Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel review eight new movies. Both critics agree that
A Star Is Born (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,
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (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,
Network (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
Silver Streak (1976): Siskel thought the mystery plot was dull. Ebert's Dog of the Month is
At the Earth's Core (1976); Siskel's is
Ape (1976).
—J. Spurlin