Tuesday, March 26, 2013

The Collection

Best beginning of any movie I've seen lately. I literally watched it with my mouth hanging open. It reminded me of the beginning scene of Ghost Ship, which was disturbing and fascinating at the same time, but this is more real. Then the movie gets going and doesn't stop. I liked the first movie, The Collector, but I was distracted by how the main character, Arkin, kept doing everything wrong. And the other characters, too; if they had just listened to Arkin they would've made it out. In this one, Arkin is trying to save a rich man's daughter who is the latest addition to the collection of the mad man, because Arkin is the only one who knows where the guy is and how he operates. He makes better decisions this time around, and the other players are really good, unlike the family from the first movie. There were moments where I was yelling at the screen; how does the guy with the big gun still end up dead, and did they just keep forgetting that every room is booby-trapped? But these are minor points, and again, necessary to keep the movie going. Lee Tergesen (an actor I love, but no one has heard of) is great as the kidnapped girl's guardian, and the girl herself pulls through at the end and didn't annoy me by screaming the whole time. I was literally tense with anticipation at what would happen next, and I wanted to watch it again immediately after it ended.That, for me at least, makes this one of the best horror movies of last year. Just trust me... see this one.

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