Watching the movie right now

I watched it too on DVD. I still love this movie. It still has my attention after all these years.

No! It was not "ahead of its time"! Why do people continually claim that about movies and even actors/actresses?! This was OF its time; the moment was right for Ray Harryhausen to "step up to the bat" with his version of the "sword & sandal" epics that had been highly popular since the Fifties. This and other period films Harryhausen worked on are continuations of the tradition.

So, how on Earth is this AHEAD of its time?! Look how they butchered "Clash of the Titans" then had the audacity to continue onto a sequel! Look what they do with any CGI-saturated films.

Don't take away our Sixties accomplishment! Say instead that he continued the groundbreaking work started by Willis O'Brien.

*** The trouble with reality is there is no background music. ***

If you watch the extras, R Harryhausen says he thinks the old style stop motion models are scarier or nightmarish than computer generated stuff and I agree. This movie may be low tech by today's standards but does have right mix of monsters and fantasy portrayed well and maybe better than newer graphics could do. This movie is a masterpiece of it's time!