I agree with others that this theme is a tad overdone. Not only so but the political agenda was a hair obvious, very one-sided and frankly quite humorous to me. That being said, pretty cool characterization and fanTAStic special effects. The 3-D was fun allbeit slightly annoying (wearing those big glasses for almost 3 hrs). But I enjoyed it and would recommend it for the discerning viewer (God bless our armed forces - without them we have no freedom). :) 3.5 stars! Definitely sets the standard for special effects. I look fwd to movies with better messages done to this standard.