Scifi's Outdated Visions of the Future

Which of Hollywood's dystopic visions of the future is furthest from the truth?

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1 The Terminator
Murdering androids and a nuclear war make for a very bad combo in this futuristic franchise. 177 343

2 Escape from New York
John Carpenter envisions NYC as an out-of-control, giant prison. 102 296

3 Mad Max
Mel Gibson is a little deranged as Australia is home to marauding gangs and everyone is short on fuel. 90 306

4 2001: A Space Odyssey
Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece has a supercomputer killing the people it should be helping. 65 311

5 Reign of Fire
Dragons -- who once coexisted with dinosaurs -- come out of hibernation. 48 290

6 Predator 2
A huge Predator kills Los Angeles's citizens (who are already dealing with drug gangs). 9 283

7 1984
The famous story of totalitarian surveillance has everyone living in a state of paranoia. -12 278