Movie #178: Edward Scissorhands

Movie #: 178
Movie Title: Edward Scissorhands
Year Released: 1990

Director: Tim Burton
Notable Cast: Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest, Anthony Michael Hall, Kathy Baker, Alan Arkin

Short Description: A gentle man, with scissors for hands, is brought into a new community after living in isolation. (IMDB.com)


Rank on the Top 100 Lists (as of 1/7/2013)

AFI.com: N/A
IMDB.com: N/A
Ranker.com: N/A
Lifed.com: N/A
Empire.com: #66
FilmCrave.com: #100
FlickChart.com: N/A



Date Watched: 1/26/2016

Grade: 3 out of 5 (Good)

Rationale: I’m not a fan of Tim Burton because the design and story of most of his movies doesn’t appeal to me on any level. That said I actually enjoyed Edward Scissorhands. I felt he went minimalistic in his odd set and costume designs compared to other movies of his and I appreciated that. I’d even say things like the bush and ice sculptures that Edward cut where pretty cool looking. Surprisingly the story was one I found interesting too. I don’t feel this would make me want to watch other Tim Burton films, but at least Edward Scissorhands was good.