Fatal Attraction: More Terrifying Than Any Alien Invasion?

Okay, so I just re-watched 'Fatal Attraction' and, man, that movie still MESSES with me. Forget xenomorphs and robots taking over, THIS is the kind of sci-fi-adjacent horror that hits different. Hear me out: it's about control, obsession, and the utterly terrifying thought that someone can hijack your reality. Glenn Close's Alex Forrest? Absolute nightmare fuel. I mean, boiling bunnies aside (yeah, still can't eat rabbit), her persistence is what gets to you. That scene where she's just… there… at his office, after being told to leave him alone, just watching? Chills, people, CHILLS. It's funny how little special effects this movie has, yet it feels so... high stakes. No laser beams, no exploding planets, just the slow, creeping dread of your life falling apart because of one bad decision. Michael Douglas as Dan Gallagher is… alright. A bit of a schmuck, honestly. But I think that's the point? This isn't about superheroes making heroic choices; it's about a flawed person making stupid mistakes and paying a massive price. Reminds me of that classic sci-fi theme of technology/progress outstripping humanity's ability to handle it – only here, 'technology' is just human weakness, lol. What makes it so effective, and why I'm calling it 'sci-fi-adjacent', is how it warps the idea of a 'domestic fantasy'. You've got the perfect house, the perfect family, the perfect life – and then BOOM! Alex comes in and starts rewriting the narrative, inserting herself into a story that was never hers. That's some reality-bending stuff right there. It's like someone hacked the simulation of your life and introduced a virus. Ultimately, maybe it's not a great movie, per se--the ending feels a bit rushed and kinda silly (bathtub!), tbh -- but it's definitely a powerful one. It tapped into some primal fears about relationships and the consequences of our actions. And hey, it made sure I thought twice before even LOOKING at another woman at the bar, ya dig? Definitely worth a watch, even if just to appreciate the psychological manipulation at play. Just… maybe don't watch it alone. And stay away from bunnies.