The Prediction Fail: Ah, the ‘70s was an interesting era, full to the brim with excitement – and a raft of decidedly stupid ideas.

But forget Fleetwood Mac and Saturday Night Fever, one film took a look into the future and decided it would consist of nothing more than people racing for survival, literally.

Death Race suggests that the United States collapsed after financial woes in 2000, and is commandeered by a military coup. Now, a gladiatorial contest pits racers against each other. Stupider still, it was remade in 2008.

Why We Wish They’d Been Right: Because racing is cool? Nah, alright, if Death Race hadn’t already put us off crazy racing, the Speed Racer film buried any remaining excitement. This future sucks.