CHiPS
The adventures of two California Highway Patrol motorcycle officers as they make their rounds on the freeways of Los Angeles.
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- Cast:
- Michael Peña , Dax Shepard , Jessica McNamee , Rosa Salazar , Adam Brody , Ryan Hansen , Maya Rudolph
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A lot of fun.
I started watching this thinking, ok, here comes the classic CHIPS music, and no, we get a rock song to open the film. Then I saw that the two stars weren't together yet and would have to build chemistry and then maybe we'd get the music. Nope. We here the chips theme maybe 3 or 4 times during the movie, for about 5-10 seconds each time, usually in the background. Why? Who would make such a stupid decision NOT to use the iconic, classic chips soundtrack? Then I started waiting for all the cameos, I thought I could sit through all the ass and dick jokes if they threw in the old actors. Nope. We get Eric Estrada in the final scene, but that is it. When they pull over Ed Begley, jr. early on, I was thinking, was he one of the original chips that worked with Jon and Ponch? But no, he wasn't. That could just have easily have been Larry Wilcox or Michael Dorn. All they had to do was try, and they didn't. When I saw where this movie was going - a young teen audience, I kept thinking, why did they get the R rating then? They through nudity in the film in order to get a rating so their target audience couldn't go see the film! I looked the film up on IMDB today to check the cast, to make sure I didn't miss a cameo or something...nope, not there. I heard the movie was no good, but I watched it for nostalgic purposes and I came away empty handed, so I took one for the rest of us, now you know.
Very basic movie. Nothing special. Comedy with one joke.
This was never going to be like the "old tv show...", come on folks be serious. This is a just an enjoyable and entertaining movie, nothing serious and some good laughs. Yes it's not clean and something for the kids to watch; but if you thought it would be and were then surprised when it wasn't, then you're a bit silly really aren't you?! Well done to the cast and crew.
It is a movie about finding your way in the world when living with undiagnosed aspergers, a.k.a. high functioning autism. In an unilkely turn of events the two main characters are pit together against a group of bad cops, their bully ringleader, and his dope fiend son. While fighting with the comorbidities of autism the two heroes, who are wonderfully portraied by Michael Pena and Dax Shepard, grows in understanding of eachother, their particular illness, and their own path to happiness.Not since the classic Dumb Dumber has there been a deeper, more loving and authentic portrayal of living with autism.