I'll be honest here and say that I never saw the first movie ( The Collector ) and was only (moderately) aware that it was a thing when I opted to watch this movie the other night. That said, I was able to watch The Collection without needing whatever "back story" or set up the first one may have set up. (Possibly a mark in the plus column?) Throughout, I actually had less of the feeling, "I'm missing something from the first movie" and more of the feeling, "They're leading up to the movie that will come after this." So, about the movie. If I'd paid to see this movie in the theatre, I'd be annoyed. Having watched it on Netflix, at least I can be comforted knowing that I only wasted my time not my time and my money. The acting is (sort of) over-the-top but not more than I expected for the movie from a cast that is generic but acceptable. There are a few token "movie stars" in there: Chris McDonald & Lee Tergese...
these are movie musings for snarky movie nerds. there's always spoilers.