This was released in September 2008 and was the oldest item by far on my Blu-ray want list -- which actually would have been started a few months later when I got my first player. Partly due to the number of things I'm always buying, this one had stubbornly hovered above a $$ comfort level all this time. But also, I've since acquired the right plasma screen to watch it on. What a relief to finally have it on order.