Shenmue received generally high scores and maintains an 89 % average on Game Rankings but sharply divided critics ; many hailed it to be a masterpiece, while others found it self-indulgent and uninspiring.

In a review of the film written after it received its Academy Awards, Roger Ebert called it a " supremely well-acted, intelligent film that tries for too much, that attacks not only television but also most of the other ills of the 1970s ," though " what it does accomplish is done so well, is seen so sharply, is presented so unforgivingly, that Network will outlive a lot of tidier movies.

They believe that the coming of age of year 2000 high school graduates sharply contrasts with those born before them and after them due to the attention they received from the media and what influenced them politically.

His portraits of the writers included, drawn in sharply modernist style, were received with amusement by the traditionalist public.

Despite being the band's highest-charting album in the US, it was negatively received by reviewers, sharply divided the band's fanbase, and was a commercial failure.

" In interviews and investigations after the attack, Basnan has given sharply contradictory testimony about monies received and his relationship with Bajadr and al-Bayoumi.

These measures contrasted sharply with the pardon that Martín de Álzaga and others had received after a short time in prison, and the resentment of criollos against the peninsulars deepened.

The edge of Conon's rim is sharply defined and has not received significant erosion from later impacts.

The rim edge is sharply defined and has received little wear from minor impacts.

The film received a 76 % " fresh " rating on review aggregate Rotten Tomatoes, with the consensus: " Undeniably uneven and too dark for some, The Ref nonetheless boasts strong turns from Denis Leary, Judy Davis, and Kevin Spacey, as well as a sharply funny script.

Igby Goes Down received positive critical reaction, with a 76 % " fresh " rating on Rotten Tomatoes ; the consensus states: " In the vein of The Catcher in the Rye, Igby Goes Down is scathingly witty and sharply observant " and a 72 / 100 on Metacritic.

Hemingway received a mixed reaction to the novella that was sharply critical of other writers.

He received no higher office in the Confederate government and returned to South Carolina, where he sharply criticized the policies of Confederate President Jefferson Davis of Mississippi.

summoning a confrontational experience on the part of the spectator that sharply contrasts with the habitual processes of appropriation and projection whereby photographic images are normally received and " consumed " ( p. 116 )

`` We, the Subscribers, do agree, that as soon as a convenient Number of Persons have subscribed to this, or a similar Writing, We will present a petition to the Hon'ble General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, praying for an Act incorporating into a Body politic the subscribers to such Writing with Liberty to build such a Bridge, and a Right to demand a Toll equal to that received at Malden Bridge, and on like Terms, and if such an Act shall be obtained, then we severally agree each with the others, that we will hold in the said Bridge the several shares set against our respective Names, the whole into two hundred shares being divided, and that we will pay such sums of Money at such Times and in such Manners, as by the said proposed Corporation, shall be directed and required ''.

He had been composing steadily throughout the 1850s and 60s, but his music had evoked divided critical responses, and the Piano Concerto No. 1 had been badly received in some of its early performances.

In the Book of Jubilees, when the world was divided among Noah's sons and grandsons, Madai initially received the region east of " Lud " ( Lydia ) and north of Tubal ( Tabal, corresponding to Lycia and western Pamphylia ).

According to a single reference in the Iliad, when the world was divided by lot in three, Zeus received the sky, Hades the underworld and Poseidon the sea.

The death of Peter III on 11 November 1285 changed the Sicilian situation in that his kingdoms were divided between his two Alfonso III of Aragon, who received the crown of Aragon, and James II of Aragon, who succeeded as King of Sicily.

He excommunicated him after protracted negotiations on 13 April 1346 and directed the election of Charles IV, who received general recognition after the death of Louis in October 1347, ending the schism which had long divided Germany.

William's lands were divided after his death: Normandy went to his eldest son, Robert, and his second surviving son, William, received England.

However, we know nothing about whether land could be bought and sold, whether it could be inherited, if so by what system ( primogenture or equally divided among heirs ), whether daughters received dowries and much more.

In Moe's autobiography, he said they each got $ 600 per week on a one-year contract with a renewable option ; in the Ted Okuda – Edward Watz book The Columbia Comedy Shorts, the Stooges are said to have received $ 1, 000 among them for their first Columbia effort, Woman Haters, and then signed a term contract for $ 7, 500 per film ( equal to $ today ), to be divided among the trio.

After he returned to Nuremberg, he divided the inheritance from his father with his brother John, who received Bayreuth, while Frederick kept Ansbach.

Their other votes were divided among eleven other candidates ; John Adams received the most, becoming vice-president.

The packet error rate ( PER ) is the number of incorrectly received data packets divided by the total number of received packets.

During parliamentary elections in 1999, the seats in Riigikogu were divided as follows: the Centre Party received 28, the Pro Patria Union 18, the Reform Party 18, the People's Party Moderates ( election cartel between Moderates and People's Party ) 17, Coalition Party 7, Country People's Party ( now People's Union ) 7, United People's Party's electoral cartel 6 seats.

When Kazan received an Honorary Academy Award in 1999, the audience was noticeably divided in their reaction, with some including Nick Nolte, Ed Harris, Ian McKellen and Amy Madigan refusing to applaud, and many others, such as actors Kathy Bates, Meryl Streep and Warren Beatty and producer George Stevens, Jr. standing and applauding.

When the emperor Louis divided his dominions between his sons in 817, Louis received Bavaria and the neighbouring lands but did not undertake the governing of such until 825, when he became involved in wars with the Wends and Sorbs on his eastern frontier.

Spoils were evenly divided into shares ; the captain received an agreed amount for the ship, plus a portion of the share of the prize money, usually five or six shares.

In his will, James divided his states between his sons by Yolanda of Hungary: the aforementioned Peter received the Hispanic possessions on the mainland and James, the Kingdom of Majorca ( including the Balearic Islands and the counties of Roussillon and Cerdanya ) and the Lordship of Montpellier.

For serfs owned directly by the King, all of the peculium would be received by the Crown – for serfs owned by subjects of the King, the amount would be divided between the Crown and the owner.

In another story, according to Hellanicus of Lesbos, Phoroneus had at least three sons: Agenor, Jasus and Pelasgus, and that after the death of Phoroneus, the two elder brothers divided his dominions between themselves in such a manner that Pelasgus received the country about the river Erasmus, and built Larissa, and Iasus the country about Elis.

Long the divided people wandered in groups of families, eventually forming clans named after an event or sign that a particular group received upon its journey.

After ten years of dedicated work, laborers then received a share of land ( large estates were divided up among the laborers ).

Manuel Nieto of the Portolà expeditions received such a grant in 1783, which was divided by his heirs into five separate ranchos in 1834.

In 1779, Martin Kaercher Jr. received of land from his father and divided it into building lots, naming the area Kaercher Stadt.

After multiple revisions, the show opened on Broadway on April 4, 1964 at the Majestic Theatre, where it closed after 9 performances and 12 previews, unable to overcome the generally negative reviews it had received.

The film currently holds a 71 % " Fresh " rating on the review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 38 reviews, which made its critical reception above average but is much lower than The Evil Dead and Evil Dead II, which received 100 % and 98 % critical approval, respectively.

A Broadway staging in April 1988 received disastrous reviews, and closed after just two months.

Among the most successful of these was Batman: Arkham Asylum ( 2009 ), which was released by Rocksteady Studios to critical acclaim ; review aggregator Metacritic reports it as having received 92 % positive reviews.

In spite of these first impressions, the game has generally received positive reviews: Lafayette, for example, goes on to say that it is " really hard to fault GURPS Bunnies & Burrows ", as it is educational, realistic, whimsical and clever, while the game has also been described as a " work of genius ".

The play received glowing reviews in all the British broadsheets, including The Times: " The Tricycle's latest recreation of a major inquiry is its most devastating "; The Daily Telegraph: " I can't praise this enthralling production too highly ... exceptionally gripping courtroom drama "; and The Independent: " A necessary triumph ".

It earned less at the box office than his previous features and received mixed reviews ; some viewers were displeased with Chaplin's politicising.

A King in New York was released in September 1957, and received mainly mixed reviews.

The album received mixed reviews.

Commercially it was an instant success, and initially received favourable reviews.

The film alienated audiences with extremely explicit sex and violence and received extremely negative reviews.

Counter-Strike received generally favorable reviews.

In spite of this, Deicide's eighth studio album The Stench of Redemption album received rave reviews.

However, Total Devo was not a commercial success, and received poor critical reviews.

Also in 1839, the collection Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque was published in two volumes, though he made little money off of it and it received mixed reviews.

Although it received mixed reviews when it first came out, and was often condemned for its portrayal of amoral passion, the book subsequently became an English literary classic.

The film received generally positive reviews.

Xanadu was turned into a surprising hit Broadway Musical that opened on 10 July 2007 at the Helen Hayes Theatre to uniformly good reviews and received 4 Tony Award nominations.

The near 3-hour-long epic, which chronicled the saga of the Corleone family, received overwhelmingly positive reviews from critics, and fetched Coppola the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, which he shared with Mario Puzo, and two Golden Globe Awards-for Best Director and Best Screenplay.

The film received positive reviews, earning three nominations at the 62nd Academy Awards.

" The film received generally positive reviews from critics.

The film was positively received by critics as review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes evaluates that 86 % of critics have given the film a positive review, based on 28 reviews, with an average score of 7. 7 / 10.

The book received generally positive reviews and became an immediate bestseller.

The film was very well received with critics, currently holding a 96 % " Certified Fresh " approval on reviews aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, with the site's consensus stating, " While frothy to a fault, Four Weddings and a Funeral features irresistibly breezy humor, and winsome performances from Hugh Grant and Andie MacDowell.

Friends received positive reviews throughout its run, becoming one of the most popular sitcoms of all time.