Zuma

1985
2h 21m

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Zuma is a movie remake of one of the oldest and most popular comic books in the Philippines. It stars Zuma, a creature donning a snake over his shoulder which perfectly accentuates his monst... Read allZuma is a movie remake of one of the oldest and most popular comic books in the Philippines. It stars Zuma, a creature donning a snake over his shoulder which perfectly accentuates his monster-like features.Zuma is a movie remake of one of the oldest and most popular comic books in the Philippines. It stars Zuma, a creature donning a snake over his shoulder which perfectly accentuates his monster-like features.

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5.6/10

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ZUMA MADE ITS FIRST APPEARANCE IN A KOMIKS NOVEL AZTEC. THE CHARACTER REACHED ITS PEAK IN THE 1980S WITH THE SERIES ANAK NI ZUMA . ANAK NI ZUMA WAS SERIALIZED IN ALIWAN KOMIKS FROM 1976 TO 1984, A LONG SERIES, A FEAT UNMATCHED AND UNSURPASSED AND WAS EVEN VOTED BY KOMIKS READERS AS THE MOST POPLAR KOMIKS SERIAL NOVEL OF THE 70s AND 80S. IT WAS MADE INTO MOVIES TWICE, 1985 (ZUMA) AND 1987 (ANAK NI ZUMA).

ZUMA WAS A DEMIGOD, AND THE SON OF THE AZTEC SERPENT GOD KUKULKAN ("PLUMED SERPENT" OF ("FEATHERED SERPENT"). HE HAD A TWO HEADED SNAKES (ONE HEAD IN BOTH ENDS) THAT RESTS ON HIS SHOULDERS. HE WAS BURIED AND BURIED AND ENTOMBED IN AN AZTEC PYRAMID UNTIL HE WAS UNEARTHED BY ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXPEDITION TEAM. UNLEASHED INTO THE MODERN WORLD, ZUMA WENT ON A MURDEROUS RAMPAGE.

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Followed by Anak ni Zuma (1987)

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5/10

Too Long But Not bad

Kind of a tough movie to find and possibly not worth finding in the first place. The "Zuma" character is pretty cool-looking and the mechanical snakes on his shoulders have their charm, despite the crudeness of the overall effect. There is some decent action, nudity, and gore towards the beginning and the film really had potential but blows it. My main gripe about this movie is the 141 minute run time-it's too much. I assume the idea was to keep it in line with the comic book story it's based on, but I have no idea what the comic book was about and honestly don't care. The film starts off strong but gets stupid after Zuma gets zapped by his "daughter". From that point, it might as well be another movie and the thing just drags. This would have been a lot better if they had cut out the drama and kept the time down to around 90 or 100 minutes-that's all a film like this needs to get the point across.

One scene that cracked me up was when "Philip" needs to use his girlfriend "Isabel" to lure Zuma into a trap. Why? Because Zuma only goes for virgins. The girl is hot, so what's up with Philip?

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