{"id":81674,"date":"2015-11-30T01:00:11","date_gmt":"2015-11-30T01:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/?p=81674"},"modified":"2015-11-05T19:03:13","modified_gmt":"2015-11-05T19:03:13","slug":"edward-scissorhands-25th-anniversary-blu-ray-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/reviews\/edward-scissorhands-25th-anniversary-blu-ray-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Edward Scissorhands 25th Anniversary Blu-ray review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">When a mad<\/span><span class=\"s2\"> inventor suddenly dies, his creation, Edward \u2013 a pale, raggedy man with scissors for hands \u2013 is left alone in a dark, dank castle with no human contact. After an indeterminable amount of time, an Avon representative named Peg Boggs finds him hiding in the castle\u2019s attic and invites him to live with her family in the bright suburban town nearby. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">Upon meeting the rest of the town\u2019s residents, Edward soon becomes a celebrity, and the most in-demand stylist in the area. But it\u2019s not long before his gift turns back into a curse, and his time in the limelight is cut short. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">Some may argue that Tim Burton\u2019s <em><strong>Edward Scissorhands<\/strong><\/em> isn\u2019t a Christmas movie. It tells the story of the first time snow fell on the town under the hilltop castle, and features a Christmas scene, but it doesn\u2019t linger on festivities. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">However, the feeling you get when you watch it, even 25 years after its first release, is very much in the spirit of Christmas. It\u2019s warm-hearted and magical, and makes you want to sip spiced berry punch by the fireplace. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">Unlike much of Burton\u2019s filmography, this is a film for everyone. Whether you\u2019ve grown up loving it or are seeing it for the very first time, it\u2019s remarkably difficult to not find something to like about it. From the topiary dinosaurs to the angel ice sculptures, it feels like a fairy tale come to life, but with Burton\u2019s signature twist. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">Additionally, Caroline Thompson\u2019s often funny, often endearing and always entertaining script partnered with composer Danny Elfman\u2019s enchanting soundtrack make Edward\u2019s story unforgettable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">For the 25th anniversary, the film has been beautifully restored in HD with bonus crew commentaries and beautiful new cover artwork. Unfortunately, UK fans miss out on most of the goodies that US fans get, which include a heart-shaped cookie cutter, a string of paper dolls and an air freshener in the shape of one of Edward\u2019s topiary reindeers. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Does Tim Burton&#8217;s classic Edward Scissorhands retain its magic?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":81676,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"quote","meta":{"MSN_Categories":"Uncategorized","MSN_Publish_Option":false,"MSN_Is_Local_News":false,"MSN_Is_AIAC_Included":"Empty","MSN_Location":"[]","MSN_Add_Feature_Img_On_Top_Of_Post":false,"MSN_Has_Custom_Author":false,"MSN_Custom_Author":"","MSN_Has_Custom_Canonical_Url":false,"MSN_Custom_Canonical_Url":""},"categories":[2617,8],"tags":[4850],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Edward-Scissorhands.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81674"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/37"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81674"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81674\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/81676"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81674"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scifinow.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}