Converting PC DVD files to play on a Mac

I'm a new mac user and not terribly computer savvy. Had a friend who made a dvd a couple years ago (on a pc) that plays just fine in iMovie. But when I downloaded the files (they copied to my Mac just fine) so I could return the DVD to him, I cannot get the files to play by themselves. They are .VOB, .BUP, .IFO, .mpg files (and a couple others) and I am not allowed the option of using the iMovie or iDVD applications to play them. Quick Time won't play them either.
Is there any program I can download to convert these files? Do I need the DVD again and do something different this time when I copy and save these files? I have no idea what to do. Any help is appreciated.

But when I downloaded the files (they copied to my Mac just fine) so I could return the DVD to him, I cannot get the files to play by themselves. They are .VOB, .BUP, .IFO, .mpg files (and a couple others) and I am not allowed the option of using the iMovie or iDVD applications to play them.
Are the files still in the VIDEO_TS folder or are you simply trying to open the VOB file in the Apple DVD player? Have you tried playing the non-zero VOB title sets in an application like VLC (or MPEG Streamclip if you have the MPEG-2 Playback component)?
Quick Time won't play them either.
QT will only play the video content of VOB files if you have the QT MPEG-2 Playback component ($20) installed and is not normally compatible with DVD multiplexed audio.
Is there any program I can download to convert these files?
iSquint (free), MPEG Streamclip (free but requires $20 QT MPEG-2 Component Installed), FFmpegX (donation-ware), Visual Hub (pay-ware), MPEG2 Works (pay-ware but requires MPEG-2 component), etc.
Do I need the DVD again and do something different this time when I copy and save these files?
Depends on the application you are trying to use. Essentially, all the multiplexed audio and video data is stored in the VOB title sets.

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