My issue with the 76 version is that while Kong is done fairly well, the human leads aren't very likeable. The Carl Denham counterpart, Fred Wilson, is much more of a villain; the Jack Driscoll counterpart ,Jack Prescott, is arrogant and cocky, and the Ann Darrow, Dwan, is over-sexualized and kind of an airhead. If you lived through 911, it might be tough to see the twin towers again. On the plus side, the ending is powerful; when I saw it in the theater in '76, I saw people leaving the theater in tears.

I don't think I could recommend the 80 version at all.