CHiPs movie review

In my childhood, CHiPs  is one of my favorite shows. The title was taken from California Highway Patrol or CHP and added “i” to make it appealing and easy to remember. So far, it was the only cop show that focused on the highway patrol.

 

Photo credit: Warner Bros.

There is also diversity of the main characters. In the TV series, it casts Erik Estrada and Larry Wilcox. One is Latin American and one is white.  The series ran for six seasons and back then it was cool. It was followed up by TV movie CHiPs ’99 which was their reunion production.

The series is wholesome because the audience are intended to be family oriented because of the TV medium. The movie went beyond that. The audience are now limited adults because the humor is more adult oriented and it has nudity. But unlike the series, there is now inclusivity since there are female patrol officers in CHP. Unfortunately, Only Jon and Ponch are the only characters from the TV series that made debut in the cinemas.

As for the story, it is more action packed than the series and it also explored an origin story. I am glad this movie followed after other TV series turned movies like Starsky and Hutch, Charlie’s Angels and 21 Jump Street. I am looking forward for a sequel to this.

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