When Tim Burton Was A Master

Rating: 10/10 (26 January 2020)

No doubt about it, this movie is a Christmas classic, if you can really call it that. It's dark and gritty, the story is detailed and fun, Johnny Depp's performance is an outstanding effort, I wish Tim Burton still directed films this good. Tim was on a streak, he had done Pee Wee, Beetlejuice and Batman all critically acclaimed, all of his older films are like classics to me, too bad he is wrapped up in doing crappy remakes and average Disney movies nowadays. To be honest, this is proof you don't need a lot of blood and gore in a dark movie, Psycho proved that to everyone. Spoiler time: The scene when Edward stabs Jim with his scissorhands is just epic, and I've got to admit that the whole fight sequence between Kim, Ed and Jim is ultimate and perfect filmmaking. Grade: A+