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I really did like this film. After The Return Of The Six Million Dollar Man And The Bionic Woman which i have only seen the trailer of because the video is not avaliable. I reallly did like this film because it had a good story and basically it was like an extended episode. So good story and good action. Brillant.

I must admit, when my hubby told me this was going to be on last night, I laughed out loud. Sandra is/was/will be very cute & perky, & she does a good job no matter how bad the script/storyline is. The 2 hours I spent in front of the TV was well worth the laughs I got from the sound & visual effects. I miss the old Bionic sounds from the TV show!!!

If you have the opportunity to watch this, I'd say do it, but don't expect too much. Instead, just expect a cute story with a bit of a love line & a bit of a spy line.

After having just watched a 1973 TV movie and a 1987 TV movie with the bionic characters, I had the opportunity to watch the 1989 TV movie with the long title "Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman". In fact, I never even heard about this movie before now in 2022, as I sat down to watch it.

I have to admit that I wasn't harboring much of any high expectations for this movie from writers Michael Sloan, Brock Choy and Robert De Laurentiis, as the previous two movies had been mediocre entertainment as best. But I figured that since this 1989 TV movie had Sandra Bullock on the cast list, then I might as well give it a chance.

The storyline in "Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman" was every bit as straight forward and generic as it had been in the previous 1973 TV movie and the 1987 TV movie, so I wasn't in for anything great here. Sure, it was watchable for what it was, but it was by no means a gem in cinematic history.

The acting in the movie was adequate from the likes of Lee Majors, Lindsay Wagner, Sandra Bullock, Jeff Yagher and more.

Visually then "Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman" didn't really impress much. The special effects were sparse, so nothing to write home about there.

My rating of director Alan J. Levi's 1989 TV movie "Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman" lands on a bland five out of ten stars.

A good movie for its day, usual slow motion 60 mph running, Sandra is fab with long black her, whoopping Steve Austin Ass.

American cheats to win gold at the Olympics. True story? No, but if it was, it could be about ANY American athlete...Marion Jones et.al.

Actually, this is a movie which brings back TV favourites "The six million dollar man" and "The bionic woman"...remember? Steve Austin as the six dollar million man? Jaime Sommers as the bionic woman? These two characters are people who have had horrific accidents which nearly kill them, but they are 'fixed' by a secret US government organisation using advanced mechanical/electronic devices (to replace lost or damaged limbs/organs). Austin and Sommers then use their 'superpowers' to fight spys etc. That's the basic plot of the old series.

This telemovie (?) features Sandra Bullock (!!) as a new 'bionic' person. Looks to have been a pilot which never got commissioned into a television series. Surprise, surprise!

If you are nostalgic about the original series, you will enjoy seeing Austin and Sommers again. The special effects are different to the original series. I'm giving this movie a really low score for the stupid Olympics segment I mentioned earlier. Truly inane. Did the US Olympic team watch this movie for inspiration/justification?

Anyway, I first saw this movie LATE at night on commercial TV, maybe a couple of years ago, or so. May even have been a premier! For die-hard fans only.

Was I glad to see some more of Steve and Jaime. I just loved the 1970's series. However I missed two things in all three reunion movies. First of all, I missed the 1970's look (furniture, clothes, cars, etc.) since I believe the 1970's was the ONLY decade that had style and taste (I hated the 1980's). But most importantly, where were the Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman theme music? It was a mistake not to include the themes. In fact, almost all remakes/reunion movies used the theme of the original shows. Just look at Mission Impossible, The Saint, The Wild Wild West, The Avengers, SWAT, etc. They all used the themes of the shows those movies were based upon. It wouldn't be James Bond without the James Bond theme. Yet sadly in none of the SMDM-BW reunion movies the theme from either show was present.

I was a big fan of The Six Million Dollar Man when I was a kid.

By 1989, any attempts to reboot it was lost on an audience who found it all too cheesy. Even nostalgia was not enough of a hook.

The only notable thing about Bionic Showdown was the casting of future big screen star and Oscar winner Sandra Bullock.

She is appealing and likeable as Kate Mason. Augmented by bionics as she had a congenital muscle deterioration since childhood.

Kate is the fourth bionic person however it seems the technology has been stolen. There is another bionic assailant.

Washington thinks that someone in the OSI is dirty and later Oscar Goldman resigns when his nephew is injured.

Kate goes undercover in the World Unity Games. There is a conspiracy between rogue American and Russian agents.

Steve Austin and Jaime Sommers are in effect relegated to cameos. There is a so called humorous story as Steve constantly attempts to propose to Jaime.

Bionic Showdown has better effects for the bionic action but even for 1989, this is not that great. The stunt doubles were poor.

The music consisted of irritating soft rock. The story was not not even average, the baddies were easy to guess.

It all looked cheap, shot in Canada and an indoor arena was the venue for the Unity Games.

This being the second of three specials over a period of 7 years, probably ranks as my second favorite, mainly because of Sandra Bullock!!!! She really had a great role and her sexy outfit didn't hurt either! It was good to see Lee Majors and Lindsey Wagner, the originals return as well to show they too still are the best.

Overall rating 3 out of 5

Bionic showdown was by far the best of the reunion movies. I grew up watching Steve Austin and Jamie Summers. When the first reunion movie came out, telling the story of Steve's son becoming Bionic, I had mixed feelings. It was great to see my childhood heroes again, but I didn't like the idea of yet another loved one of Steve's becoming Bionic. But Kate Mason, as played by Sandra Bullock, was much more unique, Not a recycled story, but one of a handicapped young lady, being helped by Bionic technology. I thought Sandra was great in this role. It's too bad the series didn't sell, I would have loved to see Kate's story. As long as Sandra Bullock played the part!

Another great comeback for Lee Majors and Lindsay Wagner as the bionic duo of Steve Austin and Jamie Sommers. Unfortunately, the movie tended to show more of Sandra Bullock at times than Lee Majors or Lindsay Wagner. Yes, a lot of people who commented here said that she was great. I agree her character was fantastic. Her character, Kate, overcame paralysis when she received a bionic leg. But I felt that her character was only supposed to be a supporting one here, not in practically every other scene. But I think this is probably how she got noticed in this film and made it to the big screen. The story is basically about a bionic villain who tries to assassinate Russian diplomats watching an olympic-type event. Note how they couldn't use the word, Olympics. Probably the IOC said no to the producers.

DID YOU SEE THE PART WHERE SANDY RUNS AROUND THE TRACK AND FIELD??? WHOA! SHE WAS SO SO SO SO SOOOOO SEXY IN THAT LEOTARD! IF ONLY THAT FILM WAS FOR SALE ON VIDEO OR SOMETHING, I WOULD'VE GRABBED A COPY OF IT SO FAST! BUT NOOOOO, IT WAS MADE - FOR - TV! I'M ****ED.....

I WOULD RECOMMEND IT TO A FRIEND and family to watch this movie it is very good to see so I recommend to everyone