‘STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS’

Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence.

What it’s about: The Enterprise crew chases a terrorist across the cosmos.

The kid attractor factor: Space, spaceships, Spock and explosions.

Good lessons / bad lessons: “The enemy of my enemy is my friend.”

Violence: Quite a bit, with the body count to match.

Language: Scattered profanity.

Sex: Kirk’s caught in bed with two aliens — with tails.

Drugs: Alcohol is abused.

Parents’ advisory: As the title implies, this one is darker and slightly more adult than the last “Star Trek,” still suitable for 12 and older.

‘THE GREAT GATSBY’

Rating: PG-13 for some violent images, sexual content, smoking, partying and brief language.

What it’s about: A young man meets a mysterious millionaire and discovers his obsession with “the love who got away,” just across the bay.

The kid attractor factor: Leo and Carey and Tobey, and the chance to skip reading a book that they’ll need to know and understand before graduating.

Good lessons / bad lessons: “Rich girls don’t marry poor boys.”

Violence: Punches are thrown, a car accident and a shooting.

Language: Pretty clean.

Sex: Infidelity, provocative dancing and flirting.

Drugs: Booze and pills.

Parents’ advisory: The out-of-control partying is more cautionary than enticing. OK for 12 and older, but kids, don’t think it’ll help you with that “Gatsby” book report.

This guide, compiled by Orlando Sentinel film critic Roger Moore, is published here every Friday. It should be used with the MPAA rating system for selecting movies suitable for children. Films rated G, PG or PG-13 are included, along with R-rated films that may have entertainment or educational value for older children with parental guidance.