cv605_11800.txt

i've_???
never_RB
been_BEN
a_DT
huge_JJ
fan_NN
of_IN
jeff_NP
bridges_NNS
,_,
but_CC
i_PP
loved_VBD
him_PP
in_IN
the_DT
big_JJ
lebowski_NP
._.
the_DT
part_NN
of_IN
jeff_NP
"_"
the_DT
dude_???
"_"
lebowski_NP
was_BEDZ
reportedly_RB
written_VBN
specifically_RB
with_IN
bridges_NNS
in_IN
mind_NN
,_,
and_CC
the_DT
fit_JJ
is_BEZ
perfect_JJ
._.
the_DT
dude_???
is_BEZ
an_DT
unemployed_JJ
denizen_NN
of_IN
los_NP
angeles_NP
,_,
a_DT
hippie_NN
slob_???
on_IN
a_NN
bowling_NN
team_NN
with_IN
a_DT
soft_JJ
spot_NN
for_IN
white_JJ
russians_NNS
._.
he_PP
's_BEZ
enjoying_VBG
a_DT
leisurely_JJ
soak_NN
in_IN
the_DT
tub_NN
when_CS
two_CD
thugs_NNS
break_VB
into_IN
his_PP$
apartment_NN
demanding_VBG
to_IN
be_BE
paid_JJ
for_IN
the_DT
money_NN
his_PP$
wife_NN
owes_VBZ
._.
after_IN
much_DT
pleading_VBG
he_PP
convinces_VBZ
them_PP
they_PP
have_HV
the_DT
wrong_JJ
guy_NN
,_,
but_CC
not_XNOT
before_IN
they_PP
urinate_VB
on_IN
his_PP$
rug_NN
._.
the_DT
dude_???
assumes_VBZ
that_CS
these_DT
"_"
collection_NN
agents_NNS
"_"
were_BED
after_IN
another_DT
jeff_NP
lebowski_NP
,_,
a_DT
famous_JJ
millionaire_NN
who_WP
also_RB
lives_VBZ
in_IN
l_NN
._.
a_DT
._.
so_RB
he_PP
goes_VBZ
to_IN
meet_VB
his_PP$
namesake_NN
to_IN
ask_VB
for_IN
enough_DT
money_NN
to_IN
replace_VB
his_PP$
rug_NN
._.
the_DT
millionaire_NN
refuses_VBZ
,_,
but_CC
calls_NNS
him_PP
back_NN
when_CS
he_PP
discovers_VBZ
his_PP$
wife_NN
has_HVZ
been_BEN
kidnaped_VBN
._.
he_PP
wants_VBZ
the_DT
dude_???
to_IN
act_NN
as_IN
go-between_NN
for_IN
the_DT
kidnapers_NNS
._.
dude_???
and_CC
his_PP$
friend_NN
walter_NP
(_(
john_NP
goodman_NN
)_)
take_VB
on_IN
the_DT
task_NN
,_,
and_CC
get_VB
caught_VBN
in_IN
an_DT
intricate_JJ
web_NN
of_IN
kidnapers_NNS
,_,
millionaires_NNS
,_,
high_JJ
schoolers_NNS
,_,
nihilists_NNS
,_,
artists_NNS
,_,
pornographers_NNS
,_,
thugs_NNS
,_,
and_CC
league_NN
bowlers_NNS
._.
comedy_NN
is_BEZ
perhaps_RB
the_DT
most_DT
subjective_JJ
of_IN
genres_NNS
,_,
so_RB
take_VB
my_PP$
recommendation_NN
as_IN
you_PP
will_MD
:_:
for_CS
me_PP
,_,
the_DT
big_JJ
lebowski_NP
is_BEZ
very_RB
funny_JJ
._.
it_PP
is_BEZ
an_DT
incredibly_RB
successful_JJ
comedy_NN
,_,
the_DT
ratio_NN
of_IN
laughs_NNS
to_IN
intended_JJ
jokes_NNS
much_DT
higher_JJR
than_CS
in_IN
most_DT
films_NNS
._.
not_XNOT
only_RB
are_BER
the_DT
two_CD
leads_NNS
(_(
bridges_NNS
and_CC
goodman_NN
)_)
funny_JJ
separately_RB
and_CC
together_RB
,_,
but_CC
each_DT
supporting_JJ
character_NN
is_BEZ
a_DT
refreshing_JJ
comic_NN
figure_NN
._.
all_PDT
the_DT
characters_NNS
end_NN
up_IN
as_IN
the_DT
butt_NN
of_IN
jokes_NNS
,_,
but_CC
the_DT
jokes_NNS
are_BER
always_RB
deserved_JJ
and_CC
never_RB
contrived_VBN
._.
each_DT
person_NN
may_MD
be_BE
a_DT
comic_NN
caricature_VB
,_,
but_CC
there_EX
is_BEZ
always_RB
a_DT
respectful_JJ
self-acceptance_NN
that_CS
lets_VBZ
us_PP
laugh_VB
at_IN
these_DT
people_NN
without_IN
condescension_NP
._.
the_DT
characters_NNS
are_BER
firmly_RB
established_VBN
,_,
and_CC
they_PP
never_RB
change_VB
their_PP$
behavior_JJ
for_IN
a_DT
quick_JJ
,_,
cheap_JJ
laugh_NN
._.
it_PP
's_BEZ
not_XNOT
what_WDT
they_PP
do_DO
that_CS
's_BEZ
funny_JJ
,_,
it_PP
's_BEZ
who_NP
they_PP
are_BER
,_,
which_WDT
is_BEZ
why_WRB
the_DT
acting_JJ
is_BEZ
so_RB
important_JJ
,_,
and_CC
so_RB
successful_JJ
,_,
in_IN
this_DT
movie_NN
._.
worth_IN
mentioning_VBG
are_BER
john_NP
turturro_NP
as_IN
jesus_NP
(_(
that_DT
's_BEZ
jee-zus_???
,_,
not_XNOT
hay-soos_NNS
)_(
,_,
the_DT
greaser_NN
bowler_NN
who_WP
's_BEZ
in_IN
a_DT
lusty_JJ
marriage_NN
with_IN
the_DT
game_NN
;_;
julianne_NP
moore_NP
as_IN
the_DT
post-post-feminist_NN
artist_NN
whose_WP$
work_NN
has_HVZ
been_BEN
described_VBN
as_IN
"_"
vaginal_JJ
;_;
"_"
steve_NP
buscemi_NP
as_IN
the_DT
eager_JJ
tagalong_JJ
bowler_NN
who_WP
is_BEZ
constantly_RB
rebuked_VBN
and_CC
ignored_VBN
by_IN
teammates_NNS
dude_???
and_CC
walter_NP
;_;
and_CC
sam_NP
elliott_NP
as_IN
the_DT
rambling_NN
,_,
long-winded_VBN
narrator_NN
._.
aside_RB
from_IN
the_DT
performances_NNS
,_,
what_WDT
makes_VBZ
all_PDT
the_DT
characters_NNS
funny_JJ
and_CC
interesting_JJ
is_BEZ
the_DT
astute_JJ
dialogue_NN
._.
people_NN
lose_VB
trains_NNS
of_IN
thought_NN
,_,
they_PP
interrupt_VB
,_,
they_PP
boast_VB
,_,
they_PP
repeat_VB
themselves_PPX
,_,
they_PP
repeat_VB
their_PP$
friends_NNS
._.
._.
._.
they_PP
sound_VB
natural_JJ
._.
taken_VBN
with_IN
fargo_NN
,_,
the_DT
coen_???
brothers_NNS
'_"
last_OD
film_NN
,_,
it_PP
is_BEZ
evidence_NN
that_CS
the_DT
brothers_NNS
are_BER
observant_JJ
listeners_NNS
and_CC
gifted_JJ
writers_NNS
._.
ethan_NP
coen_???
is_BEZ
not_XNOT
just_RB
good_JJ
at_IN
directing_VBG
actors_NNS
,_,
he_PP
's_BEZ
also_RB
good_JJ
at_IN
technical_JJ
directing_VBG
._.
he_PP
and_CC
cinematographr_???
roger_NP
deakins_NNS
created_VBN
a_DT
beautiful_JJ
world_NN
on_IN
film_NN
._.
perhaps_RB
"_"
beautiful_JJ
"_"
is_BEZ
the_DT
wrong_JJ
word_NN
;_;
nihilists_NNS
,_,
carpet-pissers_NNS
and_CC
thugs_NNS
are_BER
not_XNOT
objects_NNS
of_IN
beauty_NN
._.
but_CC
the_DT
bowling_NN
photography_NN
and_CC
a_DT
series_NN
of_IN
viking_NN
/_SYM
bowling_NN
fantasy_NN
dream_NN
sequences_NNS
are_BER
lovingly_RB
photographed_VBN
,_,
as_CS
though_CS
the_DT
dude_???
himself_NN
were_BED
in_IN
charge_NN
of_IN
immortalizing_VBG
them_PP
on_IN
film_NN
._.
all_PDT
around_IN
,_,
the_DT
big_JJ
lebowski_NP
is_BEZ
great_JJ
,_,
solid_JJ
comedy_NN
._.
outstanding_JJ
acting_JJ
,_,
writing_NN
,_,
direction_NN
and_CC
photography_NN
all_PDT
combine_VB
to_TO
make_VB
this_DT
a_DT
great_JJ
comic_NN
success_NN
._.