OKay the plot is very, very basic:

Aliens invade earth
The Marines go fight them
All hope looks lost
The Marines find a way to kick ass
Earth is saved

Lots of cool special effects and wide angle shots. Very good military action sequences. Main actors were Aaron Eckhart (The Dark Knight, Thank You For Smoking) and Michelle Rodriguez (Machette, Resident Evil) and a lot of young actors you will recognize. I enjoyed it and didn't regret spending the $8 to see it.

I would recommend it to everyone.

nice! good to hear!

yep blue just got back from seeing it and it was worth the dough but not like freaking awsome in the sense of the word
some lines reminded me of Independence Day

Glad to hear it. I'm going to see this tomorrow.

Yep, I'm going with ya!

Saw it today and loved it, a simple militaristic movie .
Surprised to read a few negative movie reviews online.

Thought Aaron Eckhart filled his role nicely and did a great job.

See later post...

I loved this movie. It's action packed and not preachy. The special effects are awesome and I'm guessing that the camera men at least studied the way Saving Private Ryan was taped because the combat scenes have the same feel to them. I'll give this one four out of five stars.

Syfy did air something very similar this past weekend, though I doubt they had the same special effects budget as the one with the colon in the title.

As for the actors:
Aaron Eckhart - Good two-face acting, just wondering how doing a smash hit like TDK leads to a role in a seemingly forgettable generic sci-fi movie.
Michelle Rodriguez - Never saw Machete, but she was decent in RE...of course Milla and the special effects were the main focus.

As for the young actors/actresses, not into them.

All that being said, thanks for the review and I may pick it up in the Wal*Mart $5.00 bin down the road...which is a compliment considering I usually watch the movies on the pay channels for free or I buy downloaded bootlegs. Sorry to be the only downer here, but I'm waiting for Limitless.