The Collector (2009)

That was an excellent one.

Just perfect...

A Masterpiece!

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

This movie made me want to stitch MY eyes shut! I guess the Collector is really Dash from the Incredibles. Good God the equipment he carries in his white van. And so meticulously created. If you have the victims trapped why is all this set up needed? And what if none of the victims are worth being collected? He just kills them & blows up the house? Like that pattern wouldn't catch the attention of authorities. And his getting to the ambulance was truly a land speed record. This was just lots of gore, absurdity & mimicked slowing down to see a car wreck, for those of us who sat through to the bitter end.

When people render film reviews many will go into who played what and why or talk about the personal biased towards certain performances. I try to avoid the whole realm of your typical film reviews.The truth about this movie is it is simple. Not truly scary or in the Genre of Horror- it has a draw from SAW but that is where it ends. The basis for the plot is generic at best, a man goes to rob a place to pay off loan sharks for wife and gets caught in a web of sadistic torture. The house this takes place in, come on, way to small of a house to hold that many traps, and when did this killer have the time to set up these traps when the sub text this was all supposed to take place within a day. Although I did like the story itself, Josh Stewart was terrible acting wise in this. To many things seem to get swept to the side, and there are obvious points the writer and directors left out for speculation. The traps were interesting as they were to inflict the most pain. I give this a somber 5

The Collector (2009) is a very thrilling horror film that will keep every member of the audience on the edge of their seat dying to know what happens next. This is a horror movie that's not for everyone though, because of how graphic and realistic it is at times. The actors are well cast and I think they do a great job with their roles. The main character had just enough depth and backstory for the audience to care about what happens to him. I liked the set up for how the house and everything was set up. The house was basically rigged as one giant death trap by the antagonist, the collector. The thrill factor is very high. In my opinion, this movie is far more thrilling and anxiety inducing than it is scary. I wasn't all that scared by it, but it did cause me to be on the edge of my seat. If you're looking for a good thrilling horror movie that is well acted, then I would suggest this one. I have not seen the sequel, the collection, but I plan on it. I'm interested to see where they take it, I'm hoping it picks up right where this film leaves off. And I won't spoil anything for anyone, but I'm hoping this movie's ending gets a little more closure. 8/10 for The Collector.

Dear Marcus Dunstan, jeez man! I do not understand this sort of mindless gore fest without any character development or other interesting cinematic elements. It was almost as if you couldn't wait to introduce the characters and get that part out of the way so that you could start with the violence. You ought to watch some Rob Zombie movies or something.The film did start off quite well. Josh Stewart is a reasonably good actor. His interaction with the family whose house he works at and his wife were at least mildly engaging.I guess your film is not without merit. You do have your own unique style. The atmosphere cultivated by screaming and breathing of the psycho and loud background score. The staged violence as a result of many traps set in the house. But it is all pretty over the top and relentless and gets boring very soon.Best Regards, Pimpin.