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On Cinema at the Cinema Season 9 Episode 3: "CHIPs" and "Power Rangers"
Put it down on the… I don't know why you don't understand the concept of a table.
— Tim
| On Cinema at the Cinema | |
| Season | 9 |
|---|---|
| Episode | 3 |
| Hosts | Tim Heidecker |
| Guests | Gregg Turkington Mark Proksch |
| Released | March 20, 2016 |
| Films reviewed | CHiPs (2017, 101 mins.) Power Rangers (2017, 124 mins.) |
| Popcorn Classics | A Vow to Kill (1995, 97 mins.) |
| Segments | Popcorn Classics |
| Runtime | 11 min. 30 sec. |
| Video link | YouTube Adult Swim |
The buffs review two TV classics rebooted for the silver screen. Plus, Gregg relays some sad news.
Synopsis
A nice big vape hit from Tim opens the show. He explains that he is “medicating” his now gangrenous burn wounds, which now nauseate him due to both the pain and the stench. After introducing his noticeably forlorn guest, Gregg Turkington, Tim announces that his skin transplant is only weeks away. The “semifinalist” skin donors are Mark Proksch, John Aprea, Joe Estevez, Manuel Giusti, and Axiom, and the finalists will be announced next week.
Tim asks Gregg about the latest news from Victorville. As it turns out, the Victorville Film Center has tragically been burned down. Tim says the cause was likely ungrounded electrical wiring, but Gregg seems rather skeptical. Gregg is encouraged to spend more time at Six Bag Cinemas, but his thousand-yard stare betrays his feelings about the idea. Before getting to the movies, Tim orders the popcorn shrimp and homemade flatbread with truffle oil, with a pilsner to drink. Tim asks Mark how he feels about being a skin donor semifinalist; he seems ambivalent, and rather miffed about not being consulted about it.
First up is the comedy film CHiPs, based on a TV show about two motorcycle cops. Tim loved it; Gregg sets the record straight about CHiPs being a “remake.” He says it is “its own thing” since the original was a TV show, not a movie. For Power Rangers, Tim instantly pushes Gregg's buttons by describing it as a “remake” of the original Power Rangers TV show. He dismisses Gregg's argument as simply “splitting hairs.” Instead of reviewing Power Rangers in depth, Gregg describes going through the wreckage of the VFC, where he found one of Tim's scarves. Tim denies the not-so-subtle implication, and changes the subject by singing the praises of his just-arrived food. Except, that is, for its uncomfortable spice level.
After a premature dimming of the lights, Gregg begins a Popcorn Classics segment, initially interrupted by an argument between Tim and Mark due to the latter's substandard waitering. The selection is A Vow to Kill, which Gregg says is now “the Victorville Film Archives” as it is the last surviving tape from his collection.