the santa clause 2 proves itself a more streamlined and thought out encounter than the original could ever have hoped to be . 
(ROOT (S (NP (DT the) (NNP santa) (NN clause) (CD 2)) (VP (VBZ proves) (S (NP (PRP itself)) (NP (NP (DT a) (ADJP (ADJP (RBR more) (JJ streamlined)) (CC and) (ADJP (VBN thought) (PRT (RP out)))) (NN encounter)) (SBAR (IN than) (S (NP (DT the) (NN original)) (VP (MD could) (ADVP (RB ever)) (VP (VB have) (VP (VBN hoped) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB be)))))))))))) (. .)))
(ROOT (S (NP (DT ) (NNP ) (NN ) (CD )) (VP (VBZ ) (S (NP (PRP )) (NP (NP (DT ) (ADJP (ADJP (RBR ) (JJ )) (CC ) (ADJP (VBN ) (PRT (RP )))) (NN )) (SBAR (IN ) (S (NP (DT ) (NN )) (VP (MD ) (ADVP (RB )) (VP (VB ) (VP (VBN ) (S (VP (TO ) (VP (VB )))))))))))) (. )))