Also

Star Trek is a pretty good "reboot" as they say in the current vernacular. Lots of pew pew pew and bang bang bang; Plus Kirk and Spock get their bromance on pretty good. Very well cast all around, I think. And I don't buy the "old series had more thematic depth" at all - even Wrath of Kahn. Yes, I said it! Bring it nerds!

In any case, it's still not that deep and will only really take off in sequel land if they do tie it into something deeper, which seems unlikely. In many respects, it's like the last two Bond movies. (It also has a killer opening sequence, just like Casino Royale)

Enjoyable Bit of Sci-Fi

Sun of Suns, by Karl Schroeder. Nice steampunk swash-buckling space millitary-political mini-Dyson sphere coming-of-age story. Yes, I did that on purpose. Does go around the "war is stupid - can't we all see we are people" bend, but makes up for it with imagination and characters. Reminded me a little of Serenity, except sans the Ye and whatnot anachronisms.