UnowPriceless hyped garbage

Dorathen Better Late Then Never

Stoutor It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.

InformationRap This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

ctomvelu1 All hail the 1990s and those wonderful low-budget STVs. In ONLY THE STRONG, a young Mark Dacascos plays a special forces veteran who returns home to find his old high school in total disarray. Plot sound familiar? In this formula actioner, Dacascos happens to know a unique style of of martial arts called capoeira, which combines gymnastics, dance and kung phooey. He selects the school's 12 worst students and teaches them capoeira in an abandoned firehouse. Problems arise when the cousin of one of the students, a vicious drug lord, interferes. The film was shot on a zero budget, but the capoeira sequences are breathtaking. Problem is, capoeira never caught on here, so at times, the whole thing looks a little silly and dated. Sort of like when XANADU came out after the rollerskating craze was already over or when the Village People starred in a disco movie after disco had been officially declared dead. Anyhow, watch this for the amazing leaps and spins and cartwheels if nothing else. Dacascos, A Hawaiian native, managed to survive this silly film and went on to a long career, including playing The Crow on TV and a kick-boxing Native American in the memorable French actioner, "Brotherhood of the Wolf."

rebeljenn 'Only the Strong' is a film about a group of troubled boys who set out to learn some fighting moves, and they start training to keep themselves out of trouble. This is a film that is all about being tough and learning how to fight and how to be strong. Testosterone levels are high in this film, so if you're female and/or just do not care for this type of film, then I would suggest you avoid it because it is all about fighting and there is nothing else that it has to offer to a wider audience. Unless you are particularly into films like this and like anything that Vin Diesel is in, avoid it. I give this a 2/10 because it is not my type of film.

Libretio ONLY THE STRONG Aspect ratio: 1.85:1Sound format: Dolby Stereo SRA former Green Beret (Mark Dacascos) is employed by his local high school to rehabilitate some of its worst students by teaching them the art of capoeira (a form of martial arts from Brazil, using dance-like moves). But his work brings him into conflict with a local drug lord (Paco Christian Prieto), whose operations are threatened by Dacascos' interference...Predictable B-movie, elevated above the routine by virtue of its slick presentation and interesting cast (including Geoffrey Lewis), under the assured direction of Sheldon Lettich (DOUBLE IMPACT). The capoeira sequences are exotic and colorful, which blunts the impact of some pretty heavy fight scenes, and the script is alternately naive and obvious. However, the virtues are considerable: Ultra-buff Dacascos flaunts his pumped-up torso through a variety of tight-fitting vests (drool! slobber!), while ultra-cute Stacey Travis (the romantic interest) hovers around the periphery just long enough to temper the film's relentless macho swagger. Good, catchy music score, too.

Kameb this is the best movie of Capoeira in the world. There aren't many movies about Capoeira, but this is definitively the best. Mark Dacascos show us his great martial-artist talent.If you like Dacascos, you have to see Crying Freeman ;)