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58. Pirates of Penzance (1983 movie) - Raka_Putra
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Originality: 3.5
Aesthetic: 4.25
Story: 4.25
Personal: 4.5
Average: 4.125

Perhaps they were going for a retro vibe with this cover, but it still looks more dated than the covers for most classic musicals of the 1950s, despite having been released in the 80s. The bursting through the cover concept has long been a cliche in various medium, and the only reason I didn't go even lower on the Originality score is the unusually dynamic presentation.

It's also not a particularly impressive cover visually, although there are a few technical elements to help the Aesthetic score, such as a portion of the ripped background covering some of the arm of the guy holding the sword in the upper right. But for the most part, the torn page effect doesn't look that nice, and has been done much better.

There's also not much of a story here, it's basically just a bunch of characters. But there's enough personality to most of them, especially the pirate in the center, to keep it from getting a lower score.