2. The Shield Throw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiN0Lwvi7CA In the second Christopher Reeve Superman movie in 1980, the titular hero lured the villains General Zod, Ursa and Non to the Fortress of Solitude for a planned confrontation that would ultimately lead to their defeat. At one point, just when the confrontation was about to get physical, Superman pulled an inexplicable power out that had never been conceived before and hasn't been seen or referred to since. The big dumb brute Non charged at him, so Superman pulled a layer of film off his chest in the shape of his famous "S" symbol and wrapped Non up in it. It really made no sense whatsoever.