Cars 3

G
Starring the voices of: Owen Wilson, Cristela Alonzo, Larry the Cable Guy, Chris Cooper, Nathan Fillion, Armie Hammer, Ray Magliozzi, Tony Shaloub and Bonnie Hunt
Running Time: 1 Hour and 49 Minutes


The legendary Lightening McQueen is back! It was fun to return back to "The Cars" franchise.
The original "Cars" was released all the way back in 2006, "Cars 2" in 2011 and now we have
 "Cars 3".
This was very sweet and tender movie that primarily focuses on racing superstar, Lightening McQueen (Owen Wilson) who Is returning back to the racing scene with a lot of bright and shiny fast entertainment.
Lightening finds himself just a little overwhelmed when a very fancy new generation race car, Jackson Storm (Armie Hammer) rolls into town! Lightening is use to being the number one draw at the speedway. Suddenly he feels like he is being overlooked for this flamboyant new kid on the block! When Lightening's good buddies start to get discouraged by Jackson Storm, they start to retire from the racetrack while Lightening is starting to lose his own self confidence and questioning his own ability to race. On his final race he finds himself in a bad crash where he sustains some serious damage! He questions if he is getting too old to race anymore and considers whether he should retire too?
He consults with his great friends from Radiator Springs, Sally (Bonnie Hunt and Mater (Larry the cable guy) fortunately,  they encourage him and boost his confidence to get back on the racing circuit. He leaves for Florida to begin training and he unexpectedly has a new sponsor, Sterling (Nathan Fillion) who has a fantastic state of the art facility. Lightening still questions if he has the prowess or if he is getting too old to continue to race?
" Cars 3" felt like it had returned to the original and sweet story of "Cars 1". It felt more true to form. This is a story that the entire family can go and see and all will enjoy it without hesitation. As with all Disney Pixar movies, the visuals were off of the chart! Just a charming little movie
Parents be advised: "Cars 3" is rated G, it's been a really long time since I have reviewed a movie rated "G"! It's really nice  and refreshing to finally have a "G" rated movie in the theaters.
I am giving "Cars 3" four bags of popcorn.

Wonder Woman

 

PG-13

Starring: Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Lilly Aspell, Robin Wright, Connie Nielsen, Danny Huston, David Thewlis,

 Said Taghmaoui, Ewen Bremerton and Eugene Brave Rock

Running Time: 2 Hours and 21 Minutes

Wow, "Wonder Woman" (Gal Gadot) was... wonderful!

 When I screened this movie I had very little 

expectations and I came away very pleasantly surprised!

I actually have a new favorite super-hero! 

I loved the way the movie began, how they set up the foundation for her life and how she developed into the strong and courageous young woman with a determination to always do the right.

She is a fierce warrior who never lets fear or trepidation stand in her way.

Young Diana (Lilly Aspell) grows up in a very beautiful environment filled with love and respect, surrounded by only women in a place called Amazon.

There she learns to become a skilled warrior capable of defending herself and others after much practice and training. Her aunt Antiope (Robin Wright) takes her under her wing and teaches her all of her own skills when she see great potential in Diana.

One day while looking out over the horizon she sees an airplane take a nosedive directly into the ocean and she knows she has no time to waste to save this pilot. She literally jumps into action and dives into the water to save this person.

Enter Steve Trevor (Chris Pine) and suddenly she has encountered her very first human male. Unfortunately he is being followed by a whole host of enemy soldiers trying to kill him because he is a spy! They are in a ship and boats and come ashore where a battle takes place against the female warriors of Amazon. There is a very high death count and Diana is determined it is time for her to leave against her mothers wishes and take down the enemy which started this 

wicked World War I.

She sets out on a boat with Streve Trevor so that she can go and fight against the enemy and save all of mankind. 

I found this movie to touch on all sides of human emotion. First, there is incredible chemistry  between Diana and Steve. Plus there is some fun humor and great relationships develop. Some history and the agony of war is present plus the nefarious bad guys are present and it just makes for a really good story.

I really enjoyed this movie and I think anyone who has reservations about a female super-hero will be pleasantly surprised by "Wonder Woman"! 

FYI... no need to stay for the "after the credits" scenes because there are none! 

Save your valuable 15 minutes.

Parents be advised: This movie is rated PG-13. There is definitely the horror of war on the front lines and the diabolical evil minded enemies always  trying to constantly concoct insidious new ways to end human life. There is some mild profanity and Chris Pine has a scene where he comes out of some mineral pools without any clothing, he quickly covers himself, also some talk of human reproduction between Diana and Steve.

I am giving "Wonder Woman" four bags of popcorn.