TCM/Sony: The Lady From Shanghai (Blu-ray/DVD combo) (1 Viewer)

[EddieLarkin]

Another poster on criterionforum has confirmed that he too received this recently from MU and that it is indeed a new and improved disc.

 

[Bill:N]

Packaging and disk photos.

 

[Bill:N]

Menu photo of the new Eddie Muller feature

 

[Bill:N]

There are no menu options to choose the audio, but these photos should provide proof.

 

[Robert Crawford]

Bill,

Unlike some others, I never doubted you.

 

[TheSteig]

Yeah me either I just hope anyone else who orders from MU gets what you also received
Thank you for posting !


This reminds me of Godzilla vs Megalon where some DVDs had the extras, you'd order the DVD and it had no extras

 

[Brandon Conway]

Thanks for providing pictures. I hope you didn't take offense at my previous comment. It wasn't personal. But I've been around the internet block long enough to see people prank about the most ridiculous things, so I've learned to always ask for confirmation.Sent from my VS920 4G using Tapatalk

 

[Dale MA]

Damn!! I paid through the nose to get this shipped to the UK from TCM!

 

[ValLewton]

I just got off the phone with TCM and had a long but still unresolved conversation regarding a replacement disc. The fella I talked to invoked the 30 day return rule and I would have to contact the manufacturer which i told the rep i should not have to do that. I explained this seems to be a special case where that rule should be waived- I finally suggested they send me a replacement disc and a return label for the original disc and they could return it to the maufacturer. Now I'm waiting for a "supervisor" to call back(at their connivence). I'm not willing to give up getting a replacement disc. Something sure stinks about this!

 

[Bill:N]

Thanks for providing pictures. I hope you didn't take offense at my previous comment. It wasn't personal. But I've been around the internet block long enough to see people prank about the most ridiculous things, so I've learned to always ask for confirmation.Sent from my VS920 4G using Tapatalk

No offense taken and it's all a bit humorous after fact.. What's not so fumy is that there was no replacement program offered by TCM. Movies Unlimited only got this in very recently which makes it seem there was a delay (by TCM?) until the updated version was available.
I recall some time ago that Movies Unlimited sent me a corrected version of John Huston's The Dead without me having to ask for it*. TCM should do the same here. Good luck to everyone in getting the updated copy soon.

*Just remembered a similar occurrence with The Tarnished Angels in the Douglas Sirk Collection, which was another TCM Vault Collection release. An unsolicited replacement was sent.

 

[JoHud]

Weird thing is that TCM is usually good about offering replacements, even going so far as replacing the cardboard sleeve on one of the film noir sets simply due to a typo.

I'm sure eventually they'll cave to some sort of replacement program once their reps slowly realize there is an actual revised version of this item. I'd consider calling the previous version "defective" since they manufacturer wouldn't have bothered making this new version if they didn't think so.

 

[Patrick H.]

I just got this in the mail this very minute after finally breaking down and ordering it last week along with some other titles to get free shipping during the TCM Memorial Day sale. It's the old DVD-case version.

So, yeah, I'm watching this thread with extreme interest. I thought the TCM Shop and Movies Unlimited were basically the same thing???

 

[Josh Steinberg]

So on TCM, it's $24.99, and on Movies Unlimited, it's $34.99.

Probably not going to order it at all now -- not willing to spend $35 on the disc when it's available for $25, and not willing to spend $25 without knowing I'm getting the right thing.

TCM sure is doing a good job of taking something that might have been a guaranteed sale and turned it into a "maybe" or a "pass" for a lot of folks.

 

[Charles Smith]

No kidding. I will definitely buy it eventually, but I'll sure as hell wait for the dust to settle before making a move on it.

 

[Jay*W]

Since MU seems to be the place to go, I will be on the lookout!

 

[bgart13]

Maybe someone that runs HTF can contact TCM and/or MU on a more official level?

 

[atfree]

Saw a post at blu-ray.com forums....looks like TCM MAY be thinking of doing a replacement program. Someone talked to a supervisor there and they are aware of the issue and may have news next week.

 

[SeanAx]

I appreciate all the research and updates. I put off buying this earlier and I'm thinking it was a good thing.

 

[Peter Neski]

Gee Whiz TCM called me to say that when they finish selling the copies they have,they are going to release another version with added special features
and in a blue ray case !!!!! Screw it!!!

 

[Bob Cashill]

Really? That's awful. Low marks.