{"id":3715,"date":"2017-03-23T20:10:13","date_gmt":"2017-03-23T18:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=3715"},"modified":"2017-03-23T20:10:13","modified_gmt":"2017-03-23T18:10:13","slug":"chips-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2017\/03\/23\/chips-review\/","title":{"rendered":"CHIPS : Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

When rookie officer Jon Baker (Dax Shepard) is teamed up with a hardened pro, Frank “Ponch” Poncherello (Michael Pe\u00f1a – The Martian<\/a>, Ant-Man<\/a>) at the California Highway Patrol. But it is not long until Jon learns that Ponch is in fact an undercover federal agent, investigating a series of daring robberies, and the gang of perpetrators that may involved a bunch of crooked cops.<\/p>\n

Based on the television show, CHiPs, from the late 70s, starring Erik Estrada and Larry Wilcox, there is a fair dose of nostalgia in the film. There are a few key items that bring this into present times though, with a few naked photos doing the rounds (to be expected, with the rate everyone takes selfies these days) and a bit of swearing, that was sure not present in the original series.<\/p>\n

Action fans will not be disappointed with the motorcycles and related stunts, a fair dose of fights and shootouts, and of course what would a fun film be without a good dose of humour.<\/p>\n

CHIPS is thoroughly entertaining, and is sure to draw both fans of the show it is based off of, and introduce the two officers, Jon and Ponch, to a whole new generation and audience.<\/p>\n

A plot with enough twists, so as not to be obvious, and a well rounded mix of cast, story and direction, CHIPS is a buddy cop movie, for all to enjoy.<\/p>\n

CHIPS opens 24 March 2017 in South African cinemas, with laughs, action and an entertaining story.<\/p>\n