Only the Strong
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Movie Reviews of Only the Strong
Movie Review: Not good, but what other choice do you have.
Summary: 2 Stars
First of all, I would like to start off by saying that this movie sucks. Here are a few of the things that supports my decision. 1. Dacascos does not know Capoeira. He played the berimbau (an insrument used in Capoeira) wrong, he pronouced many of the terms incorrectly, and he had no flow to his movements. 2. The acting was horrible. While watching this, you kind of get the picture that the director wanted to finish this movie a soon as possible. Most of the lines were just stupid. Dacascos character had no real history. apparently had this mysterious past you really could care less about because the plot was so predictable. 3. The fighting was laughable at best. Capoeira is the only martial art that was outlawed for being so violent and unstoppable. You don't need corny fight scenes to show it's usefulness. Most of the fight scenes where repeated movements that were shot at different angles. Dacascos was doing meia lua's (a spinning kick in which both hands are on the ground as you strike) that were knocking out three people at once. In one ridiculous scene, Saverio (the drug lord) pointed to where he wanted Dacascos to stand so that he could miraculously appear behind him and perform and unchallenged jumping kick to the back of his head. I wish an experinced Capoeirista would have done the fight scenes. Although this movie was horrible, it is the only movie in which Capoeira is suppose to be the main artform used. While watching this movie, one can only hope that this poor performance dosen't hurt Capoeira's chances at being the cornerstone of another movie.Movie Review: 4 Star Movie, but the DVD is 2
Summary: 2 Stars
Where are the special features of this movie? I remember seeing a featurette on TV, why didn't they include that? 20th Fox just slaps the movies on the DVD with no effort and thinks that's ok! Well they are lazy and could have done better. The Reality is we are in the "21st" century and DVD has many capabilities to take advantage of. A documentary about capoeira and interviews could have been nice. I hope to see more Capoeira movies with a good storyline. This is a must for your martial arts collection seeing that there aren't many capoeira movies out there.Movie Review: Lame and unrealistic.
Summary: 1 Stars
The plot line, acting and action sequences are all horrible - barely good enough for a "B" movie. This story has been used too many times and still glosses over the reality of fighting. Public fights never end like it is shown in movies - vengence and maiming and death are much more a realistic end to physical violence.
Further, although the martial art style is exotic and interesting - this is not a fighting system! Sure it may have some distant roots in a camouflaged martial routine - but was and is not a true or even practical fighting system (like Krav Maga or MMA). It takes very little understanding of physics to see that standing upside down on one hand while kicking, is not the most effecient use of balance, weight or speed - all of which are required for effective fighting. Watch something else...