The Movie: Yes, yes, yes, this is yet another one of those movies that everyone has seen and talks about that I've never seen... until today. From the mind of Tim Burton comes the highly stylized story of a very ordinary suburban neighborhood and their very extraordinary visitor from a dark mansion on top of the hill that overlooks this neighborhood.

Edward Scissorhands was created by an inventor that lived in that mansion, but died before his creation was complete -- Edward had scissors for hands. One day the Avon lady drops by to try to sell some cosmetics and ends up taking Edward, who lives up on this hill all alone, home with her.

As it turns out, Edward, though socially inept (after all those years of living by himself with no outside contact), is amazingly talented with his hands, and is able to create beautiful sculptures out of ice, or shrubbery, or even hair. He takes on a liking for the Avon lady's beautiful daughter (Wynona Ryder), and his strange look and demeanor make him the subject of all the buzz in the neighborhood and everyone is excited to be around him...

Everyone except for Wynona's boyfriend who fills up with jealous rage and attempts to sabotage Edward's good reputation.

All in all, this is a great movie of great value, and a wonderful look that could only come from Tim Burton, complimented by the soundtrack by the always-brilliant Danny Elfman.

The DVD: The video transfer on this disc is quite good -- mostly grainless, with a few specs of dust, but otherwise clean and fully saturated with Tim Burton's bold color choices.

The audio is nothing special, with very little use of the surround channel, and is about as average as average gets. There are, however, a number of special features, including separate audio commentary tracks by Tim Burton and Danny Elfman, the original featurette, short interviews with the cast, two theatrical trailers (both in 4:3), English and Spanish TV spots, and conceptual art. The menus are also pretty cool.