i have a white Incase case for it and it's great... i dropped my first iPhone on pavement and the screen EXPLODED. it's $300 to replace iPhones, but the dude at the store hooked it up for FREE, so i'm now an iPhone-only guy. that said, the only reason the screen shattered was because of how the phone compressed on impact- the screen really is badass and a thin plastic film isn't going to actually do more than protect against things that wouldn't scratch it anyway (this coming from the Apple tech who hooked me up). i mean, do what you want- it's your phone- but it's almost completely unnecessary. i WOULD NOT recommend a soft case of ANY kind... seriously, they don't do anything beyond protecting against scratches. get a hard case that protects the back and sides and you'll be fine. since getting my case, i've dropped it a few times and there isn't even a scratch on the damn case.