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AC/DC - Family Jewels Actor: AC/DC Number of Items: 2 Format: Color Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Studio: Sony Product Group: DVD Release Date: 2005-03-29 Buy from Amazon

Customer Reviews: Total numer of reviews: 71 Average rating: 4.5 "A definitive view of a great rock band" I buy a lot of dvd's from a lot of rock bands,and I do admit that I have every VHS and dvd of AC/DC that is out there. I even have a copy of Dave Evans singing "Can I Sit Next To You Girl" on VHS with the band. He was the infamous first singer before Bon Scott. No it does not have every song from the band, but what it does have is the best overview of any band I have ever seen on dvd. DVD One has everything you could want to hear from Bon Scott. It's full of energy. It also shows you how this band matured from their early days in 1975 all the way to Bon's death only 10 days before. DVD Two shows how this band remained popular even after Bon's tragedy with a sound which can only be AC/DC. Brian Johnson was awesome when he started with this band and my mouth just dropped open during the songs from "The Flick of the Switch" album. It also shows unfortunetly how this band did succumb to the video age by the mid-80's with their concept video "Fly on the Wall." But what would this dvd be without showing all the clips which AC/DC made? Even that video has an entertaining value. Also the video's from "Who Made Who"and "Clipped are in this package. From beginning to end is how I watched it. And I found it to be a blast to watch. I did wish "The Jack" was on it, but this dvd did more than what any fan could ask for by presenting forty songs at a cheap price. Don't worry fans about whether or not the movie "Let There Be Rock" will be out on dvd. It's just a hunch, but you just need to be patient. Not one clip showed a scene from that movie. Which gives me an inclination that it can only be coming around the corner. The song "Walk All Over You" from the movie would of made sense to put in this package, but I have a hunch we will see that song along with the whole perfomance they did in Paris on dvd. Overall this dvd is a must buy not only for die-hard fans, but for any one with an interest in AC/DC. Unlike the box set "Bonfire," a fan with an interest will not be scared by the pricetag. They'll end up buying this dvd and might possibly end up becoming a bigger fan. Especially when they see Bon Scott singing. Sayanora for now and "FOR THOSE ABOUT TO ROCK WE SALUTE YOU!" "An Incredible Collection!!!" As I popped in disc one of this collection, my main concern was for how hollow the early songs might sound due to the age of the clips. How wrong I was! The sound quality on all of the songs/videos is absolutely amazing. I was blown away by Riff Raff especially, because it is from the If You Want Blood... album that had no bass or depth on cd. That is definitely not the case with the video. The other nice thing about this collection is that there are no annoying interviews or documentaries. Just pure, unadulterated power! If you're contemplating getting this collection, don't think on it too long. Just go get it.....NOW! "Bonafide" I have been an AC/DC fan for many years. I bought this DVD, because I did not live in the Bon Scott era, and I wanted to see live performances with Bon Scott. I was pretty happy with both DVDs. I think they could have remastered the audio and video from the original master films so it would look better, but thats not a really bad thing. Overall, if you like AC/DC, you may like this DVD. Some of the videos can be seen online when you use the ConnecteD CD key on the reissued CDs. I will rate this 4 stars. This is a must-have for big AC/DC fans! "Awesome yet disappointing" The power and quality of the music is undeniable. What strikes me most about these discs (speaking of the US version) is how they went to great lengths to restore most of the early '70s clips then left the '79 and '80 release videos half-finished. Come on! Disc 1 ends with serious color problems (especially on Walk All Ove You) then Disc 2 opens with artifacts all over the first moments of Hell's Bells. There was obvious color correction of the '79 clips and they did a really good job for the most part, but they left the greens with ugly horizontal lines all over them. Why didn't they finish the job? It takes time, but its really not that hard with the right software. I'm also suspicious with how dark those '79 and '80 promo clips are. its a quick and easy way to cover up flaws that you are too lazy to fix. I've been a fan since 1979 and already had most of the videos for years, I know those videos were not THAT dark originally. All that said, its still worth $15 just for the early '70s videos. "ONE OF THE BEST HARDROCK BAND IN THE WORLD!!!!" I ever saw this band live and i wish i had anyway, it you are over the age of oh say 30 you most likely remember the back n black when it come out!!! and i wonder what the band would of been like had BON lived? buy now