King Kong (1976)

Dino De Laurentis produced remake of the classic Universal monster movies gives it a 1970's flavor, including environmental rhetoric, multiple references to 'the energy crises', and Kong climbing one of the newly completed Twin Towers of the World Trade Center at the climax of the movie. The film stars Jeff Bridges, Charles Grodin and Jessica Lange in her first film role. This movie feels more restrained by the technical limitations of its time then the original 1933 version did. Though sometimes slow and more ambitious for special then it is able to pull off, the movies not as bad as its reputation might suggest, its just not very good either. **1/2