The film is directed by Steve Reynolds, written and produced by Mike Jefferies, both of whom were involved in the first two Goal films.

However, unlike its two predecessors, this film was not released in the cinemas, and rather only made its debut in the DVD section of your local video store.

After the successes of the first two films, it was no surprise there were plenty of fans desperate to check out the film, and many footballing fans who also would have been excited by the release.

However, Goal 3! takes the movie to  a whole new level, for the worse.

While most fans were expecting to see further developments in the Santiago story, what they got is this footballer who incidentally does not get to play football in the movie where he is the lead, and the game is left to two new characters that nobody even knows.

A real shock, I know!

I’m not sure why they went ahead with the third movie when the lead character they were building up over two movies didn’t even get to play.

Another major let down in the film was the skill and footballing scenes. There is evidentally a lack of class, even with the likes of Rooney, David Beckham, Steven Gerrard and Christiano Ronaldo.

In summary, Goal 3: Taking on the World is not a release worth chasing up, and if anything you will be left disappointed by the films end.

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6/10

The film is itself a spin off from the successful BBC comedy series The Thick of It, which satirically critiques politics in the current world we live in.

In The Loop is based around the theme of the western world beginning a war in the middle east.

The controversy begins when the Minister for International Development, Simon Foster (played by Tom Hollander) accidentally states that a proposed war in the Middle East is “unforeseeable”.

Although he gets grilled by the Prime Minister’s enforcer Malcolm Tucker (Peter Capaldi), the statement coincides with a visit by high-up U.S. officials who jump upon the phrase and begin to use Simon, as a pawn in an international game of politics.

The film actually follows the exact format as the TV series The Thick of It, and if you are a fan of the comedy show, you will be sure to enjoy In The Loop.

The film has a tendency to go off the rails at times and really take the piss out of international politics, which adds to quite a humorous plot.

All in all the movie will make you laugh, cringe, and at times be scared to laugh at the controversial lines dished out.

Starring Tom Hollander, James Gandolfini, Peter Capaldi and Steve Coogan, In The Loop delivers a great satire on the US and UK political lunacy on the issue of war.

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8/10

YouTube currently has partnerships with productions companies who let them rent movies through their site.

The first five films available to rent through YouTube will cost jus under four dollars for a 48-hour viewing period.

But, movie studios will be able to set their own prices, with rental viewing windows ranging from one day to three months.

YouTube will get an unspecified commission from each rental sold.

Currently, YouTube are encourage many studios to rent movies through its site, hoping to eventually create a new financial stream to supplement the internet ads that bring in most of its revenue.

The evolution marks the next step in the quirky, content ridden websites history, and a sign of the way DVD rentals will pan out in the future.

It was only a matter of time before movies were rented, and watched online, but very few thought it would be YouTube who would pioneer the movement.

The new move is also expected to be financially handsome for YouTube with a 50 per cent increase in profit expected over the next six months. Last year the website made 700 million dollars and hopes to eclipse that in 2010.

However, if YouTube still doesn’t tickle your fancy, there are still plenty of places to rent movies that can be downloaded or streamed over high-speed internet connections such as Apple’s iTunes store, Netflix and Amazon.com