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Since my first encounter with Martial Arts over 35 years ago, I've held an interest in all styles. I certainly enjoy watching a good flick every now and then as well. I came across "Only the Strong" while searching for something on the art called "Capoeira". There were many choices, but I simply chose this one because I liked the reviews (elsewhere). I wasn't disappointed. The action is realistic enough to satisfy most of us and the storyline is ok as well. I won't give away the plot, but it follows the usual path....tough, uncontrollable teens looking for action, good guy comes along and teaches them life's skills and a way to vent their "anger" through Capoeira - a great Martial Art composed of a mixture of dance and aerial kicks and spins. Buy it!!
You have seen this movie before, trust me on that. It might have been called something else but the plot is the same. Guy comes back to old high school, which by the way still have the same teachers working there, and finds it over run by drug dealers. Hero teaches "Capoeira" to kids so they can defend themselves, drug dealer chief (Who just so happens is a Capoeira Master too) comes to challenge the hero. Good action, decent acting (Except for the Bad guy who supposedly grew up in the worst neighborhood of RIO and yet cannot speak the Native Portuguese but instead uses something that sounds like Spanish) Good entertainment for a rainy Saturday Night .
Guaranteed to leave you smiling, 12 October 2001 Author: Fox in Socks from Staffordshire This is one of those films you can't help enjoying. It's light, fun, undemanding, and an absolute joy to watch. It might not be a gritty urban drama that deals sensitively with youth and alienation in high school, but then neither was "Heathers". Cinema primarily exists to entertain, and "Only The Strong" does this in spades. Dacascos is the most graceful, watchable martial arts star since Brandon Lee, with an easy charisma that really comes across in a film like this and also the brilliant "Drive". The rest of the cast perform quite nicely as well. The plot and characterisation are admittedly 2-D, but what the hell, it's a 100% schmaltz-free feelgood movie. Two of my friends actually took up Capoeira after watching this film. How's that for life-changing?Vollständige Rezension lesen
With the fight-sequence choreographic assistance of Frank Dux of BloodSport fame, this movie is high in intensity. It is the only movie I've seen that emphasizes caporia...a beautiful Brazilian martial art. The acting is a bit "B-movie," but it's not a movie to watch for great acting. The story is naive but powerful, great for those, like me, who like it when good triumphs over evil and when a teacher is able to connect to a student in order to make a positive difference.
What can I say I love this movie
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