, Batman Returns) and has collaborated with ...
...Christmas. The genesis of Edward ScissorHands came from a childhood drawing of director Tim Burton, which reflected his feelings of isolation and being unable to communicate with people around him such as family and friends. Burton stated that he was often alone, and had trouble retaining friendships. ***STORYLINE*** Edward Scissor Hands is a 1990 American Fantasy Film written by Tim Burton and Caroline Thompson, and directed by Burton. The film ...

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...let him off. However, Edward Scissorhands must be his finest moment. I must admit I've only just got round to watching it, despite the fact it was made 16 years ago - it was definitely worth the wait. Johnny Depp looks about twelve playing the Edward in question; a monster created by a mad professor (Vincent Price) in a spooky castle at the top of a hill. Sadly, the professor died just before he fitted Edward with his human hands, leaving him with ...
...name listed under Director. Edward Scissorhands is in fact overwhelmingly bright - in its fantastic sets, its kooky plot, and its frequent hilarious moments. Secondly; despite its humour, this is quite possibly the most heartbreaking film ever listed on Ciao under the "comedy" category. Let's get it straight though - sad does not necessarily mean dark. Saying that; Edward himself is an iconic gothic masterpiece. His initial outfit looks as if he's ...

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...guest. As it happens, Edward is a creation of the elderly inventor who owned the mansion on the hill, and before he had a chance to give Edward prosthetic hands, he died. But Edward's flare for inventive haircuts and gardening make him the perfect houseguest and he finds himself in demand by the local housewives. However, a brush with the law, and a proclaimation of love for Pegs daughter Kim results in the townsfolk turning on him, and he soon finds ...
...fit into a box. Edward is a sad pale character potrayed brilliantly by Burton's favourite actor Johnny Depp. Depp captures the vulnerability of Edward, and melds easily between tragic comedy and drama with ease. Where he is let down is with his supporting actors. Diane Wiest is amusing, but has only one facet to her character. Winona Ryder as the fresh faced Kim is watchable, but this really isn't her best work. Kudos though to Kathy Baker in a supporting ...

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...success with Batman, Burton co-wrote Edward Scissorhands with Caroline Thompson. This was to be the beginning of his collaborations with Johnny Depp. ***Plot Summary*** A young man created and given long sheer-like scissors for hands by his inventor father struggles to come to terms with life after his father's death, living alone in the dark and dilapidated castle he shared with his father - his only companion. When a kind Avon Lady, Peggy Bogs ...
...interest of the story. Edward discovers a talent for cutting the hair and hedges of all his new neighbours and through the nurturing of his new family he develops confidence and dreams of working in a salon. What begins as a difficult relationship between Kim and Edward soon develops into a friendship with a hint of something more although the presence of her nasty boyfriend Jim makes it difficult for romance to blossom. When Edward is tricked ...

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...other to investigate etc. and Edward is isolated from humanity, that is until kindly Avon lady Meg(played b y Dianne Wiest) takes him under her wing and brings him down into the town to stay with her and everyone takes to him(eventually) mainly because of his willingness to help and his multiple uses as a hedge trimmer etc. . Whilst there he falls in love with Kim(Winona Ryder) and thereforward develops a tragic love story, as Edward is blamed for ...
...was done on purpose because he is different... The movie sounds completely bizarre and yes, it is, but some enchanting performances coupled with some stunning imagery and gothic sets make this a movie you would be a fool to miss. Depp’s performance here is superb, a career best if you ask me and both Winona Ryder and Vincent Price are perfectly cast in their roles - Price’s could not have been played by anybody else of course and as his ...

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...is given chance to make Edward real hands, he passes away, leaving Edward with metal blades for hands, hence the name Edward Scissorhands, and he has to live the rest of his life in the large mansion at the top of hill overlooking a small american suburbia. One day the Avon Lady (Dianne Wiest) is having a hard time selling products to her neighbours, who all seem to also be Avon ladies. Just has she's about to call it a day, she spots the Mansion ...
...little later into the film, Edward begins to have feelings for her, which he hasn't experienced before, so doesn't know what it is. Once introduced to the neighbourhood Edward gets settled down in Suburbia life, and gets a job cutting dogs' hair, which then leads to him cutting the womens hair and later pruning bushes into dinosaurs and other pieces of art. And the whole of the town starts abusing his genorosity and kindness by making him do all ...

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...film about a creation called Edward that was never finished by his creator. The part of Edward that was never finished was his hands, so instead of Edward having normal hands with fingers, Edward has scissors in their place. Edward lives alone in the same gothic castle that he was created in, and hasn’t been outside the gates of the castle at all. However one day Edward is surprised to find that the ‘Avon Lady’ (Peg Boggs) turns up at his castle ...
...family after she saw how Edward was living. From this point the film is pretty basic and we see Edward trying to adapt to normal living after being alone all of his life. When Edward is living in the neighbourhood below his castle he gets into a lot of trouble with the police, because of a boy that took a disliking to Edward. As Edward fails to become like a normal person he is forced to return to his gothic castle, much to the dislike of the person ...

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...pleasure to watch his movies. Edward Scissorhands is one of his finest, a slight tale which retreads the Beauty and the Beast formula, but with magnificent wit and imagination. Edward is created by an old inventor, living a solitary life in a typically gothic Burton castle. The inventor dies before completing Edward and he is left with scissors for hands. How this film ever got funding with a premise like that is quite astounding, but when the Director ...
...money at the guy. Anyway, Edward is discovered by a roving Avon lady and is brought to live in the most hellish recreation of suburbia ever to grace our screens. Naturally things go wrong, and after the novelty period has worn off, people come to suspect and bully the fragile and innocent Edward. In reality it is all quite predictable and old fare, but this is a magical film that should be seen by everyone. Johnny Depp gives a moving performance ...

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...Edward is a man who has been made by a professor(played by...guess who? Vincent Price). Unfortunately, one day 'he didn't wake up' and Edward was left incomplete, his hands were not finished, and were nothing but sharp scissor blades. Enter the Avon Lady. Tired of getting the door slammed in her face(the pink door, the green door, the day-blue door...take your pick) decides to give the eerie mansion up on the hill a try. There she discovers a quiet, ...
...him home. Edward adepts and is accepted remarkably well by the neighbourhood, employed to cut the hedges(into most unusual designs), dog's hair, and women's hair. But not everyone accepts him, and his child-like naivety is exploited by several members of the community, resulting in the whole neighbourhood turning against him. It's truly tragic, a human's worst nightmare, everything he touches he harms. There could never be true love in his life, ...

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...If you have not seen Edward Scissorhands, then you are missing the best example of his work. Johnny Depp and Winona Ryder are perfect in their roles, and help drive the emotion that runs through the movie. The visuals are Burton at his best - dark, imaginative, and twisted. I feel the movie combines Burton's typical style with the black humour of films like Pleasantville and Truman Show. This is the sort of movie that you would be best to buy on ...

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...the American Avon Lady discovered Edward and rescued him from what had been his solitary existence as the creation of a dead inventor. She cheesily accepted his hands as being long noisy pieces of stiff tinfoil – at least, that is what they sounded like! She took him home and again, the caricature of the fussy female with a feather brain appears s she tried to treat him as a normal person. My oh my, she actually tried makeup on him … ...
...the daft boy. Yes, Edward himself was little better, except that he was quieter – literally! He oscillates between almost total, expressionless silence and manic metal flapping sessions, after which one has the sickening vision of some animal, bush or female who has had a hair/branch/fur-cut! He does rebel in a mild way, but I am sorry, by the time you have sat through an hour and a quarter, you either are asleep, mesmerised by the stupidity ...

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...man who died to leave Edward unfinished, and with scissors for hands. Ever since Edward has lived alone in the castle on top of the hill where at the bottom lies a freakishly 'normal' community. All the houses are eerily aligned and painted bright colours to emphasise the cheerfulness of the community, it's a picturesque perfect world that seems odder than the gothic clouded castle on the other end of town. Then one mother and housewife from that ...
...I believe the world in Edward Scissorhands is shown in the film from the viewpoint of Edward, that's why the 'normal' world is so strange and exagerated. This is a motif Tim Burton uses for many of his films, and it is this that makes the film more interesting to watch. If you're looking for an entertaining, at times very funny, meaningful, and very sad film, you really should try watching this. I first saw it 10 years ago when I was 10, and I still ...

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