A black Sony PSP on a wooden table, with the ‘Beaterator’ song crafter page on screen.
I’m back on ‘Beaterator’ (2009), PSP UMD, £5, a music ‘game’ that lets us load samples, export MIDI files - much more going on here than you might expect. I’ve yet to produce anything with it, but I hope to get round to it.
#physicalmedia #sonypsp #pspumd #pspgames #beaterator #musicproduction
The ‘Daredevil’ UMD box on a plain table.
’Daredevil’ (2003), PSP UMD, £2. Not a particularly well-loved superhero movie, but the more recent tv version is so painfully long-winded.
#physicalmedia #sonypsp #pspumd #benaffleck #comicbookmovies #daredevil
‘The Skeleton Key’ UMD box on a wooden table.
’The Skeleton Key’ (2005), PSP UMD, £2. The PSP is the platform for late 90s/early 2000s horror movies. It just is. I don’t think I’ve seen this one - a spooky story set in New Orleans, apparently.
#physicalmedia #sonypsp #pspumd #horrormovies #witchcraft #katehudson
The ‘Hackers’ UMD box on a plain table.
’Hackers’ (1995), PSP UMD, £2.50. This is as 1990s as it gets, with a young cast including Angelina Jolie and Matthew Lillard. I haven’t seen this for a while, so I’ll give it another go; tbh I don’t remember anything about it from last time.
#physicalmedia #sonypsp #pspumd #hackers #angelinajolie
The ‘Aliens vs Predator Requiem’ UMD box on a plain table.
’Aliens vs Predator Requiem’ (2007), PSP UMD, £3.50. The worst Alien movie. The worst Predator movie. And they use the ending from another well known horror movie, which is not cool.
#physicalmedia #pspumd #sonypsp #horrormovies #avp #alien #predator
The ‘Unlocking DaVinci’s Code’ UMD box on a plain table.
’Unlocking DaVinci’s Code’ (2004), PSP UMD, £0.99. Let’s face it, this will be rubbish. I’m not interested in this subject at all, but it’s an oddity in its own right. A cheap oddity.
#physicalmedia #pspumd #sonypsp #documentary #davincicode
‘The Cave’ UMD box on a wooden table.
’The Cave’ (2005), PSP UMD, £1.50. Middling creatures-in-a-cave effort from the same year that ‘The Descent’ came out.These movies have a lot in common, but you probably already know which one is better.
#physicalmedia #pspumd #sonypsp #horrormovies #monstermovies #thedescent
The ‘Children Of The Corn’ UMD box on a wooden table.
’Children Of The Corn’ (1984), PSP UMD, £3.50. Linda Hamilton once said that this Stephen King adaptation was her worst movie, I can see why. Everything about it says ‘made for TV - in a hurry’.
#physicalmedia #pspumd #sonypsp #horrormovies #lindahamilton #stephenking
The ‘Suspect Zero’ UMD box on a wooden table.
’Suspect Zero’ (2004), PSP UMD, £2. I watched this for the first time last night. Another confused post-Seven crime horror effort; very typical of that era. It’s not really a film you could ‘like’. The embodiment of ‘perfunctory’.
#physicalmedia #pspumd #sonypsp #horrormovies
Eight PSP UMD movie boxes, all featuring Keanu Reeves, on a wooden table.
I posted about this (entirely non-scientific) phenomenon before - Keanu Reeves is the archetypal UMD star. Will Smith is also a contender - I guess they both peaked in popularity around the same time. Keanu’s career has outlived the UMD format, of course.
#physicalmedia #pspumd #sonypsp #keanureeves
The ’Mirrors’ PSP UMD box on a wooden table.
‘Mirrors’ (2008), PSP UMD, £2. I first saw this when flying LHR-LAX, on a little screen on the seat back in front of me. On re-watch it makes even less sense than I remembered. Sturdy British character acting faces down the cast list.
#physicalmedia #pspumd #sonypsp #horrormovies #kiefersutherland
The ’Terminator 3’ PSP UMD box on a wooden table.
‘Terminator 3 Rise Of The Machines’ (2003), PSP UMD, £2. All Terminator movies are inferior to the first. Some are more inferior than others :-) best part is when they arrive at the command centre in the mountains.
#physicalmedia #pspumd #sonypsp #terminator #scifimovies #schwarzenegger
The ’Cursed’ PSP UMD box on a wooden table.
I watched this last night - a troubled Wes Craven werewolf effort, with Christina Ricci. I hope one day the original gory edit appears; they say it’s still out there somewhere.
#physicalmedia #pspumd #sonypsp #wescraven #horrormovie #werewolf
The ’Aliens’ PSP UMD box on a wooden table.
‘Aliens’ (1986), PSP UMD, £8. Feels wrong when I watch the original Aliens edit, after seeing the director’s cut so many times, but it's all good. I’m old enough to remember seeing this when it first came out - what an experience.
#physicalmedia #pspumd #sonypsp #aliens #spacehorror #jamescameron
The ’Underworld Evolution’ PSP UMD box on a wooden table.
‘Underworld Evolution’ (2006), PSP UMD, £2. Sequel time. Tidier story, bigger budget. For a vampire vs werewolf movie, there’s an awful lot of slo-mo machine gun fire, but I guess blank rounds are cheaper than cgi.
#physicalmedia #pspumd #sonypsp #underworld #katebeckinsale #horrormovies
The ’Saw’ PSP UMD box on a wooden table.
‘Saw’ (2004), PSP UMD, £2.50. I just watched this for the first time, weird that I’ve missed it until now. It’s not overly unpleasant, I didn’t think, and a good cast and a nice look. The story is silly, but it works on a dream-like level.
#physicalmedia #pspumd #sonypsp #saw #horrormovies
The ’Thunderbirds Episodes 1-3’ PSP UMD box on a wooden table.
‘Thunderbirds 1-3’ (1965), PSP UMD, £4. I used to be obsessed with Gerry Anderson’s shows, and maybe...maybe...I could still draw the vehicles without photo reference.
#physicalmedia #pspumd #sonypsp #thunderbirds #gerryanderson
The ’Street Kings’ PSP UMD box on a wooden table.
‘Street Kings’ (2008), PSP UMD, £1.50. A good cast in general, directed by David Ayer, a reasonable way to pass some time, definitely more of a B movie, though, as they trudge through the cliches.
#physicalmedia #pspumd #sonypsp #keanureeves #jamesellroy
’The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen’ PSP UMD box on a wooden table.
‘The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen’ (2003), PSP UMD, £1.50. Any good? Imagine this in a box with 'Underworld' and Van Helsing - if you like that idea, this one is for you. See also the Wold Newton Family.
#physicalmedia #pspumd #sonypsp #alternativehistory #seanconnery #alanmoore
The ‘Underworld’ PSP UMD box on a wooden table.
‘Underworld’ (2003), PSP UMD, £2. Saw this for the first time last night. Yikes. I had no idea it was going to be such a cheap mashup of so many other movies. But, haha, I’ll still watch the sequel soon :-)
#physicalmedia #pspumd #sonypsp #horrormovies #underworld #katebeckinsale
The ‘Hollow Man 2’ PSP UMD box on a wooden table.
‘Hollow Man 2’ (2006), PSP UMD, £5. The first one, with Kevin Bacon, is not so bad. This one IS so bad. Christian Slater, though, following the Val Kilmer career path.
#physicalmedia #pspumd #sonypsp #horrormovies #hollowman #christianslater #paulverhoeven
‘The Evil Dead’ PSP UMD box on a wooden table.
‘The Evil Dead’ (1981), PSP UMD, £8. Nice to have this horror classic for the PSP. Another one that I first saw on a pirate VHS tape, back in the day.
#physicalmedia #pspumd #sonypsp #horrormovies #thevildead #brucecampbell
‘The Fifth Element’ PSP UMD box on a wooden table.
‘The Fifth Element’ (1997), PSP UMD, £3. A big budget, eccentric, sci-fi action comedy with a great cast and snappy one-liners. So much fun. Also got this on 4K.
#physicalmedia #pspumd #sonypsp #scifi #brucewillis #millajovovich
The ‘Children Of The Corn’ PSP UMD box on a wooden table.
‘Children Of The Corn’ (1984), PSP UMD, £3.50. A Stephen King adaptation, of course, featuring the young Linda Hamilton. I think I saw this on VHS! Not dating myself or anything ;-)
#physicalmedia #pspumd #sonypsp #stephenking #horror
The ‘Serenity PSP UMD box on a wooden table.
‘Serenity’ (2005), PSP UMD, £3. A slightly flawed, but loved and lovable space adventure, with a great cast. Sadly, it’s also a relic from the good old days before everybody knew what a jerk the creator is.
#physicalmedia #pspumd #sonypsp #serenity #firefly #scifi
The ‘Mad Max’ PSP UMD box on a wooden table.
‘Mad Max’ (1979), PSP UMD, £5. I felt like I was getting a bargain for £5. It’s MAD MAX. Back to the lofi Australian roots, before Babe, before Fury Road, before Mel turned into a…
#physicalmedia #pspumd #sonypsp #madmax
The ‘Doom’ PSP UMD box on a wooden table.
‘Doom’ (2005), PSP UMD, £6. Not the game, but the film of the game. I said before that I had a weird liking for ‘game movies’ and this is no exception, especially as it fits into my favourite genre - space horror.
#physicalmedia #pspumd #sonypsp #doommovie
The ‘Fantastic Four’ PSP UMD box on a wooden table.
‘Fantastic Four’ (2005), PSP UMD, £2. I shared this before, I know. Just wondering about that new version coming along soon. I was quite optimistic about it, but as it gets closer…less so! I don’t think this 2005 version is nearly as bad as people say.
#physicalmedia #pspumd #sonypsp #fantasticfour
I’m about to watch Dark Star on #PSPUMD!
I’ve never heard of this film, but it’s John Carpenter and I enjoy his films. Specially Vampires, so let’s give this one a whirl.
