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Synopsis
"Steve Austin, astronaut. A man barely alive. Gentlemen, we can rebuild him. We have the technology. We have the capability to build the world's first bionic man. Steve Austin will be that man. Better than he was before...better, stronger, faster." Almost any child of the 1970s will remember this opening narration of THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN television series. Lee Majors stars as Steve Austin, the Bionic Man, capable of superhuman feats of strength and agility. This collection features the classic episodes "The Secret of Bigfoot Parts 1 & 2" and "The Seven Million Dollar Man."
More classic american comedy
Review date: 2007-03-11 Rating: 10 out of 10
The Six Million Dollar Man has not aged that well. If you take this show seriously then you must be as special as the man himself. This really is one of the funniest DVDs I have ever seen and it takes pride of place in my comedy collection next to Garth Marenghi's Darkplace and the Borat movie.
The Secret Of Bigfoot really is a laugh a minute with more cliches, comic-book dialogue and wooden acting than anything else I have seen. Let's not forget that in 1974 many viewers took this show seriously, as I did, but I was still a few years away from starting "Big" school.
Bigfoot himself is played by a very tall guy in a very hairy suit with some pointed fangs and luminous white lenses. The fight sequence between Steve Austin and Bigfoot is one of the funniest things I have ever seen. The fighting is filmed in slow motion to accentuate Steve's bionic movements but this just adds to the comedic effect. When Steve or the monster falls to the ground we hear the whistle of a falling bomb and then an explosion. The native american who is an expert tracker and is terrified to find the monster's footprint is probably the mother of all cliches, but again it is hilarious.
Steve eventually discovers a secret alien laboratory inhabited by the most human-looking aliens I have ever seen. What happens next is perfection - a female alien (Stephanie Powers) falls for Steve and he and Bigfoot become buddies to save the world.
In The Seven Million Dollar Man steve meets a guy with the same powers as himself. The problem is, this guy has designs on Steve's girl. The arm-wrestle in the bar is another classic scene - obviously the director thought that a look can say a thousand words. Steve's new adversary finds himself abusing his powers (definitely not the american way) so the two of them have a bionic fight.
This DVD can be picked up for a few pounds and at that price it really is a bargain. I gave it five stars for making me laugh - thanks Steve - you really are a special guy.
Steve Austin goes is search of two missing scientists in a state forest when he comes in contact with a huge beast, believed to be bigfoot. Great fight sequences follow with Austin discovering the beasts true identity, a mechanical construction from another world.
Austin comes in contact with the brains behind the beast, beings from another world hiding out in a cave that have been covertly studying humans for centuries. This is a two part adventure and one I remember from when I was a child. It has always been my favourate.
In the 3rd episode, Austin tries to console a friend that befell an accident and now inturn, has cybernetics running throughout his body. His friend cost $7.000.000. An inprovement on Austin or maybe inflation? who knows, but unlike Austin Barney Miller is struggling with his new found talents. He begins to hate himself and everone around him. He doesn't feel like a man anymore just a machine. He begins to abuse his power and uses excessive force.
I love this DVD it has 3 fantastic episodes so the value for money is assured. Trust me, if it wasn't any good I wouldn't be writing this review, I have better things to do.
Whilst you don't get any extras with FlashBack, I would like to thank them anyway for being the only ones to make the effort to bring out all of the old favourites.