Meant to post this a few weeks ago, but my quick wrap up on the Regency Fairfax Insomniac Cinema presents Masters of the Universe:
In 1987, I saw my first movie in theaters. Twenty-two years later, I would see the same movie in theaters to kick off my birthday weekend. Masters of the Universe!
The theater was a few blocks down the same street from the New Beverly in Los Angeles, where the I Must Break You Festival was held. Pretty good turnout, the guy who schedules the Insomniac Cinema was really surprised, he said the last few shows have had ZERO turnout. Two guys came from Nebraska just for the screening apparently! They played a red band trailer for the 80's adult animated flick Heavy Metal and then the glorious Cannon Films logo came up! Dolph's credit got a big cheer, as did Frank Langella's. When Dolph turns to face the audience for the first time the place went nuts. There were a lot of laughs throughout, at the movie, the acting, costumes and hair especially. His stoic Dolph accent got more than a few laughs and imitation and his crushing physique got more than a few aah's from the audience. Afterward, even though it was two AM and I'd seen the movie dozens of times, seeing Masters on the big screen was just as magical as it had been when I was five years old.