Did these all get pushed back?

Yes.

Bummer. Ah well, next week is going to be expensive as is...

Well, glad I got my 11/18 titles pre-ordered during the DVDPlanet 25% sale so that I am locked in at such a low price for The Last Emperor, The Third Man, and The Man Who Fell From Earth

:( Really sad about the dates getting bumped back. I was really looking forward to getting my hands on these.

Yeah, the date bump is obnoxious. I need David Bowie in HD! The Prestige isn't enough. ;)

I had to call DVD Planet this afternoon about an order that included "The Third Man." They said it is now due for release on Dec. 16.

Do you think they moved the release dates back so that people couldn't use the 25 % off deals for them?

Since they want to see how the titles would sell in regular circumstances, to determine their future strategy... I don't know how much the 25 % off deals might skew the data but the thought came to me.

The titles were delayed by Criterion, not Deep Discount/DVD Planet. Criterion wouldn't delay releasing a batch of titles because one e-tailer is having a sale.

Delays are nothing new for Criterion.

Are the deep discount orders w/ the t shirts being cancelled?

I don't know why they would be. The discs have just been delayed a bit, not canceled.

I dont think thats what he meant. DD was canceling the T-shirt pre-orders because for some reason they were working with the DVDTALK 25% discount, even though they were pre-orders.

The first review for any of em is out:

http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/movies...97&show=review

The packaging looks a little disappointing.

Not happy with the packaging.

Good review, Pro B!

I don't mind the digi-pack, but I don't care for the top/bottom loading style Criterion goes for. What's wrong with loading it from the side?

Ditto! I hate digipacks as much as snappers.

I can't believe a company like Criterion messed up the packaging like this. That looks really shitty. I don't care about the spine number being over 400 but the packaging sucks.

Didn't even notice the spine #...

I was more hoping for a nice slipcase like Sleeping Beauty that flips open rather then...this. Oh well. Custom Coverart coming soon...

It's no wonder they're keeping the pricing the same as the DVDs since they're using such cheap packaging like that.

^ digi-packs cost more to produce/print than standard packaging.

Looks fine to me. I like different kinds of packaging as long as it is about the same size as the Blu-ray standard size.

Digipacks? Really? Bad form, Criterion. Just give me a regular Blu-ray case, thanks.

Hmmm, well there goes my theory.

Honestly, wear&tear aside, I think these digi-pack look so much better than those ugly, gaudy baby-blue Blu-ray cases. Kudos to Criterion!