I saw "CHIPS", starring Michael Pena-Ant_Man, End of Watch; Dax Shephard-The Boss, When in Rome; Kristen Bell-Bad Moms, The Boss, Oh yeah, she is the real-life wife to Dax Shephard and Vincent D'Onofrio- The Magnificent Seven_2016, Jurassic World.
This movie is based on the 1977-1983 TV series of the same name, which stands for the California Highway Patrol, by the way. Michael plays Frank Poncherello-originally played by Erik Estrada-and Dax plays Jon Baker-originally played by Larry Wilcox. Dax also takes writing & directing credit for this firecracker-it's not really a bomb but it is pretty close. Personally, I think if you are going to remake a movie or TV series, you should stick pretty close to the essence of the source material and here, they don't. I mean, parts are good but overall, nope. Dax plays a former pro motorbike rider that joins CHIPS while Michael is a hot-headed F.B.I. agent that is sent in undercover to find dirty cops in the CHIPS department, and of course, they are teamed up as partners. Kristen plays Dax's ex-wife that Dax is always trying to get back together with and Vincent is a fellow CHIPer. There is both comedy and drama and lots of chases and gun fights but if I remember correctly, I don't think the original stars-Erik & Larry-ever even fired their weapons. There is a cameo from Erik near the end. He plays an EMT and I am not giving anything away here because I've seen that very scene in the trailers, but Larry does not make an appearance. It's rated "R" for violence, drug use, language and sexual content- including nudity-and has a running time of 1 hour & 40 minutes. It's not one that I would buy on DVD. I guess it would be alright, as a rental, if you were a fan of the show.
This movie is based on the 1977-1983 TV series of the same name, which stands for the California Highway Patrol, by the way. Michael plays Frank Poncherello-originally played by Erik Estrada-and Dax plays Jon Baker-originally played by Larry Wilcox. Dax also takes writing & directing credit for this firecracker-it's not really a bomb but it is pretty close. Personally, I think if you are going to remake a movie or TV series, you should stick pretty close to the essence of the source material and here, they don't. I mean, parts are good but overall, nope. Dax plays a former pro motorbike rider that joins CHIPS while Michael is a hot-headed F.B.I. agent that is sent in undercover to find dirty cops in the CHIPS department, and of course, they are teamed up as partners. Kristen plays Dax's ex-wife that Dax is always trying to get back together with and Vincent is a fellow CHIPer. There is both comedy and drama and lots of chases and gun fights but if I remember correctly, I don't think the original stars-Erik & Larry-ever even fired their weapons. There is a cameo from Erik near the end. He plays an EMT and I am not giving anything away here because I've seen that very scene in the trailers, but Larry does not make an appearance. It's rated "R" for violence, drug use, language and sexual content- including nudity-and has a running time of 1 hour & 40 minutes. It's not one that I would buy on DVD. I guess it would be alright, as a rental, if you were a fan of the show.