I don't agree that this one was like Alien or even 2001, although 2001 is the closest. The danger/suspense comes from within, even though it is precipitated by dastardly Big Company men on earth.
So here it is. You have done your job for a mining company on the moon for three long years - alone - and you are feeling a little nuts. You see things that aren't there. Then one day, 14 days before your scheduled return to earth, you see yourself, only a few years younger and fitter. What is going on? That's the mystery. It's not Hal - that is, Gertie - the computer. It's not an alien waiting to rip open your chest. It's everything you thought was real - but now can't be real. Because there are two of you.
What's fun about this movie is it's fast, confusing pace, allowing viewers to dissect it almost endlessly during a pizza dinner following the show. No fancy visuals or fake monsters. Just reality peeling back more and more unsavory layers.
So here it is. You have done your job for a mining company on the moon for three long years - alone - and you are feeling a little nuts. You see things that aren't there. Then one day, 14 days before your scheduled return to earth, you see yourself, only a few years younger and fitter. What is going on? That's the mystery. It's not Hal - that is, Gertie - the computer. It's not an alien waiting to rip open your chest. It's everything you thought was real - but now can't be real. Because there are two of you.
What's fun about this movie is it's fast, confusing pace, allowing viewers to dissect it almost endlessly during a pizza dinner following the show. No fancy visuals or fake monsters. Just reality peeling back more and more unsavory layers.