Six weeks of action on site in our Christmas run-up

Hi all

Yes back with a another installment in what's going down on K.I.T.G.

Well since last update we have been quite busy with our Korean special on site and all this has fallen inline with the London Korean Film Festival which we have attended on a few occasions in the last ten days.

Reviews up now on site include

War of Arrows on Bluray

The Sword with No Name  on Bluray

The Kick -a Thai / Korean co-production about a family of Taekwondo experts living in Thailand who get involved in a plot to steal national treasures .

Continuing with the Korean theme we will have a review of The Thieves from director Choi Dong-Hun and KPOP comedy ''PAPA'' on site shortly ,all to tie in with our coverage of the Korean Film Festival in London.

KPOP comedy PAPA

The opening Gala film ,The Thieves

Future reviews and features on site include the new Wong Jing film which is the third in the Naked series of films ,yes Naked Soldier is imminent ,it stars Jennifer Tse and Sammo Hung among the players.

A scene from NAKED SOLDIER

Also look out for further Bluray features as we get through another couple of  Europe region Bluray's that offer more kick for your money.

Where also waiting on a couple of Japanese cult movies in the form of 2010's Mutant Girls Squad and 2011 Karate Robo Zarborgar. We just love these wacky flicks ,though there rarely for the faint of heart or those under 18 years of age.

We also look at what the likes of Steven Seagal and Jean Claude Van Damme have been doing of late as we tackle a couple of  recent straight to video releases.

On the games front ,our resident games expert has finalised his  Shenmue overview and it's up on site now. Also in the gaming department his coverage of the Eurogamer Expo is complete , published in three installments across each of the groups sites ,the first part appears on K.I.T.G. with successive installments appearing on Shoot'em in the Head.co.uk and Cosplay Heroes.co.uk  .

The new Devil May Cry reboot at Eurogamer Expo in September

Cosplay at Eurogamer Expo

This also means he's free to cover some more gaming gems and of course the new Nintendo Wii U launch which happens in a little under three weeks.

Of note the sites Virtua Fighter page is offline now while it under go's a revamp ,will be back in the new year with a new look and brought bang up to date.

Feature wise we will be attending the Hyper Japan Christmas show at the end of November ,so look  out for a feature on the event with photos and video.

Another feature is we take a preview look at the forthcoming Jackie Chan film CZ12 .it's out on the 12-12-2012 in Asian cinemas ,so a DVD and Bluray release will be shortly afterwards. We build up to the launch of the film and show how Jackie really is the Man and still has what it takes to astonish audiences like he did way back in the 80's.

One of twelve new posters for Jackie Chan's new film -CZ12 aka Armour of God III

Jackie returns to the big stunts in his role as The Asian Hawk

So keep tuned and keep checking the site ,Facebook and twitter for news of what's going down on Kick'em in the Ghoulies.

Till next time ,Train Hard,Be Safe and enjoy Christmas.

The Snake

Will u Wii U ?

November 30th  is a date Nintendo fans in Europe  will rejoice as it's then that they will be able to get there hands on the new Wii U console,Coming in two variations ,White and Black , with the Black version having a larger memory storage at 32gb compared to the White's 8gb.

Prices seem to be around £260 for the White and £309 for the Black package .

There's also  Zombie U package  in Black for around £350. But give or take £10.00 either way most Online retailers are giving these prices. 

It was the one thing on the  mind of everyone ,and as European Law states that Nintendo could not iterate a selling price leaving it up to retailers to set there own prices. 

Coming up to the launch date we will keep you informed and hope to get a hands on experience at the Eurogamer EXPO in London in September.

So will u Wii U?  

Will U ?

Taekwondo gets showcased in The Kick

The review of Thai/Korean co-production ''The Kick'' is live now on site ,Directed by Prachya Pinkaew ( Ong Bak / Chocolate) ,the Story surrounds a Korean family living in Bangkok who just happen to be Taekwondo experts .Film also stars Jeeja Yanin (Chocolate / Raging Pheonix) and Petchtai Wongkamlao ( Ong Bak/The Bodyguard 1+2) ,new star Taejoo looks like one to watch as he spins about on screen.

The Kick

Click here for Review

Classic N64 SUMO game 64 Ozumo - review soon

Copyright :Bottom Up -1997

Just received a Classic Japanese N64 game , 64 Ozumo came out in 1997 ,though it was thought to be mediocre at the time a sequel was released in 1999. Just got to get my head round the Japanese  text and I'll be fine.

Street Fighter models

If your into Street Fighter (like we are) then I'm sure  your  be wanting to get your hands on these collectable figurines of the fighters , available from retailers ,like Forbidden Planet,specialist game stores and of course online sites and eBay of course if  your after a rare discontinued model.

The Girls are all  here !

Remy and Akuma look awesome

Olympic Battles and Korean film fest

It's all go at K.I.T.G. we have had some great reviews up on site with coverage of the Hong Kong 15 Film Festival in July , reviews of the classic One Armed Swordsman ,White Vengeance are up on site now. We also did another double header looking at Shaw Brothers classic ''14 Amazons and it's recent remake by Frankie Chan , Legendary Amazons, visit the site to see if the classic has stood the test of time or if the remake has knocked it for six.

Not many events happening at the moment ,other then the Olympics, by now the Olympics have come and gone ,but the Para- Olympics have just started ,so please visit our page (which is still in the compiling stage ) to see results for the Boxing,Wrestling,Taekwondo,Judo  and hopefully the Para-Olympic Judo to.

Arsen Galstyan goes for Gold in the 2012 Olympic Judo competition 

New Films coming over the next few weeks include a KOREAN fest with War of Arrows and Sword with no Name ,both on Bluray. Also look out for a special feature on Korean Director Ryoo Seung-Wan as we look at four of his films including ''Crying Fist'' and ''City of Violence''.

There's new music to from Boa and Miss A to. Game wise our feature on one of the most important games ever from a Martial arts point of view ,but also from the point of it's scope and what it achieved at the time of it's release in 2000  and how people are still talking about it today, YES ''SHENMUE '' is our feature game this month.

Shenmue truly is a Magnificent game

US cover for SHENMUE

So there you go a full house and there's still more news to come ,I've probably left something out ,so keppa eye on Kick'em in the Ghoulies.com for the full lowdown and some great pictures in the photo galleries and more!

MCM Expo,New films, and Hong Kong Film Festival

Yes i decided to update the blogger site ,so since last update we have of course attended the MCM eXpo in May, the show was good and fell on the hottest three days of the year. With a hall full of games to play ,stars of TV and Film appearing ,with Sunday playing Host to Film Star Danny DeVito ,who entertained the crowd with his many stories.

New reviews on site have been quite rounded in that we have covered some great films from around the Far East.

Our review of ''Inseparable '' with Daniel Wu and Kevin Spacey went live a couple of weeks back, and after receiving the full uncut version of Taiwanese epic ''SEEDIQ BALE'' ,our review went live a few days ago showcasing the Terracotta Far East Film Festival screening and the full version on DVD.

Seediq Bale aka Warriors of the Rainbow

Iko Uwais in The Raid.

Also our review of the Gareth Edawards film''The Raid '' went live to after catching up with the film. The star Iko Uwais looks set to be the next big martial arts star ,but then i have been saying that since seeing ''Merantu'' 18 months back. Though everyone has been saying here have you seen the Raid ,the guys amazing. So for all you out there tellin me ,get this ''I TOLD YOU FIRST ''.

Plus we also looked at the new Tsui Hark remake of  his 1992 film ''New Dragon Gate'' ,yes we reviewed the 2D version of ''The Flying Swords of Dragon GATE 3D''  with Jet Li in the lead role.

Tsui Hark returns to Wuxia and Jet Li comes along for the Ride.

As i type we are in the middle of covering the recently announced HK15 Film Festival in London. ,for more details visit our sites calendar page where you can find the info on the festival that runs until the 14th of July at the Odeon Covent Garden in Londons Shaftsbury Avenue. More news on this shortly when we do a review of the show.

The Festival runs from the 2nd July till the 14th July 2012

MCM eXpo kicks of on the 25th of May

Looking forward as always on K.I.T.G. the next event we will be at is the MCM eXpo in May at London's Excel Centre ,it runs from Friday the 25th of May till the end on Sunday Evening .Last year was the first MCM we had covered and really did not know what to expect. 

Where really geared up for this year ,and will get a good overview of the games and stars at the event, and of course the many people who turn up in Cosplay to brighten up the event.

Thing is with these events ,money is easily spent with the many wonderful stalls selling ,Media ,Apparel,Trinkets and Novelia  . 

Looking forward to this one Big Time.And then we get to do it all again in October when the event returns for it's winter show. 

Click here for MCM site

The next show in their calender  after London in May is in Manchester on the 21st of July.,Can't see us slapping to Manchester though ,bit far for a day trip.Especially if your in Cosplay..Any way they don't let warlords on Trains.

But the MCM group put these shows on across the country there was one recently in Birmingham in March and the Midlands in February. So where ever you are you can get to one of their shows.

Disaster strikes Birmingham,the Martial arts show

Yes this weekend is the weekend Martial arts in the UK took a blow, It's with sad regret that i report of the lackluster professionalism at this years Martial arts show, After the canceled MMA show, it seems the knock on effect took it's toll ,as the moment we arrived things  seemed dodgy. 

Signing up for seminars was the first inkling. the staff had no proper list for seminars and no schedules,with a overly long wait for what was a short queue  ,one staff member who obviously new what was going on about who was there,was speaking to another, I overheard her say,it don't matter let them wait it won't make a difference . 

Yes i was able to book a seminar ,with a guest who was not actually at the show. so when my seminar time came ,there was no one to take it, i must admit i had found out before hand that my chosen candidate for instruction ,Mr Cassonova Wong was not here. But many people did not know who and who where not there. 

This young girl started the show last year,Last year she came unstuck in her routine,she was the same this year

All very well,but i was bored of this by the end of the day

For starters the appearance of the place and set up was shabby ,with empty stalls,and the event was smaller then ;last year ,the area used for training and seminars last year was a closed off piece of the hall, The seminars where located around by the stage by the restaurant,with no privacy like last year, i thought this is not good! Silvio Simac and Bill Wallace where doing seminars on mats  which where in some places held together with duck tape. and Mr Wallace had to contend with a crowd and people exiting the restaurant..

Not professional at all. There was also a lack of performers as many performers where doing 3 or 4 sets each ,i would see someone performing Akido and think that was OK, then move on to the next mat or stage to see who would be up ,and hey it's the same guys from the last stage..

I think i saw the Shaolin Monks on the main stage 3 or 4 times. i only watched them once, but as the place was so small you could see who was where.

Kung Fu forms,this guy was quite good.It was nice to watch.

I actually feel sorry for the families that traveled to the show ,to meet the stars ,that where not there, who had paid there money in good faith and where offered ,as one friend of mine (who was performing there) A local market of haphazard stalls.

In fact when it was time for my friends troupe to perform (he was a little nervous being on stage ) they had actually forgot about their slot and had closed off the event till one piped up and said what about us. Professional all the way -NOT.

At one stage they had roped in a member from STEPS, who had visited the show ,  to have a interview on stage. The only thing keeping many men at bay was the Miss Galaxy competition,but then females in Bra's Bikini's and doing workouts and strutting their stuff on stage pleases any man.

But after you had seen them repeatedly,you start to wonder am i in the right show.

There are many other things ,some which i discovered  at the show,  things i can not divulge as i have been asked not to quote,things that would rock the martial world.

But one things for sure my trust and respect for the show and it's organizers  took a mighty blow yesterday and one i think it won't recover from. 

My advice to all MMA show ticket holders ,is get your money back as the show was cancelled ,don't wait to be let down again.For us Martial arts show ticket holders ,we just have to write it off as a bad day.

On a lighter note* it was a good day for K.I.T.G. as i was able to make new friends ,and discover a old one.Plus it looks like i will be doing another feature on a famous martial artist soon.

Also i will be posting some pictures of the show on here ,on the main sites photo gallery and on Facebook page for the site.

Just because the show was a shambles ,it did NOT mean the performers that did turn up where not up to scratch ,they did there best ,but with a dwindling crowd there showcase was not seen by large numbers. I will post the pictures  on the main sites photo gallery so anyone featured can copy the picture for their own use.

This is The Snake

Telling it like it is!

American Kenpo ,these guys where one of the highlights for me

I watched them for quite a while

Brought back memeries of my time with Jeff Speakman in Germany.

Terracotta Film Festival and the Martial arts show

Since the last update there is much news and new articles on site, First up is if you where in London for the Terracotta Far East Film Festival in April and attended ,then you would have seen some brilliant films from across Asia, if you did not attend then you missed a Great show that spanned 4 days .

The Prince Charles Cinema in London's Leicester Square hosted the show in it's fourth Year

K.I.T.G. was there to cover seven of the 16 features shown in the main festival (there was a Special Horror Night) With Films of many a genre from War,Comedy ,thriller and drama there was much on offer along with Guest stars and Directors. For the full picture visit the event feature here!.

New film reviews on site have been a bit sparse as due to completion of them, A review of ''MY WAY'' the Korean War epic featured on our sister site,and you can view it at Shoot'em in the Head /MY WAY

Jan Dong Gun ,Centre ,in MY WAY.

Other reviews from the festival will be published on K.I.T.G. over the next ten days. One review that has been published is a classic look at ''In the Line of Duty 3'' with Cynthia Khan.To see some cool pics from the film and more click here.

Cynthia Khan - We Love You!

Why would you do that?

The Action is non stop in this classic film

Now other film reviews  to come in the next few days are , the Tsui Hark epic,The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate,Seediq Bale (the complete uncut 4 plus hour epic) ,not the international two and half hour  print screened at Terracotta festival (though that will be reviewed also) , plus look out for reviews of  ''Devil Hunters'' and ''Killer Angels'' which starred action heroine ,Moon Lee.

Another event feature to come is the coverage of the Birmingham Martial arts show which falls on the 12th and 13th of May. The guys have to pull out all the stops this year as they have had some bad luck ,just days before the show, The Cancellation of the Adjoining MMA SHOW ,has dealt a blow to the proceedings ,but it was unavoidable at the last minute, also a number of guests from the Martial arts show have had to cancel due to work commitments ,they include Richard Norton and Don Wilson,and on a sadder note ,Joe Lewis has cancelled last minute due to his Cancer taking a turn for the worse. Joe was at last years show and loved it, (K.I.T.G. unfortunately could not meet him on the one day we where there due to time and was hoping to correct this this year) we wish you well Joe .

Though the MMA SHOW is off now till October,we hope TMAS will pull out the stops to impress,our biggest worry is if any knock-on effect will cause any more problems

We will be reporting on the show over the next few days, look out for some photo's tomorrow and again during the week. I really hope all goes well in the end as we hope next year it runs a bit smoother.

**Note customers who bought MMA show tickets have been offered a full refund and free entry to the Martial arts show if they still wish to attend. Of course many will have to or loose travel fees.

Visit the official site for more info - martial arts show NEC

For now i will sign off  and look out for future updates in a few days.

Reviews of My Kingdom and Security Unlimited hit the site.

Just a  small update folks ,the reviews of My Kingdom and Comedy Classic ''Security Unlimited '' have hit the site ,below are a few pics from the films to whet your appetite .

Han Geng formerly of Korean Super group ''Super Juinor''

Lavish sets and Costumes

Fights in the playground

Michael Hui seems outnumbered here!

Sam Hui in action

The Late Ricky Hui ,such a funny guy.