Movies: Chips

[ProstheticConscience]

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0493405/

Any other forty-somethings wondering what childhood tv show Hollywood was going to bastardize next? Wonder no more! Turns out, it's Chips!

Make it stop. Just...stop. Please.

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[USC Trojans]

Could've been worse. A few years ago, they were talking about casting Wilmer Valderrama as Ponch

 

[Jumptheshark]

sounds like a few of the original guys are pissed at the R rated retelling. According to the Director (dax mr kirsten bell sheppard) they did not want to have any of the original guys in unless it worked as part of the plot. Come back of course--" there's going to be a plot"?

 

[Ozz]

30-something here that watched reruns a lot as a kid. I always wondered when they'd do this, and here we are. I'll watch it on TV eventually. I suspect I'll like it enough to not be upset that I watched it, but not enough to watch it again or put it on any top lists of mine. Typical results for me with most movies. I do like Dax Sheppard though.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Looks absolutely terrible

I expect it will flop hard at box office

 

[Ozz]

I expect it will flop hard at box office

Definitely

 

[Duke33]

Well this seems....horrible.

 

[kook10]

Pure heresy. I used to love the original ChiPs. You could see my house in the opening credits.

 

[Osprey]

I watched CHiPs as a kid, but I don't remember enough specifics to be offended by this, which is probably a good thing. It doesn't look quite as bad as I expected (not that it looks good, mind you). I'll watch it when it comes on TV.

I didn't know a thing about this Dax Shepard until a few minutes ago. Apparently, he's the goofy white cop and he's also the one who directed the movie, which I'm having trouble wrapping my head around. He's also married to Kristen Bell, which explains why she agreed to be in this.

I expect it will flop hard at box office

It'll almost certainly flop domestically, but it might do pretty decently overseas. I imagine that CHiPs was kind of like Baywatch and popular in countries that couldn't get enough of American and, especially, Southern California, lifestyle in the 70s-90s, and some of that may carry over to the film because they're not as cynical about such things as we may be.

 

[danaluvsthekings]

Pure heresy. I used to love the original ChiPs. You could see my house in the opening credits.

I loved CHiPs as a kid (reruns are still on MEtv) but this will be an abomination.

 

[Jumptheshark]

we had a previous thread on this subject that either got nuked or lost

here are the previews





NOT SAFE FOR WORK



YOU WERE WARNED

 

[John Price]

When you see senator Clay Davis in chips

 

[Very Stable Genius]

I ****ing hate Dax Shepard, his face is so punchable.