It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

The acting in this movie is really good.

This is an old 70s Italian movie with awful dubbing in the English version. Even ignoring the terrible dubbing this film is pure trash. The pacing is pitiful. The actors are just awful. The zombie effects are, even by the standards of the 70s, laughable. There are no actual scares, no actual gore and the slowest death scenes I have seen in ages.

The third in the series of BLIND DEAD movies from Spanish director Amando de Ossorio is a step down from the superior first two films in the series, but still packs a punch for those with a fondness for Euro horror. This time around, the setting of the movie is a creaky old galleon, as a bunch of unlikeable characters are picked off one by one by those old bearded skeletons. As usual, the most limiting factor for this kind of film is the budget, which here means that the galleon itself is quite clearly a miniature model, floating around in a small tank of water and looking absolutely fake as a result. It's a real shame when the pyrotechnic finale shows the individual flames burning the ship to be about twice the size of it! Otherwise, we're in for business as usual, as the poorly-dubbed actors find themselves at the mercy of the gory ghouls. Speaking of gore, there's only actually one sequence in the movie which offers blood for the sadistic viewer; in it, in which a blonde woman is beheaded and her limbs eaten in a feeding frenzy by the ravenous horde. In the rest of the 'attack' scenes, which resemble a cross between NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (in the inevitability of the ceaseless, shambling zombies) and Universal horror flicks of the '30s (in the cobwebby, Gothic surroundings), the focus is on atmosphere and it works wonders. De Ossorio builds a real sense of Gothic foreboding and the undead Templars are as eerily effective as ever, their impact highlighted by creepy moaning on the soundtrack and their appearance – think rotting skeletons complete with wispy beards and tattered cloaks.The casting for this film consists of the usual bunch of actors and actresses who appeared in many '70s horror flicks coming from Spain. Maria Perschy (EXORCISM) was a Naschy regular and provides more glamour than the other hopeless models put together. Manuel de Blas (HUNCHBACK OF THE MORGUE) starred in small roles in countless Spanish movies, whilst this film marked Carlos Lemos' only appearance in a genre flick; playing the meteorologist he comes across as a Spanish Ian McCaskill and is the best actor in the movie. Most notable of all is the instantly recognisable Jack Taylor, a horror veteran who started off by appearing in the Neutron films in Mexico in the early '60s.THE GHOST GALLEON has a rather dull and derivative storyline, with inane scripting and lots of plot holes wherever you look. It also has some boring moments, especially in the first hour. However, these are countered by the fun elements in the latter half of the movie; although the model ship is rubbishy, the creepy interiors are sound, there are plenty of memorable scenes (including the excellent 'exorcism'), and the film contains one of the most iconic horror images out there – the superb ending in which the undead Templars rise from their watery graves to wreak vengeance.

This 3rd entry in the Blind Dead series may be the weakest link, but it still has a lot going for it. First of all, like all the films in the series, Ghost Galleon has some of the most original looking zombies ever committed to celluloid. We get to see plenty of them, but at times their presence on a dark boat can be obscured. They also don't turn in any kind of high body count which is what fans expect from a zombie film. This makes it kind of the oddball in this fine quadrilogy, but perhaps De Ossorio was being influenced by Italy's Giallo films at the time and was going more for atmosphere. I say this because this movie is almost pure creepy atmosphere with it's shapes, shadows and sounds. The main setting of the haunted, centuries old ship is also terrific even if the miniature version of the boat looks more like a 4th grade class project. Despite the lack of death, blood and serious action I never once felt the film was boring. The feel of dread and hopelessness kept me wondering who would win the day and the magnificent ending made me proud to be a horror fan.

Plot Synopsis: Sporting goods magnate Howard Tucker sends two models in a speedboat into the Atlantic for a publicity stunt. Contact with the pair is lost, but not before they report being stuck in a fog & coming into contact with a 16th Century galleon. Along with another model, his modelling agent, a henchman & a scientist, Tucker organizes an expedition to find the missing models. They board the galleon where they encounter the blind zombies of the Knights Templar, who were banished to the sea for devil-worship.Film Review: The Ghost Galleon (known in some countries as either Ghost Ship of the Blind Dead or Horror of the Zombies) is the third film in Spanish director Amando De Ossorio's Blind Dead saga. The original film, TOMBS OF THE BLIND DEAD, was one of the finest zombie films that Spain has ever produced, only matched with the relatively recent effort REC.In keeping with the series' tradition, The Ghost Galleon is less a sequel than an outright remake. As was the case with all the sequels, the rules are changed with each film – here the Knights Templar are devil worshippers who are condemned to sail the seas for eternity.None of the films in the Blind Dead series particularly stand out in terms of script quality, but the writing for The Ghost Galleon is noticeably shoddy. One may get past the idea of a platoon of zombies roaming the seas in a derelict ship, but the idea of a salesman sending a pair of models in a speedboat into the Atlantic shipping lanes for a publicity stunt is ridiculous to say the least – what is the point of this? The models aren't displaying anything & only have a small boat to stay in. Not to mention the fact that the visual effects shown here are ridiculously unconvincing, with the model galleon shown in wide shots being a toy model, while the coffins being thrown overboard look like small Tic-Tac boxes painted brown & being dropped into a pond.The characterisations are, for the most part, decidedly mixed. Jack Taylor & the scientist both switch their opinions as soon as they get on board the galleon – the scientist at first dismisses the idea but later displays remarkable knowledge of the subject & has some practical skills at exorcism. Taylor, on the other hand, has a staunch disbelief of the supernatural that becomes more absurd the longer things go on – even being on the ship, he still doesn't believe it.Despite the poor writing & shonky effects, The Ghost Galleon does manage to entertain, having a modest atmosphere. The shot of the zombies rising from their coffins to the accompaniment of some chanting is undeniably creepy (although the scene might be undermined by the fact that the chanting does tend to sound hysterically funny, especially during the opening credits).