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by Rupert Pupkin » Wed Aug 05, 2015 1:01 am
ok, just to make sure I've understood at that point.
I thought that perhaps Criterion had already sent the disks for some reviews purpose (to blu-ray.com, dvdbeaver, at criterionforum...) but they still have the time to recall their first stock Blu-Ray (since the release date is August 18).
Since I live in France, I pre-ordered it at a web retailer (not amazon.com (I would have cancel my order if this was the case- although I still can easily);
From what I can remember, I had already received my "Eraserhead" blu-ray when the "altered" sequence was spotted here and at blu-ray.com forum (it hadn't been "spotted" on the test/review at blu-ray.com).
I don't think that amazon.com has already started to ship their preorders. And I'm not sure that the small retailers already got their copies of Dressed To Kill because generally they ship it as soon as they got (since a lot of their customers are outside the US)
So, if I understand, they prefer, let's say for enconomic reason (which is not sometimes the most "simple" way) to sell "Dressed To Kill" with the bad disk, and I will have to contact Jon Mulvaney to receive a copy (in a cardboard sleeve like it was the case for Eraserhead).
That means a lot of disks to exchange. Remember how Criterion was almost "satured" with the first batch of "browning" Criterion.
As someone already posted : "second pressing" appears on Eraserhead blu-ray, not on the sleeve/artwork.
I mean, they intend to sell all their first copies/including sleeve/artwork before printing a new art with second pressing mentioned on the back artwork, and with the "second pressing" blu-ray disk?
This is not so economic... I mean, if US people go to shopping, unless - as you said - Criterion put a sticker on the box, you will know you will buy the first pressing and will have to do an exchange... (and if the second pressing is very nice) you have to be a bit maso to see the first pressing while waiting for the exchange.
A lot of people who can buy the disks in some shops will certainly postpone their purchase of "Dressed To Kill"... for some time... Then forgot, and will buy F.F Coppola "Dracula" x4 restoration (we are waiting for some surprise- everything is possible now)
sorry if my post sounds stupid. I'm just trying to figure if this is the most interesting way for Criterion to handle this in a long perspective.