I wonder how many of these things (all nine titles) were printed up. Apparently The Third Man actually did sell out its initial print run, but that leaves eight other titles that are still sitting in stores and warehouses.med wrote:I recently got the Blu of Chungking Express directly from Criterion; it was in the original case. And that's how it's going to be until the initial pressings have sold out.
Chicken/egg maybe for them: they won't sell very well until they are re-packaged, they won't be re-packaged until they sell what's already sitting in stores and warehouses. Proof of that could somewhat be determined by how well post cardboard era blu-rays have sold vs similar cardboard era blu-ray titles. Or perhaps it hasn't really made a difference one way or the other.
I suppose The Man Who Fell To Earth going away will take care of some of that cardboard inventory at least, so seven titles left...
And as her uncle I'll make sure she watches the right movies (ahem!) when it's my turn to babysit/watch over her at my place (or Mom's).
but i really do not like the BR digipaks (They did look good in the photos). However, i was told that CC no longer sends cases outside the states (The home page STILL writes that international orders cost $15.... [-X ) so i had to search the net for a place that redirects mail in the US. I found one that wasn't to expensive and the overall costs came to be a little more than if the order came directly form CC. The Wait? Two Weeks. 
