Mysterious eggnog gurgles through a crack on a remote Northeast island and animals of all kinds get a bad case of gigantism. Writer/director/producer/effects maestro Bert I. Gordon never met a creature he didn’t want to enlarge, and here he gives us giant rats, giant wasps, giant worms, and (I kid you not) giant chickens. The effects are hit and (mostly) miss, but the film as a whole is goofy fun if you don’t mind checking your mind at the door. However, if you want to try to take it seriously, Gordon weights the film with both H.G.Wells’ name (even though is was based on only “a portion” of his novel) and bookends of expository narration explaining its “revenge of nature” theme. Thus, it should be equally welcome at your local Eco Fest or camp film festival. (DVD)