I loved monster movies when I was a kid, so it was great fun watching some of them again while curled up with my children. I was afraid that they’d be unimpressed by the rubbery creatures – after all, they’ve both been exposed to the technical wizardry of the Star Wars films – but they were as spellbound as I was by Harryhausen’s creations.
My five-year-old daughter Hannah in particular was thrilled by them. At 6:00 this morning she crawled out of bed, crept into my office, and asked, “Can I watch Sinbad again?” So I shut down my email, and we started our day by watching The Golden Voyage of Sinbad.