Liberator

Occasionally, a great nugget of Sci-Fi and Comic Book Hero goodness falls onto our plate. 'Liberator' the movie, has the potential to be a tasty morsel that we can sink our teeth into! 'Liberator' is a dark, superhero action, short film pilot that was shot in Los Angeles, CA

Al Migliocetti, the Liberator, becomes public enemy number one after having to take the wrap for a botched US black ops job. He winds up being sent to Federal prison despite all the good he's done for his country. Once considered an American icon, his status is quickly obliterated, and after he gets out of prison has to face today's times with everyone in America hating him – including his own family who turned on him as well.

Out of desperation to clear his name and win the love of his daughter back, he does what many disgruntled Americans with a story to tell do – write a tell all book. Just when he starts putting back the pieces of his life, an evil enemy resurfaces forcing him to don the uniform and once again become the Liberator.

Lou Ferrigno looks uncomfortable on film in this one, he seems embarrassed and he should be. This pile of garbage is what one would expect from Lou Ferrigno after his 30+ years of making terrible films. The only hope from any of his films is that they are so bad and campy that they are fun to laugh at, this one fails even in that. Bottom line is this is garbage, beyond bad acting, uncreative writing, middle school cinematography and nonexistent editing.

The only good news is this film/short is so bad it will be almost impossible for you to even find it.

If you really want to watch a Lou Ferrigno film, go watch Sinbad of the Seven Seas or Hercules. These terrible films are at least fun to laugh at.

I was able to catch a screening of THE LIBERATOR at Comikaze Expo and boy was I blown away! Great Cast, great story, great movie overall! Lou Ferrigno is back and not in green! He did an amazing job portraying a superhero betrayed by his own country. If you ever have a chance to check out its next screening, I recommend everyone to go a watch it. I really hope this becomes a TV show or movie or any type of franchise! It is really original and with an A-list cast and crew! You have Don The Dragon, Peta Wilson, Michael Dorn & of course the amazing Tara Cardinal as Gaia! This short really gives a Great execution that will lead you wanting more and to see more!

I recently caught a screening of Liberator at the California International Shorts Festival and I was very surprised -- in a good way. Firstly, let me state the obvious, a lot of people don't necessarily think of Lou Ferrigno as an actor. I used to be one of those people. But after seeing Liberator, I have to admit that I was wrong. He does a great job inhabiting the washed-up superhero. I was also thrilled to see Peta Wilson in the cast. I found the movie itself to be inventive (watch for the beginning and the end -- not saying anything more), action-packed and even, if you look closely, political. Two thumbs up.

"Sunlight is the best disinfectant" - Ed Migliocetti

Man, I feel bad for Lou Ferrigno after the incredible series ended. He got cast in so many bad movies. And It's a shame cause he's a pretty decent actor when he's not given cringe lines.

I wanted to think this short film could have been good, and it was for a moment, but they were too ambitious.

They tried to compress an hour and half movie into a 20-minute short film. And this short film is only part one! It did not feel cohesive. It was all very confusing. And it didn't help that everything else was pretty much terrible. Mostly the VFXs and the fight scenes.

I kinda see what they were going for. A washed up superhero trying to live in a world where everyone thinks he did wrong and is a traitor to the United States. But they didn't have enough money for anything.

Though it was kinda fun to watch the janky effects and great acting by Lou Ferrigno. Maybe other people would like this more then me. I don't know.

4.8 out of 10.