cv852_27523.txt

being_NN
the_DT
self-proclaimed_JJ
professional_JJ
film_NN
critic_NN
that_CS
i_PP
am_BEM
,_,
i_PP
am_BEM
somewhat_RB
embarrassed_JJ
to_IN
admit_VB
that_RB
i_PP
had_HVD
not_XNOT
seen_VBN
lawrence_NP
of_IN
arabia_NP
(_(
coming_VBG
soon_RB
to_IN
dvd_???
)_)
until_IN
only_RB
recently_RB
._.
after_IN
all_PDT
,_,
it_PP
's_BEZ
considered_VBN
by_IN
just_RB
about_IN
everyone_PN
to_IN
be_BE
the_DT
masterpiece_NN
epic_NN
of_IN
director_NN
david_NP
lean_JJ
,_,
who_WP
also_RB
directed_VBN
films_NNS
such_DT
as_IN
bridge_NN
on_IN
the_DT
river_NN
kwai_???
,_,
and_CC
doctor_NN
zhivago_NP
._.
so_RB
one_CD
day_NN
,_,
a_DT
friend_NN
of_IN
mine_PP$
loaned_VBN
me_NN
a_DT
copy_NN
of_IN
the_DT
video_NN
and_CC
i_PP
sat_VBD
down_RP
and_CC
watched_VBD
it_PP
._.
i_PP
was_BEDZ
initially_RB
skeptical_JJ
that_CS
something_PN
made_VBD
almost_RB
2_CD
years_NNS
ago_RB
would_MD
be_BE
able_JJ
to_TO
keep_VB
my_PP$
attention_NN
for_IN
the_DT
butt-numbing_NN
2_CD
2_CD
/_SYM
2_CD
hours_NNS
of_IN
its_PP$
duration_NN
._.
but_CC
now_RB
i_PP
fully_RB
understand_VB
why_WRB
this_DT
has_HVZ
become_VBN
the_DT
film_NN
that_CS
other_JJ
epic_NN
films_NNS
are_BER
judged_VBN
against_IN
--_???
the_DT
winner_NN
of_IN
seven_CD
academy_NN
awards_NNS
in_IN
1963_CD
for_IN
best_JJS
picture_NN
,_,
director_NN
,_,
editing_NN
,_,
cinematography_NN
,_,
art_NN
direction_NN
,_,
music_NN
,_,
and_CC
sound_NN
._.
after_IN
watching_VBG
the_DT
film_NN
again_RB
,_,
i_PP
am_BEM
convinced_JJ
that_CS
it_PP
is_BEZ
simply_RB
one_CD
of_IN
the_DT
finest_JJS
works_NN
of_IN
cinematic_JJ
genius_NN
to_IN
ever_RB
illuminate_VB
the_DT
big_JJ
screen_NN
._.
based_VBN
on_IN
the_DT
autobiographical_JJ
writing_NN
of_IN
british_JJ
officer_NN
t_NN
._.
e_NN
._.
lawrence_NP
during_IN
world_NN
war_NN
i_PP
,_,
lawrence_NP
of_IN
arabia_NP
depicts_VBZ
lawrence_NP
(_(
played_VBD
by_IN
then-unknown_JJ
actor_NN
peter_NP
o'toole_NN
)_)
as_IN
a_DT
lieutenant_NN
lacking_VBG
any_DT
sort_NN
of_IN
military_JJ
discipline_NN
whatsoever_WDT
._.
bored_JJ
with_IN
his_PP$
assignment_NN
of_IN
coloring_VBG
maps_NNS
for_IN
the_DT
british_JJ
army_NN
in_IN
a_DT
dimly_RB
lit_VBN
headquarters_NN
building_NN
,_,
lawrence_NP
jumps_VBZ
at_IN
the_DT
opportunity_NN
to_IN
be_BE
re-assigned_JJ
as_IN
an_DT
observer_NN
for_IN
an_DT
arabian_JJ
prince_NN
fighting_NN
against_IN
the_DT
turkish_JJ
army_NN
._.
lawrence_NP
quickly_RB
sees_VBZ
just_RB
how_WRB
caring_NN
and_CC
great_JJ
these_DT
desert_NN
dwelling_NN
people_NN
can_MD
be_BE
and_CC
ends_NNS
up_IN
rallying_VBG
the_DT
various_JJ
tribes_NNS
together_RB
to_IN
fight_NN
the_DT
turks_NNS
and_CC
help_VB
the_DT
british_JJ
turn_NN
the_DT
tide_NN
of_IN
world_NN
war_NN
i_PP
._.
shot_NN
in_IN
panavision_NP
's_POS
famed_JJ
super_JJ
70mm_CD
format_NN
,_,
the_DT
film_NN
beautifully_RB
illustrates_VBZ
the_DT
definition_NN
of_IN
the_DT
word_NN
epic_NN
._.
it_PP
is_BEZ
absolutely_RB
breathtaking_JJ
._.
using_VBG
stunning_JJ
cinematography_NN
,_,
costuming_VBG
,_,
and_CC
direction_NN
,_,
shot_NN
in_IN
the_DT
most_DT
uninhabitable_JJ
location_NN
on_IN
the_DT
face_NN
of_IN
the_DT
earth_NN
,_,
i_PP
can_MD
only_RB
imagine_VB
what_WDT
it_PP
must_MD
have_HV
been_BEN
like_IN
to_TO
sit_VB
in_IN
a_DT
theater_NN
in_IN
1962_CD
and_CC
watch_VB
this_DT
story_NN
unfold_VB
before_IN
my_PP$
eyes_NNS
._.
every_DT
shot_NN
is_BEZ
choreographed_VBN
as_IN
a_DT
portrait_NN
--_???
a_NN
living_NN
tribute_NN
to_IN
a_DT
great_JJ
land_NN
._.
david_NP
lean_JJ
put_VB
his_PP$
reputation_NN
on_IN
the_DT
line_NN
to_IN
get_VB
this_RB
film_NN
completed_VBN
,_,
and_CC
the_DT
fact_NN
that_CS
it_PP
was_BEDZ
even_RB
greenlit_JJ
in_IN
the_DT
first_OD
place_NN
says_VBZ
something_PN
about_IN
the_DT
ideology_NN
of_IN
the_DT
motion_NN
picture_NN
industry_NN
at_IN
the_DT
time_NN
,_,
a_DT
far_RB
cry_VB
from_IN
its_PP$
pathetic_JJ
,_,
uncreative_JJ
existence_NN
today_RB
._.
after_IN
watching_VBG
the_DT
film_NN
,_,
the_DT
first_OD
thing_NN
that_CS
came_VBD
to_IN
my_PP$
mind_NN
was_BEDZ
,_,
"_"
i've_???
got_VBD
to_IN
do_DO
a_DT
remake_VB
of_IN
this_DT
film_NN
!_!
"_"
but_CC
then_RB
i_PP
thought_VBD
about_IN
trying_VBG
to_IN
pitch_NN
the_DT
idea_NN
to_IN
a_DT
modern-day_JJ
movie_NN
executive_NN
:_:
"_"
okay_RB
,_,
it_PP
's_BEZ
going_VBG
to_TO
be_BE
almost_RB
four_CD
hours_NNS
long_JJ
and_CC
shot_NN
over_IN
three_CD
months_NNS
on_IN
location_NN
in_IN
the_DT
sahara_NP
desert_NN
._.
we_PP
are_BER
going_VBG
to_TO
need_VB
to_IN
blow_NN
up_RP
a_DT
full-size_JJ
train_NN
because_CS
computer-generated_JJ
effects_NNS
probably_RB
wont_JJ
do_DO
it_NN
justice_NN
._.
and_CC
we_PP
are_BER
not_XNOT
going_VBG
to_TO
use_VB
any_DT
big_JJ
stars_NNS
,_,
and_CC
won't_MD
have_HV
any_DT
female_JJ
actors_NNS
since_CS
there_EX
's_BEZ
no_DT
love_NN
story_NN
._.
"_"
yes_UH
,_,
my_PP$
friends_NNS
,_,
the_DT
velvet_NN
curtain_NN
fell_VBD
on_IN
the_DT
golden-era_NN
of_IN
hollywood_NP
a_DT
long_JJ
time_NN
ago_RB
._.
but_CC
at_IN
least_DT
we_PP
still_RB
have_HV
the_DT
proof_NN
to_IN
show_NN
all_PDT
would-be_JJ
producers_NNS
and_CC
directors_NNS
out_RP
there_RB
just_RB
how_WRB
good_JJ
a_DT
film_NN
can_MD
be_BE
._.