I just saw it today and I was quite impressed. The reviews that I've read are either black or white; people loved it or they hated it.
I'm generally skeptical of anything that relies mostly on viral marketing. When I saw the first trailers, I said to myself "the only way I'm getting into a theater to see that is if someone else is buying the tickets, or if someone has a gun to my head".
Well, here I am, sans gun and six dollars poorer.
It's not a 5-star movie, but damn close. I told my friends they should definitely see it in theaters, because renting it wouldn't do it justice. I was scoffed at and reminded of their massive flatscreen and sound system rivaled only by THX Prime. Still, a more genuine experience could not be had outside the theater.
My only gripe is the end... Spoilers follows:
>> The ending could have used a recap video, maybe a leaked news clip, or maybe a stolen DOD file of some sort. Only by reading the spoilers on this page, did I remember to look for something falling from the sky during the end clip. Was "Hammerdown" a nuclear strike, or just a massive deployment of conventional bombs? There had to be more tapes. i mean, I counted at least nine people crowding around Liberty's head with cameras and camcorders. Mayhaps a montage of other video clips?
BTW, new Star Trek movie FTW. I hope it's not "Star Trek: The golden Years".<<