Critics praised the game's Mode 7 graphics ; in 1992 Nintendo Magazine System described them as superb and the graphics have since been described as among the best ever seen on the SNES.

Although it remains a controversial film, it has been praised by various film historians and critics, and, while not typically considered a horror film, Salò was named the 65th scariest film ever made by the Chicago Film Critics Association in 2006 and is the subject of an article in The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural ( 1986 ).

Critics praised System Shock and hailed it as a major innovation in its genre.

Critics later frequently praised both the film's aesthetic quality and its power.

Critics praised Curry's performance as Dr. Frank-N-Furter, Roger Ebert called him " the best thing in the movie, maybe because he seems to be having the most fun.

Critics found the film ’ s plot and characterization unconvincing, but praised its action sequences.

Critics praised the films style and artistic camera movements.

Critics praised the film, which also proved to be a success with audiences.

Critics praised the suspenseful atmosphere in her next film, Escape ( 1940 ), where she played the lover of a Nazi general who helps an American free his mother from a concentration camp.

Critics praised the film's action scenes and stunt work, however they criticized the film's location errors, clichéd script, poor acting and dialogue.

Critics have found it unremarkable, but the Symphony in C of the same year has been warmly praised by later commentators who have made favourable comparisons with Mozart and Schubert.

Critics Bob Porfiero and Alain Silver, in a review and analysis of the film, praised Lupino's use of shooting locations.

Critics praised the film for its delicate handling of sensitive subject matter and attention to detail and dramatic qualities.

Critics praised the film and its " new " director, with The New York Times commenting that the film was " sharply directed by Allen Smithee who has an adroit facility for scanning faces and extracting sharp background detail ," and Roger Ebert commenting, " Director Allen Smithee, a name I'm not familiar with, allows his story to unfold naturally.

Critics praised The Secret of Monkey Island for its humor, audiovisuals, and gameplay.

Critics were at first irritated by the layer of mystification, but most praised the substance, structure, and orchestration of the work.

Critics praised the film not only for its satire of the rollercoaster lifestyles of rock stars but also for its take on the non-fiction film genre.

Critics have praised her meticulous research of settings and events presented in her fiction, as well as the characterizations.

Critics have praised the overall story in Fruits Basket as being intellectual, with even the relatively light-hearted first volume giving hints at something darker in the background that makes the reader " question everything that happens.

Critics generally praised the overall gameplay.

Critics have praised the band for their ability to write infectious hooks and the sincerity of their lyrics, often about growing up and relationships.

Critics mostly praised the film and Edward Norton was given an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor.

Critics noted that Shorter seemed more suited to this album than he had to its predecessor, contributing more ; and the album was praised for its energetic compositions.

Critics worldwide have praised the film for its Expressionist style, complete with wild, distorted set design.

Critics have praised the film's witty dialogue, written by Tedd Pierce, such as Hazel's question to Bugs-in-costume: " Tell me, who undoes your hair?

Critics of academic elitism argue that highly-educated people tend to form an isolated social group whose views tend to be overrepresented amongst journalists, professors, and other members of the intelligentsia who often draw their salary and funding from taxpayers.

Critics argued that it was a result of pressure from gay activists, and demanded a referendum among voting members of the Association.

Critics pointed out that the APA declined to advise its members not to participate in such interrogations.

Critics argued that the system was open to abuse as most NDPBs had their members directly appointed by government ministers without an election or consultation with the people.

Critics say that prong three likewise fails to consider male athletic interest in spite of its gender-neutral language, as it requires that the university fully and effectively accommodate the athletic interests of the " underrepresented sex ", despite the fact that ED regulations expressly require that the OCR consider whether the institution " effectively accommodate the interests and abilities of members of both sexes ".

Critics have seen Marxist allusions in the band's lyrics, and several have gone so far as to call the band members themselves Marxist.

Critics, such as Drug Free America Foundation and other members of network International Task Force on Strategic Drug Policy, state that a risk posed by harm reduction is by creating the perception that certain behaviours can be partaken of safely, such as illicit drug use, that it may lead to an increase in that behaviour by people who would otherwise be deterred.

She and the cast members were nominated for the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast.

Critics of CAIR, including six members of the U. S. House of Representatives and Senate, have alleged ties between the CAIR founders and Hamas.

Critics of top-down decision making believe the process fosters incidence of either complacency or rebellion among disempowered group members.

Day-Lewis was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor-Motion Picture Musical or Comedy and the Satellite Award for Best Actor-Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his role, as well as sharing nominations for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture and the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast and the Satellite Award for Best Cast – Motion Picture with the rest of the cast members.

Critics of this theory argue that the purpose of Article 5 is to require all NATO members to respond when any NATO member is attacked, not to restrict the circumstances under which NATO will choose to use force.

Critics and audience members alike were impressed with her strong performance in the role, and her admirers presented her with gifts of flowers and jewellery.

Critics saw it as an unrealistic ultimatum designed to provide the U. S. with a cause for war, and it met considerable opposition in the security council, with opponents including the permanent members France, the People's Republic of China, and Germany.

Critics pointed out, however, that private firearm transfers like the one made by Sarah Brady are a common concern of gun control advocates ( although exemptions for family members have been allowed in past legislation to regulate such sales ).

Critics including ex-members and relatives of existing members say that this practice has divided many families.

Critics, especially members of the opposition, have slammed the Progress Package as a " vote-buying exercise " for the Singapore parliamentary election held on 6 May 2006.

NBCC past president Jane Ciabattari and current president Eric Banks at the 2011 National Book Critics Circle Award | Awards, March 2012The National Book Critics Circle ( NBCC ) is an American nonprofit organization ( 501 ( c ) 3 ) with nearly 600 members.

" Critics of the Symposium, and the 1994 firings, have alleged that the Symposium was essentially a sham, designed to provide a pretext for the removal of faculty members to whom the college's president, Elizabeth Coleman, was hostile.

Critics bitterly insinuated that politically influential members of the Royal Canberra Golf Club, whose course was situated on the location of the proposed West Lake, were responsible for the change in policy.

Critics also say that payday lending unfairly disadvantages the poor, compared to members of the middle class, who pay at most a rate of about 25 % on their credit card purchases.

Critics asserted that this Populist Party ( not to be confused with the Populist Party of 1889 ) was little more than an electoral vehicle for current and former Ku Klux Klan and Christian Identity members.