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Brilliant and touching

Absolutely brilliant

The story-telling is good with flashbacks.The film is both funny and heartbreaking. You smile in a scene and get a soulcrushing revelation in the next.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

The sequel is half decent, but this first instance is just dumb.It's as if the writer thought up a dozen "trap" type scenarios, and only then realized he had to write a plot around it. That ended up falling flat on its face. From one day to another, this rich guy's mansion turns into a booby trapped home. Really? All that design, setup, and testing overnight?And for what purpose? There's nobody in that home except the rich guy, his wife, and daughter. The wife's tied up, the rich guy is tied up, and he doesn't know about the daughter. What exactly is he trying to achieve? Who's going to run through all those traps? It's just stupid. For the gore fans, there's nothing to see here either other than some blood here and there. Nothing shocking, nothing scary, nothing surprising, nothing worth seeing at all. Waste of time.

This movie was pretty average as far as plot and cinematography goes, but MY GOD this was entertaining. I would say more creative than SAW. Wife couldn't stand the blood, and there was even a scene that got me to shudder a bit. All I will say is bugs. Also the dog part was A1

The Collector is a booby trap rigged horror flick that not only gives Saw a run for it's money, but outdoes it in the atmosphere department. This is one seriously spooky film, made so by it's eerie, claustrophobia ridden single-location setting, elaborate and maximum pain inflicting terror traps and burnished, browned out cinematography that gives it it's own aesthetic. In a creaky old heritage mansion, a cat burglar leads his team from room to room, robbing the place to pay back a hefty debt owing to his ex-wife. Only problem is, they're not alone in there. Stalking through the shadows is a silent, mask wearing phantom with a fucked up bag of tricks and a disconcerting leather face mask. Each new hallway or edifice finds them falling into one of his gory, well staged snares, from razor wire to full on bear traps and every gnarly device in between. It's never really clear who he is or why he's there save for a minuscule expository scene that you'll miss if you blink, but it's scarier that way in most cases, he could be robbing the place too for all they know and he's just getting territorial. The film is a shadow laced game of spider and fly, as each individual finally realizes they're no match for this fiend. Terrifically well made horror outing, but avoid the sequel (unimaginably called The Collection), as it takes everything that works so well here and shines a silly, noisy spotlight on it. This one will work you over and spit you out a clammy, nervous mess after it's 90 minute stranglehold has had it's way with you.

PROS: For starters, the acting in this film is so good its beyond words. The true raw emotions that each actor takes on is revealed with such honesty that it is hard to look over. You had love, fear, compassion, and pain that embody the film and its rawness so well. The other thing that I noticed as a critic was tactfulness of the plot. For me it is the little things that can throw a film off, but in this movie those little things were addressed in a polished way. This overall made the already great storyline even better! The whole idea of a booby trapped house made for a compelling film. And to top it all off the film was so well crafted. The special effects were great, the scenery was terrific, and the setting was so well organized and thought out.CONS: The biggest problem I had was with the resolution and build up of tension. To me there were way to many climaxes and just a really crummy resolution. The ending could've been better if it wasn't after 4 different climaxes. It would've been more impactful.www.chorror.com