The Collector (2009)

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Arkin is works at the house that he intends to rob. On the night of the robbery he comes across an unexpected surprise. The family is trapped inside the house as the Collector is slowly torturing the family to death. Arkin is forced to make the grisly decision of helping the family, or letting suffer their fate.


"He always takes one". This film was directed and written by Marcus Dunstan. This is his first film to direct. This film was originally intended to be a Saw prequel, which is why the films horror style is so similar to the Saw films. So, yes, it is torture porn. This film definitely was not intended for children. The story is great for general horror. There isn't much backstory to this film. It has a very general plot to scare audiences. It doesn't really offer anything new to the genre except for a new killer face. It possible that a new horror icon might have been created. It has a fairly large body count, and plenty of gore to keep audiences squirming in their seats. It is very good at keeping the desperation, and the urge to scream 'run'. This film uses great cinematography to build up the suspense of certain situations. There is also a lot of play off sounds.

The cast worked well creating the chaos for the film. Since this is torture porn there isn't much character development. Most of the characters are present to be corpses. Josh Stewart played the role of Arkin. He was great in his role. He gave the film true panic and emotional desperation. Karley Scott Collins played the role of Hannah Chase. She was good in her role. She gave the film some innocence  Madeline Zima played the role of Jill Chase. She was good in her small role. She was the general rebellious teenager. Andrea Roth and Michael Reilly Burke played the roles of Victoria and Michael Chase. They were good in their very small roles.

I give this film 5 out of 5 stars! This is a great horror film-especially if you love the sub-genre. It is moderately predictable, and doesn't create anything new for the horror world.

Answer to last blog: Actor Alan Tudyk, Wreck-It Ralph, starred in the film I, Robot.

Que: What Saw film did writer/director Marcus Dunstan not write?

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