Time to Retaliate, G.I. Joe style!

YO JOE!

G.I. Joe : Retaliation is the sequel to G.I. Joe Rise of the Cobra from 2009, the first live-action film of Hasbro's G.I. Joe franchise which enamored many boys from the 80's with cartoons, comics and toys. G.I. Joe is an elite military unit tasked to safeguard the world against terrorist organisations like Cobra.

At the end of the Rise of Cobra, Cobra Commander was captured by the G.I. Joes and locked away in a secret prison. However, Cobra's master of disguise, Zartan, had infiltrated the white house and successfully impersonated the President of United States. Now in Retaliation, Zartan frames the Joes and orders their termination. Only a handful of Joes survive, led by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as Roadblock and determined to strike back. Together with Flint and Lady Jaye, Roadblock reunites with Snake Eyes and recruits other unlikely allies such as Jinx, cousin to the assassin Storm Shadow, and General (retired) Joe Colton, the "original" Joe himself played by veteran action hero, Bruce Willis.

Meet the Joes:

Roadblock

Duke

Snake Eyes

Flint

Lady Jaye / Brenda

Jinx

Joe Colton

Meanwhile, Cobra has their deadly saboteur, Firefly, hot on the heels of the Joes whilst completing new weapons to take over the world. Way to go Year of the Snake!

Cobra Commander

Storm Shadow

Firefly

How will the Joes retaliate against such overwhelming odds? Find out in G.I. Joe Retaliation, now screening at cinemas nationwide.

The Outpost Movie Recon Team (MRT) has identified a few avenues for G.I. Joe fans to get into the action with the following contests and promos for the movie: 

 AXN is never out of the action and what spells action more than the Joes. Subscribers to AXN can enter this online contest by 30 March to win G.I. Joe merchandise.

Fret not if you don't subscribe to AXN, GSC is also giving out goodies in their GI Joe website contest. 

Or if you rather use Facebook, enter through Cathay Cineplexes contest app.

Want to bring home the action? Pick-up some G.I. Joe action figures and vehicles from Toys R Us.

Hungry after all the explosions and slogan writing? Head on over to Burger King for their special G I Joe Ranger & Commando meals. Purchase 2 meals to get a TGV movie voucher (while stocks last).

Order for Snake Eyes home delivery!

The Outpost Command Crew was privileged to have caught an early preview of G.I. Joe Retaliation in IMAX 3D and gives the movie a high-5. Retaliation by Jon M Chu is distinctly different from Stephen Sommers Rise of Cobra, which could have been felt much like a live-action cartoon with enough non-stop explosions to rattle loose fillings from your teeth. So much so that most of the preceding movie cast had been dropped with only Snake Eyes and Duke returning in favour of Dwayve Johnson's Roadblock to lead the new cast. Retaliation also injects more real world feel into the action by departing from the tech-OD of sonic weapons, accelerator suits, and particle cannons.

Land, Sea, Air Featurette

It's back to guns with bullets and tanks which hiss fumes (pun intended!), which perhaps adds to the high-action sequences by making them more rooted in reality and therefore believable... well, if parrying bullets with a sword comes as believable! Oh, and Cobra Commander never looked more cool; we fairly sure director Jon M Chu must be a Cobra fan at heart (and if you want to join Cobra Special Forces, head over here). After a 9-month delay for 3D conversion, G.I. Joe Retaliation provides a great action movie experience in IMAX 3D, and probably other 3D and 2D (though we can't really say for sure until we've seen it again on these formats).

Oh, and we had some childish moments screaming "COBRA!" while cosplaying; sorry no "YO JOE!" since Snake Eyes just doesn't say anything...

Catch some G.I. Joe live-action this Sunday 31 March 2013, 1300 hours at Tropicana City Mall. Plus take the change to take part in Hasbro's NERF Challenge at the Toys R Us Toy Fair on the main concourse for the chance to take up the latest NERF N-Strike Elite blasters and other cool giveaways.

G.I. Joe Retaliation is directed by Jon M Chu and starring Dwayve Johnson as Roadblock, Ray Park as Snake Eyes, Byung-hun Lee as Storm Shadow, and Ray Stevenson as Firefly with Channing Tatum returning as Duke and Bruce Willis as Joe Colton. Catch the explosive action in 3D and especially IMAX 3D!

HOO-AH!

Standby for Outpost MRT's next feature...

Disclaimer: G.I. Joe and its associated characters are copyright to Hasbro Inc. referenced here for fan service announcements without intent to infringe.

Happy Lunar New Year!

Outpost Events & Services welcomes the new Lunar New Year and wishes all celebrating Chinese "Kong Hei Fatt Choy!"

Please note effective January 2012, Outpost Toys has been decommissioned / closed permanently. Outpost Events & Services continues to operate providing retail entertainment to toys & movie fans. Stay tuned by following-up for exciting updates through an exciting 2012. Thank you.

Merry XMas & Happy New Year

Outpost Toys, Services & Events wishes all our customers, clients, followers, fans and fellow beings a very Merry XMas and Happy New Year!

And if you are still seeking Xmas gifts or just something to toy with these holidays, head over to Outpost Toys at Cineshop Cathay e@Curve for some great bargains at our year-end season clearance SALE on branded toys like Star Wars, Transformers, Gundam and more.

MySuperHeroes Discovered!

Thank you all heroes who attended the MySuperHero Talent Casting Contest at the Star Online Carnivale on 20 November 2011 at Tropicana City Mall. MySuperHero HQ Council has selected the following top heroes based on their popularity and "good deeds" at the Carnivale:

Boxing Gal

Captain Asia

Evil Street Warrior (supervillain)

Kung-Fu Maiden

Lady Silk



Pelita Hijau

SWAT Guy

Thunderstrike

Citizens! Your feedback is required to help determine who will be the Ultimate MySuperHero. Kindly like and post comments at the Facebook photo album at www.facebook.com/OutpostMY. The top heroes will be awarded the following gadgets to assist in their fight for justice:

Winner "Ultimate MySuperHero" Grand Prize:

• HTC Sensation Smartphone (worth RM1,799)

Runner-up "MySuperHero Sidekick" Prize:

• CBTL Contata Single-Serve Beverage Espresso Coffee Machine (worth RM880)

Third placement "MySuperHero Back-up" Prize:

• Body Shop Hamper

Consolation "Wannabe MySuperheroes" Prizes (5):

• Movie Memorabilia (worth RM200)

So quickly rate your favourite heroes and post about their "good deeds" by 30 November 2011 for consideration by the MySuperHero HQ Council (the organiser judges) in selecting the winning heroes.

The MySuperHero team (3 top winners) will be announced on 2 December 2011. Prizes courtesy of HTC, CBTL, Body Shop, The Star Online and Outpost Events.

Note that public feedback will be considered by the judges but is not the sole determinant in the winning criteria. All decisions by judges are final and not subject to dispute.

Happy Halloween!

Wishing all Outpost followers and fans a Happy Halloween!

Hope your Halloween was filled with thrills and squeal's.

Specially for gamers and cosplayers, stay tuned for Live-Action Role-Playing Games (LARP) coming soon to a convention near you!

Spooks Halloween Shopping

Halloween is the season for all manner of spooks to come out for their annual shopping and be treated as norms. Jason Vorhess was spotted shopping at The Curve, perhaps for a new "parang" and chopped body parts...

After a tiring day collecting mauled human ornaments, Jason was later found chilling at Cathay e@Curve... perhaps trying to pick-up some girls!

Need a costume for this Halloween? Outpost Services provides selection of popular pop-culture costumes and ideas to look out-of-this world! Check previous posts for costume ideas.

Outpost Toys also retails selection of role-play toys like Star Wars lightsabers & blasters, Captain America's shield, Starfleet Tricorders, Terminator endoskeleton patches, Transformers masks, and more for kids & adults to cosplay; just ask for assistance.

Hot Cosplay this Halloween!

What hot and fashionable to cosplay this Halloween? Perhaps godlings from another realm? Or cyber-warriors off the grid? Or an intergalactic space cop?

Godlings of Thunder & Mischief

Cyber Warrior Gladiators

Intergalatic Peacekeeper Corps

Feel free to contact Outpost Services for more ideas or if you need help with a costume.

A Happy Halloween Valentine?

Halloween is coming this 31 October... what better occasion for couples to dress-up and make it a spooky "valentines" night out! Hey, even Freddy gets a date!!!

Looking for a costume? Maybe Outpost Services can help... check our previous post for costuming ideas. Also previewing soon our suggestions to be godlings, cyber warriors and space cops!

Thor Hammered!

Training mishap while young Thor practises some battle swings with Mjolnir.

Halloween is coming soon as the time of the year to dress-up as your favourite characters. Outpost Services may just have the costume for you to look out-of-this-world. Check some cool costume ideas from our previous post. For further enquiries, e-mail services@outpost.com.my.

Outpost wishes all Malaysians a Happy Merdeka Raya 2011!

Celebrating both Hari Raya and our country's independence from colonial times, this festive season beckons for better understanding and mutual cooperation between fellow Malaysians.

See even Captain America and Red Skull can get along!

Outpost Events will be posting interesting and bizarre photos from our cosplay days and invite our blog readers to post witty captions under comments. Then share your caption on Facebook and/or Twitter to stand a chance to win a gift from Outpost.

Outpost Services provides costume rental for individuals and corporate events. Take an equally bizarre photo whilst wearing our costume then submit to us for a thank you gift if selected to be posted to our blog. Halloween is coming soon end-October so book your costumes soon to avoid disappointment.

Outpost Academy is now open for Enrolment

Level-up at Outpost Academy, now open for enrolment to provide the necessary skills and mindset before active Starship duty. Cadets graduating from this 3-month training programme will be Officer material for Ensign and Lieutenant J.G. postings. Enrol NOW, limited placements available and only for qualified candidates!

Executive Development Programme - Level 0: Foundations

This "Foundation" level programme provides work-enhancement skills and personal development for employees entering Executive positions in SMEs.

Often employees hired as Executives or thrust into these positions do not have clear understanding on their job scope nor are provided skills necessary for their performance to meet management expectations, particularly for SMEs without comprehensive HR practices. Failure of Executives may indeed be more related to mismatch of employee work attitude and self-development shortcomings instead of insufficient technical skills provided by education.

The programme is intended for employees to develop skill sets which should be pre-requisites of Executive level positions. It is conducted in weekly tutorials over 3 months whereby programme participants can directly apply learned techniques into their jobs with opportunity for on-going review. Participants who develop positive habits will gain marked improvement in job performance and future success in their career.

Participants:

• Junior Executives (less than 6 months experience).
• Non-Executives aspiring for Executive-level positions.

Suitable participants are generally expected to be within 21-25 years of age.

Programme Content:

1. Personal Efficiency Program (PEP): How to get organised to do more work in less time.
2. Self-Improvement: Profiling, Time Management, Communication..
3. Career Development: Job Scope, Performance, Evaluation, Planning.
4. Financial Planning: Income Statement, Budgeting, Networth Simulation.

Tutorials conducted every Monday at 8pm (1-1.5 hours), may be subject to change.
Participants will be given weekly exercises and expected to participate in experiential learning.
Completion may follow-on to Executive Development Programme - Level 1 (tentatively commencing August 2011).

Dates & Duration:
12 weeks starting 11 April to 27 June 2011.

Venue:
No. 7-2 (1st floor), Jalan SS23/11,
Taman SEA, 47400 Petaling Jaya,
Selangor, Malaysia,
Earth, Sol System, Sector 001

Fees:
Valued at RM1,000 now given FREE.
However participants who fail to complete the programme may be subject to financial penalty.

Participant Pre-requisites:

• Diploma or Degree in any field.
• Currently employed in SME; fresh graduates are encouraged to apply.
• Good English written and spoken.
• Openess for critical self-reflection and willingness to change.

Maximum of 5 progamme participants only, selected by Programme Facilitator.

Programme candidates are required to submit the following documents for selection review:
1. Latest resume / CV.
2. Tertiary education certificate (diploma & degree) with results and course outline.
3. SPM results.
4. Current employment letter and job description.
5. List of top 3 problems at work.
6. List of top 3 goals for personal development.
7. Write-up on "Why do you want to join the Executive Development Programme?" (min half A4-size page).
Send submissions via e-mail to rchua@outpost.com.my (limit image files <100kb) before Friday 8 April 2011. Only successful candidates will be contacted for further arrangements.

Programme Facilitator:

Outpost Commander Richard Chua has over a dozen years of varied work experiences spanning a career in some of the top MNCS and managing his own business in multiple industries. After studying Civil Engineering and Commerce, he has held executive & management positions at the top German, American and Australia MNCs in their respective fields, working in business development, sales, technical design and project management. Although he has no formal education as a trainer, he has attended numerous corporate training programmes as well as been through the hard-knocks of building a business from scratch, gaining invaluable hands-on learning experience in the process. The Executive Development Programme is personally designed and facilitated by Richard based on his real-world experiences and attempts to foster better Executives through extended mentoring which seems lacking in commercial 1-2 day corporate training programmes.

Look-up the Outpost Commander at his Blog, Facebook or Twitter.

Costumes for Halloween

Halloween 2010 is just around the corner now on Sunday 31 October. This year's Halloween festivities are likely to be taking place on Saturday night (for adults) and Sunday afternoon (for kids). Dress up is essential for Halloween parties around town. Here are some costume ideas...

Action heroes from movies, video games, comics and cartoons.

Be a 'Star' from one of the "Star..." movies. 

Wield magic as a wizard or be a charming elf.

And don't leave home without the right tools for your costume.



Outpost Toys sells a selection of role-play products and props like Hasbro's Star Wars lightsabers and helmets, as well as Playmate's Star Trek Phasors, Tricorders and badges. Drop in or call 03-77100562 to check whether we have products in-stock.

Outpost Services also provides assistance with costumes. Call 03-77100562 or e-mail services@outpost.com.my.

Wishing all an out-of-this-world Halloween!