head and shoulders above much of the director 's previous popcorn work 
(ROOT (PP (NP (NN head) (CC and) (NNS shoulders)) (IN above) (NP (NP (JJ much)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN director) (POS 's)) (JJ previous) (NN popcorn) (NN work))))))
(ROOT (PP (NP (NN ) (CC ) (NNS )) (IN ) (NP (NP (JJ )) (PP (IN ) (NP (NP (DT ) (NN ) (POS )) (JJ ) (NN ) (NN ))))))