Green Eggs and Ham

Based on the Dr. Seuss book of the same name, the movie takes the the book and keeps the overall framework intact while reimagining it as a Plains, Trains, and Automobiles type misadventure road story with grumpy inventor Guy (Michael Douglas) and energetic optimist Sam I Am (Adam Devine) being thrown together by circumstance and embarking on a cross country journey involving all manner of complications and characters related directly or indirectly to a creature called a Chickeraffe.

Dr. Seuss has had a rough path in terms of adaptations. While some adaptations like the Chuck Jones How the Grinch Stole Christmas or Friz Freeling Lorax are well respected one off TV specials, other adaptations range from passable to outright disastrous. Green Eggs and Ham is not the first attempt at adapting Seuss for a TV series, but it's easily the most successful. Filled with beautiful animation, imaginative designs that feel true to the Seussian source material, and terrific voice acting from not only our two leads but also from an eclectic group of voice talent including Diane Keaton, Ilana Glazer, Tracy Morgan, and Eddie Izzard to name a few. The show is incredibly clever and can be enjoyed by both children and their parents, but doesn't have feel the need to cram in out of place dirty humor as was seen in The Grinch or Mike Myers' Cat in the Hat. This is a very fine family friendly show that gets by on its creativity, imagination, and genuine likability. Highly recommended!

Green Eggs and Ham is a classic book from Dr. Seuss, one of the most beloved children's book writers ever. First published in 1960, the book has sold over 8 million copies and has now been adapted by Warner Bros. Animation into an animated series for Netflix. It became the most expensive animated program to make, with each episode costing five to six million dollars. But more money doesn't necessarily make it better. Luckily for this series, it did.

As told by narrator Keegan-Michael Key, he introduces us to Sam-I-Am (Adam Devine) who rescues the rare Chickeraffe from a zoo and intends to return it to its natural habitat. After he accidentally swaps his briefcase, containing the Chickeraffe, for that of failed inventor Guy-Am-I (Michael Douglas), Sam and Guy end up on an adventure with EB (Ilana Glazer), a girl who wants to adopt the Chickeraffe as a pet, and EB's overprotective mother Michellee (Diane Keaton), who can't deny the romantic chemistry growing between herself and Guy. The four are unknowingly pursued by Snerz (Eddie Izzard), a poacher who wants to claim the Chickeraffe as a trophy, and his employees, minions McWinkle (Jeffrey Wright) and Gluntz (Jillian Bell) and the bounty hunter Goat (John Turturro).

Produced by Ellen Degeneres' production company, A Very Good Production, each episode title is a place mentioned in the book where Sam-I-Am offered Guy-Am-I to try the titular dish. True to the book, Guy refuses to do so, saying he will not eat them in said location (ie. Train, Car, House, in the Dark, etc). We travel with our two main characters through inventive landscapes that not only rock kids' worlds, but also adults'. Creator Jared Stern (writer of 'The Lego Batman Movie'), infused the timeless tale with modern jokes and pop culture references that would fly right over kids' heads, such as an escape out of prison just like 'Shawshank Redemption' - dialogue and everything. Enjoyable as it blends the well known writing of Dr. Seuss with a more contemporary style of writing to connect with a younger generation that's new to Dr. Seuss' story. Adults who grew up watching 'Matilda' (written by another children's book author - Roald Dahl), might even recognise David Newman's score, as it has a lot of similarities with his work on that particular film.

The wonderful storybook 2D-animation works well with the more modern 3D-animation, but it's the voice cast, and in particular Adam Devine, who work magic with the source material that has truly been elevated. Devine, who's known for his more adult humour in 'Workaholics', brings a certain charm to Sam-I-Am, overly excited by everything that happens around him and totally obsessed with Green Eggs and Ham. But it's the heart and story behind his love for the dish that will hit home to many of us.

Each episode dives even deeper into subjects such as, deception, love, friendship, success and dreams. With such a vividly colourful world on your screen, you can't help but let your eyes drift away from what's right in front of you, and explore what's in the background. Some episodes will interest you more than others, in my case the "Box" and "Goat" episode didn't really work entirely, although they are part of the bigger picture and there's never really any filler episodes to get to the final destination of these beloved characters.

Green Eggs and Ham is 13 episodes of fun for the entire family. Staying true to its source material, this series handles the beloved book with respect and gracefully modernises parts of the story, without letting go of its fantastical setting and unique characters.

At first look, "Green Eggs and Ham" looks like the kind of show who would only appeal to a little kid. But oh boy, you are wrong. At least I was. The trailer was pretty convincing. Most of the jokes were funny and the style of animation was amazing. But once I saw the full show, I was gaged.

"Green Eggs and Ham" is a show for all ages. It's a family friendly show because the jokes are easy to understand, and the animation is colorful. The characters are cute and they never say anything that would be inappropriate for a kid. So you can watch this with kids.

But this show is not just for kids. Here are the reasons why you as an adult can enjoy "Green Eggs and Ham"

1-The world building in this show is extensive and awesome, every single location feels so different than the last one and the amount of detail is just perfect. It's easy to believe that this world is real even though a lot of things are so cartoony. But if you let yourself be wrapped up in this universe you would enjoy it

2-The twists: This is something that you might not expect but this is a show full of twists and a lot of them will catch you off guard. Let yourself be surprised for the awesome writing in the show.

3-And I save the best for last. First, the main characters represent in some way the targets audience. Guy is totally the adults of the show who are grown up and don't seem open to new things, and Sam are the kids who are full of energy and optimistic.

And the other thing about the characters is that they are deep. Like every single character of this show has a reason to act the way they act, even the villain. They have a backstory and real emotions about their past. It is so rewarding the viewers.

So it doesn't matter your age, this show is totally for you if you are into comedy and animation.

I never expected myself to be sucked in by a Netflix show based off of Dr. Seuss' Green Eggs and Ham, but for whatever reason the show-runners committed hard to this premise. It's definitely directed towards kids, but the execution is nothing short of brilliant. The animation is beautiful, it has tons of really clever sight-gags and jokes, even if some of them don't land, you barely notice because the show runs at such a brisk pace. I don't know, but everything about the show felt very genuine and sweet, and it's nice to see a Seuss adaptation that's not completely awful.

It may look likes its for kids but peole of all ages can enjoy! Excellent story with lots of interesting twists and an emotional roller coaster that is on par with Pixar movies!