Review of Only the Strong

I'm 25 years old and when this flick came out I was only 13. Without exaggerating, I must have seen it in the theater between 10 and 15 times. Watching it not only entertains you, but it gives a glimpse of what life was like and was going on in the early to mid '90s. From the gang element, the drugs and the music that was popular at the time... Some of these things we still see or hear quite often (the Mazda commercial uses the song "Zoom Zoom Zoom (The Capoera Song)"). It also explores a "martial art" that was little known, since Capoeira is actually more closely related to a dance, than a fighting style (made popular in the U.S. in the fighting game "Tekken 2" and Tekken 3"). Aside from the fact that some of the actors needed a few more acting lessons, I think it was a very good movie and would (and do) recommend it whole-heartedly.