MOVIE: Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)
Godzilla vs. Kong
Year: 2021
Rating: PG-13
Length: 103 minutes / 1.72 hours
When the theaters were opening again, I knew this was one of the movies I wanted to see on the big screen. I had missed Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)—having watched it at home well after it had come out—and wanted to be sure that I experienced all this movie had to offer. And while I waited a little too long and was spoiled a little before going to finally see it, Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) delivered on its promise to show me two large animals fighting.
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