An inventor’s human-like creation must struggle to find his way in suburbia after his creator’s untimely death.

As a kid, I was a huge Johnny Depp fan because of his work on 21 JUMP STREET. I didn’t follow him to the big screen and it wasn’t until a few years ago that I revisited some of his earlier work and jumped back on the Johnny-wagon. Scissorhands was one of his first leading roles and arguably, one of his best.

Now that I’m older and wiser…well older anyway, I see this movie as a psychological metaphor for Mr. Burton’s childhood. In an interview he did with our very own Mike Sampson, he discussed his horrible curse of having scissors instead of hands. Wait…that was the movie, Mr. Burton is the one that didn’t fit in as a child. I won’t get too psychological on you, but you can see the struggles of Tim Burton’s life/childhood in his movies and none more so than Scissorhands.

I enjoy Tim Burton movies but I know a lot of people struggle with his odd style and original storytelling. I think he’s an outstanding director and he has a knack for getting the best out of his actors. The acting is great with all the players adding the right amount of cheese and sincerity into their roles, which is not an easy task in a Tim Burton movie. Danny Elfman deserves a lot of credit here also as his creepy score drives our emotions from one moment to the next. Scissorhands is a good film that’s worth a revisit and maybe a discussion for a psychology class.

Video: Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1): This is the same transfer as found on the original release. It looks very good with only minor imperfections sprinkled throughout.

Audio: English 4.0 Dolby Digital, French 2.0 with English and Spanish subtitles: Again, the same mix and I don’t understand why they would release this again without adding in a 5.1 mix. If your standard B-movie can get the remix, then why not a classic Tim Burton film?

This is a shameless re-packaging, but I have to admit that I like the collectible tin and the six movie stills. Otherwise, if you already own the 10th anniversary edition, you’d be buying the exact same DVD.

Commentary with director Tim Burton: Tim Burton is an interesting guy and he does a good job keeping the commentary going by himself. Sometimes single person commentaries are boring because they don’t have anyone to bounce off of, but Tim Burton is an interesting guy and doesn’t need much help.

Commentary with composer Danny Elfman: This one is a little bit dry compared to Mr. Burton’s. Obviously, he only talks about the score and ideas associated with the music. I feel that it would have been great to have he and Tim Burton do a track together, but alas, it wasn’t meant to be.

Sound Bites: These are several interview questions that appear on screen and then we cut to the actors and filmmakers giving their answers. I’ve never seen anything set up like this and I don’t know why they did it this way. It would’ve been much easier to watch in featurette form.

Featurette: This is a promotional piece from the early nineties. It’s OK, but nothing special.

There are also Trailers, TV spots and Concept art.

Burton and Depp have teamed up a few times over the years, but EDWARD SCISSORHANDS always sticks out to me. It’s a touching film with outstanding visuals, a beautiful score and great acting.