Pacionsbo Absolutely Fantastic

Gurlyndrobb While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

Jonah Abbott There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

Kaydan Christian A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

RealChristian14 CHiPs is back in a TV reunion movie entitled "CHiPs '99". It stars Larry Wilcox and Erik Estrada who reprises their role as the well-known California Highway Patrolmen Jon Baker and Erik Estrada respectively.In it,we get updated with the development of what has happened to Jon and Erik with the former getting promoted as a Captain of the CHP and the latter getting back after a 15-year absence from the CHP to help solve a carjacking syndicate that has been happening in the Southern California freeways.Aside from Ponch and Jon,we also get to witness updates on the other characters such as Getraer,Bruce Nelson, Grossman and Baricza and meet new characters such as Sandy,Roulette and Sergeant.What is good about it is that we are presented to an updated episode of CHiPs had been it shown during the 90's of that being a fun and non-violent cop show wherein the most violent it could actually get it pointing a gun to a criminal.If that was its objective,then I say that this TV movie did succeed.But if it tried to get back on air through this TV movie,then there are a lot of reasons why it wasn't successful.First,it was the '90s.The actors have aged especially Estrada who has gained a lot of weight and has shown a lot of white hair.Estrada's sex appeal was badly needed in the show.Added to that,a mature Ponch would definitely not appeal to the TV viewers considering that his ego is what was needed and made the show successful back in the day when the show was on air.While the wacky ideas that Ponch would suggest remains relevant,this was not what people remember him most for it was only the first season of CHiPs when he was presented as a weak CHP officer and that is why he is needed to be a Jon as a partner.Most CHiPs fans remember him for that macho gigolo that most of the female Californians would want to sleep with.Another reason is that reformation of the show was somewhat "half- cooked".The new characters such as Jon's wife Sandy was underwritten and so was the new CHP officers Roulette and Sergeant.The rivalry between Roulette and Ponch provided a good start but the former's character is just underwritten as well which makes it half as interesting.Finally,Jon takes a lot of the screen time in the story.Admittedly,Wilcox is a big part of the show.When he was replaced by Tom Reilly,the show fell apart and it got cancelled.Wilcox and Estrada have great chemistry with the former being stoic and the latter being charismatic.Saying this,it would have been better if Ponch was captured and was the cop who got entangled with Monica on top of the bus being the charismatic character.It would have had a funnier and more interesting conclusion.But nevertheless,it was nice to see CHiPs in this TV movie for one last time for I know that the reruns of its episode at MeTV remain popular at present after being out of the air for three decades and after this TV movie was last shown almost two decades ago.No question that CHiPs remain popular after all these years.

voicemaster71 I never thought I'd ever see it happen. The cast of CHiPs reuniting and doing a new reunion movie, and even more than that, it reunited Larry Wilcox and Erik Estrada, who finally decided to bury the hatchet and forget about their personal issues with each other. Oddly enough, they both were co producers as well. I was surprised this didn't air on NBC, but then again, about a decade ago, this was a hot show that aired on TNT, like the same way the Dukes of Hazzard received new popularity on TNN during that time. It's hard to believe it's now been 10 years since CHiPs 99 aired on TNT. And hopefully, maybe it will get released on DVD someday along with the series. The movie is interesting in that we see how the CHP has changed in the last 15 years, especially in terms of the new motorcycles they used. For the most part, this movie, I feel was written with the memory of season one more than any other season and it almost completely ignored the characterization and story lines of the final season, as bad as that season was. In season six, Officer Jon Baker left the force and was replaced by Officer Bobby "Hot Dog" Nelson and later his brother Bruce, who went through Cadet training before becoming a CHP officer before series end. Ponch by that time, had matured into the more responsible training officer. Ponch, while still a character had become what Jon was. Most of that was tossed out the window in this movie. Ponch once again was the "Hot Dog" and Jon was a little more strict this time. One can only guess that when Ponch left the force, he did before Jon came back, explaining why they hadn't seen each other in so long. The only element of season 6 was the inclusion of Bruce Penhall as Bruce Nelson, who gets promoted to Sergeant in this movie, but gets injured and out of the story not long afterwards. Artie Grossman is back as a plain clothes Detective and surprisingly, Brodie Greer is back as Barry Barikza, who also mysteriously vanished in season 6. Joe Getraer is now Police Commissioner and Jon Baker is now Captain of the CHP and is married. His beautiful blonde wife, Sandy is also a CHP officer. Ponch retired from the force some years ago, married the crash victim from the series pilot episode, and had a son. Ponch's wife got sick and died, and now he is raising his son, Frank Jr. What I didn't care for in this movie, were the two new young guys. Sergeant McFalls was not bad. A nice cop like Jon, but Roulette, is not only an exaggeration of Ponch, but also a resident a---hole!! You just love to hate this guy and his rivalry relationship with Ponch occurs when he cites Ponch for speeding. Ponch returns to the force, but unlike his buddies, he never rose in the ranks and is therefore, still a motor officer.All in all though, it was great to see Ponch and Jon go riding together again after 15 to 16 years. Flashback scenes from the pilot episode, plus the scene where they pull over a bicyclist, whom they pulled over when he was a kid in the pilot was priceless. While not as great as the original series, CHiPs 99 has its charm and I recommend it as much as the series. I give it 2 thumbs up!!

MrJ-4 This movie wasn't any better than the TV show. The whole movie seemed fake. They couldn't even come up with a fresh idea for the movie. If they had, maybe it would have been better. But I really doubt it. It would take a lot to improve this movie.

cherylaw Finally, the long-awaited CHiPs '99 movie!! Special thanks to TNT for making all CHiPs fans' dreams come true. We get to see all of our favorites (except Harlan and Bonnie) return to the screen and update us on what has been happening in their lives over the past 15 years!The movie is fabulous--the cool 70's style that first caught my attention, somewhat somewhat to the 90's. It is interesting to see both how the CHP has changed and how the characters (most especially Ponch and Jon) have changed. Yes, there are parts that were very unbelievable, but then again, this is CHiPs, and it only adds to the fun. It's also great to see that it's still possible to produce quality TV today that isn't too profanity-filled/etc. for family viewing. My favorite scene was a much-publicized one in which Jon (Larry Wilcox) really really does his own stuntwork on top of a moving bus--quite impressive!My only regret is that while we see a lot of Getraer, we don't see much use made of Baricza, Grossman, and Bruce Nelson...their appearances seem almost like cameos. The two new officers (Roulette & McFall) never quite catch my interest, either...they seem like exaggerations of the most distinctive characteristics of Ponch & Jon (really brash & really nice).A must-see if you watched CHiPs between 1977-83...pay special attention to the explanation (or lack thereof) of Jon's return to the force (since he wasn't around during the 1982-83 season) and how the writers handle the fact that 2 of Ponch's former partners are hanging around in the movie. Definitely worth the wait!