The Collection

Name: The Collection
Genre: Action, Thriller, Horror
Released: November 30, 2012
Duration: 82 min
Rating: 38
Cast: Christopher McDonald, Emma Fitzpatrick, Josh Stewart, Randall Archer

2012

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LD Entertainment | Release Date: November 30, 2012 | R

Starring: Christopher McDonald, Emma Fitzpatrick, Josh Stewart, Randall Archer

Summary: 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 trackArkin 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.… Expand

Director: Marcus Dunstan

Genre(s): Action, Thriller, Horror

Rating: R

Runtime: 82 min

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Matt Donato

Jun 28, 2017

The Collection is one of those horror films that really makes you sound like a deranged psychopath for recommending, but demands to be spread like a mind-controlling plague. Read full review

Clark Collis

Nov 28, 2012

Remarkably, the result manages to be both more preposterous and more efficient than its predecessor, with a couple of deaths occurring so swiftly they border on the subliminal. Read full review

Nick Pinkerton

Dec 4, 2012

The Collection doesn't have much to recommend it beyond a first-reel bloodbath rivaling "Blade" and "Death Ship." Read full review

IndieWire Eric Kohn

Nov 29, 2012

The whole thing is a fairly yawn-a-rific affair until the vengeful prologue establishes a wicked role reversal, hinting at the better movie that filmmakers more interested in storytelling would have made. Read full review

Bilge Ebiri

Dec 3, 2012

The movie's a smorgasbord of horror, and, ironically, that takes the teeth out of it. We're not really in this villain's world, because we don't know what his world is, or what he is, or what he's trying to even do. It's like a nightmare designed by someone who's heard a lot about nightmares but has never actually had one. Read full review

Michael O'Sullivan

Nov 30, 2012

Dull and repetitive, even by the standards of an already repetitive genre. Read full review

Mick LaSalle

Nov 29, 2012

The Collection is bloody, disgusting and ridiculous, but the one thing it's not is horror, not real horror, not in the sense of tense or scary. It's not cinema, either. It's not even fun. Read full review

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DJohnson

Dec 22, 2012

absolutely epic, tense, frenetic, scary, ultra-gory and action-packed on a much larger scale than the collector, the collection is everything horror fans could hope for, and there are still surprises to be had.

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HaithamBayazeed

Jan 28, 2013

Epic, Amazing, Scary, Breathtaking, Nerve trespasser, I enjoyed every half a second of it, this is what I call a gruesome Horror, not SAW **** this one is highly recommended

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samarathenymph

Dec 20, 2012

the collection is almost, A L M O S T, as good as the original, but unfortunately, most of the characters are not traditionally likeable, or understandable, because, and this is not really a spoiler, but they're mercenaries who coerce arkin to bring them to the collector's hideout, like ithe collection is almost, A L M O S T, as good as the original, but unfortunately, most of the characters are not traditionally likeable, or understandable, because, and this is not really a spoiler, but they're mercenaries who coerce arkin to bring them to the collector's hideout, like i said, not that likeable, only one manages to redeem himself (however remotely), and elena is not given much development, but i digress, in all other respects, this is bigger, more developed, than the original, though it maintains the refreshing simplicity that made the original so good, from the plot, (i explained it), to the traps, (what's simpler than sharp things and blunt things attached to a tripwire?), it effectively continues arkin's story with a more than ominous conclusion, this risky idea blossoms under dunstan's devoted and effective direction/writing, and it becomes something fans of the first film, (me included), are going to love and cherish - samarathenymph xoxo (happy doomsday)… Expand

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McCorpse

Jul 14, 2013

meh I was definatly hoping for this movie to be better thn it was yet it wasn't a total disappointment. It didn't live up to the original in that it had a few unintentionally cheesy moments but it still upped the gore level.

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KaptainHutchino

Dec 12, 2013

The Saw similarities make it nothing new, (it was intended to be a Saw prequel, so, come on) but this film works by keeping the suspense going and making a genuinely creepy character out of the Collector that makes you want to keep watching.

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meydianarizki21

Aug 15, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I am a person who rarely loses words. For this movie I have failed to find words to describe how sadly awful this movie is.

Apart form its miraculous predictability; this movie makes no sense. The characters are stupid, the killer is stupid, and there is no story like whatsoever.

After starting as a possible good movie, all the potential is lost because of the illogical sequence of events that follow. The team who is supposed to go face the manic killer is composed of 5 people; a sad number against a mass murder who is obviously capable of slaughtering them all. Especially that they went to fight him at his shrine, which would obviously be filled with all kinds of traps.

To further exacerbate the situation, the movie comes to an abrupt end without making much sense as to where the actors got their sudden strength and existence of a brain from.

Perhaps the only two reasons that made me give this movie a rating of one are first, IMDb doesn't allow for a rating of 0 and second, because of the interesting way that the writers chose to show us that the story hasn't ended yet. Although, to say the least, the lack of any interesting material in this one would probably discourage one from watching the next movie.

Save yourself a good hour ans 22 minutes and do something else with your life.

I can't believe the writers of saw, who are known for their writing genius, went so low as to write such a sad excuse for a horror film.

Bottom line: Do Not Watch This. Fail.… Expand

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badbrad51

Mar 23, 2013

Once again, another piece of crap spit out. I dont know how these guys get the funding to put out such garbage. The only cool scene is at the rave/dance when they all got mutilated (which also makes zero sense for the rest of the film). Nobody knows what a good horror/thriller is anymore,Once again, another piece of crap spit out. I dont know how these guys get the funding to put out such garbage. The only cool scene is at the rave/dance when they all got mutilated (which also makes zero sense for the rest of the film). Nobody knows what a good horror/thriller is anymore, its all retarded scenarios. Dont waste your time on this trash.… Expand

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