The Collector

Oh, now I remember… I’ve seen this one before. That psycho’s gonna kidnap some poor woman, right?

I think I got this bluray because it was on Hazel Flagg’s list, but I’m not completely sure. I can’t really think of any other reason…

There’s the victim.

What a creep!

I probably saw this on VHS in the early 80s, and while I don’t actually remember anything concrete from the movie, it must have made an impression — I mean, I knew immediately that it was about a kidnapping when I saw that butterfly. On the other hand, that’s not exactly subtle…

I like what he’s done with the place… Did Fritzl see this and go “yes! this is what I’ll do!”

Man, that Terence Stamp is a terrific actor.

I dunno… it’s really well made and well acted — the set design is fantastic — but I’m not altogether all in on this. It’s difficult not to imagine this made by Hitchcock instead: There’s be so much more going on; more tense scrapes; more escape attempts… a less passive kidnappee. It’s hard to believe that somebody would just submit in this way and not try to get an escape plan going.

On the other hand, I don’t think Hitchcock would have managed to make something as creepy as this.