Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel review eight new movies. Both critics agree that
Nace una estrella (1976) is sensational when Barbra Streisand sings and lackluster otherwise. Ebert found
King Kong (1976) to be silly fun with good special effects; Siskel disliked the effects and the movie's alternating attempts to be self-mocking and self-serious. Both enjoyed the classy new Sherlock Holmes movie,
El caso final (1976). Ebert believes _The Enforcer (1976/I)_ to be the best "Dirty Harry" movie, but Siskel calls that a rash statement. Both think Paddy Chayefsky's devastating satire,
Poder que mata (1976), is terrific, even though Siskel says it's overwritten. Ebert thinks
Rocky (1976) is a terrific experience; Siskel liked it but found the characters of Adrian and her brother to be ridiculous. Neither critic enjoyed Peter Bogdanovich's ode to silent movie-making,
Nickelodeon (1976). Only Ebert liked the Richard Pryor-Gene Wilder comedy
El expreso de Chicago (1976): Siskel thought the mystery plot was dull. Ebert's Dog of the Month is
En el corazón de la tierra (1976); Siskel's is
A*P*E (1976).
—J. Spurlin