HT5630 I am attempting to watch a DVD on my macbook air with the apple super drive but the dvd will not play.

I am trying to watch a DVD on my Macbook Air using the Apple super drive but it will not play.  I can view CDs but not watch movies.  Can someone give me instructions on how to watch a DVD?

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