The Collector is simultaneously of its time and remarkably unique, particularly in terms of its visuals. The editing lands somewhere between Saw and Final Destination - with crazy kills to match - but with some of the boldest coloring decisions I’ve seen in a film of this ilk. It mostly works in its favor. The imagery is consistently striking and memorable, even when there isn't intense horror on-screen.
That said, the sheer amount of torture/trap scenes do very little for…
Kind of a strange movie in that I’m not sure if it was trying to be Catholic propaganda to some degree or if it just went way too hard on the devil/god angle. Either way, I did enjoy a lot of the build up here. The jumpscares and scenes of prolonged darkness can feel kind of cheap, but the tension was otherwise built well and I did become invested in how they were gonna get them out of there. …But…
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
hot tip: when you're deciding which one of your friends to kill so you can have a murderous dinner party, don't kill the guy who's never late to parties..
why does the scene with steve buscemi eating chicken have better sound editing than like 75% of the movie? i’m hearing that chicken chewing in hd.
