First off, the setup of a rich scumbag owner of sporting goods company hiring two swimsuit models to get stranded on a boat in the ocean as a publicity stunt is the most ludicrous way any movie could stumble upon finding a Ghost ship that carries the coffins of the hooded knights of Templar death squad. It’s ridiculous, stupid, and honestly I kinda love it.Secondly, the pacing is a bit wonky here and there, but luckily the ghost ship atmosphere is pretty dope, shrouded in fog and eerie lighting. The music, as well as the undead makeup (which looks damn fine) are all standout positives as well—coupled together with said suspenseful atmosphere turns an ‘ok’ blind dead Templar jam movie into a better than average one, at least for me. Plus I’m a sucker for anything that takes place on a spooky boat or the foggy seas. I love these movies and really wish the the remaining three would join Seagulls on blu.
So, exactly how many flocks of these Knights Templar are out there? and exactly how do they work? Beause if the rules haven't yet been clarified by the third installment then I'll assume I'm just not supossed to play music too loud in their bedtime? SECOND TIME THEY WAKE UP BECAUSE OF A HALF NAKED GIRL AND HER RADIOIt's a shame because at this point I've lost my hopes about their blindness playing a big role in these movies, unless I was falling asleep (very likely) this time I don't even recall any mention to them being blind. But that's ok, I like to think about these as an anthology series where each movie gives you the chance to take the same basic concept setting your creatures on new ground and changing the rules a little bit to see how that works. This time the galleon, full of fog machines and rotten wood, is a dope addition that merges quite well with the Blind Dead's design, but ulimately that's not enough to keep a movie with the least amount of plot, sleaze or interesting characters so far, afloat.It happens every time and I can't understand what's the obsession with De Ossorio killing his best characters so early into the movie, it happened to Virginia in the first one and even if I appreciate the effort trying to offer a different cast than the usual, they're all so fucking boring I'd rather take the girls in a bikini any day of the week, sadly the Blind Dead agree with me.On a personal level, my favorite part of these movies is always seeing how such an ancient bag of bones merges with present time to some groovy results of knight swords and bell bottom jeans (remember the Templars on a train?), which is not a thing on The Ghost Galleon because we're aboard almost all of the runtime, reason why I surprised myself in the first minutes wishing we wouldn't leave the modelling agency.Anyway, its beautiful ending and the amount of bikinis in sight almost redeem this movie to my eyes. Almost.Corpses on Horses! Ossorio's Blind Dead series, rankedAll my wasted time writing about these:• Tombs of the Blind Dead• Attack of the Blind Dead• The Ghost Galleon• Night of the Seagulls
Those pesky dead Templar Knights are at it again! This time they’re on a haunted ship and terrorizing a group of models and photographers doing a groovy 70’s nautical fashion shoot! This used to be my least farovrite entry in the Blind Dead quadrilogy, but after this rewatch I’m thinking it’s been bumped up to 3rd place. Of course, I love all 4 of them so it’s not like last place is bad or anything. I just seem to find a little more to love each time I watch this one.It gets major points for having an interesting location. The ship is an unusual location that works great and I love the foggy atmosphere. The characters in this entry are the silliest of the four movies, but I kinda love them especially the Cathy Moriarity doppelgänger bitchy lesbian complete with blonde wig. Honestly, she is reason enough on her own to love this movie, but you’ve also got Jack Taylor and Maria Perschy who looks like the love child of Barbara Streisand and Michelle Pfeiffer (i.e. gorgeous).This one also has another great “just when they think they’re safe, they’re actually f*cked” type of ending that’s always a winner in my book so yeah, I’m bumping this one up a half star from my last watch. Good stuff.
