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Steve and Jamie are back in action again...reluctantly, as everything that can go wrong, does go wrong, putting a quick-halt to their long-awaited wedding. It was fun to see favorite characters again, regardless of their ages. And the pace of this film was a little better than the previous disaster, "Bionic Showdown". Here, Jamie's bionics start to break down, and no one knows why. Steve also re-enlists with the OSI to rescue a kidnapped agent. Okay - now, enter Rudy Wells to, if he can, solve the Jamie Sommers bionic mystery in fifteen minutes or less. A few bionic surprises at the end of the movie looked very interesting ...even exciting. Sadly, that was all we ever got, as this, it seems, would be the last time we'd ever see Steve and Jamie (played by Majors and Wagoner) again. The final scene of this movie tied up the long-running series nicely, and there was a funny last-line spoken by Majors. So, all in all, as this may not have been the greatest set of movies, we got what we got, so you might as well just say "thank you" and be happy. The original Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman television series was always a blast to watch in the '70s ...and they're still fun, to this day, to re-watch and enjoy! (And no. I did not enjoy the Bionic Woman remake/re-envisioning series. I always felt they catastrophically miscast Jamie Sommers - and the addition of the bratty sister was another colossal mistake. But it usually is when writers, for some reason, feel they have to add kids in an adult action/drama story.) I would, however, be more than willing to give the franchise another chance, should they ever decide to remake The Six Million Dollar Man. The Bionic Woman should be included in that show. That's what a fan of the series would like to see. Great fantasy stories mixed with current events would be nice as well - like, don't be afraid to have Steve fight a mythical creature, as he did in the original series. Remember, that Bigfoot episode is probably the most popular. That, and Death probe. Just stay away from dating-woes and bratty kid issues. Nobody cares who Steve & Jamie's recently orphaned half-brother/sister is...even if he or she is a goth-wannabe and a brilliant computer hacker who 4 episodes later suddenly reveals they're a black belt in karate too and they also know how to unlock any lock with the spiral part of their spiral notebook and other MacGyver so-whats!

A quick what's-it-about: In 1870-something, these Chinese people die in a mine, but this bean-curd eating ninja-spirit watches over the final resting place. Flash foreword to present day, and everything's cool until this kid messes around and wakes the ninja-spirit, who starts cutting people's heads off. Thankfully, the kid is like the worlds biggest Bruce Campbell fan. A bat over the head later, and Bruce is whisked away to a one-horse town to fight the ninja-spirit...only Bruce thinks it's all pretend. This movie works best for fans of Campbell (if you've never heard of him, a lot of the lines in this movie just won't have the desired effect: "Gimme some sugar, baby", "boomstick", and the like) but still has quite a bit for youngsters and civilians who need to catch up on their movie-watching. Campbell is, naturally, superb here; great one-liners, great action-comedy mingled with the macabre. If you've seen the Evil Dead movie series or like Bruce Campbell even a little bit, then this one's for you. The ninja-spirit-thing is a little corny, but who cares. We needed this movie. Bring on more! And if you haven't seen Bubba Ho-Tep, rent than movie too, order some pizza, invite the gang over and watch it.