The Ghost Galleon (1974)

- El buque maldito
Ahoy there Templars, 8 October 2005

In the third installment of the Blind Dead series, we find the Templars at sea on a decrepit, fog-shrouded galleon waiting for some intrepid explorer to come aboard. I've read the comments about how fake the galleon looks and while I agree, I was able to get past that. The on-deck galleon sets are nicely done considering the budget de Ossorio had to work with. The scenes of the Templars slowly rising from the bowels of the ship are effectively creepy. Add to that the claustrophobic feeling of being trapped on the ghost ship with no way to escape and The Ghost Galleon becomes a fairly fun sequel in the series. And then there's that ending. I thought de Ossorio would never equal the final shots of Tombs of the Blind Dead, but he comes close in The Ghost Galleon. The scene of the Templars rising out of the sea is a highlight of the entire series.

My biggest problem with The Ghost Galleon comes from the cast. Maybe it has something to do with the dubbing (the worst of the series), but almost every one of these people deserved to die for being so stupid. They spout silly dialogue and insist on doing silly things. The worst are the three supposed "models". I put this word in quotes because three less likely looking models I've never seen. These three couldn't die fast enough for me.

6/10