8 Most God-Awful Movie Superheroes Not Based On Existing Material

1. Pumaman - The Pumaman (1980)

Pumaman Trust me when I say that Pumaman makes Zebraman look like freakin' Wolverine. An Italian movie venture made all the way back in 1980, this Alberto De Martino superhero flick does just about everything it possibly can to mark Pumaman as the worst original superhero to ever make it to the big screen. The movie begins with evil henchman throwing people out of windows in order to find our hero, because "only Pumaman will land on his feet." That's the sort of strange, otherworldly logic that The Pumaman clings to from start to finish. It eventually turns out that a guy named Tony Farms is our man, and using the power of a golden belt (don't ask), he manages to gain a variety of "awesome" powers: cat-like agility, night vision, and the Pumaman equivalent of "spidey sense." Oh, and then he also gets flight, teleportation and "pretending to be dead," because the writers apparently got bored of just giving Tony puma-related powers. Pumaman is, as you might well have guessed, a total douchebag - being saved by the guy isn't worth the inevitable conversation afterwards. He's so whiny. Usually I'd recommend you check out a movie like this for the "so bad it's good" factor, but I can't bring myself to do that with The Pumaman. I mean, God: look how lame he is. Like this article? Let us know in the comments section below.
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Sam Hill is an ardent cinephile and has been writing about film professionally since 2008. He harbours a particular fondness for western and sci-fi movies.