Can't import or play .mpg files in iMovie or Quicktime

I have video files that play on a PC using WinDVD and have a .mpg file extension.  I'm assuming its MPEG-2 based on the quality.  They were taken by a Canon video camera and I have them on a USB drive.  Trying to import them in iMovie it just puts up a window saying "optimizing movies" but gives no time or anything else.  I left it for a couple hours and it did nothing.  I tried to play them in Quicktime but it wouldn't either or in the DVD player app.
Supposedly Lion has a native MPEG-2 codec but it doesn't seem to be working.  Any ideas on what to do?

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