The new movie based on the 1970s TV series CHIPS is rated-R. On the off-chance you weren't aware of that, a new red-band trailer is here to inform you. It is about as NSFW as you can get. Please be aware if you're watching this on a break at work that you will offend somebody within earshot. It's a virtual certainty.
Right out of the gate, the movie has some fun with the fact that one of the characters in the original series was named Francis Poncherello. You know, we like the idea that Erik Estrada's character from the original show was actually an undercover cop the entire time, it actually helps the ridiculous name make more sense.
All in all, this trailer doesn't seem too bad until you get to the scene that goes into Ponch's love life, needless to say, things get more than a little graphic here regarding the importance of baby wipes. Then, the trailer ends with a scene that calls back to that one. There are at least two scenes in CHIPS that deal with performing oral sex on your partner's ass. There are things I just never thought I'd have to type in this job. So much for that.
In between the ridiculous and raunchy comedy, the CHIPS trailer does give us an indication that we'll get some pretty cool motorcycles chases out of the film. Our hero cops even trade in their department issued rides for something that has a bit more juice in order to be able to chase down the bad guys.
CHIPS looks to be having some fun with the entire buddy cop movie genre as well. They've even got a black authority figure saying that they only have 24 hours to solve the case, which may be the single most stereotypical thing ever done in a movie about cops. In this case, we can assume that they're going there on purpose. At least we can hope that's the case.
CHIPS is clearly following the lead of films like 21 Jump Street that have taken popular TV shows and injected them with comedy when they're brought to the big screen. Dax Shepard, who wrote and directed the film along with co-starring as Jon Baker, has said that the action is the priority in this movie, which will hopefully help separate it from films that look similar. While that certainly may be the case, it seems the marketing department really wants to focus on the comedy.
What do you think of CHIPS so far? The movie opens March 24, up against another TV series reboot, Power Rangers. Which new version are you more likely to check out? Let us know in the comments below.
