Arkin escapes with his life from the vicious grips of "The Collector" during an entrapment party where he adds beautiful Elena to his "Collection." Instead of recovering from the trauma, Arkin is suddenly abducted from the hospital by mercenaries hired by Elena's wealthy father. Arkin is blackmailed to team up with the mercenaries and track down The Collector's booby trapped warehouse and save Elena.
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Nate H. reviewed The Collection (2012)
Let's Make A Sequel But Forget To Include The Style From The First One
If you blinked your eyes too fast, you may have missed 2009's The Collector, a gorefest about a serial killer who traps families in their homes and slays them in spectacular fashion. It did not do very well at the box office and it didn't even get the surge in visibility most movies get when they are released on DVD. Truth is, it wasn't a spectacular movie, but it did entertain with its house of horrors death traps that were elaborate in the vein of the Final Destination series.
But, like that series, witty ways of dispatching people is not enough to keep a franchise enjoyable. In the Collection, director Marcus Dunstan has upped the blood factor in remarkable fashion, killing off 100 or so party revelers in the opening 10 minutes. The massacre is ridiculously executed (pun intended), and sets the tone for the remaining 80 minutes.
The little style that Dunstan displayed in The Collector is absent. Here it just feels like he is trying to one up himself with each brutal murder. The plot is predictable and dull, even for a subpar horror flick. And the dialogue is not even Busch league level, more like summer softball in the park with your co workers level.
I'm sure there are some die hard slasher film fans who can appreciate the Collection somehow, but you can definitely count me out of that group.
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