Edward Scissorhands (Full Screen Anniversary Edition)

Edward Scissorhands (Full Screen Anniversary Edition)


Starring:Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest, Anthony Michael Hall, Kathy Baker, Robert Oliveri, Conchata Ferrell, Caroline Aaron, Dick Anthony Williams, O-Lan Jones, Vincent Price, Alan Arkin, Susan Blommaert, Linda Perri, John Davidson (II), Biff Yeager, Marti Greenberg, Bryan Larkin, John McMahon, Victoria Price
Director: Tim Burton
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
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Edward Scissorhands achieves the nearly impossible feat of capturing the delicate flavor of a fable or fairy tale in a live-action movie. The story follows a young man named Edward (Johnny Depp), who was created by an inventor (Vincent Price, in one of his last roles) who died before he could give the poor creature a pair of human hands. Edward lives alone in a ruined Gothic castle that just happens to be perched above a pastel-colored suburb inhabited by breadwinning husbands and frustrated housewives straight out of the 1950s. One day, Peg (Dianne Wiest), the local Avon lady, comes calling. Finding Edward alone, she kindly invites him to come home with her, where she hopes to help him with his pasty complexion and those nasty nicks he's given himself with his razor-sharp fingers. Soon Edward's skill with topiary sculpture and hair design make him popular in the neighborhood--but the mood turns just as swiftly against the outsider when he starts to feel his own desires, particularly for Peg's daughter Kim (Winona Ryder). Most of director Tim Burton's movies (such as Pee Wee's Big Adventure, Beetlejuice, Batman) are visual spectacles with elements of fantasy, but Edward Scissorhands is more tender and personal than the others. Edward's wild black hair is much like Burton's, suggesting that the character represents the director's own feelings of estrangement and co-option. Johnny Depp, making his first successful leap from TV to film, captures Edward's childlike vulnerability even while his physical posture evokes horror icons like the vampire in Nosferatu and the sleepwalker in The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. Classic horror films, at their heart, feel a deep sympathy for the monsters they portray; simply and affectingly, Edward Scissorhands lays that heart bare. --Bret Fetzer
Description
Once upon a time in a castle high on a hill lived an inventor whose greatest creation was named Edward. Although Edward had an irresistible charm, he wasn't quite perfect. The inventor's sudden death left him unfinished, with sharp shears of metal for hands. Edward lived alone in the darkness until one day a kind Avon lady took him home to live with her family. And so began Edward's fantastical adventures in a pastel paradise known as Suburbia.
Edward Scissorhands (Widescreen Anniversary Edition)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Great Movie and Great Acting.
  • Johnny Depp is Beautiful in Leather
  • Love it
  • Alright for Science Fiction
  • Lovedrug Matches up with Edward Scissorhands?
 Edward Scissorhands (Widescreen Anniversary Edition)
Starring: Johnny Depp , Winona Ryder , Dianne Wiest , Anthony Michael Hall , and Kathy Baker
Director: Tim Burton
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B00004U8P8
Release Date: 2000-09-05

Product Description

Once upon a time in a castle high on a hill lived an inventor whose greatest creation was named Edward. Although Edward had an irresistible charm, he wasn t quite perfect. The inventor s sudden death left him unfinished, with sharp shears of metal for hands. Edward lived alone in the darkness until one day a kind Avon lady took him home to live with her family. And so began Edward s fantastical adventures in a pastel paradise known as Suburbia.

System Requirements:
Starring: Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest, Vincent Price, Kathy Baker, and Anthony Michael Hall.
Directed By: Tim Burton.
Running Time: 100 Min., Color.
This film is presented in "Widescreen" format.
Copyright 2000 Twentieth Century Fox.

Format: DVD MOVIE

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Edward Scissorhands achieves the nearly impossible feat of capturing the delicate flavor of a fable or fairy tale in a live-action movie. The story follows a young man named Edward (Johnny Depp), who was created by an inventor (Vincent Price, in one of his last roles) who died before he could give the poor creature a pair of human hands. Edward lives alone in a ruined Gothic castle that just happens to be perched above a pastel-colored suburb inhabited by breadwinning husbands and frustrated housewives straight out of the 1950s. One day, Peg (Dianne Wiest), the local Avon lady, comes calling. Finding Edward alone, she kindly invites him to come home with her, where she hopes to help him with his pasty complexion and those nasty nicks he's given himself with his razor-sharp fingers. Soon Edward's skill with topiary sculpture and hair design make him popular in the neighborhood--but the mood turns just as swiftly against the outsider when he starts to feel his own desires, particularly for Peg's daughter Kim (Winona Ryder). Most of director Tim Burton's movies (such as Pee Wee's Big Adventure, Beetlejuice, Batman) are visual spectacles with elements of fantasy, but Edward Scissorhands is more tender and personal than the others. Edward's wild black hair is much like Burton's, suggesting that the character represents the director's own feelings of estrangement and co-option. Johnny Depp, making his first successful leap from TV to film, captures Edward's childlike vulnerability even while his physical posture evokes horror icons like the vampire in Nosferatu and the sleepwalker in The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. Classic horror films, at their heart, feel a deep sympathy for the monsters they portray; simply and affectingly, Edward Scissorhands lays that heart bare. --Bret Fetzer

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great Movie and Great Acting........2007-07-05

I had seen this movie when I was a kid and decided to revisit it after watching some of Johnny Depp's newer movies (Pirates of the Carribean, Willy Wonka etc.). Depp's performance in this movie is just as outstanding and intriguing as his other movies. His character is a machine that was turned into a human and his performance is believable. This movie is also a true Tim Burtonesque film. The imagery is quite contrasting with brightly colored homes in the community contrasting the dark and bleak mansion on the hill. This movies message is quite strong and worth showing to children and adults of all ages.

5 out of 5 stars Johnny Depp is Beautiful in Leather.......2007-06-08

It would be hard for me to be critical about Johnny Depp, or even Tim Burton for that matter. I like just about all their movies. In this flick, Johnny Depp plays a tormented teen that spent all his childhood living in the haunted house on the hill, with an old dude and scissors for hands. Already he has my deepest sympathies. Falls for the girl next door,Wynona Ryder, but dosent get the girl, because the angry mob scares him off, and eddy with his scissorhands the girl next door, decide for his safety they could never be together. Go figure! As usual society wins. But it was good that it didnt end with a cheesy ending cuz that would ruin it. So definetly a must see, thats if you haven't seen it already. or u have the movie sitting with the other many Johnny Depp movies that u made a shrine out of.

5 out of 5 stars Love it.......2007-05-19

I loved this film. It was really sad, and this film is very touching. It also teaches you that people will always behave differently and ostracise people who are different, and even if they don't, something or someone will always go and ruin it. While the neighbours were generally accepting of him at first and even found him rather useful, the awful, nasty revolting Jim ruined it by taking advantage of him. It was a very sad story, and it had great acting. A movie to be loved by all ages.

4 out of 5 stars Alright for Science Fiction.......2007-04-23

This is an unusual film.

Great for big fans of science fiction.

I didn't get the point of this, and was a little bored.

Mr. Depp does look good in black leather, but then again so did Elvis Presley.....

5 out of 5 stars Lovedrug Matches up with Edward Scissorhands?.......2007-04-14

Hey,

I just wanted to give you the scoop that I was talking to some of the guys from the fairly popular indie rock band Lovedrug and they mentioned that their album is based on the tim burton movie Edward Scissorhands and that their music fits up to the movie perfectly. Here is the kicker though...it matches up best when the cd/ipod is on shuffle. They mentioned that you can even better the experience by turning on repeat so it plays for the whole movie. That's how perfect it is. I think the album is called everything starts where it ends.

I tried it and it did work, weirdly enough :)

Thought it was kind of cool so I wanted to share....
Edward Scissorhands (Full Screen Anniversary Edition)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Great Movie and Great Acting.
  • Johnny Depp is Beautiful in Leather
  • Love it
  • Alright for Science Fiction
  • Lovedrug Matches up with Edward Scissorhands?
 Edward Scissorhands (Full Screen Anniversary Edition)
Starring: Johnny Depp , Winona Ryder , Dianne Wiest , Anthony Michael Hall , and Kathy Baker
Director: Tim Burton
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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Release Date: 2002-05-21

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Edward Scissorhands achieves the nearly impossible feat of capturing the delicate flavor of a fable or fairy tale in a live-action movie. The story follows a young man named Edward (Johnny Depp), who was created by an inventor (Vincent Price, in one of his last roles) who died before he could give the poor creature a pair of human hands. Edward lives alone in a ruined Gothic castle that just happens to be perched above a pastel-colored suburb inhabited by breadwinning husbands and frustrated housewives straight out of the 1950s. One day, Peg (Dianne Wiest), the local Avon lady, comes calling. Finding Edward alone, she kindly invites him to come home with her, where she hopes to help him with his pasty complexion and those nasty nicks he's given himself with his razor-sharp fingers. Soon Edward's skill with topiary sculpture and hair design make him popular in the neighborhood--but the mood turns just as swiftly against the outsider when he starts to feel his own desires, particularly for Peg's daughter Kim (Winona Ryder). Most of director Tim Burton's movies (such as Pee Wee's Big Adventure, Beetlejuice, Batman) are visual spectacles with elements of fantasy, but Edward Scissorhands is more tender and personal than the others. Edward's wild black hair is much like Burton's, suggesting that the character represents the director's own feelings of estrangement and co-option. Johnny Depp, making his first successful leap from TV to film, captures Edward's childlike vulnerability even while his physical posture evokes horror icons like the vampire in Nosferatu and the sleepwalker in The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. Classic horror films, at their heart, feel a deep sympathy for the monsters they portray; simply and affectingly, Edward Scissorhands lays that heart bare. --Bret Fetzer

Description

Once upon a time in a castle high on a hill lived an inventor whose greatest creation was named Edward. Although Edward had an irresistible charm, he wasn't quite perfect. The inventor's sudden death left him unfinished, with sharp shears of metal for hands. Edward lived alone in the darkness until one day a kind Avon lady took him home to live with her family. And so began Edward's fantastical adventures in a pastel paradise known as Suburbia.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great Movie and Great Acting........2007-07-05

I had seen this movie when I was a kid and decided to revisit it after watching some of Johnny Depp's newer movies (Pirates of the Carribean, Willy Wonka etc.). Depp's performance in this movie is just as outstanding and intriguing as his other movies. His character is a machine that was turned into a human and his performance is believable. This movie is also a true Tim Burtonesque film. The imagery is quite contrasting with brightly colored homes in the community contrasting the dark and bleak mansion on the hill. This movies message is quite strong and worth showing to children and adults of all ages.

5 out of 5 stars Johnny Depp is Beautiful in Leather.......2007-06-08

It would be hard for me to be critical about Johnny Depp, or even Tim Burton for that matter. I like just about all their movies. In this flick, Johnny Depp plays a tormented teen that spent all his childhood living in the haunted house on the hill, with an old dude and scissors for hands. Already he has my deepest sympathies. Falls for the girl next door,Wynona Ryder, but dosent get the girl, because the angry mob scares him off, and eddy with his scissorhands the girl next door, decide for his safety they could never be together. Go figure! As usual society wins. But it was good that it didnt end with a cheesy ending cuz that would ruin it. So definetly a must see, thats if you haven't seen it already. or u have the movie sitting with the other many Johnny Depp movies that u made a shrine out of.

5 out of 5 stars Love it.......2007-05-19

I loved this film. It was really sad, and this film is very touching. It also teaches you that people will always behave differently and ostracise people who are different, and even if they don't, something or someone will always go and ruin it. While the neighbours were generally accepting of him at first and even found him rather useful, the awful, nasty revolting Jim ruined it by taking advantage of him. It was a very sad story, and it had great acting. A movie to be loved by all ages.

4 out of 5 stars Alright for Science Fiction.......2007-04-23

This is an unusual film.

Great for big fans of science fiction.

I didn't get the point of this, and was a little bored.

Mr. Depp does look good in black leather, but then again so did Elvis Presley.....

5 out of 5 stars Lovedrug Matches up with Edward Scissorhands?.......2007-04-14

Hey,

I just wanted to give you the scoop that I was talking to some of the guys from the fairly popular indie rock band Lovedrug and they mentioned that their album is based on the tim burton movie Edward Scissorhands and that their music fits up to the movie perfectly. Here is the kicker though...it matches up best when the cd/ipod is on shuffle. They mentioned that you can even better the experience by turning on repeat so it plays for the whole movie. That's how perfect it is. I think the album is called everything starts where it ends.

I tried it and it did work, weirdly enough :)

Thought it was kind of cool so I wanted to share....
Edward Scissorhands (Collectible Tin Anniversary Edition)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Great Movie and Great Acting.
  • Johnny Depp is Beautiful in Leather
  • Love it
  • Alright for Science Fiction
  • Lovedrug Matches up with Edward Scissorhands?
 Edward Scissorhands (Collectible Tin Anniversary Edition)
Starring: Johnny Depp , Winona Ryder , Dianne Wiest , Anthony Michael Hall , and Kathy Baker
Director: Tim Burton
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B000AV2GDS
Release Date: 2005-11-08

Product Description

Once upon a time in a castle high on a hill lived an inventor whose greatest creation was named Edward. Although Edward had an irresistible charm, he wasn't quite perfect. The inventor's sudden death left him unfinished, with sharp shears of metal for hands. Edward lived alone in the darkness until one day a kind Avon lady took him home to live with her family. And so began Edward's fantastical adventures in a pastel paradise known as Suburbia.

System Requirements:
  • Running Time: 104 min.

    Format: DVD MOVIE

    Amazon.com essential video

    Edward Scissorhands achieves the nearly impossible feat of capturing the delicate flavor of a fable or fairy tale in a live-action movie. The story follows a young man named Edward (Johnny Depp), who was created by an inventor (Vincent Price, in one of his last roles) who died before he could give the poor creature a pair of human hands. Edward lives alone in a ruined Gothic castle that just happens to be perched above a pastel-colored suburb inhabited by breadwinning husbands and frustrated housewives straight out of the 1950s. One day, Peg (Dianne Wiest), the local Avon lady, comes calling. Finding Edward alone, she kindly invites him to come home with her, where she hopes to help him with his pasty complexion and those nasty nicks he's given himself with his razor-sharp fingers. Soon Edward's skill with topiary sculpture and hair design make him popular in the neighborhood--but the mood turns just as swiftly against the outsider when he starts to feel his own desires, particularly for Peg's daughter Kim (Winona Ryder). Most of director Tim Burton's movies (such as Pee Wee's Big Adventure, Beetlejuice, Batman) are visual spectacles with elements of fantasy, but Edward Scissorhands is more tender and personal than the others. Edward's wild black hair is much like Burton's, suggesting that the character represents the director's own feelings of estrangement and co-option. Johnny Depp, making his first successful leap from TV to film, captures Edward's childlike vulnerability even while his physical posture evokes horror icons like the vampire in Nosferatu and the sleepwalker in The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. Classic horror films, at their heart, feel a deep sympathy for the monsters they portray; simply and affectingly, Edward Scissorhands lays that heart bare. --Bret Fetzer

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Great Movie and Great Acting........2007-07-05

    I had seen this movie when I was a kid and decided to revisit it after watching some of Johnny Depp's newer movies (Pirates of the Carribean, Willy Wonka etc.). Depp's performance in this movie is just as outstanding and intriguing as his other movies. His character is a machine that was turned into a human and his performance is believable. This movie is also a true Tim Burtonesque film. The imagery is quite contrasting with brightly colored homes in the community contrasting the dark and bleak mansion on the hill. This movies message is quite strong and worth showing to children and adults of all ages.

    5 out of 5 stars Johnny Depp is Beautiful in Leather.......2007-06-08

    It would be hard for me to be critical about Johnny Depp, or even Tim Burton for that matter. I like just about all their movies. In this flick, Johnny Depp plays a tormented teen that spent all his childhood living in the haunted house on the hill, with an old dude and scissors for hands. Already he has my deepest sympathies. Falls for the girl next door,Wynona Ryder, but dosent get the girl, because the angry mob scares him off, and eddy with his scissorhands the girl next door, decide for his safety they could never be together. Go figure! As usual society wins. But it was good that it didnt end with a cheesy ending cuz that would ruin it. So definetly a must see, thats if you haven't seen it already. or u have the movie sitting with the other many Johnny Depp movies that u made a shrine out of.

    5 out of 5 stars Love it.......2007-05-19

    I loved this film. It was really sad, and this film is very touching. It also teaches you that people will always behave differently and ostracise people who are different, and even if they don't, something or someone will always go and ruin it. While the neighbours were generally accepting of him at first and even found him rather useful, the awful, nasty revolting Jim ruined it by taking advantage of him. It was a very sad story, and it had great acting. A movie to be loved by all ages.

    4 out of 5 stars Alright for Science Fiction.......2007-04-23

    This is an unusual film.

    Great for big fans of science fiction.

    I didn't get the point of this, and was a little bored.

    Mr. Depp does look good in black leather, but then again so did Elvis Presley.....

    5 out of 5 stars Lovedrug Matches up with Edward Scissorhands?.......2007-04-14

    Hey,

    I just wanted to give you the scoop that I was talking to some of the guys from the fairly popular indie rock band Lovedrug and they mentioned that their album is based on the tim burton movie Edward Scissorhands and that their music fits up to the movie perfectly. Here is the kicker though...it matches up best when the cd/ipod is on shuffle. They mentioned that you can even better the experience by turning on repeat so it plays for the whole movie. That's how perfect it is. I think the album is called everything starts where it ends.

    I tried it and it did work, weirdly enough :)

    Thought it was kind of cool so I wanted to share....
    Edward Scissorhands (Full Screen Anniversary Edition)
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • Great Movie and Great Acting.
    • Johnny Depp is Beautiful in Leather
    • Love it
    • Alright for Science Fiction
    • Lovedrug Matches up with Edward Scissorhands?
    		 Edward Scissorhands (Full Screen Anniversary Edition)
    Starring: Johnny Depp , Winona Ryder , Dianne Wiest , Anthony Michael Hall , and Kathy Baker
    Director: Tim Burton
    Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
    ProductGroup: DVD
    Binding: DVD

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    ASIN: B000AP04K6
    Release Date: 2002-05-21

    Amazon.com essential video

    Edward Scissorhands achieves the nearly impossible feat of capturing the delicate flavor of a fable or fairy tale in a live-action movie. The story follows a young man named Edward (Johnny Depp), who was created by an inventor (Vincent Price, in one of his last roles) who died before he could give the poor creature a pair of human hands. Edward lives alone in a ruined Gothic castle that just happens to be perched above a pastel-colored suburb inhabited by breadwinning husbands and frustrated housewives straight out of the 1950s. One day, Peg (Dianne Wiest), the local Avon lady, comes calling. Finding Edward alone, she kindly invites him to come home with her, where she hopes to help him with his pasty complexion and those nasty nicks he's given himself with his razor-sharp fingers. Soon Edward's skill with topiary sculpture and hair design make him popular in the neighborhood--but the mood turns just as swiftly against the outsider when he starts to feel his own desires, particularly for Peg's daughter Kim (Winona Ryder). Most of director Tim Burton's movies (such as Pee Wee's Big Adventure, Beetlejuice, Batman) are visual spectacles with elements of fantasy, but Edward Scissorhands is more tender and personal than the others. Edward's wild black hair is much like Burton's, suggesting that the character represents the director's own feelings of estrangement and co-option. Johnny Depp, making his first successful leap from TV to film, captures Edward's childlike vulnerability even while his physical posture evokes horror icons like the vampire in Nosferatu and the sleepwalker in The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. Classic horror films, at their heart, feel a deep sympathy for the monsters they portray; simply and affectingly, Edward Scissorhands lays that heart bare. --Bret Fetzer

    Description

    Once upon a time in a castle high on a hill lived an inventor whose greatest creation was named Edward. Although Edward had an irresistible charm, he wasn't quite perfect. The inventor's sudden death left him unfinished, with sharp shears of metal for hands. Edward lived alone in the darkness until one day a kind Avon lady took him home to live with her family. And so began Edward's fantastical adventures in a pastel paradise known as Suburbia.

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Great Movie and Great Acting........2007-07-05

    I had seen this movie when I was a kid and decided to revisit it after watching some of Johnny Depp's newer movies (Pirates of the Carribean, Willy Wonka etc.). Depp's performance in this movie is just as outstanding and intriguing as his other movies. His character is a machine that was turned into a human and his performance is believable. This movie is also a true Tim Burtonesque film. The imagery is quite contrasting with brightly colored homes in the community contrasting the dark and bleak mansion on the hill. This movies message is quite strong and worth showing to children and adults of all ages.

    5 out of 5 stars Johnny Depp is Beautiful in Leather.......2007-06-08

    It would be hard for me to be critical about Johnny Depp, or even Tim Burton for that matter. I like just about all their movies. In this flick, Johnny Depp plays a tormented teen that spent all his childhood living in the haunted house on the hill, with an old dude and scissors for hands. Already he has my deepest sympathies. Falls for the girl next door,Wynona Ryder, but dosent get the girl, because the angry mob scares him off, and eddy with his scissorhands the girl next door, decide for his safety they could never be together. Go figure! As usual society wins. But it was good that it didnt end with a cheesy ending cuz that would ruin it. So definetly a must see, thats if you haven't seen it already. or u have the movie sitting with the other many Johnny Depp movies that u made a shrine out of.

    5 out of 5 stars Love it.......2007-05-19

    I loved this film. It was really sad, and this film is very touching. It also teaches you that people will always behave differently and ostracise people who are different, and even if they don't, something or someone will always go and ruin it. While the neighbours were generally accepting of him at first and even found him rather useful, the awful, nasty revolting Jim ruined it by taking advantage of him. It was a very sad story, and it had great acting. A movie to be loved by all ages.

    4 out of 5 stars Alright for Science Fiction.......2007-04-23

    This is an unusual film.

    Great for big fans of science fiction.

    I didn't get the point of this, and was a little bored.

    Mr. Depp does look good in black leather, but then again so did Elvis Presley.....

    5 out of 5 stars Lovedrug Matches up with Edward Scissorhands?.......2007-04-14

    Hey,

    I just wanted to give you the scoop that I was talking to some of the guys from the fairly popular indie rock band Lovedrug and they mentioned that their album is based on the tim burton movie Edward Scissorhands and that their music fits up to the movie perfectly. Here is the kicker though...it matches up best when the cd/ipod is on shuffle. They mentioned that you can even better the experience by turning on repeat so it plays for the whole movie. That's how perfect it is. I think the album is called everything starts where it ends.

    I tried it and it did work, weirdly enough :)

    Thought it was kind of cool so I wanted to share....
    Charlie Rose with Tim Burton; Johnny Depp (November 15, 1999)
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    • I LOVED IT
    • Nice interview
    		 Charlie Rose with Tim Burton; Johnny Depp (November 15, 1999)

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    ASIN: B000IU32AC
    Release Date: 2006-09-18

    Description

    An interview with the director of the film Sleepy Hollow, Tim Burton. Burton speaks about the inspiration for the film, the classic Washington Irving story on which it is based, and his chemistry with the actor Johnny Depp. Then, Depp, the leading actor in Sleepy Hollow, talks about his performance and shares his reasons for choosing unconventional roles.

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars I LOVED IT .......2007-05-09

    IT WAS LIKE JOHNNY WAS IN THE ROOM .
    I SEEN IT 6 TIMES ALREADY IT IS HOT.

    4 out of 5 stars Nice interview.......2007-01-11

    If you are a really Johnny Depp Fan you should have this
    interview (or Tim Burton Fan or both)
    The interview is about Sleepy Hollow.
    Edward Scissorhands
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • Great Movie and Great Acting.
    • Johnny Depp is Beautiful in Leather
    • Love it
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    		 Edward Scissorhands
    Starring: Johnny Depp , Winona Ryder , Dianne Wiest , Anthony Michael Hall , and Kathy Baker
    Director: Tim Burton
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    ASIN: B0000AC8LI
    Release Date: 2002-05-21

    Amazon.com essential video

    Edward Scissorhands achieves the nearly impossible feat of capturing the delicate flavor of a fable or fairy tale in a live-action movie. The story follows a young man named Edward (Johnny Depp), who was created by an inventor (Vincent Price, in one of his last roles) who died before he could give the poor creature a pair of human hands. Edward lives alone in a ruined Gothic castle that just happens to be perched above a pastel-colored suburb inhabited by breadwinning husbands and frustrated housewives straight out of the 1950s. One day, Peg (Dianne Wiest), the local Avon lady, comes calling. Finding Edward alone, she kindly invites him to come home with her, where she hopes to help him with his pasty complexion and those nasty nicks he's given himself with his razor-sharp fingers. Soon Edward's skill with topiary sculpture and hair design make him popular in the neighborhood--but the mood turns just as swiftly against the outsider when he starts to feel his own desires, particularly for Peg's daughter Kim (Winona Ryder). Most of director Tim Burton's movies (such as Pee Wee's Big Adventure, Beetlejuice, Batman) are visual spectacles with elements of fantasy, but Edward Scissorhands is more tender and personal than the others. Edward's wild black hair is much like Burton's, suggesting that the character represents the director's own feelings of estrangement and co-option. Johnny Depp, making his first successful leap from TV to film, captures Edward's childlike vulnerability even while his physical posture evokes horror icons like the vampire in Nosferatu and the sleepwalker in The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. Classic horror films, at their heart, feel a deep sympathy for the monsters they portray; simply and affectingly, Edward Scissorhands lays that heart bare. --Bret Fetzer

    Description

    Once upon a time in a castle high on a hill lived an inventor whose greatest creation was named Edward. Although Edward had an irresistible charm, he wasn't quite perfect. The inventor's sudden death left him unfinished, with sharp shears of metal for hands. Edward lived alone in the darkness until one day a kind Avon lady took him home to live with her family. And so began Edward's fantastical adventures in a pastel paradise known as Suburbia.

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Great Movie and Great Acting........2007-07-05

    I had seen this movie when I was a kid and decided to revisit it after watching some of Johnny Depp's newer movies (Pirates of the Carribean, Willy Wonka etc.). Depp's performance in this movie is just as outstanding and intriguing as his other movies. His character is a machine that was turned into a human and his performance is believable. This movie is also a true Tim Burtonesque film. The imagery is quite contrasting with brightly colored homes in the community contrasting the dark and bleak mansion on the hill. This movies message is quite strong and worth showing to children and adults of all ages.

    5 out of 5 stars Johnny Depp is Beautiful in Leather.......2007-06-08

    It would be hard for me to be critical about Johnny Depp, or even Tim Burton for that matter. I like just about all their movies. In this flick, Johnny Depp plays a tormented teen that spent all his childhood living in the haunted house on the hill, with an old dude and scissors for hands. Already he has my deepest sympathies. Falls for the girl next door,Wynona Ryder, but dosent get the girl, because the angry mob scares him off, and eddy with his scissorhands the girl next door, decide for his safety they could never be together. Go figure! As usual society wins. But it was good that it didnt end with a cheesy ending cuz that would ruin it. So definetly a must see, thats if you haven't seen it already. or u have the movie sitting with the other many Johnny Depp movies that u made a shrine out of.

    5 out of 5 stars Love it.......2007-05-19

    I loved this film. It was really sad, and this film is very touching. It also teaches you that people will always behave differently and ostracise people who are different, and even if they don't, something or someone will always go and ruin it. While the neighbours were generally accepting of him at first and even found him rather useful, the awful, nasty revolting Jim ruined it by taking advantage of him. It was a very sad story, and it had great acting. A movie to be loved by all ages.

    4 out of 5 stars Alright for Science Fiction.......2007-04-23

    This is an unusual film.

    Great for big fans of science fiction.

    I didn't get the point of this, and was a little bored.

    Mr. Depp does look good in black leather, but then again so did Elvis Presley.....

    5 out of 5 stars Lovedrug Matches up with Edward Scissorhands?.......2007-04-14

    Hey,

    I just wanted to give you the scoop that I was talking to some of the guys from the fairly popular indie rock band Lovedrug and they mentioned that their album is based on the tim burton movie Edward Scissorhands and that their music fits up to the movie perfectly. Here is the kicker though...it matches up best when the cd/ipod is on shuffle. They mentioned that you can even better the experience by turning on repeat so it plays for the whole movie. That's how perfect it is. I think the album is called everything starts where it ends.

    I tried it and it did work, weirdly enough :)

    Thought it was kind of cool so I wanted to share....
    Edward Scissorhands [Region 2]
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • Great Movie and Great Acting.
    • Johnny Depp is Beautiful in Leather
    • Love it
    • Alright for Science Fiction
    • Lovedrug Matches up with Edward Scissorhands?
    		 Edward Scissorhands [Region 2]
    Starring: Johnny Depp , Winona Ryder , Dianne Wiest , Anthony Michael Hall , and Kathy Baker
    Director: Tim Burton
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    ASIN: B00004Y3OG

    Amazon.com essential video

    Edward Scissorhands achieves the nearly impossible feat of capturing the delicate flavor of a fable or fairy tale in a live-action movie. The story follows a young man named Edward (Johnny Depp), who was created by an inventor (Vincent Price, in one of his last roles) who died before he could give the poor creature a pair of human hands. Edward lives alone in a ruined Gothic castle that just happens to be perched above a pastel-colored suburb inhabited by breadwinning husbands and frustrated housewives straight out of the 1950s. One day, Peg (Dianne Wiest), the local Avon lady, comes calling. Finding Edward alone, she kindly invites him to come home with her, where she hopes to help him with his pasty complexion and those nasty nicks he's given himself with his razor-sharp fingers. Soon Edward's skill with topiary sculpture and hair design make him popular in the neighborhood--but the mood turns just as swiftly against the outsider when he starts to feel his own desires, particularly for Peg's daughter Kim (Winona Ryder). Most of director Tim Burton's movies (such as Pee Wee's Big Adventure, Beetlejuice, Batman) are visual spectacles with elements of fantasy, but Edward Scissorhands is more tender and personal than the others. Edward's wild black hair is much like Burton's, suggesting that the character represents the director's own feelings of estrangement and co-option. Johnny Depp, making his first successful leap from TV to film, captures Edward's childlike vulnerability even while his physical posture evokes horror icons like the vampire in Nosferatu and the sleepwalker in The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. Classic horror films, at their heart, feel a deep sympathy for the monsters they portray; simply and affectingly, Edward Scissorhands lays that heart bare. --Bret Fetzer

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Great Movie and Great Acting........2007-07-05

    I had seen this movie when I was a kid and decided to revisit it after watching some of Johnny Depp's newer movies (Pirates of the Carribean, Willy Wonka etc.). Depp's performance in this movie is just as outstanding and intriguing as his other movies. His character is a machine that was turned into a human and his performance is believable. This movie is also a true Tim Burtonesque film. The imagery is quite contrasting with brightly colored homes in the community contrasting the dark and bleak mansion on the hill. This movies message is quite strong and worth showing to children and adults of all ages.

    5 out of 5 stars Johnny Depp is Beautiful in Leather.......2007-06-08

    It would be hard for me to be critical about Johnny Depp, or even Tim Burton for that matter. I like just about all their movies. In this flick, Johnny Depp plays a tormented teen that spent all his childhood living in the haunted house on the hill, with an old dude and scissors for hands. Already he has my deepest sympathies. Falls for the girl next door,Wynona Ryder, but dosent get the girl, because the angry mob scares him off, and eddy with his scissorhands the girl next door, decide for his safety they could never be together. Go figure! As usual society wins. But it was good that it didnt end with a cheesy ending cuz that would ruin it. So definetly a must see, thats if you haven't seen it already. or u have the movie sitting with the other many Johnny Depp movies that u made a shrine out of.

    5 out of 5 stars Love it.......2007-05-19

    I loved this film. It was really sad, and this film is very touching. It also teaches you that people will always behave differently and ostracise people who are different, and even if they don't, something or someone will always go and ruin it. While the neighbours were generally accepting of him at first and even found him rather useful, the awful, nasty revolting Jim ruined it by taking advantage of him. It was a very sad story, and it had great acting. A movie to be loved by all ages.

    4 out of 5 stars Alright for Science Fiction.......2007-04-23

    This is an unusual film.

    Great for big fans of science fiction.

    I didn't get the point of this, and was a little bored.

    Mr. Depp does look good in black leather, but then again so did Elvis Presley.....

    5 out of 5 stars Lovedrug Matches up with Edward Scissorhands?.......2007-04-14

    Hey,

    I just wanted to give you the scoop that I was talking to some of the guys from the fairly popular indie rock band Lovedrug and they mentioned that their album is based on the tim burton movie Edward Scissorhands and that their music fits up to the movie perfectly. Here is the kicker though...it matches up best when the cd/ipod is on shuffle. They mentioned that you can even better the experience by turning on repeat so it plays for the whole movie. That's how perfect it is. I think the album is called everything starts where it ends.

    I tried it and it did work, weirdly enough :)

    Thought it was kind of cool so I wanted to share....
    Edward Scissorhands [Region 2]
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • Great Movie and Great Acting.
    • Johnny Depp is Beautiful in Leather
    • Love it
    • Alright for Science Fiction
    • Lovedrug Matches up with Edward Scissorhands?
    		 Edward Scissorhands [Region 2]
    Starring: Johnny Depp , Winona Ryder , Dianne Wiest , Anthony Michael Hall , and Kathy Baker
    Director: Tim Burton
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    ASIN: B00004UGBP

    Amazon.com essential video

    Edward Scissorhands achieves the nearly impossible feat of capturing the delicate flavor of a fable or fairy tale in a live-action movie. The story follows a young man named Edward (Johnny Depp), who was created by an inventor (Vincent Price, in one of his last roles) who died before he could give the poor creature a pair of human hands. Edward lives alone in a ruined Gothic castle that just happens to be perched above a pastel-colored suburb inhabited by breadwinning husbands and frustrated housewives straight out of the 1950s. One day, Peg (Dianne Wiest), the local Avon lady, comes calling. Finding Edward alone, she kindly invites him to come home with her, where she hopes to help him with his pasty complexion and those nasty nicks he's given himself with his razor-sharp fingers. Soon Edward's skill with topiary sculpture and hair design make him popular in the neighborhood--but the mood turns just as swiftly against the outsider when he starts to feel his own desires, particularly for Peg's daughter Kim (Winona Ryder). Most of director Tim Burton's movies (such as Pee Wee's Big Adventure, Beetlejuice, Batman) are visual spectacles with elements of fantasy, but Edward Scissorhands is more tender and personal than the others. Edward's wild black hair is much like Burton's, suggesting that the character represents the director's own feelings of estrangement and co-option. Johnny Depp, making his first successful leap from TV to film, captures Edward's childlike vulnerability even while his physical posture evokes horror icons like the vampire in Nosferatu and the sleepwalker in The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. Classic horror films, at their heart, feel a deep sympathy for the monsters they portray; simply and affectingly, Edward Scissorhands lays that heart bare. --Bret Fetzer

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Great Movie and Great Acting........2007-07-05

    I had seen this movie when I was a kid and decided to revisit it after watching some of Johnny Depp's newer movies (Pirates of the Carribean, Willy Wonka etc.). Depp's performance in this movie is just as outstanding and intriguing as his other movies. His character is a machine that was turned into a human and his performance is believable. This movie is also a true Tim Burtonesque film. The imagery is quite contrasting with brightly colored homes in the community contrasting the dark and bleak mansion on the hill. This movies message is quite strong and worth showing to children and adults of all ages.

    5 out of 5 stars Johnny Depp is Beautiful in Leather.......2007-06-08

    It would be hard for me to be critical about Johnny Depp, or even Tim Burton for that matter. I like just about all their movies. In this flick, Johnny Depp plays a tormented teen that spent all his childhood living in the haunted house on the hill, with an old dude and scissors for hands. Already he has my deepest sympathies. Falls for the girl next door,Wynona Ryder, but dosent get the girl, because the angry mob scares him off, and eddy with his scissorhands the girl next door, decide for his safety they could never be together. Go figure! As usual society wins. But it was good that it didnt end with a cheesy ending cuz that would ruin it. So definetly a must see, thats if you haven't seen it already. or u have the movie sitting with the other many Johnny Depp movies that u made a shrine out of.

    5 out of 5 stars Love it.......2007-05-19

    I loved this film. It was really sad, and this film is very touching. It also teaches you that people will always behave differently and ostracise people who are different, and even if they don't, something or someone will always go and ruin it. While the neighbours were generally accepting of him at first and even found him rather useful, the awful, nasty revolting Jim ruined it by taking advantage of him. It was a very sad story, and it had great acting. A movie to be loved by all ages.

    4 out of 5 stars Alright for Science Fiction.......2007-04-23

    This is an unusual film.

    Great for big fans of science fiction.

    I didn't get the point of this, and was a little bored.

    Mr. Depp does look good in black leather, but then again so did Elvis Presley.....

    5 out of 5 stars Lovedrug Matches up with Edward Scissorhands?.......2007-04-14

    Hey,

    I just wanted to give you the scoop that I was talking to some of the guys from the fairly popular indie rock band Lovedrug and they mentioned that their album is based on the tim burton movie Edward Scissorhands and that their music fits up to the movie perfectly. Here is the kicker though...it matches up best when the cd/ipod is on shuffle. They mentioned that you can even better the experience by turning on repeat so it plays for the whole movie. That's how perfect it is. I think the album is called everything starts where it ends.

    I tried it and it did work, weirdly enough :)

    Thought it was kind of cool so I wanted to share....
    Tim Burton's Corpse Bride (Lenticular Cover + Illustrated Storybook)
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      		Tim Burton's Corpse Bride (Lenticular Cover + Illustrated Storybook)
      Starring: Emily Watson , and Helena Bonham Carter
      Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
      ProductGroup: DVD
      Binding: DVD

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      Product Features:
      • Exclusive Bonus "Corpse Bride The Illustrated Story" Book
      • Lenticular Slipsleeve Cover
      • Danny Elfman Interprets the Two Worlds
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      ASIN: B000SNFQ2G

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      Limited Edition Packaging features a Lenticular Slipsleeve Cover and an Exclusive Collector's Book.
      Big Fish (Limited Edition - Includes Hardcover Book, Film Frame and Fridge Magnet) [Region 3 Import]
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        		Big Fish (Limited Edition - Includes Hardcover Book, Film Frame and Fridge Magnet) [Region 3 Import]

        Manufacturer: Columbia TriStar
        ProductGroup: DVD
        Binding: DVD

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        Product Features:
        • Includes "Fairy Tale for a Grown Up" Hardcover Book
        • Includes Film Frame
        • Includes Fridge Magnet with a scene from the Film

        ASIN: B000HH03TE

        Product Description

        Throughout his life Edward Bloom (Ewan McGregor) has always been a man of big appetites, enormous passions and tall tales. In his later years, portrayed by five-time Best Actor Oscar nominee Albert Finney (Best Actor in a Supporting Role, ERIN BROCKOVICH, 2000), he remains a huge mystery to his son, William (Billy Crudup). Now, to get to know the real man, Will begins piecing together a true picture of his father from flashbacks of his amazing adventures in this marvel of a movie.

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