Objective! – The Dream Begins
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Just like the inspiring heroes in MIRACLE, REMEMBER THE TITANS, and THE ROOKIE, the amazingly gifted Santiago Muñez, a younger immigrant dwelling within the barrios of Los Angeles, has an inconceivable dream — to play soccer for a world class staff. Unexpectedly getting a tryout with one among England’s premier soccer golf equipment, Newcastle United, Santiago finds himself completely alone in a world the place soccer is a faith and the gamers are gods. Now he not solely has to show he has the eagerness, expertise, and dedication to make it alongside the very best on this planet, however he has to beat his personal demons and people of others. Full of memorable characters, nice coronary heart, and real-life soccer legends, GOAL! THE DREAM BEGINS is a triumphant story about believing in your goals.
Side Ratio : 2.40:1
Is Discontinued By Producer : No
MPAA ranking : PG-13 (Mother and father Strongly Cautioned)
Product Dimensions : 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 0.01 ounces
Merchandise mannequin quantity : TM5052
Director : Danny Cannon
Media Format : NTSC, Coloration, A number of Codecs, Widescreen, Dolby, Subtitled
Run time : 1 hour and 58 minutes
Launch date : September 12, 2006
Actors : Kuno Becker, Stephen Dillane, Anna Friel, Marcel Iures, Sean Pertwee
Subtitles: : Spanish
Language : English (Dolby Digital 5.1), Unqualified, French (Dolby Digital 2.0), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0)
Studio : TOUCHSTONE PICTURES
ASIN : B000GJ0LLI
Writers : Screenplay By Dick Clement & Ian La Frenais And Mi, Story By Mike Jefferies And Adrian Butchart
Variety of discs : 1
Thomas E. Gaglione –
Good movie
The movie arrived in a timely manner, new condition, and it is a good soccer movie.
Inna Tysoe –
A Very Human Story
This is a story about a dream. Santiago Munez grew up playing football or soccer in Mexico with his friends, scoring goals as the chickens tried to find some nourishment on the improvised pitch and road. That football (and a picture of the FIFA World Cup) are the two things he takes with him as his family desperately flees across the border to Los Angeles. There, his father starts a gardening business, buys a home, settles down and expects his sons to work with him to build up the business and take care of the family. And Santiago does his part. He works for his father, he works as a busboy at a Chinese restaurant, he makes sure his little brother does his homework… and every chance he get, he plays football. He is tremendously gifted and one day a former scout sees him play while on vacation in California and badgers the owner of Newcastle United to give him a trial should Santiago “show up on his doorstep.”What follows is the story of a young man in the middle of a strange land, befriended by strangers, who in the end has to try to find it in himself to be good enough for his dream. For himself. It is a story told in England and in Los Angeles. A story about different kinds of love and forgiveness and family.It is a very human story. And it made me cry.
Joshua –
Item just as described. Perfect movie for the family
Movie was exactly as described. It was hard to find the movie on a streaming service, so decided to simply just buy it on Blu-ray, instead of dvd, for better quality.Movie is perfect for the family, or for a day to just stay at home and relax.
Daniel J. Tyree –
A high quality sports movie that goes beyond the sport
No, this is not Oscar caliber film making, but for a genre (sports) that frequently goes for the lowest common denominator, Goal! was a great find. You don’t really need to be a soccer (futbol) fan to appreciate the story of an immigrant young man who works for his father’s landscaping business before finding the opportunity to pursue his life long dream of becoming a pro soccer player. While the likeliness of this happening in real life would be almost non-existent, it is presented in a way that makes it feasible and don’t insult your intelligence. If you are a soccer fan, particularly of the English game, you will enjoy some of the characters that were obviously modeled on some of the big names there, including cameos by Beckham, Zidane, Raul and Shearer. Also a great movie for adolescents on pursuing dreams and setting goals, my 13 year old, soccer mad son loved it.
Rachel –
Great Product
I have this but I bought this one for a Christmas Present
R. J. Marsella –
Cliche filled -but very good anyway
Most sports movies fall into the “seen one you’ve seen them all category”. Goal is a fairly typical sports movie story of an underdog who defies all the odds to make it big and even get the girl at the end. All the stereotypes are here. The loving grandmother, the tough father, the conceited superstar, the stern coach, the adoring younger brother. So given all that why did I enjoy this so much?First Kuno Becker gives a fine performance in the lead role as a young Mexican immigrant in Los Angeles who is spotted playing park football and ends up in the English Premier League. Second- The film is unusual in the dual settings of Los Angeles and Newcastle, UK. Third- The football sequences are well done and feature cameos by numerous big name players and the depiction of game day at St Jame’s park in Newcastle is incredibly cool.Finally, for a soccer fan living in the LA area how can you not be drawn into a film that deals with both your hometown and your favorite sport.
Melvin Chan –
Goal! – The Dream Begins
A beautiful game with an inspiring and touching story.
pkay –
What a great story!
I love soccer. My son played when he was young and now my grandson and granddaughter play. My grandson and granddaughter are half Hispanic and their mother and grandparents came to the US the same way as depicted in this movie. The actor in this film was great and the story was so interesting. I didn’t realize how much it takes to become a professional soccer player. I loved this film and gave it to my grandson – who had already seen it. I’m so glad I found it and it was recommended by Amazon.
Blumenfreund 12 –
Hat nicht jeder kleine Junge, als er auf dem Bolzplatz gekickt hat, denTraum gehabt die Chance zu bekommen einmal in einer Fußball-Kathedralezu spielen?! Die 98,5 Prozent, bei denen das nicht geklappt hat,haben in diesem Film die Chance mit zu empfinden, wie es hätte sein können!Eine wirklich bewegende Geschichte um einen jungen, hochtalentiertenSpieler, der trotz vieler Rückschläge … am Ende seinen Traum lebt!Für jeden Fußballfan ein Muss … aber keine Angst, dank der packenden Story und des für die Damenwelt nicht ganz unattraktiven Hauptdarstellers,werden die Herren der Schöpfung die harten Momente des Films, in denenselbst ein echter Mann mal die ein oder andere Träne im Augen hat,nicht ohne ihre Angebetete durchstehen müssen …Der mäßige Kinoerfolg ist mir ein echtes Rätsel!Denn die Original-Schauplätze “St.James-Park” oder Gastauftritteeiniger nicht ganz unbekannter Größen wie …Zinedine Zidane, David Beckham, Raul und natürlich Alan Shearervermitteln ein echtes Profifußballflair …Wer hier zugreift, der landet garantiert einen echten Volltreffer!!!Also Vorlage = “Kaufangebot” nutzen, sauber Abstauben = “Zugreifen”und anschließend kräftig feiern = “DVD genießen”!!!
Chime of roses –
Belle histoire bon enfant pour tout public, même ceux qui ne sont pas fana de foot. De belles valeurs ! De la volonté et de l’espérance ! Pas de temps morts. Quand le film se termine, on est presque déçu. Si vous être anglophone ou presque, la VO s’impose. Un régal !
Evangeline Wood –
I truly enjoyed the movie. I’m also prefer watching a movie base from real life experience. So I would truly recommend these to all families of all ages and watch it together and 1 way of spending quality time .
Carlos –
Espectacular! Todo absolutamente bien, y la relación precio-calidad BD inigualable.Audio original en Alta Definición, y subtítulos en español. Totalmente impecable.
littlemo603 –
nothing