Product Description

"GOAL! III: TAKING ON THE WORLD! is the third part of the football film trilogy Goal! and is directed by legendary music video Director Andy Morahan. Taking place during the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, it sees Mexican footballer Santiago Munez (Kuno Becker) pitted against his Real Madrid team-mates and England players Charlie Braithwaite (Leo Gregory) and Liam Adams (JJ Feild) in a mutual quest to lift sport’s ultimate prize. Also starring are Nick Moran and Tamer Hassan. Santi is motivated to try and win the trophy for his late father and family back in Los Angeles and Madrid. Meanwhile, Charile and Liam just want to try and end the Three Lions’ “40 years of pain”.

For all three charismatic footballers, the path to potential success is one fraught with temptations and torments - and all three have to deal with personal issues off the pitch that affects their roles on it. Gracing the screen with a splash of glamour are two beautiful WAG’S: Italian actress Sophia Tardelli and one of our heroes’ ex-girlfriends, June (Anya Lahiri). Also following the tournament around Germany in their St George’s Cross festooned camper van are the ‘Geordie Boys’, whom we first met back in Goal!. Providing the often hilarious fan’s perspective of the matches are Gordon (Mike Elliott), Foghorn (Christopher Fairbank), Walter (Jack McBride) and Phil (Craig Heaney).

The film includes incredible football action shot at the 2006 FIFA World Cup Finals in Germany which was shot by legendary Director Michael Apted.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1504 in DVD
• Released on: 2009-06-15
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Formats: Anamorphic, PAL
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 92 minutes

DVD Description
Mexican football star Santiago Munez (Kuno Becker) is pitted against his Real Madrid team-mates and England players Charlie Braithwaite (Leo Gregory) and Liam Adams (JJ Feild) in a quest to lift football’s ultimate prize: the FIFA World Cup.

Santi is motivated to try and win the trophy for his late father and family back in Los Angeles and Madrid, whilst Charlie and Liam just want to try and end the Three Lions’ 40 years of pain. For all three charismatic footballers, the path to football glory is one fraught with temptations and torments - and all three have to deal with personal issues off the pitch that affects their roles on it.

Triumph and tragedy sit side by side in equal measure on this journey as the players compete on the field of dreams to achieve their ultimate dream – to score the winning goal in the World Cup final and lift the cup in victory to the delight of a whole nation of fans.

Special Features
Commentary With Director Andy Morahan And Writer/Producer Mike Jefferies
Interviews With:
JJ Feild (Liam Adams)
Leo Gregory (Charlie Braithwaite)
Kuno Becker (Santiago Munez)
Nick Moran (Nick Ashworth)
Jack Mcbride (Walter) & Mike Elliot (Gordon)
Christopher Fairbank (Foghorn) & Craig Heaney (Phil)
Kasia Smutniak (Sophia Tardelli)
Anya Lahiri (June)
Writer / Producer Mike Jefferies
Director Andy Morahan
Production Designer Russell De Rozario

Synopsis
The concluding chapter of the GOAL! trilogy finds footballing hero Santiago Munez (Kuno Becker) playing the field and living in the fast lane once more. Shot on location at the 2006 World Cup in Germany, GOAL! 3 – TAKING ON THE WORLD co-stars Leo Gregory (STONED), Nick Moran (LOCK, STOCK AND TWO SMOKING BARRELS) and Tamar Hassan (THE FOOTBALL FACTORY).

Customer Reviews

Goal III? More like Own Goal
Basically without any spoilers, whoever rates this film above one star has obviously NOT seen or understood the first 2 Goal Movies, this is one to avoid at all costs, it will ruin your image of Goal. Santiago is pitted against his Real Madrid team mates (who are not even in the first two films at all) they fail to mention that Santiago, the character the film is about DOES NOT EVEN PLAY in the world cup, nor in the whole film. Hes written off the main story within half an hour and the film then focuses on the love life of two fictitious England footballers and the pain of exiting to Portugal at the World Cup 2006. Im suprised Kuno agreed to do this movie as hes more of a guest star than a central focal character. Its low budget which is explains the so called live action scenes but thats not what bothers me, 2 years of waiting for this film and a director, writer etc have ruined the franchise not just for me but for every true Goal Fan. All those unanswered questions left at the end of Goal 2 (Santis unborn son etc etc) will never be discovered, in fact, all past characters are not even mentioned. So if you want to watch a GOAL film, just watch the previous two and make up your own conclusion of the trilogy, because you certainly will not find it here.

Goal ?
What an utter train-wreck of a movie, the Goal trillogy was supposed to be about the story of Sanitago Munez, a Mexican kid from the streets of LA who makes good, well the first two installments are, and you'd be forgiven to think that the next step would be a finale where the Munez story concludes at the world cup....... but no.

Goal 3 isn't even about Santiago Munez, he barely features, the story is about two fictious England players that have not had a mention in the story thus far, it feels like a cheap spin off of Goal rather than the concluding part of the Munez story.

No Anna Friel, no "Gavin Harris", just toe-curling cliche after cliche, just a huge disapointment to those that enjoyed the first two installments of this football tale.

If I could give no stars, I would.

Own Goal !
What a shocker of a movie. I really enjoyed the first two instalments of Goal but this is utterly beyond comprehension. Santi is no more than a bit part character and there is no sign or mention of the Anna Friel character. Instead the film focuses on two England players not seen in either of the other movies. A real shame.......... Look out for the cameo from Mike Ashley who shows once again what a classy chap he is !!!