The Man Who Collected Food

Director - Matthew Roth (No Presence)
Starring - Mike N. Kelly (Holy Car!), Gary Wagner (Rockwell), and Lila Miller
Release Date - 2010
Genre - Horror/Comedy
Tagline(s) - "What do YOU collect?" and "Keep your collection pristine, eat out"
Format - DVD (Personal Collection)

Rating (out of 5):

     There is no feeling in the world like throwing in a movie you have never seen before and be blown away by it.  However, that is the intent every time a movie fan throws in a movie they have never seen before.  It takes a special kind of film to really impressive movie fans now.  A majority of directors have the right script or talents to pull of the film but rarely has the budget to pull off the ambitious film.  That brings me to The Man Who Collected Food.  With a title like that one would assume it was something other than a horror film.  In fact, it is hard to tell how many times I skipped over it on amazon.com because I thought it was some sort of documentary or drama.  After amazon.com kept recommending it to be I decided to venture to youtube where I saw the trailer and instantly ordered it.
     The film follows a compulsive food collector whose collection has consumed his life.  He refuses to eat anything from his collection and now calls the grocery story the food convention.  When he becomes hungry he simply goes into his walk-in freezer and kills one of his many victims depending on what kind of meat he wants.  No one knows about his obsession until one day his mother picks the lock to his freezer and discovers just how sick he is.  He kills her and before he can dispose of her corpse his crazy neighbor (who is covered in alien blood) discovers his dark secret and holds him at gun point.  While holding him at gun point those that are held hostage in his freezer break free and bloodshed ensues.   
     I love this movie and no amount of words can convey just how much I liked it.  This film takes a different approach to your typical horror film and offers a refreshing film that entertains.  The acting in this is great.  Every role was well cast and each actor and actress does an amazing job at portraying their character.  The cast definitely does their job which only makes the movie even more better.  The story is simple and brilliant all at the same time.  The director was able to take that simple story and make a dark film filled with humor.  Roth needs to return behind the camera and make more films just like this one because this is what the horror community really needs.  This movie also shows that simple, when in capable hands, is very effective.  Finally, the film is running over with blood and guts.  We get some amazing on screen kills and great special effects.  From watching the trailer I had no idea the film would be this gory.  I just assumed it was a straight forward black comedy but I was wrong.  This movie has all the blood and guts those sicker fans crave.  Overall, this a fun and entertaining film that will sadly go unnoticed by most horror fans.  I highly recommend it.