Star Trek Into Darkness

PG-13
Starring: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldano, Karl Urban, Simon Pegg, John Cho, Anton Yelchin,
 Alice Eve and Benedict Cumberbatch,
Running Time: 2 Hours and 3 Minutes

Okay, so it's been four years (2009) since we last saw Captain James Tiberius Kirk (Chris Pine), Spock (Zachary Quinto) and all of the rest of The USS Enterprise crew. It seems to me like it was well worth the wait! The crew is back in stellar form to boldly go where no man has gone before!
So this movie starts out on an alien red planet where a giant volcano is about to erupt. Captain Kirk and crew have to make a quick decision to escape or lose their lives! One small problem, Spock is not on the ship with them and if they leave without him, he will die! As Kirk begs and pleads for him to come aboard via (beam me up Scotty) Spock is stubborn, devoid of emotion and indecisive!
Then a somewhat terrorist-style attack takes place in London, rocking the security of the entire planet earth! Trying to figure out who the culprit is and what their deviant plan is, the Enterprise heads into Klingon territory and all heck breaks loose! That is where they encounter the villain "Khan"!!! He appears as any other normal human being but, he is not! He is evil, diabolical and very, very sinister! He is not phased by any kind of physical pain whatsoever, he is virtually indestructible! When Captain Kirk beats him severely, he doesn't even whence, not a single sign of pain or any damage to his body.
This was such a fun and entertaining movie, it basically pits the good guys against the bad guys. With all of the amazing sci-fi action and the great storyline, I don't think you will be disappointed.
Parents be advised, I would recommend this movie for children twelve and over, there is a lot of sci-fi action and violence, explosions, Khan breaking peoples necks, an unexpected woman in her underwear, two women momentarily in bed with Captain Kirk and some swearing. There were also some really sweet and tender moments as well.
It was fun to see how they incorporated some of the stuff from the original TV series.
 I really enjoyed the movie and it had some cool and quirky characters, just a great summer escape movie.
I am giving "Star Trek Into Darkness" four bags of popcorn.

Iron Man 3

PG-13
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Jon Favreau and Ben Kingsley
Running Time: 2 Hours and 9 Minutes

This movie is about the billionaire, playboy/genius Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) who just about loses everything to find out who he really is.
Tony Stark is suffering from post traumatic stress disorder following Loki's assault on New York City during "The Avenger's" movie from last summer. He finds himself struggling to function and unable to sleep. He spends all of his time in his multi-million dollar mansion working on his "Iron-Man"suits and perfecting them even more.
 Bad-guy Mandarin (Ben Kingsley) threatens Tony Stark and things start to get crazy! When Tony Stark is interviewed on live television and gives out his personal address, you know something sinister will occur!
Of course they will hunt down his house and search him out and blow his gorgeous home to smithereens!
From there, he finds himself in a small town in Tennessee where a young boy befriends him.
Then the real villain surfaces as the character Aldrich Killian (Guy Pearce) who has held a grudge against Tony Stark for several years. Killian is determined to get back at Tony for ignoring him and not taking him seriously! From there the movie is about his vendetta and how he accomplishes his goal!
I really did not enjoy this movie as much as I had hoped too. I really have enjoyed the "Iron Man" franchise and loved both "Iron Man" 1 and 2 and last year's,  "The Avenger's". There was a ton of action in this movie and computer generated action sequences were amazing, I just felt like the story was weaker and not as strong as the former movies.  Robert Downey Jr. is always great and you can't help but love him.
Parents be advised, I would recommend this movie for children twelve and older because of all the sci-fi and the intense action sequences. There is also a brief suggestive scene with Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow) in her underwear.
I am giving "Iron Man 3" three bags of popcorn.