Has the Lost Colony of Roanoke Island Been Found?

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It is one of our oldest mysteries…

It’s a mystery that has intrigued Americans for centuries: What happened to the lost colonists of North Carolina’s Roanoke Island?…

The settlers, who arrived in 1587, disappeared in 1590, leaving behind only two clues: the words “Croatoan” carved into a fort’s gatepost and “Cro” etched into a tree.

 Theories about the disappearance have ranged from an annihilating disease to a violent rampage by local Native American tribes. Previous digs have turned up some information and artifacts from the original colonists but very little about what happened to them.

Until now…

You can read the full article at National Geographic: Have We Found the Lost Colony of Roanoke Island?

10 Things You Didn’t Know About the Apollo Moon Landings

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If you check out 10 Things You Didn’t Know About the Apollo Moon Landings, you’ll learn…

  • Why all the American flags left on the moon are now colorless.
  • Which Apollo astronaut conduced unauthorized ESP experiments.
  • Which Apollo astronaut cried while on the moon and why.
  • Which Apollo astronaut violated NASA rules and celebrated communion on the moon.
  • What the first words spoken on the moon may have been… and it wasn’t “One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”
  • What the moon smells like.
  • The records set by Apollo 11.
  • Which lunar module pilot actually got to pilot the lunar module.
  • What sculpture was left on the moon and why it was left.
  • Why a geologist was finally sent to the moon.

 

Source: Listverse.

Thunderburp Gun & 30 Caliber Machine Gun Toys for Kids

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I’m too young to have seen this commercial when it first aired in the 1950’s, but I sure remember ones like it, being a child of the 60’s.  I can’t begin to tell you the number of toy guns, pistols, rifles, and machine guns I owned growing up.

Of course it was a different world then.  As you can see from the commercial below, us kids had to be on guard against a takeover of the world by the saucermen!

New “Godzilla” Poster and Trailer!

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I’ve never been a big Godzilla fan.  Sure, I’ve seen the original with Perry Mason Raymond Burr in the starring role.

No, Burr didn’t play Godzilla.  Okay, Burr in the co-starring role then.

I’ve seen the many sequels.  The one I liked best was the 1998 version with Matthew Broderick and Leon Jean Reno. That one was okay.

So I wasn’t expecting much from the latest Godzilla remake.  Boy, could I be wrong.  Check out the trailer below.  This version of Godzilla has potential.

Z-View: “The Mechanic” (2011)

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The Pitch: “Hey, We could remake “The Mechanic”  with Jason Statham in the Charles Bronson role and Ben Foster in the Jan-Michael Vincent role.”

“Let’s do it!”

The Tagline:  “Someone has to fix the problems.” [Where was this person when this remake was made?]

The Overview:  Jason Statham is Author Bishop aka The Mechanic.  Bishop is a hit man — the best in the business and able to kill without leaving a clue.  Often his hits look like fatal accidents.  Bishop works alone, is precise, methodical and logical.  When Bishop’s mentor is killed, Bishop takes on the mentor’s son as an apprentice.  This will lead to the death of many including one or both of them.

*** Beware – minor spoilers can be found below ***

The Good:

  • The original Charles Bronson version.
  • Ben Foster’s fight scene with a huge guy.

The Bad:

  • Statham and Foster lacked chemistry.
  • It seemed out-of-place that Statham would take on a partner.
  • You know you’re in trouble when the best fight in the movie doesn’t involve the star [who is known for fighting].
  • A black water swimming pool?  Swimming underwater below the guy you just killed, moving his arms to make it appear he is alive and swimming?

The Ugly:

  • Remaking a classic and falling this short.

Rating: 2 out of 5