Customer Reviews

Dr. Seuss - Green Eggs and Ham [VHS]

5 star:		(11)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(8)

 

 

I have been looking for the Dr. seuss video's in a dvd format for a long time, so I was very excited when I saw them advertised on Amazon.com. I was very disappointed to find that they were not the videos I remember watching on television as a child. I ordered The Cat in the hat, Green eggs and ham and ABC. I was not happy with any of them. I also ordered How the Grinch Stole Christmas, which is the video and not an animated book.

If you've ever enjoyed the original Seuss classics on TV you will be disappointed with these. I made the mistake of not reading the reviews and only looked at amazons' star rating they put beside the product pic. It's supposed to represent the reviewer's ratings but when I read these ratings(after the fact), there was only one positive from some ol' gramps... Of course the return policy dosen't allow me to return after the precious plastic wrap had been removed! ....

This video was not animated like the classic Chuck Jones features such as "The Cat In The Hat" and "The Grinch". My daughter was rather disappointed to see the camera scanning over pages of the books she already owns along with paper cutouts of the characters floating around as a cheap replacement for animation. We give this video a thumbs down.

I wish I had seen the reviews on Amazon before buying this video. There is nothing moving in this video - it is essentially voiceovers over filming of a book shaking up and down. Not worth the DVD it was burned on. A HUGE WASTE OF MONEY!!!

I was so disappointed to find that this video is really just illustrations from the book, moved around a little here and there like cardboard cutouts, while someone reads the story aloud. I thought that when the description of the video said "animated", I was buying a cartoon version of the story. What a disappointment!

Love the book, an all-time favorite ... but this video is a... As those who actually watched the video said in their reviews, this is animation of the lowest variety. You see static pictures with narration and some very weak sliding movement of pictures across a background. Additionally, the other stories on the tape aren't even illustrated in Seuss-style but by some other illustrator. My 3-yr old doesn't think much of this tape. Vastly disappointing and a shameful...of one the classics ... buy the book instead.

We were surprised to see that these are not LIVE animation but none the less our toddler screams for all these dvd's. We adults now LOVE the way they used the pictures from the book to "animate" these 3 stories. And best of all she begs us to read her these books. Before she would never want us to read more then a handful of words but NOW she hangs on the words. And since on the DVD they have 3 shorts she is thrilled.

most of her new words from 18 months on are based on words she learned here. The teeth story is sweet as is Ten apples up on top.

We received this DVD as an Xmas gift. My two and eight month old son loves the "Green Eggs and Ham" segment and demands that it be repeated over and over. Only problem I have with the disc is that the whole thing totals maybe 30 minutes and costs about the same as a full-length DVD. Check this out of the library or buy it used, because it's not worth the price. Sony could have fit more than three 10-minute episodes on this disc, no problem.

Since this is a video for kids, I am reviewing it for my 2 year-old, who can't type yet. I have 4 of the Beginner Book Videos and my son has been agog about them for going on 3 months. He likes to flip through the book as the videos go along, forcing me to go out and buy Dr. Suess books I didn't have. Perhaps my son loves them because he's crazy about books to begin with, and this feels like the experience of having a book read, with the plus that the semi-animation brings the book alive somewhat. I also have a son almost 4 who loves these. As for my personal interest, I wouldn't give such a glowing review, but IT'S NOT FOR ADULTS. It's for kids. So don't be dissuaded by the adult reviews below.

My baby girl loves these videos. I'm so thrilled to find them on DVD. So many programs and videos now are too fast-paced, fast-changing and flashy for babies to see, so they get confused. This video is perfect - they can enjoy the picture before it changes. It's just like reading a book, but on TV. And my girl recognizes the words form the video from me reading her the same books. I love the narrators - they selected great voices for reading. The Sleep book never fails to put my girl to sleep while watching - a must have for young babies or children.