Good story this episode, but a little too much predictable for my own taste. But it's a good job anyway with good performance to pull the whole stuff. Police officers investigate after some robberies, nothing more, unlike some other episode of the show, but, I repeat, fairly done. Tense, taut, sharp, fast paced, typical for the seventies. But I won't remind this tale that much. Jackie Cooper is convincing, as usual in his other performances. He plays here the head officer of the crew. Yes, very convincing. I will maybe remember the scene when the cops warn the bank employees about the next robbery. Joe Santos is also in the run. A very known face in those seventies stuff, crime films and series.
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One of My Favorites
jbinder-3363913 September 2020
This is one of my favorite episodes in the Police Story tv series. It captures the nature of the entire series: down and gritty, very factual (no bulletproof vests for the regular officers and just 38s in a bank stakeout, no special weapons--OK, hotloads. but only one per officer), and quite emotional in terms of the adrenalin and the feelings of the officers and a commander sticking up for his men.
Not among the more enjoyable episodes.
planktonrules15 April 2017
I am a big fan of "Police Story" and love my Season One DVDs. Sadly, however, the rest of the shows are not available on disc and the only way I am aware of that you can see them is to find them on YouTube...and SOME of the episodes are posted there.
Compared to the several dozen episodes I've already seen, "Robbery: 48 Hours" is a lot less enjoyable. It even comes off as choppy and less fun. Why is this? Well, it's fundamentally different from other episodes because instead of focusing on one cop or a team of two cops, this one is about a unit which is working to stop armed robberies--and there are tons of men in this unit. Because of that, the personal touch is missing. Now I am NOT saying it's bad...but it is noticeably less enjoyable and well made because of the style. Still worth seeing....but a bit of a disappointment.
Compared to the several dozen episodes I've already seen, "Robbery: 48 Hours" is a lot less enjoyable. It even comes off as choppy and less fun. Why is this? Well, it's fundamentally different from other episodes because instead of focusing on one cop or a team of two cops, this one is about a unit which is working to stop armed robberies--and there are tons of men in this unit. Because of that, the personal touch is missing. Now I am NOT saying it's bad...but it is noticeably less enjoyable and well made because of the style. Still worth seeing....but a bit of a disappointment.
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