When in the first 15 minutes of a horror movie you are expected to suspend your disbelief to a herculean degree, it doesn't bode well for the rest of it. Sure there is good gore but there's been better and the rest of the ridiculousness and tired boring clichés made me roll my eyes. If you have a lazy Sunday afternoon and you've watched all the good horror movies out there and already have a Netflix subscription, then go for it. Otherwise, there are better things (and better movies) to use your time on.

Very similar to Saw, works as a standalone film we did not know it was a sequel until Arkin got out of the box. A simple plot line but not very gory, not very scary, not a lot of characterisation. However, it kept moving along and did what all such films do: kept things open for another go round. Good a for a quick blast of no thinking viewing.

I'm not going to try and convince you that "The Collection"- the sequel to the underrated home-invasion thriller "The Collector"- is anything outside of exploitative "horror porn" for gore-hounds and fans of the original film. Because it's not. It's ridiculous from start-to- finish. Its plot merely a flimsy framework to justify a roller-coaster ride into depravity. Its characters ranging from generic canon-fodder to over-the-top caricatures. And its focus is almost exclusively on throwing as much nonstop gore and bat-crap insane imagery in the audiences face at every twist and turn.And I freaking love it!No, seriously. I will go on record saying that I think "The Collection" is just as good as the original in basically every single way because of one thing... honesty. This movie knows exactly what it is and what it wants to be, and it has no qualms about hiding this fact. It doesn't aspire to be more than it could possibly be and doesn't try to build a false facade of importance. It's up-front and in your face with its intentions. The creative team of Marcus Dunstan and Patrick Melton set out to make a completely psychotic sequel to their outstanding original, and by god they succeeded. And you're either in for the ride, or you're left in the dust.Some time after being taken by the mysterious "Collector", Arkin (Josh Stewart) manages to escape his captivity and flee to safety while his captor is distracted massacring teens in a memorable and wild opening sequence. But his freedom comes at a price- in his place, the Collector kidnaps Elena (Emma Fitzpatrick), the daughter of a wealthy and influential family. Soon after, Arkin is approached with a bargain- if he can use his knowledge of the Collector to help a team of hired mercenaries save Elena, he will be greatly rewarded. And so, Arkin must travel back to the lair of his enemy and infiltrate it if he has any hope of saving the girl. But what he and the others will find inside will be beyond anything they could have imagined, as they not only face the Collector himself... but learn what he does with his "collection."The movie fundamentally works thanks to its unapologetic dedication to giving audiences virtually everything they could want out of a sequel and then some, to the point it borders on self-parody at times... and yet, it always feels true to itself. The film's nuts. But it's nuts by design and it's clear everyone involved is having a blast putting on the craziest show possible. The body-count is bigger. The death- traps way more intricate. And the stakes suitably raised. From an opening murder-spree for the ages through intense sequences of characters stalking the halls of the Collector's lair to enormous brawls against the villain... it's everything the first film was, but ramped up many times. It's a twisted combo of action and bodily horror that I'd favorably compare to similar stellar-sequels such as "Aliens" or "Crank 2: High Voltage"... films that take what came before and give us roided-up, strung-out, no holds barred follow-ups.The core creative team is almost entirely intact and it's fun seeing where they take the story. Returning director/co-writer Marcus Dunstan is at the top of his game and revels in letting his twisted imagination loose on-screen. Much like in the original, his sharp sense of movement and composition lends itself well to the material, and he delivers some truly creative and captivating sequences of carnage that will leave you both laughing and completely revolted all at the same time. The script co-written with Melton is furious and quickly paced, with enough twists and turns and shocking developments to sink a ship. It's breathlessly action-packed and filled with plenty of scares and dark beats of humor. The performances are all fantastic, though Stewart and Fitzpatrick steal the show in basically every scene. They are both top-notch talents and elevate the wickedly fun script with their roles. I also admired the likes of Christopher McDonald and Lee Tergesen is strong supporting roles.Were I to point out any negatives, it's that the film does occasionally outreach its resources, leading to a few awkward moments and a handful of unintentionally amusing sequences where the effects don't quite hold up. This is clearly a $30 million film being made on a $10 million budget, and it shows with some wonky uses of cheap-looking digital stock-elements and obvious prosthetic "gore gags" that give themselves away. There's even a few key moments where you can see bursts of blood shooting out several feet in front of people that are being "killed" or even see where the blood-tubes are attached to the props because the film had to be made down-and-dirty with low-budget techniques... that don't hold up all that well when you pay close attention.Still, this is only a minor nitpick, as it doesn't really impact the film all that much outside of making a few deaths look slightly shoddy. And it definitely doesn't detract from the fact that I found "The Collection" to be a completely entertaining and very whacked-out sequel. Yes, the fact that it dives full-on into craziness and leaves logic and realism behind might turn off a lot of viewers. But I can't help but give my full recommendation to fans of the original. "The Collection" is just pure visceral fun. And thus, I give it the same score I gave the original- a very good 8 out of 10.

I just rated this movie 4 out of ten. Usually i don't wright reviews, but watching it as a rerun urged me to apologize. The scenes in which the main character (spoiler!) beats up the "villain" after he got a double fracture of his arm are inexcusable. As well as the complete lack of smoke in a room on fire. Gore alone is not enough to save the movie - i'll give it a 3/10 just for the fact that i didn't change the channel. Acting was of no concern for me - screaming while keeping eyes wide open should not be that difficult. The end, if you manage to like the main character, may be rewarding in a sadistic way. There, added a final sentence to make the 10 rows :)