hard-core slasher aficionados will find things to like ... but overall the halloween series has lost its edge . 
(ROOT (S (S (NP (ADJP (JJ hard) (HYPH -) (NN core)) (NN slasher) (NNS aficionados)) (VP (MD will) (VP (VB find) (NP (NP (NNS things)) (SBAR (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB like))))))))) (, ...) (CC but) (S (ADVP (RB overall)) (NP (DT the) (NN halloween) (NN series)) (VP (VBZ has) (VP (VBN lost) (NP (PRP$ its) (NN edge))))) (. .)))
(ROOT (S (S (NP (ADJP (JJ ) (HYPH ) (NN )) (NN ) (NNS )) (VP (MD ) (VP (VB ) (NP (NP (NNS )) (SBAR (S (VP (TO ) (VP (VB ))))))))) (, ) (CC ) (S (ADVP (RB )) (NP (DT ) (NN ) (NN )) (VP (VBZ ) (VP (VBN ) (NP (PRP$ ) (NN ))))) (. )))